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[S]peaking of the road, Papa Roach is getting exposure by touring with various bands and playing festivals and radio shows with as many different bands as possible. At Rock in Rio in 2001, the band played to more the 250,000 fans opening for Guns N' Roses.
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Starting out as a punk- and rap-influenced band, the northern Californian alt-metal group Papa Roach grew into a straight-ahead hard rock ensemble with strong heavy metal leanings. Consisting of Coby Dick, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, and Tobin Esperance, Papa Roach formed in 1993 and began releasing EPs soon after, including 1994's Potatoes for Christmas and 1995's Caca Bonita. By 1996, the group replaced original bassist Will James with Esperance and hired a new manager; the following year, Papa Roach released their first full-length album, Old Friends from Young Years, which became a surprise hit on local radio. The band's regional success led to more prominent gigs, including dates with Suicidal Tendencies, Sevendust, and Powerman 5000, and a deal with Dreamworks Records, which released Papa Roach's second album, Infest, in early 2000. The album went triple platinum thanks to the success of the single "Last Resort." Two years later, frontman Coby Dick opted to go by his given name of Jacoby Shaddix. A second album, lovehatetragedy, appeared in June 2002.
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In 1994, Papa Roach recorded their first 7 track EP titled Potatoes For Christmas. Dave Buckner was temporarily replaced by Ryan Brown, as Buckner was spending the year in Seattle studying art. One year later, they recorded a 2 track promo at Sound Farm Studios titled Caca Bonita. By this time Dave Buckner was back. To keep progressing as a band, they replaced Will James, who had become heavily involved in a church summer camp, by Tobin Esperance, because James' absence would limit the band's summer practicing and touring. As Esperance had been with the band as a roadie for a while, the transition was an easy one.
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Californian band Papa Roach was founded in 1993. Most of the Papa Roach members were still in high school. Shortly after, the band started playing around California, opening for the likes of The Deftones, Incubus and Powerman 5000. Papa Roach blends hip hop with raw hard rock. Their popularity skyrocketed when their album “Last Resort,” (2000) made waves on MTV and achieved triple-platinum sales figures.
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Papa Roach has been successful in its musical endeavors. Following in the footsteps of past hits including "Last Resort" and "Scars," its first single from The Paramour Sessions, "Forever," is No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
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Papa Roach likes doing things differently. That’s one of the reasons they’re a perfect close to nine days of concerts at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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