The Connection (Papa Roach album)

The Connection
The Connection
Studio album by Papa Roach
Released	October 2, 2012
Studio	Red House Studios (Sacramento, California); Red Level Three Studios (Nashville Tennessee); Foxy Studios (Woodland Hills, California);
Genre	Hard rock; electronic rock; rap rock; nu metal;
Length	44:25
Label	Eleven Seven
Producer	James Michael; John Feldmann; Tylias;
Papa Roach chronology
Singles from The Connection
	"Still Swingin'"; Released: July 24, 2012; "Where Did the Angels Go"; Released: November 20, 2012; "Before I Die"; Released: January 22, 2013; "Leader of the Broken Hearts"; Released: May 7, 2013;

The Connection is the seventh studio album by American rock band Papa Roach. It was released on October 2, 2012, through Eleven Seven Music. The album was produced by Sixx:A.M. vocalist James Michael, who co-produced the band's previous full-length album Metamorphosis, and Goldfinger vocalist John Feldmann. The first single, "Still Swingin'", was released on July 24, 2012.

A lyric video to the song "Before I Die" was released on Papa Roach's YouTube channel on November 15, 2012. On November 19, 2012, The Connection was released as a vinyl record, making it the first Papa Roach album to be released in that format.

The album features several songs with electronic influences. Some tracks on the album feature a return to the nu metal style rapping vocals of the band's early releases.