Ego Trip (Papa Roach album)

On August 1, 2021, the band released a new single entitled "Swerve", featuring Jason Aalon Butler of Fever 333 and American rapper Sueco.^[5] On September 9, 2021, Papa Roach released the first radio single "Kill the Noise" from their upcoming eleventh studio album in 2022.^[6] On October 29, 2021, the band released a new song "Dying to Believe".^[7] On January 21, 2022, "Stand Up" followed as the album's fourth single.^[8] The fourth single "Cut the Line" was released on March 1, 2022. The album Ego Trip was announced on the same day and was released on April 8, 2022.^[9] A fifth single "No Apologies" was released on April 4, 2022.^[10] On January 6, 2023, the band released a new version of "Swerve", featuring Hollywood Undead. In the same month, on January 27, they released a new version of another song, "Cut the Line", featuring Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo. In January 2023, a deluxe edition of Ego Trip was announced.^[11] The deluxe edition was exclusively released digitally on March 17, 2023.

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Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[4]
Classic Rock	[13]
Distorted Sound Mag	8/10[14]
Gigwise	[15]
Kerrang!	[16]
Metal Hammer	[17]
Sputnikmusic	1.5/5[3]

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According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Ego Trip received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.^[12] It was given three and a half out of five stars by Metal Hammer, with reviewer Elliot Leaver saying, "This is a presentation of 14 tracks that don't outstay their welcome and pack in as much as they can for maximum impact."^[17]

Ego Trip debuted within the top 40 in three different countries worldwide, including Germany, Scotland and Switzerland, charting the highest and peaking within the top 10 at number nine on the Swiss Hitparade chart. The album was considered a commercial disappointment in the United Kingdom, becoming the first album by the band to fail to chart on the UK Albums Chart, though it peaked on the UK Album Sales and UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart at number 18 and three respectively. In the United States, the album debuted at number 115 on the US Billboard 200 selling 6,900 copies in its first week, becoming the lowest charting album released by the band in their home country.^[18] As of September 2022, Ego Trip had collated a total of 62,000 album equivalent units in the US.^[19] By February 2024, sales of the album had doubled and stood at 125,000 total units sold.^[20] Sales of the album in the US had surpassed 180,000 units by March 2025.^[21] In September 2025, it was reported that the album had reached a cumulative total of 204,000 album equivalent units.^[22]

All tracks are produced by Colin "DOC" Brittain, Nick Furlong, and Papa Roach, except where noted.

Papa Roach

• Jacoby Shaddix – vocals
• Jerry Horton – guitars
• Tobin Esperance – bass
• Tony Palermo – drums

Additional musicians

• Anthony Esperance – additional guitars
• Jonathan Gering – keyboards, programming
• Erica Sliver – backing vocals
• Meron Ryan – backing vocals
• Andrew Migliore – string arrangements

Production

• Colin Brittain – producer, mixing
• Andrew Goldstein – producer
• Jonathan Gering – producer
• Jason Evigan – producer, engineering
• Nicholas Furlong – producer, engineering
• Drew Fulk – producer, engineering
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Jim Hughes – layout
• Kevin McCombs – additional production on track three
• Michael Nolasco – producer, engineering
• Brenden Collins – assistant engineering
• Darren Craig – creative director, design
• Bryson Roatch – creative director

• "No Apologies" was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band 4 in 2023.^[23]