PAPA ROACH Is 'About Halfway Done' With Twelfth Studio Album: 'We're Taking Our Time With This One', Says JACOBY SHADDIX

In a new interview with Poland's Pełna Kulturka, PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the follow-up to the band's eleventh studio album, "Ego Trip", which came out in April 2022 through New Noize. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think it's about halfway done. We went through and we wrote a bunch of music, and then we went back and listened to it, and I'm, like, these are great songs, but I just feel like we can dig deeper and find something even more… I don't know. We just want something more out of it."

He continued: "I think that we're in a good place, and creatively we're in a stride, but I just feel like it's important for us, at this point in time in our career, to dig as deep as we possibly can and make this album just another...

"I feel like 'Ego Trip' really set a standard, and I wanna meet that standard or exceed it," Jacoby explained. "And so we're taking our time with this one, I'll be honest. We will be releasing new music next year, though. January, we got a new song we're gonna drop, and it's a fucking banger. This one is... It might be maybe one of our heaviest songs in a minute. This one is another level."

Last month, PAPA ROACH announced the 2027 U.S. leg of its "Rise Of The Roach" tour. The 30-date trek promises "an unforgettable night of high-energy rock and metal spectacle to fans nationwide." Support on the tour will come from ICE NINE KILLS and NINTH KEY.

PAPA ROACH, the two-time Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling pioneers of alternative hard rock, celebrated the 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking album "Infest" in 2025. Known for their candid approach to mental health, the band has long used their platform to raise awareness and support suicide prevention — beginning with their iconic hit "Last Resort" and continuing through their recent collaboration with Carrie Underwood on "Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)", which raised over $500,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) as well as contributing to CALM in the U.K.

The ever-evolving band has released eleven studio albums to date, including their most recent release, "Ego Trip", via their own label, New Noize Records. PAPA ROACH's catalog has amassed over one billion global streams, with "Ego Trip" delivering four No. 1 singles and contributing to an impressive career total of 28 Top 10 hits and 15 No. 1s across Rock, Alternative, and Hot AC charts.

Following sold-out arena tours across the Europe and North America in 2025, PAPA ROACH took their electrifying live show to Asia and Australia this spring, followed by European festivals in June and a U.K. tour in November 2026. The tracks "Wake Up Calling" and "See U In Hell" are available everywhere now.