Infest is the debut major-label album (and second album overall) by the Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest selling album of 2000 in the United States. It was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart. This album earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Papa Roach.
| 1. | "Infest" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Last Resort" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Broken Home" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Dead Cell" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Between Angels and Insects" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Blood Brothers" (replaced with "Legacy" on the clean version) | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Revenge" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Snakes" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Never Enough" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Binge" | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Thrown Away" (includes hidden track "Tightrope") | 9:37 |
UK Edition
| 12. | "Legacy" | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Dead Cell" (Live) | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Last Resort" (CD-ROM Video) | 3:20 |
[edit] Personnel
- Papa Roach
- Additional Musicians
- Scratches on Tracks 7 & 8 by DJ A.M.
- Background Vocals on Track 4 by Aimee Echo & Rodney Duke
- Production
- Produced & Mixed by Jay Baumgardner
- Engineer: David Dominguez
- Protools/Engineer: James Murray
- Mix Engineer: D Rock
- Recorded & Mixed at NRG Recording Services, N. Hollywood
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, N.Y.
- A&R: Ron Handler
- Management: Bigtime Management
- Product Manager: Monica Mylod
- Business Management: Zeisler, Zeisler & Augus
- Booking Agent: Jenna Adler for Creative Artists Agency
- Legal Representation: Elliot Cahn
- Art direction, photography & design: P.R. Brown @ Bau-Da Design Lab LA
[edit] Trivia
- "Thrown Away" contains a hidden track, the softer version of the song "Tightrope", which starts at about 4:57. "Tightrope" originally featured on the independent EP Let 'Em Know.
- The album's clean version contains the track "Legacy", instead of "Blood Brothers".
- The UK version of the album contains the bonus tracks "Legacy" (from the clean version) and "Dead Cell (Live)", as well as the music video for "Last Resort" as an enhanced feature.
- "Blood Brothers" appeared in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, the movie The One, and the teaser trailer for the movie Evolution.
- In "Blood Brothers", the lyrics reference the Terminator's line "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves."
- "Never Enough" appeared in the video game Gran Turismo 3.
- "Last Resort" appeared in the second episode of Smallville and in an episode of Cold Case as well as other TV shows and movies.
- "Last Resort" is also available as a downloadable track in the Rock Band games.
- "Dead Cell" appeared in the films The Skulls and Queen of the Damned.
- "Dead Cell" is also on the soundtrack for Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder.
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