F.E.A.R.
by Papa Roach
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Billboard.com
    Jan 27, 2015
    70
    For 2012's The Connection, the steroid-heavy production was somewhat tempered so emotional catharsis could propel the album, and the same holds true for new collection F.E.A.R. (Face Everything and Rise).
  2. AllMusic
    Jan 27, 2015
    60
    Ultimately, it's just this kind of self-flagellating, dark-hued rock aesthetic that's worked for Papa Roach for well over a decade, and despite whatever passing styles or trends in pop music they've ignored in the process, it's a sound that seems to be working for them.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jan 27, 2015
    60
    Papa Roach may be a band out of time, but there's life aplenty here yet. [Feb 2015, p.113]
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  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Feb 6, 2015
    50
    F.E.A.R. is so overripe it's fermenting. [Mar 2015, p.91]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    Jan 27, 2015
    50
    Like Dorian Gray with a blowout, nu-metal holdovers Papa Roach have made their latest album sound like an eerie time capsule from the early 2000s.

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 33
  3. Negative: 4 out of 33
  1. FerVilla
    Feb 8, 2015
    10
    Quede impactado cuando lo oí. Tremendo disco, una batería potente, buenos riff de guitarra, un gran bajo y una voz recargada después de laQuede impactado cuando lo oí. Tremendo disco, una batería potente, buenos riff de guitarra, un gran bajo y una voz recargada después de la cirugía. En lo personal The Connection me encanto pero éste, aún más.
    Amazing Job.    … Full Review »
  2. Split1
    Sep 9, 2015
    6
    This is the most disappointing album that papa roach has ever made. However, I've got mixed feelings on it because I can still feel aThis is the most disappointing album that papa roach has ever made. However, I've got mixed feelings on it because I can still feel a connection with the music. I just feel like they've partially sold out to commercialism.… Full Review »
  3. TheQuietGamer
    Feb 27, 2015
    7
    Like most bands do when they hit a lot of success with a new sound, Papa Roach has taken their last album and tried to expand upon it. OnlyLike most bands do when they hit a lot of success with a new sound, Papa Roach has taken their last album and tried to expand upon it. Only this time with the electronic elements have been toned down. None of that is really a bad thing. After all it was "The Connection" that sort of reinvigorated the band. The problem is that the album runs out of steam quickly.

    The energy you'll find in the single "Face Everything and Rise" is missing from the majority of this ten track album. I appreciate the more uplifting and emotional elements they carry, however I just wish that they didn't lose the energy of the first three tracks and that the lyrics were less generic.

    Not even a guest appearance from Maria Brink of In This Moment can bring add any extra life to the later songs. Unfortunately she lays a role in the only song on the album I would call bad. She's fine, but the rap-rock nature of it is just awful. The other quest appearance is from rapper Royce Da 5'9". His contribution went rather unnoticed by me.

    Overall I would say that it's a pretty solid album. I just wish it was heavier, louder, and more energetic. The slower songs and nature of "F.E.A.R." isn't actually a bad thing. It just makes for one of the weaker albums to come from this group. In the future I hope they go back to experimenting with their sound. As it stands the formula of The Connection still works here, but I feel they burnt it out. It's a good album, but a weaker one for the band.

    I give F.E.A.R. a 7.5/10.    … Full Review »
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