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Oct 11, 2012Nu-metal survivors Papa Roach's sixth full-length is an exhilarating return to form.
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Oct 11, 2012In some ways, The Connection is perhaps the band's most contemporary-sounding album, though it still remains reverent to the nu-metal sound of the late '90s when it comes down to the overall feel of each tune.
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Q MagazineOct 23, 2012The Connection is a stylistic leap, that shows surprising restraint, and--whisper it--maturity. [Nov 2012, p.102]
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Kerrang!Oct 22, 2012It's the sound of a band who know their craft inside out, but who aren't afraid to grow and try something new. [29 Sep 2012, p.53]
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Oct 11, 2012Papa Roach have the tools to be a damn good rock band, but they'll never be one unless they change the bloody record.
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Oct 11, 2012It's nice that Shaddix is still alive, but Papa Roach remain irretrievably atrocious.
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Positive: 24 out of 28
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