Spending over 10 years as an alternative rock force, Papa Roach have returned in 2009 revitalized and ready to bring their infectious anthems to scores of fans around the world. Boasting a wealth of growth and bravado, their fifth studio album, “Metamorphosis,” is out today, March 24th via DGC/Interscope Records. Remaining true to their LA roots, Metamorphosis was written at the legendary Paramour Mansion and recorded at NRG Recording Studios. The album was co-produced by Jay Baumgardener (311, Evanescence, Incubus) and the band, with James Michael (Motley Crue, Sixx:A.M.) picking up additional co-production credits on five of the tracks. Metamorphosis secures the bands’ legacy in modern rock, showcasing their songwriting growth and maturity over the last decade.

The first single from “Metamorphosis,” “Lifeline” hit radio in January and was the most added song at Rock radio in its first week. Only 8 weeks in, the track has hit #1 at Active Rock and exhibits serious staying power. The band performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 6th. “Lifeline” is one of the fastest growing songs at active, alternative and mainstream rock and is available online at iTunes, various digital outlets and at Hot Topic stores on an exclusive two-song CD single. Papa Roach recently shot the official video for the song with director Chris Sims (Queens of the Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World), which was immediately premiered on imeem.com, and added at MTV2, MTVu, Fuse, and Music Choice. The video underscores the social messages prevalent throughout the track and the album. Papa Roach will be hitting the road with Nickleback for a full US tour in July, as well as trekking through Europe in June for their first headlining tour in over 2 years.

As a thank you to their most loyal fans, anyone purchasing Metamorphosis as a CD or iTunes digital album will be granted access to the “Backstage Pass” section of the bands site, which will feature exclusive video greetings from the band and more, and will be regularly updated. The URL is www.paparoach.com/promo/backstagepass (those that purchased the CD must have it in their CD-drive to access content).

PAPA ROACH TOUR 2009

WITH BUCKCHERRY & AVENGED SEVENFOLD:
3/24 Chattanooga, TN Memorial Auditorium
3/26 Johnson City, TN Freedom Hall
3/27 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
3/28 Asheville, NC Asheville Civic Center
3/30 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
4/2 Poplar Bluff, MO Black River Coliseum
4/3 Grand Island, NE Heartland Events Center
4/4 Topeka, KS Topeka Event Center
4/6 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
4/7 Belton, TX Belton County Expo Center
4/9 Amarillo, TX Amarillo Civic Center
4/10 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheater
4/11 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center

EUROPEAN HEADLINING DATES:
4/16 Machester, UK Academy
4/17 London, UK Forum
4/18 Birmingham, UK Academy
4/20 Cologne Live Music Hall
4/21 Amsterdam Melkweg
4/22 Hamburg, GER Docks
4/24 Berlin, GER Huxley’s
4/25 Vienna, AUS Gasometer
4/27 Munich, GER New Backstage
4/28 Zurich, GER X-Tra

CANADIAN AND US DATES
5/2 Vancouver, British Columbia UBC Thunderbird Arena
5/3 Prince George, British Columbia CN Centre
5/5 Edmonton, Alberta Shaw Conference Centre
5/7 Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral
5/12 Orlando, Florida House Of Blues
5/13 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina House Of Blues
5/15 Richmond, Virginia The National

EUROPEAN SUMMER FESTIVALS:
6/3 Moscow, RUS Tochka
6/5 Nuernberg, GER Rock im ring
6/6 Nuernberg, GER Rock im park
6/7 Prague, CZECH REP Roxy
6/9 Copenhagen, DEN Vega
6/13 Bergum, NETH Waldrock Festival
6/14 Donnington, UK Download Festival
6/15 Exeter, UK Great Hall
6/19 Nantes, FR Hell Fest
6/20 Bilboa, SP Kobetasonik Festival
6/22 Lusanne, CH Les Docks
6/26 Dessel, Belgium Graspop
6/28 Luxembourg Rock A Field Festival

PAPA ROACH ON TOUR WITH NICKELBACK:
7/10 Darien Lake, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
7/15 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/18 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
7/21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/22 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/24 Boston, MA Comcast Center
7/25 Hartford, CT Meadows Music Theater
7/28 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
7/29 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
7/31 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
8/1 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
8/12 Clarkson, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
8/15 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/17 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/19 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8/21 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/22 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
8/25 Englewood, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/26 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
8/28 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheater at Clark County
8/29 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
8/31 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/1 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
9/3 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9/5 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
9/9 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion

Fans got their first taste of the new songs from the album during their live performances on Crüe Fest 2008 and with a free download of the viral video release for the song “Hollywood Whore” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duuUnO6kxGg) which the band released in November 2008 as a gift to long-time fans. The video has had more than a million views.

Metamorphosis captures Papa Roach’s incendiary live energy on record. The album engages a full-on rock n’ roll assault fueled by the band’s punky raw energy, catchy guitar riffs and irrefutable melodies. They have delivered the most entertaining album of their career; it’s the culmination of their devotion to performing live and always giving their fans what they want while staying true to themselves.

Leading up to album release, Papa Roach will embark on a national tour alongside Buckcherry, Avenged Sevenfold and Saving Abel, kicking off on January 28th in Salt Lake City. This follows a half year of non-stop touring in front of 700,000 people that included the main stage on Motley Crüe’s Crüe Fest and a recent autumn run with Staind and Seether.

“We bring it live,” says Shaddix. “When you come to one of our shows, it’s like the last tribal experience. Playing shows every night is what we’re built for. We make a club feel like an arena and we make an arena feel like a club. We’re going to tour our guts out and bring our music to fans all over the world.”

PAPA ROACH ON TOUR:

1/28 Salt Lake City, UT “E” Center
1/30 Phoenix, AZ Jobing Arena
1/31 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
2/2 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
2/3 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
2/5 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley Sundome
2/6 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
2/7 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
2/9 Spokane. WA Star Theater at Spokane Arena

2/10 Great Falls, MT Four Seasons Arena*
2/12 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
2/13 Mankato, MN, Alltel Center
2/14 Council Bluffs, ID Mid America Center
2/16 Ft. Wayne, ID, Allen County Memorial Coliseum
2/17 St. Louis, MO The Family Arena
2/20 Cleveland, OH The Wolstein Center
2/21 Battle Creek, MI Kellogg Arena
2/23 Cincinnati, OH The Bank of Kentucky Center
2/24 Pikeville, KY Easter Kentucky Expo Center
2/25 Pittsburgh, PA The Peterson Events Center
2/27 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena