F.E.A.R.
by Papa Roach
User Score
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
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  1. 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. 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    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. 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.    … Expand
  2. 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 la cirugía. En lo personal The Connection me encanto pero éste, aún más.
    Amazing Job.
  3. thesupremekai
    Jul 4, 2015
    7
    Not as good as The Connection but still a decent record. Gravity is the best track on the album. It's the best rapping he's done since Infest. The few songs with rapping on The Connection weren't that great. This album just isn't as good lyrically as The Connection. Another problem is that all the songs sound the same. There isn't much variety.
  4. Bryano
    Jan 3, 2017
    7
    The title track is pretty boring because it sounds too commercially aimed, but in general, the album contains good tracks. It is surely better than anything released since Paramours Sessions, but doesn't sound as good as their forst three releases.

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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
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Feb 6, 2015
    50
    F.E.A.R. is so overripe it's fermenting. [Mar 2015, p.91]
  2. 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).
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  3. 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.
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