Papa Roach - The Connection [Dark blue coloured vinyl]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: MOSH725LPI
Barcode: 5055006572537
Release Date: 28 Nov 2025
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 As the band explained at the time of the album’s release in 2012, ‘The Connection’ was more than just a title, but a mission statement. It reaffirmed Papa Roach’s commitment to their fans, who may have found as much solace in hearing singer Jacoby Shaddix’s words as he did in writing them. In addition, it held a more personal significance.
 Sonically, ‘The Connection’ reflected the Vacaville rockers building bridges between their past and their present, resurrecting their fierce nu metal elements that they made their name with, while amalgamating them with their more recent experimentations with electronics and hard rock. In this sense, the processes of evolution and a reacquisition with themselves were tightly intertwined.
 Thirteen years on, the time for reconnection has arrived. Earache Records’ reissue of ‘The Connection’ - the first time it has been pressed to vinyl outside the US - is a means for seasoned Papa Roach fans to explore the highs of their later back catalogue all over again, and for a new generation of fans to experience it for the first time.
 In addition, this album also contains two bonus tracks - ‘What’s Left Of Me’ and ‘9th Life’ - that have never been pressed to vinyl before. It may have chronicled one of the darkest times of Shaddix’s life, but it also stands as a testament to how much they have survived.
 The reissue arrives amid what’s shaping up to be a sterling year for Papa Roach. It follows the Earache reissues of 2010’s ‘Time For Annihilation’, 2015’s ‘F.E.A.R.’ and 2017’s ‘Crooked Teeth’, as well as the rapturously received ‘Rise Of The Roach’ arena tour earlier this year.

Tracklisting
Engage
Still Swingin'
Where Did The Angels Go
Silence Is The Enemy
Before I Die
Wish You Never Met Me
Give Me Back My Life
Breathe You In
Leader Of The Broken Hearts
Not That Beautiful
Walking Dead
Won't Let Up
As Far As I Remember
What's Left Of Me
9th Life