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Papa Roach Says No To War, Hate, On New 'American Dreams' Video
August 15, 2017 at 12:00 PM (PT)
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PAPA ROACH pulls no punches when it comes to politics. Earlier this year, the multi-platinum, award-winning hard rockers made headlines for taking on PAUL RYAN in defense of the AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, but it’s “AMERICAN Dreams,” the latest single off their ninth LP, "Crooked Teeth," on ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC, where the band goes all in on the current state of AMERICA’s political affairs.
Commented frontman JACOBY SHADDIX, “AMERICA is struggling, AMERICA is divided, AMERICA is hurting right now. We’re at a fever pitch of confusion, smoke and mirrors, blatant lies. The AMERICAN Dream is on the chopping block."
“Have you ever thought that war was a sickness?” asks the lifelong pacifist in the lyrics for the track. “My father is a VIETNAM veteran. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the disintegration of the AMERICAN family are things I've dealt with personally. I know other people relate.”
PAPA ROACH revealed the official video for the new LP’s second single, “AMERICAN Dreams,” which went Top 10 at Active Rock this week. Shot in SHADDIX’s rural hometown of SACRAMENTO, the video was produced and directed by BRYSON ROATCH, and features a cast of real-life AMERICANS fighting to create their own version of the elusive AMERICAN Dream and addresses many of the issues preventing them from attaining that dream.