Review Summary: Papa Roach is said to have lost their touch.............Nope.
For Papa Roach, the life of a mainstream rock star is hard. Demanding audiences make it a tough world for anyone who partakes in the life of mainstream. Any band can make as many albums as they want, but it still doesn’t change that people are going to get tired of them eventually. Some groups construct more albums than others. Some groups' albums last longer in terms of popularity. Papa Roach has never been a group that you listen to forever. They do get old sometimes, but whenever they do, they release fantastic albums such as this one.
Time for Annihilation was not only time for new tracks, but a time for the fans, and even the band, to go back in time, to visit the good old' days when Papa Roach was on top of the world. Papa Roach is by no means the holder of originality for the rock genre. But since they were the first band I was ever interested in, they hold a special place in my heart. Though I like tons of other things now, I can't find it in my heart to delete them from my playlists. Some people believe that Papa Roach has lost everything. Well, they haven’t, by any means. Papa Roach is just different now. It's still the same band we all came to love at the turn of the century when "Infest" came out. Though their style is different, for the most part, the original members are still there. This is extremely good. Because most bands break up, or lose all originality of the members and find other things to pursue. Papa Roach never did that. They always stuck together, and every album, while completely different from the last, was still astonishing. Some people say Papa Roach has lost their touch, that they are nothing anymore. Well, pardon my French, but I personally don't give a rats-ass what people say about them. No, as long as I’m still alive, Papa Roach will always have at least one fan.
Though they hold no claim to originality in rock, they still have uniqueness in who they are, and what they stand for. The guitars, the bass, the simple but awesome drums, the angst lyrics, it all appears to today’s' society of teens. I've been a hardcore of these guys for well over a year now, and I must say, I still like them as much as when I did when I picked up the first album. At this point in Papa Roach’s' career, they how a legion of fans still supporting them. They have a large stage, and a lot of money. They are not a garage band anymore. If they had a set style, (They never did) then there is an almost guaranteed statement that they WILL return to it. But since they haven’t, it must mean that they change on purpose. Nothing just comes to Papa Roach; they don't just pull lyrics out of their ass. They have a set schedule for their music involving complex instrumentals and amazing distortions. It those aspects and one more that make this album as cool as it is. "Time for Annihilation in all reality is nothing too special. We've seen what new tracks are presented on this album before. This sound almost ties in completely with that of "Finger Eleven" and "Incubus". But the lead singer Jacoby Shaddix saves the group from falling into pit of repetitive and conspicuous acts. Papa Roach really isn't a widely known band. They have gone worldwide now, but most people of our society are either listening to mainstream nonsense, or hip/hop.
This album employs into it 5 brand-spanking-new tracks that exhaust most aspects of mainstream rock out there. "Burn" is a pretty standard track that we see every day on mainstream radio about that special stupid bitch in our lives. But the distortions and very melodic chorus' make this song a masterpiece right off the bat of this album. "One Track Mind" sets a tone that a person has conflict within them, and they struggle with it, more angst lyrics that appeal to teens, and some adults. "Kick in the Teeth" is the single greatest song on this album. The instrumentals and vocals combine in all the right places at all the right times to make this track a phenomenal addition. There really isn't much to say about this track, it's just too good for any words that I know. "No Matter what", settles the album and volume down to a much lower level. Its design calms the listener down after 3 pretty heavy and mostly loud tracks. The final new track "Enemy" boils the blood back up to reasonable level as the introducing instrumentals blare in your ear after the quiet track. The verse also takes you on a journey into a melodic, nu-metal chorus. This track finalizes Papa Roach’s' newest look, distinguishing itself from "Metamorphosis". After the track, you hear an audience cheering for Papa Roach. This album contains 9 songs recorded live. These 9 tracks are the best from each of Papa Roach’s' previous albums. Thank God, "Between Angels and Insects" is on here; finally a compilation of Papa Roach's best that has the best track on it. It's not like these songs are a wild ride. It's just so that fans can relive the times when Papa roach was on top of the world, a time when people thought of Papa Roach an original experience band of nu-metal. The live tracks on this album popularize a fans experience to fulfill his likes and dislike about Papa Roach, meaning that if he didn't like the new tracks, he/she gets the chance to enjoy the best of Papa Roach live. If they don't enjoy that, then they don't belong in Papa Roach’s' audience.
