Papa Roach Frontman Jacoby Shaddix Insists Metal, Not Booze, Now Runs Through Veins
There’s no disputing that Papa Roach are still kicking ass. Their new album, Metamorphosis, debuted at #8 on the Billboard album chart, with an 18 percent sales increase over their 2006 record The Paramour Sessions. In other words, at a time when economic woes and increased filesharing is causing most bands to sell fewer albums, Papa Roach are actually inspiring more fans to buy their new album. Credit some of this to the band’s catchy and distinctly non-metal single “Lifeline,” which reached #1 on the Rock singles chart and #4 on the Alternative chart. MTV2 is playing the crap out of the song’s video, wich was directed by Chris Sims (Queens of the Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World).
The only remaining question is do Papa Roach still matter to metal audiences and is Metamorphosis actually a metalmorphosis of sorts? In some ways it’s an angrier, more pointed album that the band’s last one, addressing the dire housing situation, the shattered banking system, war and the need for political change. Songs like “Days of War,” which Shaddix calls a “baby puncher” and “Hollywood Whore” are edgy and aggressive, suggesting the metal still matter to these guys. However, some find the band’s keen interest in fashion, and focus on melody over misanthropy to be distasteful.
HeadbangersBlog.com hooked up with Shaddix to talk about the metamorphosis Papa Roach has undergone in the past year, his new focus on social issues, 47 days of sobriety, the optimism that now drives his life and why metal fans should still dig Papa Roach.
Comentários: Papa Roach querendo fazer as pazes com o metal?? Será que ainda dá tempo?
3 de abr. de 2009
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