Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with Jose Mangin on “Zippo Encore Live,” Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix confirmed that the band have been writing for their next album. The frontman also revealed that the group are planning to release the effort “at the top of 2021.”

Shaddix said the following:

“We went in for a second round of songwriting, and now we have, I think, seven or eight pieces of music for the next record. We’re gonna be in the studio, I think, probably in July, August time cutting the new record and finishing up an album before September, I would think. And later on in the year, we’re gonna be dropping a new track. We’ve got a new record coming at the top of 2021.”

He also had the following to say about the musical direction:

“The stuff we’re writing right now is fucking on fire, dude. Some of it’s just heavy and nuts and just aggressive with these massive, big, pummeling riffs. And then there’s other stuff that’s that kind of experimental all-over-the-place-type stuff. We wrote this other song, like a ballad, where it’s just guitar and vocals, and it’s so stirring and emotional. This time [during the coronavirus crisis] has definitely stirred up something in the band that’s coming out really cool in the music.”

He also added the following about his lyrical inspiration for the new material:

“For me, I’ve had some time for introspection, looking inside again. As I pull back the layers of myself as I grow older, I always find these little dark corners that I’ve gotta clear out. Honestly, I’ve gone back and listened to some of the lyrics I’m writing, and I’m going, ‘I’m putting it all out there.’ It’s almost like this time has gotten me in a space with no filter — just lay it all out. But then also there’s a few songs we’ve written that just have this fun, hopeful vibe too. And we haven’t had that in our music. I’m ready for some of that too, ’cause I’m a pretty happy, joyous dude that’s got my dark corners and my dark edges but I also know how to have a good time, so I wanna make music that lifts people up as well. So I think that balance between the two is gonna make this next record special.”

[via Blabbermouth]