PAPA ROACH Guitarist: 'The New Album Is Our Rock Record Of The Decade'

February 16, 2009

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Icon Vs. Icon: You are releasing "Metamorphosis" on March 24. What can you tell us about the new album?

Horton: I think that the new album is our rock record of the decade. It covers the spectrum with a lot of different flavor. There are a lot of different styles on the record. I think that is what separates this record from the previous ones in that the songs on this one fit together really well and it makes for a really cohesive record.

Icon Vs. Icon: On this album you again worked with producer Jay Baumgardner, who you had worked with on "Infest". What was it like working with him years later?

Horton: Oddly enough, the process was very similar. Even though we have grown and he has done a lot of things since then. We had to feel it out but it was very similar. It was more of a co-producing thing where we pulled a lot from ourselves and tried to step it up and do a lot by ourselves and then consult him for ideas. It was a good experience for us because eventually we want to produce our own stuff. This kinda lead us to being able to do that.

Icon Vs. Icon: What was the biggest challenge in making the record?

Horton: I think that time was the biggest challenge. We had to finish the album on the road because we went out on Crüe Fest. We didn't really record much in the way of music on the road but there were a few songs that needed some tightening up on the lyrics and vocals. So that was basically it, we had a major block of it done and the ideas were done and recorded but we ran into a situation where we needed to go out and tour. We decided to finish it on the road and it worked! It worked for Jacoby (Shaddix, vocals) especially, because he got a chance to work with James Michael of SIXX: A.M.James did the recording on the road and helped him with a few lyrics here and there and kinda sped the process along. I think we came out with something really great.

Read the entire interview from Icon Vs. Icon.

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