After Infest, the band changed their sound, and became more alternative than metal, and although their next album charted higher than Infest, it actually sold fewer copies. Their third album, Getting Away With Murder did even better, largely due to the track “Scars”, which was wildly popular. They also toured with Slipknot and Skindred around this time. Their fourth album was influenced by Slipknot’s Vol. 3, in that it was recorded in a mansion. After this album, the band’s drummer left to go into rehab, and although this was originally planned to be a temporary departure, Dave Buckner ended up leaving the band permanently. Metamorphosis, the band’s next album, was released as they toured with a host of nu-metal/alternative bands. Papa Roach will release their first live album in August of this year.
There is a very clear progression in Papa Roach’s music that marks out the maturation and growth of the band in a way that makes it very clear what direction the band have been heading in all along. Despite their big hit, “Last Resort”, foretelling the suicide of the Papa Roach for whom the band is named, the band’s lyrics tend to be relatively simple commentaries on life and love, with little moralising or philosophising. On Last.fm, their top tracks represent a cross section of their albums, however, which reflects the appeal that the band have regardless of the type of music that they play.
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