Papa Roach is a hard rock band that was formed in 1993 in Vacaville, California. It consist of Jacoby Shaddix on lead vocals, Jerry Horton on guitar, Anthony Palermo on drums and Tobin Esperance on bass guitar. In 1997, they released their debut album entitled "Old Friends from Young Years" through Onion Hardcore Records. On April 25, 2000 they released their sophomore album, and their first one through a major label, "Infest". It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified triple platinum in July of 2001. It spawned three hit singles; "Last Resort", "Broken Home" and "Between Angels and Insects". On June 18, 2002 they released their third album, Lovehatetragedy, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Charts and was certified gold in late 2002. Papa Roach has since released three albums, Getting Away with Murder in 2004, The Paramour Sessions in 2006 and Metamorphosis in 2009. Metamorphisis has spawned two singles, "Hollywood Whore" and "Lifeline". Hollywood Whore was first released as music video single and then was offered for free on the band’s official site. Lifeline has peaked at the number 81 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number ninety-five on the Canadian Hot 100.
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