Metamorphosis (Papa Roach album)
Encyclopedia
Metamorphosis is the sixth album by California
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". This is their first album to feature Tony Palermo
on drums, after the departure of Dave Buckner.
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".
On October 26, 2008, the song "Hollywood Whore
" was released as a music video
through the band's official fan club website, before being formally released as an EP in Canada
two days later. In other regions, the song became available as a digital single through iTunes
.
, 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. 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. 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 launch: it should be more fun to listen to than it is to take out on the road."
, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. Despite its strong debut on the chart, Metamorphosis quickly slid out of the top 20 and charted at #25 its second week. However, in Canada things were different. The album charted #15 in its first week and charted at #1 in its second week. After one year of its release the album has sold over 400,000 copies in U.S. While much lower than their previous records, the album's sales are regarded as good to the modern standards of the music industry. As of 2010 the album has sold over 900,000 copies worldwide.
Edition
Japan
Edition
Japan Bonus DVD
Additional musicians
Production
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Papa Roach
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
. It was released by DGC
DGC Records
DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.-Company history:...
/Interscope
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
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
The Paramour Sessions
The Paramour Sessions is the fifth album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on September 12, 2006. While pre-recording, the band rented the Paramour Mansion, which the album name reflects. Two singles were released from the album, "...To Be Loved" and "Forever". The deluxe edition...
. Subsequently, two songs on the album are titled "Days of War" and "Nights of Love". This is their first album to feature Tony Palermo
Tony Palermo
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Palermo is the current drummer of Californian rock band Papa Roach and punk rock band Pulley and is the former drummer of the band Unwritten Law, and was also a touring drummer for Sixx:A.M. in summer 2008....
on drums, after the departure of Dave Buckner.
Background information
On May 17, 2008, Papa Roach performed two new songs at the Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
Crawfish Boil, "Hanging On
Lifeline (Papa Roach song)
"Lifeline" is the second single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and eleventh released single in total. The song was originally titled "Hanging On", and was changed to "Lifeline" after lead singer Jacoby Shaddix decided to alter the lyrics of the chorus...
" and "Change or Die". "Hanging On" was later renamed to "Lifeline
Lifeline (Papa Roach song)
"Lifeline" is the second single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and eleventh released single in total. The song was originally titled "Hanging On", and was changed to "Lifeline" after lead singer Jacoby Shaddix decided to alter the lyrics of the chorus...
" after Jacoby Shaddix
Jacoby Shaddix
Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach, and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.-Early life:...
decided to change the chorus lyrics. A third song from the album was performed on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
at the Cruzan Amphitheater, titled "I Almost Told You That I Loved You
I Almost Told You That I Loved You
"I Almost Told You That I Loved You" is the third single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and twelefth released single in total.-Music video:...
". 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
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
lead guitarist Mick Mars
Mick Mars
Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...
played the guitar solo
Guitar solo
In popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on the track "Into the Light".
On October 26, 2008, the song "Hollywood Whore
Hollywood Whore
"Hollywood Whore" is the first single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and tenth released single in total. It was first released as music video only on October 26, 2008, available as a free download from the band's official site, and on October 28, it became...
" was released as a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
through the band's official fan club website, before being formally released as an EP in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
two days later. In other regions, the song became available as a digital single through iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Reception
Initial critical response to Metamorphosis was average. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 46, based on five reviews. Chris Fallon of AbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk is a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate . The website mainly focuses on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it has been known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, including Fall...
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. 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
Hollywood Whore
"Hollywood Whore" is the first single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and tenth released single in total. It was first released as music video only on October 26, 2008, available as a free download from the band's official site, and on October 28, it became...
" he berates on the album's first single — they miss the whole point of this kind of rock & roll launch: it should be more fun to listen to than it is to take out on the road."
Sales
The album landed at #8 in the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. Despite its strong debut on the chart, Metamorphosis quickly slid out of the top 20 and charted at #25 its second week. However, in Canada things were different. The album charted #15 in its first week and charted at #1 in its second week. After one year of its release the album has sold over 400,000 copies in U.S. While much lower than their previous records, the album's sales are regarded as good to the modern standards of the music industry. As of 2010 the album has sold over 900,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing
UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Edition
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Edition
Japan Bonus DVD
Personnel
Papa Roach- Jacoby ShaddixJacoby ShaddixJacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach, and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.-Early life:...
- lead vocals - Jerry Horton - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocals - Tobin Esperance - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals - Tony PalermoTony PalermoAnthony "Tony" Joseph Palermo is the current drummer of Californian rock band Papa Roach and punk rock band Pulley and is the former drummer of the band Unwritten Law, and was also a touring drummer for Sixx:A.M. in summer 2008....
- drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- SoloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on "Into the Light" by Mick MarsMick MarsMick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day... - B3Hammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
on "Nights of Love" by James MichaelJames MichaelJames Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
Production
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Jay BaumgardnerJay BaumgardnerJay Baumgardner is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. He has worked on albums by Ugly Kid Joe, Helmet, Papa Roach, Endwell, Coal Chamber, Godsmack, Three Days Grace, New Found Glory, Spineshank, Alien Ant Farm and Orgy.... - Co-Produced by James MichaelJames MichaelJames Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
- + Additional Production by Marti Frederiksen
- Additional Production by: Mitch AllanMitch AllanMitch Allan, is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of punk rock band SR-71, and the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of power pop project Satellite.-Biography:...
- MixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by: Mike ShipleyMike ShipleyMike Shipley is a Grammy Award–winning mix engineer who has been prominent in the global music industry for several decades, having worked on projects with combined sales in the hundreds of millions....
at the Animal House - MasteredAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
by: Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
at Sterling Sound NYC - EngineeredAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
by: Casey Lewis - Assistant Engineer: Dave Colvin
- Additional Engineering: "I Almost Told You That I Loved YouI Almost Told You That I Loved You"I Almost Told You That I Loved You" is the third single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and twelefth released single in total.-Music video:...
", "Live This Down", "State of Emergency", "LifelineLifeline (Papa Roach song)"Lifeline" is the second single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's sixth album, Metamorphosis, and eleventh released single in total. The song was originally titled "Hanging On", and was changed to "Lifeline" after lead singer Jacoby Shaddix decided to alter the lyrics of the chorus...
", "Nights of Love", "Into the Light" "Change or Die" by James Michael