Papa Roach has debuted a new single called “Wake Up Calling,” a song that’s about “standing on the edge of disaster, being pulled back from the brink, and ultimately choosing love over self destruction,” according to the band.
It’s a classic Papa Roach song with heavy guitars and cutting vocals. The lyric video for the song is streaming now on YouTube.
“Wake Up Calling” comes after the band’s chart-topping 2025 singles “Even If It Kills Me” and “BRAINDEAD.” The group is slated to release an album later in 2026, but no release date has been set yet. The upcoming album will follow Papa Roach’s 2022 release, Ego Trip.
Papa Roach hit right when nu-metal needed a band that could take all that pent-up anger and turn it into something people could actually hold onto. When “Infest” came out in 2000, the genre was already loud and confrontational, but Papa Roach made it feel personal instead of performative. “Last Resort” didn’t hide behind metaphor or polish. It said the quiet part out loud, and that honesty is why it stuck. It wasn’t just a hit, it was a pressure valve.
What made Papa Roach matter was their sense of structure. The hooks were massive, the choruses hit hard, and the songs knew exactly where they were going. They pulled from rap, punk, and hard rock without sounding like a gimmick. Jacoby Shaddix’s voice carried real desperation, but also control, which kept the songs from tipping into parody. You believed him because it sounded like he believed it too.
Papa Roach also helped nu-metal cross over without softening it. They landed on rock radio and MTV while still sounding raw and unsettled. In a scene that burned hot and fast, the group gave nu-metal something steady, a band that could survive the moment and keep moving forward.
Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.
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