Papa Roach

Infest was a completely unexpected hit in the early part of 2000. When the Alt Metal/Rapcore single "Last Resort" went straight to the top of the charts, no one was more surprised than the band members themselves. The record is a solid debut, focusing on the trendier aspects of the new metal scene that Korn seems to have created almost single-handedly.

Singing or rapping, they speak truth for their not yet dysfunctional cohort ("Infest," "Revenge"). (Grade - **)