Infest (album)

Infest
Studio album by
Papa Roach
ReleasedApril 25, 2000
RecordedOctober 1999 – January 2000
StudioNRG Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length45:52
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerJay Baumgardner
Papa Roach chronology
Let 'Em Know
(1999) 		Infest
(2000) 		Lovehatetragedy
(2002)
Singles from Infest
  1. "Last Resort"
    Released: March 7, 2000[7]
  2. "Broken Home"
    Released: January 31, 2001
  3. "Between Angels and Insects"
    Released: May 22, 2001
  4. "Dead Cell"
    Released: November 21, 2001
Alternative cover
Alternate cover used in several territories
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[8]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin3/10[11]

Infest is the second studio album and major-label debut by the American rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, through DreamWorks Records, and became the 20th highest-selling album of 2000 in the United States. The sound of the album is nu metal and rap metal. Many of the album songs contains rapping and hip hop influences. It was certified 3× Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001, and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. This album earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. It is their best-selling album to date. To commemorate the album's 20th anniversary, Papa Roach got together and performed the album live in its entirety in studio to stream worldwide on June 20, 2020. The whole performance was released on YouTube on September 15, 2020.

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