Papa Roach today announce the release of their tenth studio album, Who Do You Trust?, out now. Who Do You Trust? marks a paradigm career shift, redefining them and translating their sound to an entirely new audience, without losing the loyal following they’ve built already. “We wanted a new chapter in our career. We wanted to carve a new path, be ‘Papa Roach,’ true to form,” says, Shaddix. 

The figures tell their own story. Papa Roach are a rare breed. Time, as ever, is the real test. Sure, you might have hits early on in your career, but what do you do when the spotlight moves to someone else, when your initial heat cools off? Many are mistaken when defining the game of rock as a sprint rather than a marathon. Many lose their nerve, flail blindly and change their sound to whatever’s cool this week. Many retreat by default into their catalogue and continue touring as “heritage” acts or museum pieces performing to an ever-decreasing fanbase. Rare, however, is the band that holds their mettle, that take the time to grow, that use those moments when fame’s fickle finger is pointing elsewhere to take risks and to try new things. Rarer still is the band that goes through this process and comes out the other end making the best music of their career, and ready to change the world’s perception of them, and Papa Roach is exactly this band.