Papa Roach

USA, 1993–now

Vacaville, California band led by Jacoby Shaddix, formed in 1993. Infest ('Last Resort') made them nu-metal stars fusing rap and rock, before pivoting toward straight-ahead hard rock and alt-metal on later albums.

MusicRoots documents 4 artists who influenced Papa Roach and 0 artists Papa Roach influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Papa Roach?

• Faith No More — Papa Roach's rap-rock fusion follows the trail Faith No More and Mike Patton blazed, mixing melody, rap and metal.
• Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine's rap-metal aggression is a direct influence on Papa Roach's early sound.
• Nine Inch Nails — Nine Inch Nails' industrial intensity informs the darker textures of Papa Roach's nu-metal.
• Deftones — One of the three acts Papa Roach's nu-metal drew on, with Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails.