I know. When you go see a shitty band, shitty concerts usually ensue. Keep reading.
Papa Roach dropped their major label debut Infest in 2000. Their first and arguably biggest hit to date "Last Resort" shamelessly plagiarized various classic Iron Maiden riffs, and along with bands like Korn and Disturbed helped to usher in the nu-metal hey-day of chugga-chugga riffs and lyrics so embarrasingly angst-ridden that even grunge bands must be ashamed to have been of influence. Thanks to mediocre ballads like "Forever," the band stuck around. Most recently, guitarist Jerry Horton called their new album Metamorphosis, "rock record of the decade." I'll at least credit them for the Kafka reference.
This brings us to last Thursday night in Manchester, England. Courtesy of an e-mail to UK website Rock Sound, a concertgoer just couldn't, or perhaps, didn't care to make it to the restroom.
Read the unbelievable e-mail after the jump.
This article appears in Apr 15-21, 2009.