Infest (album)
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| Studio album by Papa Roach | ||||
| Released | April 25, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | October 1999–January 2000 at NRG Studios in Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | Jay Baumgardner | |||
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Alternate cover used in several territories
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | C− |
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| Spin | (3/10) |
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Infest is the second album by the rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest-selling album of 2000 in the United States. The sound of the album is nu metal and rap metal. Many of the album songs contains rapping and hip hop influences. 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, reggae-ish version of the song "Tightrope", which starts at about 4:57.
Papa Roach was formed in 1993, as a funk rock and rap metal band. In February 1997, Papa Roach released their first album, Old Friends from Young Years, though the album failed to get the band a record deal. Papa Roach release new demos in 1998, and a demo in 1999 featuring the songs, "Last Resort", "Broken Home", "She Loves Me Not", "Infest", and "Dead Cell". Papa Roach toured in 1999; the band had an underground fan base in California. Due to the underground success of the 1999 demo heard by in house producers Tim & Bob, Papa Roach were signed to DreamWorks Records.
Papa Roach went to the studio in late of 1999 to record Infest. Though many songs including "Last Resort", "Broken Home", "Revenge", and "Dead Cell" had already recorded, the band re-recorded them and made some changes to the lyrics. "Broken Home" deals with Jacoby Shaddix's broken relationship with his father. Papa Roach decided what songs would appear on the album, though the band only wrote 3 songs for the album, "Obsession", which would later renamed "Between Angels and Insects", "Blood Brothers", and "Never Enough". Papa Roach got Adam Goldstein to DJ for some tracks, including "Snakes". Papa Roach were finally done recording the album by early 2000.
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