NASHVILLE |FROM: DANA GORDON/KRISTINE ASHTON/MITCH SCHNEIDER
PAPA ROACH TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “lovehatetragedy”
JUNE 18 ON DREAMWORKS;
FIRST SINGLE “SHE LOVES ME NOT” HITS RADIO MAY 7;
BAND NOMINATED FOR TWO CALIFORNIA MUSIC AWARDS
AND PERFORM “SWEET EMOTION” ON ‘mtvICON: AEROSMITH;
SHOW TO BE AIRED WEDNESDAY APRIL 17, AT 9:00 PM ET/PT
With this month marking the two-year anniversary of the release of PAPA ROACH‘s triple-platinum DreamWorks debut, INFEST, the band–vocalist JACOBY SHADDIX, guitarist JERRY HORTON, bassist TOBIN ESPERANCE and drummer DAVID BUCKNER–gear up for the June 18 release of lovehatetragedy, produced by Brenden O’Brien (Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine). “He’s the right guy for us right now,” JACOBY told MTV (January 11, 2002) in a band interview when they were still in the studio. “He’s big and rocking, and that’s where we are taking this next record, to a rock edge.”
The first single, “She Loves Me Not,” is set to impact Rock and Alternative radio on May 7, with a video to be shot in Los Angeles later this month. Songs on the album include “M-80,” “Sid,” “Black Clouds,” “Time and Time Again” and “Decompression Period.” “It’s got enough of the old flavor in it from the last record, but it’s got a new side of the band that people haven’t really seen, and that’s the super-melodic side. But it’s still hard and aggressive,” JACOBY told MTV (April 3, 2002) in a recent interview.
After winning the Outstanding Single award for “Last Resort” at the 2001 California Music Awards, PAPA ROACH‘s achievements are being recognized once again with two nominations this year. JERRY is nominated for Outstanding Rock Guitarist and TOBIN for Outstanding Rock Bassist. This year’s ceremony, at which the band will perform, takes place April 27 at Oakland, California’s Henry J. Kaiser Arena. Meanwhile, PAPA ROACH are also part of the all-star lineup paying tribute to rock legends Aerosmith on mtvICON: Aerosmith, with the band performing “Sweet Emotion.” The show airs on MTV Wednesday, April 17, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In other news, PAPA ROACH plans to release a DVD later this summer that chronicles the events of the INFEST years. Check out www.paparoach.com for the latest band updates and stay tuned for tour dates.
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