F.E.A.R. (album)

F.E.A.R.
Studio album by Papa Roach
Released January 27, 2015
Genre
Length 36:07
Label Eleven Seven Music
Producer Kane Churko, Kevin Churko[1]
Papa Roach chronology
The Connection
(2012)		 F.E.A.R.
(2015)
Singles from F.E.A.R.
  1. "Warriors"
    Released: October 21, 2014
  2. "Face Everything and Rise"
    Released: November 4, 2014
  3. "Gravity"
    Released: April 22, 2015
  4. "Falling Apart"
    Released: December 25, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
HM[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
aNewRisingMusic[6]

F.E.A.R. is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Papa Roach. It was released on January 27, 2015.[7]

F.E.A.R. sold 24,425 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart, charting higher than their previous albums Time for Annihilation and The Connection, also outselling both of them. It is their first Top 15 album in UK since Lovehatetragedy.

History

On February 4, 2014, the band announced that they will be going into the studio to record a new album.[8]

On February 18, guitarist Jerry Horton stated that the first single should come out in July 2014,[9] but the first official single (the title track) was not revealed until August, and the single release date was delayed until November.

On February 25, the band participated in a live chat and mentioned that they have already written 4 songs. They revealed the titles of three songs: "Broken as Me", "Gravity", and "War Over Me".[10]

On April 24, during an interview for Loudwire, vocalist Jacoby Shaddix revealed more song titles from the upcoming album: "Never Have to Say Goodbye" and "Face Everything and Rise".[11] On August 30, 2014, it was revealed that the title track, "Face Everything and Rise" would be the album's first single and that the video would be codirected by Papa Roach's lead singer, Jacoby Shaddix.[12]

The album was streamed on YouTube on January 22, 2015, five days before its scheduled release on the Eleven Seven Music YouTube channel.[13]

Singles

The song "Warriors" was released digitally on October 21, 2014. As of October 19, 2014 Online Radio Stations started airing Warriors. On October 20, 2014, Papa Roach started streaming Warriors on their YouTube Page[14]

The title track "Face Everything and Rise" was released digitally on November 4, 2014.

The song "Broken as Me" was made available for people who pre-order the album to be added to their iTunes library on December 16, 2014. Later that day, it was made available on Eleven Seven's YouTube channel.

The song "Never Have to Say Goodbye" was made available for people who pre-order the album to be added to their iTunes library on January 15, 2015. Later that day, it was made available on Eleven Seven's YouTube channel.

The song "Falling Apart" was released on January 18, 2015 on Radio 1 Rock Show on BBC Radio 1

The song "Gravity" was released on April 22, 2015 along with the music video.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jacoby Shaddix, all music composed by Tobin Esperance.

No. Title Length
1. "Face Everything and Rise"   3:11
2. "Skeletons"   3:55
3. "Broken as Me"   3:37
4. "Falling Apart"   3:08
5. "Love Me Till It Hurts"   3:43
6. "Never Have to Say Goodbye"   3:47
7. "Gravity" (featuring Maria Brink) 4:04
8. "War Over Me"   3:58
9. "Devil"   3:27
10. "Warriors" (featuring Royce da 5'9") 2:55
Total length:
 36:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 8
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[16] 113
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[17] 47
French Albums Chart[18] 90
German Albums Chart[19] 6
Japanese Albums Chart[20] 110
Netherlands Albums Chart[21] 32
United States (The Billboard Top 200)[22] 15
United States (Billboard Hard Rock Albums)[23] 1
Australia (ARIA)[24] 29
United Kingdom (UK Albums Chart)[25] 13

References

  1. ↑ "Papa Roach's 'F.E.A.R.' To Feature Guest Appearances By In This Moment's Maria Brink, Rapper Royce Da 5'9"". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/fear/papa-roach
  3. ↑ Matt Collar. "F.E.A.R. - Papa Roach - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Simula, Collin. "Papa Roach – F.E.A.R". HM. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kory Grow (January 27, 2015). "Papa Roach's New Album: F.E.A.R.". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Varwig, Brandon (April 7, 2015). "Album Review Papa Roach Face Everything And Rise". aNewRisingMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Papa Roach: 'F.E.A.R.' Release Date, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Papa Roach Enter Studio for New Album Recording | Music News @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  9. ↑ "Jerry Horton on Twitter: "“@wkuchris: @jerryhorton when do we get to hear the first single?” I think somewhere around July"". Twitter.com. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  10. ↑ "Papa Roach chats live with fans about making their new album (@paparoach)". YouTube.com. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  11. ↑ "Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix Shares New Album Progress + More". Loudwire.com. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  12. ↑ "Papa Roach: First Single From 'F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise)' Album Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  13. ↑ "Papa Roach Stream F.E.A.R. Ahead Of Release". Kerrang.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  14. ↑ "NEWS: Papa Roach return with anthemic brand new track ‘Warriors’". Theclassicrockshow.co.uk. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  15. ↑ "Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  16. ↑ "Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  17. ↑ "Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  18. ↑ "Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  19. ↑ "Papa Roach". PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  20. ↑ "Papa Roach - F.E.A.R." (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  21. ↑ "Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  22. ↑ "Papa Roach Debuts on Billboard 200, Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Papa Roach hits #1 Billboard Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Official Albums Chart". Official Chart Company. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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