Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix has spoken about the band’s “boundary-pushing” new material, as well as their relationship with Bring Me The Horizon and commitment to mental health awareness.The frontman caught up with NME as the nu-metal pioneers kicked off the European leg of their ‘Rise Of The Roach’ tour – celebrating 25 years of iconic 2000 debut album ‘Infest’.
The stint will see them play some of their biggest shows of their career, including a stop at London’s OVO Wembley Arena.As well as hitting the road, the band have also dropped the resilient anthem ‘Even If It Kills Me’ – their first new single since 2022 and taster their next album.
According to Shaddix, the track was inspired by his son “going through a traumatic life upheaval.”“It was like watching him walk through fire, and seeing that awoke something in me,” Shaddix told NME. “That feeling of ‘How am I going to be there for him through this tragedy in his life?’“It’s hard to watch people that you love suffer, and I wanted to put that feeling into song.
I really wanted to carry the pain for him and I realised that when life throws these things at us, sometimes it breaks us down, but sometimes it builds us up.”Check out the full interview with Shaddix below, where he also opens up about what fans can expect from the new album, his relationship with Bring Me The Horizon, the nu-metal comeback, and why Papa Roach will always strive to to raise awareness for mental health.NME: Hi Jacoby.