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Papa Roach (P Roach) is een alternatieve-rock- en alternatieve-metalband, opgericht in 1993 in het stadje Vacaville in Noord-Californië. Bestaande uit Jacoby Shaddix als zanger, Jerry Horton als gitarist, Tobin Esperance als bassist en Dave Buckner als drummer (Buckner werd in 2008 vervangen door drummer Tony Palermo). Hun naam komt van de stiefgrootvader van Jacoby, Howard William Roatch. Deze werd namelijk "Papa" genoemd en had als achternaam "Roatch". Roatch pleegde in 2006 zelfmoord waarop de band hem eerde op hun album The Paramour Sessions.

Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther.

After releasing two EPs, James departed and was replaced by Tobin Esperance. The band independently released two additional EPs before signing with DreamWorks Records in 1999, subsequently releasing the triple-platinum Infest in 2000, the gold album Lovehatetragedy in 2002, and the platinum album Getting Away with Murder in 2004. Following the release of The Paramour Sessions in 2006, Buckner left the band in 2007 and was succeeded by Tony Palermo. Papa Roach then released Metamorphosis (2009), Time for Annihilation (2010), The Connection (2012), F.E.A.R. (2015), Crooked Teeth (2017), and Who Do You Trust? (2019). The group's eleventh studio album, Ego Trip, was released in 2022.