Track Listing

1. Days Of War
2. Change Or Die
3. Hollywood Whore
4. I Almost Told You That I Loved You
5. Lifeline
6. Had Enough
7. Live This Down
8. March Out Of The Darkness
9. Into The Light
10. Carry Me
11. Nights Of Love
12. State Of Emergency
13. She Loves Me Not
14. Broken Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1376 in Music
• Released on: 2009-03-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 54 minutes

CD Description
In a musical climate dominated by electro and synth, multi-platinum Grammy-nominated Papa Roach return to tear things up, unleashing a new album which conjures a vicious, vibrant intensity that is raw, relevant and ready to rock. The Californian quartet are back with Metamorphosis, featuring the single "Hollywood Whore".

Papa Roach are vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, bassist Tobin Esperance, guitarist Jerry Horton and new member, (ex-Unwritten Law's) drummer Tony Palermo. Since bursting onto the scene in 2000, the band have toured the world and hits including "Forever", "Scars", "Getting Away With Murder" and the smash hit single "Last Resort" which peaked at #4 in the UK charts. Metamorphosis captures Papa Roach's live energy on record. The album engages a full-on rock 'n' roll assault fuelled by the band's punky raw energy, catchy guitar riffs and atmospheric melodies.

Customer Reviews

Quality Rock!
I love all of Papa Roach's past albums and in my opinion it is the diversity of their music that makes them so exciting. This album is fantastic. From the moment the first tune kicks in you can feel the metal vibe! I loved the two singles 'Hollywood Whore' and 'Lifeline', they are outstanding tracks and show that this band has real talent. I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the album. I loved 'The Paramour Sessions' and I was eagerly anticipating this album hoping it would be of the same quality, and it is. For any band to follow a classic like that it's gonna be hard work, but they've pulled it off.
The lyrics on many of the songs show a maturity and reflect the current state of the world around us: 'State of Emergency', 'Lifeline', 'Change or Die'. The song 'Had Enough' sends out a positive message in these unstable times. This is much more of a typical rock album than their other albums. It's great. I love it!

Memorable Mayhem
As rock bands go Papa Roach possess a relatively rare quality.
The ability to bring power and melody together in a competent
and convincing way.
'Metamorphosis', their new album, manages to do just this.

Nothing terribly new here, truth-be told but the rickety bridge
between rock and power pop is solidly grounded at both ends
on the fourteen tracks embedded in this project.

The combination of economy of purpose, raw energy and strong
musicianship makes for more than a few memorable moments.
(For heaven's sake it's actually possible to sing along with some of these songs !)

'Lifeline' and 'Had Enough' are two splendid cases in point.
That they exploit just about every known convention taught
at The School of Rock is of no great concern. The formula works.
The cliches are robustly moulded into anthemic structures
with strong melodies and killer choruses.

Mr Shaddix has a good pair of lungs. That they are also able to carry
a tune gives us good reason to be grateful.
(Bring Me The Horizon's young Mr Sykes should listen and learn !)

Misters Horton (guitar), Esperance (bass) and Palermo (Drums)
keep everything firmly on the rails.
Tight, muscular arrangements with a refreshing absence
of unnecessary decoration and posturing. Egos kept well in check.

'March Out Of The Darkness' is another winning example.
The accoustic opening quickly builds into a powerfully satisfying confection.
Their innate understanding of light and shade is more than ably demonstrated here.

'Nights Of Love', a quaintly old-fashioned affair, brought a nostalgic smile to my lips.

A worthy little troupe of minstrels at the top of their game.
A equally fine little album.

Recommended.

Not a bad album..
I can't help feeling a little disappointed with this album. After the superb Paramour Sessions, it was always going to be difficult to make an album that improves on that, and I think this misses the mark a little.

There are still some good tracks on here, Lifeline stands out, Had Enough, I Almost Told You..., and Hollywood Whore are all decent tracks, but overall, the album is just missing that special something that seemed to be in abundance on Paramour. Large parts of it all seem to similar.

Definitely one to buy for those who had an existing affinity with the band, but otherwise, but for those who want an introduction to the band, get Paramour first, then consider this one.