 
Papa Roach formed in 1993 with members Jacoby Shaddix
on vocals, Dave Buckner on drums, Will James on bass,
and Ben Luther in California. Luther was soon
replaced by Jerry Horton on guitar. A year later the
band line up changed again with Tobin Esperance
replacing James. Before finding a major label, Papa
Roach released a few EPs including Potatoes
For Christmas (1994) and Caca Bonita (1995),
5 Tracks Deep (1998), and the LP Old
Friends From Young Years (1997). The band also
became through their touring and appearances at the
'Van Warped Tour' and 'Ozzfest.'
Papa Roach released Infest (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone said
of the LP and band: "Rock lyrics are all too
rarely this direct and fearless. Papa Roach might be
a (Rage Against The Machine)
knockoff, but they don't skimp on the realness."
Infest was certified gold.
 Infest was certified platinum.
Infest was certified 2x platinum.
Papa Roach topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
chart for 2 weeks with "Last Resort."
Papa Roach were nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
Papa Roach were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Broken Home").
The single "Broken Home" hit the Top 10 on
the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Infest was certified 3x platinum.
Papa Roach released Lovehatetragedy (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
described the LP as "...full of more classic,
timeless stylings... Underneath all the metal thunder
and blitz, and the lyrics about pain and body bags,
the only thing bleeding is Papa Roach's heart. The
fact that they can express that even as they're
rocking you like a Six Flags ride is what makes this
band so singular and, possibly, indestructible."
 Lovehatetragedy was certified gold.
The single "She Loves Me Not" hit the Top 5
on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and
Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Papa Roach released Getting
Away With Murder (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
 # 40
Singles Artist of the Year
Papa Roach hit the Top 40 with "Scars" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The song also hit the
Billboard Top 10 Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern
Rock Tracks chart.
Getting
Away With Murder was certified gold.
Papa Roach hit the Top 10 with "Scars."
Getting
Away With Murder was certified platinum.
Papa Roach released The
Paramour Sessions (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Papa Roach hit the Top 40 with "Forever" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The song also made it to #2
on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and
Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Papa Roach topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Mainstream Rock
Track ("Forever").
It was announced that Buckner would be permanently
leaving the group after taking time off the previous
year, and replaced by Tony Palermo.
Papa Roach released Metamorphosis (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone said
of the band and LP: "Papa Roach managed to
outlast the rap-metal boom of the early part of this
decade, in part by dropping the rap. On (Metamorphosis), the rap's still gone, but
the fake metal hooks are in full effect..."
Papa Roach topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock
Tracks chart with "Lifeline." The single
also hit the Top 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock
Tracks chart.
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Infest
Released: April, 2000
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 5
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C-
Tracks: "Infest" - "Last
Resort" - "Broken Home" -
"Dead Cell" - "Between Angels And
Insects" - "Blood Brothers" -
"Revenge" - "Snakes" -
"Never Enough" - "Binge" -
"Thrown Away" -- UK
Version
also includes: "Legacy" - "Dead
Cell" (live) |
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Lovehatetragedy
Released: June, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "M-80 (Explosive Energy
Movement)" - "Life Is A Bullet" -
"Time And Time Again" - "Walking
Thru Barbed Wire" - "Decompression
Period" - "Born With Nothing, Die With
Everything" - "She Loves Me Not" -
"Singular Indestructible Droid" -
"Black Clouds" - "Code Of
Energy" - "Lovehatetragedy" -- iTunes version also includes: "Gouge
Away" - "Never Said It" -- UK
Version
also includes: "Gouge Away" |
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Getting
Away With Murder
Released: August, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 17
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Blood" - "Not
Listening" - "Stop Looking" -
"Take Me" - "Getting Away With
Murder" - "Be Free" - "Done
With You" - "Scars" - "Sometimes" -
"Blanket Of Fear" - "Tyranny Of
Normality" - "Do Or Die" -- UK
Version also includes: "Harder Than A Coffin
Nail" - "Caught Dead" |
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The
Paramour Sessions
Released: September, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 16
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "...To Be Loved" -
"Alive (N Out Of Control)" -
"Crash" - "The World Around
You" - "Forever" - "I Devise My Own
Demise" - "Time Is Running Out" -
"What Do You Do?" - "My Heart Is A
Fist" - "No More Secrets" -
"Reckless" - "The Fire" -
"Roses On My Grave" -- Import
Version
also include: "Scars" - "SOS" -
"Heridas" - "The Addict" |
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Metamorphosis
Released: March, 2009
Billboard peak: # 8
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Days Of War" -
"Change Or Die" - "Hollywood
Whore" - "I Almost Told You That I
Loved You" - "Lifeline" -
"Had Enough" - "Live This
Down" - "March Out Of The
Darkness" - "Into The Light" -
"Carry Me" - "Nights Of Love"
- "State Of Emergency" -- iTunes version also includes:
"Lifelife" (live) -- UK
Version
also includes: "She Loves Me Not" -
"Broken Home" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Who
Do You Trust?
Released: January 18, 2019
Tracks: "The Ending" -
"Renegade Music" - "Not The Only
One" - "Who Do You Trust?" -
"Elevate" - "Come Around" -
"Feel Like Home" - "Problems"
- "Top Of The World" - "I Suffer
Well" - "Maniac" - "Better
THan Life" |
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(from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples). |
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