Papa Roach Talk 25 Years Of ‘Infest’, New Music And More

Papa Roach don’t do nostalgia quietly, they drag it out, crank it up, and make sure it still hits like a punch to the ribs.

Papa Roach are landing back in Australia for the BIG ROCK TOUR with A Day To Remember, Jacoby Shaddix and Jerry Horton are leaning into legacy without sounding like they’re stuck in it.

Australia, as expected, is treating them just fine, there’s a long memory here, these are the same guys who tore through stages with Red Hot Chili Peppers back in 2002 while touring ‘Lovehatetragedy’, that history still hangs in the air, but the band aren’t interested in living off it.

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25 years of ‘Infest’ and ‘Last Resort’

It’s hard to believe it’s been over 25 years of ‘Infest’ and ‘Last Resort’, that one song has turned into a shape shifting beast, with different versions and contexts, but delivering the same emotional punch, it’s less about replaying the past and more about watching how far that track has travelled.

Jacoby’s time on ‘The Retaliators’ film pushed him into darker territory, stepping into the role of a villain. It’s a natural extension of the band’s long-running fascination with the messier sides of human behaviour, just through a different lens.

On the other side, Jerry’s relationship with straight edge culture is more observational than participatory, he respects it, understands it, but doesn’t wear the label. It tracks with Papa Roach’s wider ethos, they’ve always circled subcultures without fully locking into one.

Consistency

From ‘FEAR’ through to ‘Ego Trip’, the band has kept releasing without long gaps or obvious drop offs, with their single ‘Even If It Kills Me (Wake Up)’ signalling another chapter, and from the way they talk about it, the next record won’t play it safe.

Their music has ended up everywhere. Games, TV, sport. From Devil May Cry to UFC, it’s become part of the background noise of modern culture, not in a throwaway way, but in a way that keeps introducing them to new listeners.

More importantly, their partnership with AFSP has raised over $250,000 for mental health and suicide prevention, that’s not branding, that is legit impact.

Right now though, it all funnels back into the live show.