Mad About Rock

  Papa Roach have just released a brand-new single called “Wake Up Calling,” and unveiled the next wave of their ‘Rise Of The Roach’ world tour, with dates confirmed across Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Europe, and now the UK & Ireland. The band has just announced their return to the UK later this year for another headline run, following their biggest shows yet last year, including a sold-out Wembley show. The tour will kick off at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 1st November through to Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on 9th November, with a stop at London’s The O2 along the way. Tickets go on sale at 10 AM – Friday, 13th February 2026 HERE . Last year’s UK dates garnered fantastic reviews across the board: “…with this kind of longevity, our suspicion about them being armageddon-proof doesn’t seem quite so daft after all. Long live Papa Roach!” – Kerrang “Papa Roach - still so undeniable all these years later. Still learning, still living, still loving and still looking for that next thing to...

  Papa Roach & Carrie Underwood have officially gone GOLD with their collaboration “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark),” as certified by the RIAA. The announcement fittingly came on World Suicide Prevention Day. The band recently reunited with 8-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood for a powerful new live performance of the track, filmed at their show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Watch the video HERE . The track has notched up over 218 Million streams so far. This performance highlights Papa Roach’s ongoing mission to shine a light on suicide prevention and mental health awareness. In partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention all royalties from the song generated by both artists will be donated to AFSP in perpetuity ( www.AFSP.org ). The performance represents a pivotal step in the band’s commitment to using music as a force for healing and change. Earlier this year during their sold-out headline show at Wembley Arena the band p...

  Thanks to incredible demand Papa Roach’s dates are now on last chance tickets for both Ovo Arena Wembley on February 7th and Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on the 8th 2025. To celebrate this overwhelming reaction from their fans, they are adding an extra date at M&S Bank Arena Liverpool on Feb 9th. It will see the band bring their biggest ever production and journey deep through their vast catalogue of music including a celebration of the 25th anniversary of their iconic breakthrough album INFEST. Special Guests for the dates are Wage War. Tickets will go on General Sale: Fri 4th Oct 10 am BST HERE. The band will again be partnering with the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) who are fighting to reduce the devastating impact of suicide in the UK for these extra dates. There will be a £1 donation included on every ticket. Frontman Jacoby Shaddix commented, “The UK has spoken in a big way, so we had to listen. We are overwhelmed by this support...

  Due to overwhelming demand, and the call from fans for another date in the UK, Papa Roach has announced a show at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on February 8th adding to their first-ever headline date at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, on February 7th, 2025 (which is now on very low tickets). The band, who are thriving over 25 years into their career, will be bringing their biggest-ever production and taking fans on a deep journey through their vast catalogue of music including a celebration of the 25th anniversary of their iconic breakthrough album INFEST. Special Guests for the two dates will be Wage War whose album “Stigma” gets a physical release on Sept 6th via Fearless Records, and who Dork described as “headbanging, arm-swinging metalcore mayhem!” General sale tickets available on September 6th at 10 a.m.BST HERE. Frontman Jacoby Shaddix commented, “We are blown away by the response for Rise Of The Roach tour. Wage War are amazing and we can’t wait to get back on tour. ...

  The last 18 months have been massively successful for rock juggernauts Papa Roach, who today celebrate the release of EGO TRIP DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION and the long-awaited EGO TRIP Standard Edition on Vinyl via their own New Noize Records. The extended 20-track version of EGO TRIP – a record that has accumulated over 220 million streams, launched two #1 singles with a third released last week - “Cut The Line” Feat. Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo and garnered attention from SPIN , Consequence , Grammy.com + more – features remixed versions of songs from the original record as well as new music. Stream EGO TRIP DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION now HERE. Also available today is the EGO TRIP Vinyl LP, now in its second edition after it was initially available for November’s Black Friday Record Store Day. The worldwide release features the Standard 14-track album in unique packaging with a pop-up EGO TRIP roller coaster inside the gatefold amusement park map, and 140g vinyl LP in Opaque Black, “Tr...

  Papa Roach has announced the release of EGO TRIP DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION, and the long-awaited release date for EGO TRIP Standard Edition on Vinyl. The twenty-track digital deluxe release features remixed versions of songs from the original record, as well as new music. The band also launched a new version of “Cut The Line” featuring Beartooth which is already on 1.2 million streams. Listen here . The original version of EGO TRIP currently clocks up over 157 million streams. The pre-order is now live for the long-awaited EGO TRIP Vinyl LP, in its second edition after it was initially available for November’s Black Friday Record Store Day. The worldwide release features the Standard 14-track album in unique packaging with a pop-up EGO TRIP roller coaster inside the gatefold, amusement park map, and 140g vinyl LP in Opaque Black, “Translucent Purple” for Indie Retailers, “Strawberry Shortcake” available via the band’s merchandise store, and “Yellow & Black Swirl” exclusively o...

So the new Stencil Mag (Issue 42) is out today and it's huge as always! For this issue I got to interview Joey Z from Life Of Agony - check out the interview here:  https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/52 My reviews featured include: Life Of Agony - A Place Where There's No More Pain https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/203 Bleed Again - Momentum   https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/208 You Me At Six - Night People   h ttps://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/209 Acceptance - Colliding By Design   https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/210 Counterfeit - Together We Are Strong  https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/211 Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand  https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/233 Lastly I also done a feature for albums that turn 10 years old this year! My choice was for Paramore's - Riot Album which you can read here:  https://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue42/238 So be sure to check ...

Check out the new Stencil Mag featuring the above - loads of awesome interviews and features, as well as my reviews of front page band, Papa Roach, 36 Crazyfists, In This Moment, With Dawn, Storm The Sky, Ok Go & Summer Cruise !! This issue isn't to be missed, especially if you are looking for some new music for 2015!! See it all here: http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue29 Also special thanks to Andrew Dex (Editor) and the rest of the crew at Stencil for featuring my ad for my site in the issue too!

This Issue was a personal highlight for me as I was lucky enough to do phone interviews with only Jacoby Fucking Shaddix frontman of Papa Roach & AFI guitarist, Jade! This was huge for me being a big fan of both bands and growing up listening to them! My other contributions included the interviews for Mayday Parade, Protest The Hero, The Word Alive, my album of the year feature (Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal - say what you like about the band, but there is no denying this was a hell of an album!) and my other reviews of, Protest The Hero, AFI and A Day To Remember! To view this action packed issue, go here: http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue22 Carina

Check out the latest issue featuring my interview with Jason Bowld from Axewound ( Pitchshifter) and  extraordinary  one armed guitarist, Benjamin Teacher (Ultra Violet Man) from London!  As well as my album of the new review (Halestorm - The Strange Case Of) and all my other reviews of Axewound - Vultures, Stone Sour, Bad Books, Basement, Parkway Drive, Less Than Jake, Handguns, Conquer The Decade, Fell On Black Days and cover stars Deftones! Plus loads more interviews and reviews!! http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue16 Keep rocking! Carina