Infest (album)
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.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Papa Roach.
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:
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45:58 |
Import Bonus Tracks
12. |
"Legacy" |
3:04 |
13. |
"Dead Cell" (Live) |
3:51 |
14. |
"Last Resort" (CD-ROM Video) |
3:20 |
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
Samples
- "Revenge" contains an interpolation of Roger Webb's Assignation.
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.
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Infest - Papa Roach". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r474650. Retrieved July 13, 2006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: papa roach". Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=papa+roach. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Papa Roach - Infest". ThePRP. http://web.archive.org/web/20071016181811/http://theprp.com/reviews/papa.shtml. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/591/Papa-Roach-Infest/
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