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Papa Roach
Infest
Release Date: 2000 04 25
Running Time: 45:52
Label: Dreamworks SKG
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Papa Roach's debut album Infest quietly became a Top 20 hit in the first half of 2000, slipping underneath the radar of most pop critics and fans. It's easy to see why the pop elite passed them by, since the quartet just isn't hip, and since they are pushing an amalgam of every heavy sound that was popular in the late '90s. Basically, Infest is pitched somewhere between the classic grunge/industrial of the early '90s with hints of late-'90s behemoths like Korn and Limp Bizkit. There's singing, but it's balanced by rapping, and the heavy riffs are run through effects boxes that give it the controlled distortion common to alt-metal; it's loud, but you can hear each note being articulated. Lyrically, there's a lot of angst here, directed at everyone from parents and society to themselves. Strangely, each member thanks their families and God in the liner notes, but that's sort of beside the point, since this has the form and feeling of angst-ridden, post-grunge, rap-riddled alt-metal. Is it good? Well, if you're not into this stuff, this won't change your mind, but the band does work up some energy, sounds pretty muscular on most of the album, and has some good hooks, even if they tend to overplay their hand by throwing too many hooks into the riffs or screaming just a bit to much. Still, that's par for the course with alt-metal. So, it winds up that Papa Roach doesn't really distinguish itself from the pack in terms of sound, but they do stand out in terms of capability and consistency. Infest is a pretty solid alt-metal record, circa 2000, both for better and worse. It's a little generic, yes, but as far as the genre goes, it's not bad. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1InfestPapa Roach4:09
2Last ResortPapa Roach3:19
3Broken HomePapa Roach3:41
4Dead CellPapa Roach3:06
5Between Angels and InsectsPapa Roach3:54
6Blood BrothersPapa Roach3:33
7RevengePapa Roach3:42
8SnakesPapa Roach3:29
9Never EnoughPapa Roach3:35
10BingePapa Roach3:47
11Thrown AwayPapa Roach9:37

Other Releases:
Infest [Polydor Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2000
Label: Universal Distribution

Infest [Japan Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2000
Label: Universal Distribution

Infest [Import Bonus CD #2]
Release Date: 2000
Label: Dreamworks SKG

Infest [Import Bonus CD #1]
Release Date: 2000
Label: Universal International

Infest [Clean]
Release Date: 2000
Label: Dreamworks SKG








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