Metamorphosis (Papa Roach album)
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| Studio album by Papa Roach | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | February 2008 – May 2008 at the Paramour Mansion in Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal[1] Glam Metal Hard rock Post-grunge |
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| Length | 45:14 | |||
| Label | DGC/Interscope | |||
| Producer | Jay Baumgardner, James Michael | |||
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Metamorphosis is the fifth major-label album (and sixth album overall) by the Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released by DGC/Interscope on March 24, 2009. The album was originally planned to be titled Days of War, Nights of Love, which is a lyrical quote from the song "No More Secrets" on the band's previous album, The Paramour Sessions. Subsequently, two songs on the album are titled "Days of War" and "Nights of Love".
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[edit] Background information
On May 17, 2008, Papa Roach performed two new songs at the Nashville, Tennessee Crawfish Boil, "Hanging On" and "Change Or Die". "Hanging On" was later renamed to "Lifeline" after Jacoby Shaddix decided to change the chorus lyrics. A third song from the album was performed on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Cruzan Amphitheater, titled "I Almost Told You That I Loved You". It was then that vocalist Jacoby Shaddix announced the album's planned release date of August 26. However, Shaddix later mentioned the album's release date had been pushed to March 2009 on Pulse Radio, citing, "We want a new fresh year, a great start."
Mötley Crüe lead guitarist Mick Mars played the guitar solo on the track "Into the Light".[2]
[edit] Singles
"Hollywood Whore", the album's first single, became available for download as a music video through the band's official fan club website on October 26, 2008, before being formally released in Canada two days later. In other regions the single and the video are available digitally through iTunes. On November 25, the single became available for digital download in North America.
"Lifeline" is the second single from Metamorphosis, which was released on January 27 to the iTunes store, with a physical release following on February 10, which was a "Hot Topic" store exclusives including a live version of "Getting Away with Murder" from Papa Roach: Live & Murderous in Chicago.
"I Almost Told You That I Loved You" was confirmed by Jacoby Shaddix during live shows to be the third single. A teaser trailer of "I Almost Told You That I Loved You" was released on May 18, 2009, whilst a 2nd teaser of "I Almost Told You That I Loved You" was released on May 27, 2009. The actual single was released on June 1, 2009.
"Had Enough" was confirmed by Shaddix during live shows to be the fourth single.
[edit] Reception & sales
Initial critical response to Metamorphosis was average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 46, based on five reviews.[3] Chris Fallon of AbsolutePunk.net said about the album, "Big anthems, Jonas Brother album cover, lyrics that weave in & out of ambition-slash-unified hope and back-alley corners? Too many times the band takes one step forward and two steps back, at least showing some minimal signs of life in a dying genre built on repetition. Shaddix has a solid voice for this sound, and Horton seems to be discovering a new use for his distortion pedal, there are just far too many cliches in the ocean Papa Roach is trying to swim across, and the band can't seem to cope with their identity.[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that the album has "a dire determination to its purported good times": "While Papa Roach is a long long way from the depths of Hinder — that decade of work does give the band a professional snap, plus it never quite seems that Jacoby Shaddix's heart is into slagging that "Hollywood Whore" he berates on the album's first single — they miss the whole point of this kind of rock & roll raunch: it should be more fun to listen to than it is to take out on the road."
The album landed at #8 in the Billboard 200, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. Despite its strong debut on the chart, Metamorphosis quickly slid out of the top 30 and charted at #35 its second week. As of 2010 January 4 the album sold 457,236 copies in US.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Papa Roach.
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Days of War" | 1:25 |
| 2. | "Change or Die" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Hollywood Whore" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "I Almost Told You That I Loved You" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Lifeline" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Had Enough" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Live This Down" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "March Out of the Darkness" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Into the Light" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Carry Me" | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Nights of Love" | 5:16 |
| 12. | "State of Emergency" | 5:07 |
iTunes Exclusive
| # | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Lifeline" (Live from Crüe Fest) | 4:08 |
UK Edition
| # | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "She Loves Me Not" (Live) | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Broken Home" (Live) | 3:48 |
[edit] Personnel
- Papa Roach
- Jacoby Shaddix - lead vocals
- Jerry Horton - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tobin Esperance - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Palermo - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Solo on "Into the Light" by Mick Mars
- B3 on "Nights of Love" by James Michael
- Production
- Produced by Jay Baumgardner
- Co-Produced by James Michael
- + Additional Production by Marti Frederiksen
- Additional Production by: Mitch Allan
- Mixed by: Mike Shipley at the Animal House
- Mastered by: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound NYC
- Engineered by: Casey Lewis
- Assistant Engineer: Dave Colvin
- Additional Engineering: "I Almost Told You That I Loved You", "Live This Down", "State of Emergency", "Lifeline", "Nights of Love", "Into the Light" "Change or Die" by James Michael
[edit] References
- ^ "Metamorphosis". Allmusic. 2009. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jnfuxzekldae. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Papa Roach: New Video Interview With Jacoby Shaddix". Ultimate-Guitar.Com. 2008-05-27. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/papa_roach_new_video_interview_with_jacoby_shaddix.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Metamorphosis reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/paparoach/metamorphosis. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ Fallon, Chris (February 17, 2009). "Papa Roach - Metamorphosis - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=882142. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
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