F.E.A.R. (album) explained

F.E.A.R.
Type:studio
Artist:Papa Roach
Cover:PapaRoachFEAR.png
Border:yes
Alt:The desert seen against a night sky with the album's title and the band's name written above in white
Released:January 27, 2015
Genre:
Length:36:07
Label:Eleven Seven
Prev Title:The Connection
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Crooked Teeth
Next Year:2017

F.E.A.R. is the eighth studio album by American rock band Papa Roach. It was released on January 27, 2015.[4]

"When you see the word, it looks like Fear. If you look deeper, it's Face Everything And Rise." Speaking to Loudwire, Jacoby Shaddix explained the meaning of this song: "It's about stepping up to your problems," he said, "and connecting with my God and walking through those things."

F.E.A.R. sold 24,425 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart, charting higher than their previous albums and The Connection, also outselling both of them. It is their first top 15 album in the UK since Lovehatetragedy, as well as their first album to chart higher in the UK than in the US. It also managed to chart in many territories worldwide where many of their previous releases failed to chart. As of April 2016, the album has sold 84,000 copies in the United States.

History

On February 4, 2014, the band announced that they will be going into the studio to record a new album.[5]

On February 18, guitarist Jerry Horton stated that the first single should come out in July 2014,[6] but the first official single (the title track) was not revealed until August, and the single release date was delayed until November.

On February 25, the band participated in a live chat and mentioned that they have already written 4 songs. They revealed the titles of three songs: "Broken as Me", "Gravity", and "War Over Me".[7]

On April 24, during an interview for Loudwire, vocalist Jacoby Shaddix revealed more song titles from the album: "Never Have to Say Goodbye" and "Face Everything and Rise".[8] On August 30, 2014, it was revealed that the title track, "Face Everything and Rise" would be the album's first single and that the video would be codirected by Shaddix.[9]

The album was streamed on YouTube on January 22, 2015, five days before its scheduled release on the Eleven Seven Music YouTube channel.[10]

Singles

The title track "Face Everything and Rise" was released digitally on November 4, 2014, as their first single.

The song "Gravity" was released on April 22, 2015, as their second single along with the music video.

The song "Falling Apart" was released on January 18, 2015, on Radio 1 Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 and was released on Christmas Day on Mainstream Rock as the third single.

The fourth single "Devil" was released on March 26, 2016.

The fifth and final single "Broken as Me" was released on April 26, 2016

Personnel

Papa Roach

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 113
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 6
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 71
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 110
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 13
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[22] 2
US Billboard 200[23] 15
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: F.E.A.R. - Papa Roach. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Papa Roach: F.E.A.R. . 6 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Papa Roach, 'F.E.A.R.' - Album Review. Loudwire. 27 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Papa Roach: 'F.E.A.R.' Release Date, Track Listing Revealed . Blabbermouth.net . October 9, 2014 . April 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018182626/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/papa-roach-f-e-a-r-release-date-track-listing-revealed/ . October 18, 2014 . live.
  5. Web site: Papa Roach Enter Studio for New Album Recording | Music News @. Ultimate-guitar.com. April 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808004531/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/papa_roach_enter_studio_for_new_album_recording.html. August 8, 2014. live.
  6. Web site: Jerry Horton on Twitter: ""@wkuchris: @jerryhorton when do we get to hear the first single?" I think somewhere around July" . Twitter.com . February 18, 2014 . April 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813192308/https://twitter.com/jerryhorton/status/435822686892064769 . August 13, 2015 . live.
  7. Web site: Papa Roach chats live with fans about making their new album (@paparoach) . YouTube.com . February 25, 2014 . April 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151113220833/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuHKNS7yXeE . November 13, 2015 . live.
  8. Web site: Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix Shares New Album Progress + More . Loudwire.com . April 24, 2014 . April 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150321014546/http://loudwire.com/jacoby-shaddix-papa-roach-sickest-most-ill-est-album-yet/ . March 21, 2015 . live.
  9. Web site: Papa Roach: First Single From 'F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise)' Album Revealed . Blabbermouth.net . August 30, 2014 . April 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923020014/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/papa-roach-first-single-from-f-e-a-r-face-everything-and-rise-album-revealed/ . September 23, 2015 . live.
  10. Web site: Papa Roach Stream F.E.A.R. Ahead Of Release. Kerrang.com. April 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702132553/http://www.kerrang.com/27415/papa-roach-stream-f-e-a-r-ahead-release/. July 2, 2015. live.
  11. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131200853/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/3250. January 31, 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Papa Roach - F.E.A.R. . May 20, 2015 . Hung Medien . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322103911/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Papa%2BRoach&titel=F.E.A.R.&cat=a . March 22, 2015.
  13. Web site: Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.. May 20, 2015. Hung Medien. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317095114/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/407f4/Papa-Roach-F.E.A.R.. March 17, 2015. live.
  14. Web site: Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.. May 20, 2015. Hung Medien. https://web.archive.org/web/20150426164207/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/407f4/Papa-Roach-F.E.A.R.. April 26, 2015. live.
  15. Web site: Papa Roach - F.E.A.R. . May 20, 2015 . Hung Medien . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150606114349/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Papa%2BRoach&titel=F.E.A.R.&cat=a . June 6, 2015.
  16. Web site: Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.. May 20, 2015. Hung Medien. https://web.archive.org/web/20150420164553/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Papa+Roach&titel=F%2EE%2EA%2ER%2E&cat=a. April 20, 2015. live.
  17. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment Charts. de. November 22, 2021.
  18. Web site: Discography Papa Roach. Hung Medien. November 22, 2021.
  19. Web site: Papa Roach - F.E.A.R.. May 20, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130940/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/130593/products/1109848/1/. March 4, 2016. live.
  20. Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. November 19, 2021.
  21. Web site: Official Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. February 9, 2015.
  22. Web site: Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. February 1, 2015. January 16, 2022.
  23. Web site: Papa Roach Debuts on Billboard 200, Top Rock Albums. Billboard. February 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208064228/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465250/papa-roach-debuts-top-rock-albums. February 8, 2015. live.
  24. Web site: Papa Roach hits #1 Billboard Hard Rock Albums. Billboard. May 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905005215/http://www.billboard.com/artist/277209/papa-roach/chart?f=795. September 5, 2015. live.

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