FEAR (album)
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January 27, 2015 |
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2014 |
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| Label (s) | Eleven Seven Music | ||||||||
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LP / CD / Deluxe Edition |
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10/12/15 |
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running time |
36: 07/42: 33/52: 15 |
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Kane Churko, Kevin Churko |
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Studio (s) |
The Hideout, Las Vegas |
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FEAR is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock - band Papa Roach . It was released on January 27, 2015 by Eleven Seven Music (distributor: Warner Music ).
background
After Papa Roach had been on tour with the album The Connection for more than two years, work on the new album began. The band decided to take a new approach this time. Although they set up a home studio in Sacramento , they decided to move to Las Vegas together . There they rented the studio The Hideout from Kevin Churko and his son Kane, who have worked for artists such as Five Finger Death Punch and In This Moment . It was the first time since The Paramour Sessions that the band lived together under one roof.
After arriving in Las Vegas, work on the new album began. However, no songs were written yet. The songs were created in the studio together with the producers, with either Kevin or Kane Churko working on one song with the band. Both of them contributed six songs each. Maria Brink from In This Moment and the rapper Royce da 5'9 ″ (one half of the rap duo Bad Meets Evil ) participated as guests on the album. The work took almost a year. The two singles Warriors and Face Everything and Rise were released as appetizers on October 21, 2014 and November 4, 2014, respectively.
The album itself was released on January 27, 2015. The album title is an abbreviation for Face Everything and Rise .
Track list
The original version of the album has 10 songs, with the CD version including two bonus tracks. There is also a deluxe edition, which also contains three live songs.
| number | title | length | Remarks |
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| 1. | Face Everything and Rise | 3:11 | |
| 2. | Skeletons | 3:55 | |
| 3. | Broken As Me | 3:37 | |
| 4th | Falling Apart | 3:08 | |
| 5. | Love Me Till It Hurts | 3:43 | |
| 6th | Never have to say goodbye | 3:47 | |
| 7th | Gravity | 4:04 | feat. Maria Brink |
| 8th. | Was over me | 3:58 | |
| 9. | Devil | 3:27 | |
| 10. | Warriors | 2:56 | feat. Royce da 5'9 ″ |
| 11. | Hope for the Hopless | 2:59 | CD Edition / Deluxe Edition only |
| 12. | Fear Hate Love | 3:27 | CD Edition / Deluxe Edition only |
| 13. | Face Everything and Rise (Live) | 3:14 | Deluxe Edition only |
| 14th | Leader of the Broken Hearts (Live) | 3:52 | Deluxe Edition only |
| 15th | Scars (Live) | 3:09 | Deluxe Edition only |
Music genre
After Papa Roach had already left the nu-metal path they had taken in the past with the 2009 album Metamorphosis and has acquired a more pop-oriented style over the years , this also applies to this album. Musically they orientate themselves among others to Linkin Park and Five Finger Death Punch. The album was also a bit heavier than its direct predecessors The Connection and Metamorphosis . The band did not do without the synthesizer passages that are characteristic of them . On the album, however, there is also an excessive use of autotune , which is criticized by some critics. The two guest singers Maria Brink and Royce da 5'9 ″ set new accents. Jacoby Shaddix also uses his rap vocals known from previous albums on these two tracks .
reception
The album received mixed to very bad reviews in the music press. As with the predecessor, the somewhat sterile production was criticized. Kory Grow from Rolling Stone described the album as a weak attempt to build on the 2000s and awarded 2.5 out of five stars. The all music review by Matt Collar, on the other hand, was better. Collar gave the band a lot of credit for staying true to their style and particularly praised the ties to their earlier, harder style. A slating the other hand, wrote Kai Butterweck for Laut.de :
“On their new album, too, the guys around Shouter Jacoby Shaddix have launched a lot of power riffs, so that there is nothing to complain about on the surface. If you dig a little deeper, however, it quickly becomes clear that America's once most powerful Nu Metal cockroach is now only turning in circles without orientation. Little to nothing happens behind hard guitar walls. Songwriting structures that are constantly biting their own tail in combination with modern electronic interludes and stadium choirs that sound tense and fake let the listener's mood quickly sink into the cellar. "
The Metal Hammer , on the other hand, was positive . An overhit like Last Resort is missing on the album, but the album is very worth listening to and Matthias Weckmann received it with 6 out of seven points. Vincent Grundke summarizes the album as follows on the website:
“Papa Roach are building a strong rock album with noticeably targeted refrain violence. FEAR is focused on the essentials, refreshed with modern technology and always playful enough when the simple power chords threaten to die. "
Eric Rössler's album was also positively reviewed in Sonic Seducer :
“It turned out to be a very melodic album with pithy rock, but also some pop elements. Even a little hip-hop can be heard in the song "Gravity", where Shaddix is supported by In This Moment tube Maria Brink. Well, you don't have to like this track, you don't really want to fit in with the rest. But well, the remaining eleven tracks are convincing, with “Broken As Me”, “Never Have To Say Goodbye”, “War Over Me” and “Hope For The Hopeless” standing out. In summary, for a long time now you have finally held a very intense and varied rock album from Papa Roach in your hands. Both thumbs straight up! "
success
The album reached the top 10 of the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It reached the top 20 in both the United States and the United Kingdom. None of the decoupled singles could place.
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| 2015 | FEAR |
DE6 (5 weeks) DE |
AT8 (4 weeks) AT |
CH8 (4 weeks) CH |
UK13 (2 weeks) UK |
US15 (3 weeks) US |
First published: January 23, 2015
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c PAPA ROACH's 'FEAR' To Feature Guest Appearances By IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK, rapper ROYCE DA 5'9 ". Blabbermouth , October 18, 2014, accessed February 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b AllMusic Review by Matt Collar at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ 2015 Under the Radar. MusicReviewRadar, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Christa Titus: Exclusive: Watch Papa Roach Discuss New Song 'Broken as Me,' Plus 'FEAR' Album Review. Billboard.com , January 27, 2015, accessed January 19, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Kory Grows: Papa Roach: FEAR Rolling Stone , January 27, 2015, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Matthias Weckmann: Papa Roach: FEAR Metal Hammer , February 3, 2015, accessed on February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Chad Childers: Papa Roach, 'FEAR' - Album Review. Loudwire, January 27, 2015, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Papa Roach - FEAR Stormbringer.at, January 30, 2015, accessed on February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Kai Butterweck: laut.de review: The former Nu Metal high-flyers can no longer think of anything. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Vincent Grundke: This is what the new Papa Roach album FEAR Metal Hammer sounds like , January 9, 2015, accessed on February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Erik Rössler: Papa Roach: "FEAR" Sonic Seducer , accessed on February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US . Retrieved February 19, 2017