Infest (album)

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Infest
Studio album by Papa Roach
Released April 25, 2000
Recorded October 1999–January 2000 at NRG Studios in Hollywood, California
Genre Nu metal, rap metal, rapcore
Length 45:58
Label DreamWorks
Producer Jay Baumgardner
Papa Roach chronology
Old Friends from Young Years
(1997)		 Infest
(2000)		 Lovehatetragedy
(2002)
Singles from Infest
  1. "Last Resort"
    Released: September 18, 2000
  2. "Broken Home"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Between Angels and Insects"
    Released: May 22, 2001
Alternative cover
Japanese Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly C−[2]
Piero Scaruffi 6/10 stars[3]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[5]
ThePRP 4/5 stars[6]
Stereology (10/10) link
Sputnikmusic 3/5 stars[7]

Infest is the second album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest-selling album of 2000 in the United States. It was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart. This album earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Infest has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide with 3 million in U.S. and is their best-selling album to date. "Thrown Away" contains a softer version of the song "Tightrope", which starts at about 4:57.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Papa Roach. 

No. Title Length
1. "Infest"   4:09
2. "Last Resort"   3:20
3. "Broken Home"   3:41
4. "Dead Cell"   3:06
5. "Between Angels and Insects"   3:54
6. "Blood Brothers" (replaced with "Legacy" on the clean version) 3:34
7. "Revenge"   3:42
8. "Snakes"   3:29
9. "Never Enough"   3:35
10. "Binge"   3:47
11. "Thrown Away" (includes hidden track "Tightrope") 9:36
Total length:
 45:58

Import Bonus Tracks

No. Title Length
12. "Legacy"   3:04
13. "Dead Cell" (Live) 3:51
14. "Last Resort" (CD-ROM Video) 3:20

[edit] Personnel

Papa Roach
Additional Musicians
  • Scratches on certain songs by DJ A.M.
  • Background Vocals on track 4 by Aimee Echo & Rodney Duke
Production
  • Produced & Mixed by Jay Baumgardner
  • Engineer: David Dominguez
  • Protools/Engineer: James Murray
  • Mix Engineer: D Rock
  • Recorded & Mixed at NRG Recording Services, N. Hollywood
  • Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, N.Y.
  • A&R: Ron Handler
  • Management: Bigtime Management
  • Product Manager: Monica Mylod
  • Business Management: Zeisler, Zeisler & Augus
  • Booking Agent: Jenna Adler for Creative Artists Agency
  • Legal Representation: Elliot Cahn
  • Art direction, photography & design: P.R. Brown @ Bau-Da Design Lab LA

[edit] Samples

  • "Revenge" contains an interpolation of Roger Webb's Assignation.

[edit] Appearances

  • "Blood Brothers" appeared in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, the movie The One (along with "Last Resort"), and the teaser trailer for the movie Evolution.
  • In "Blood Brothers", the lyrics reference the Terminator's line "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves."
  • "Never Enough" appeared in the video game Gran Turismo 3.
  • "Last Resort" appeared in the second episode of Smallville and in an episode of Cold Case as well as other TV shows and movies.
  • A demo version of "Last Resort" is also available as a downloadable track in the Rock Band games.
  • "Dead Cell" appeared in the films The Skulls and Queen of the Damned, and on the soundtrack for Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder.
  • Guitar and bass tab songbooks have been released for the album, both including the bonus track "Legacy".
  • A heavier version of the song "Tightrope" was originally featured on the independent 1999 demo, Let 'Em Know.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Infest - Papa Roach". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r474650. Retrieved July 13, 2006. 
  2. ^ Weingarten, Marc (July 21, 2000). "Infest: Music Review: Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276751,00.html. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 
  3. ^ Scaruffi, Pierro. "The History of Rock Music. Papa Roach: biography, discography, reviews, links". Scaruffi. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol7/paparoac.html#title. Retrieved January 18, 2009. 
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: papa roach". Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=papa+roach. Retrieved February 18, 2009. 
  5. ^ Blashill, Pat (July 6, 2000). "Papa Roach: Infest: Music Review: Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. http://web.archive.org/web/20090311063632/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paparoach/albums/album/251448/review/6067453/infest. Retrieved August 28, 2007. 
  6. ^ "Papa Roach - Infest". ThePRP. http://web.archive.org/web/20071016181811/http://theprp.com/reviews/papa.shtml. Retrieved May 22, 2009. 
  7. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/591/Papa-Roach-Infest/
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