Emerging from the booming South Florida metal scene of the mid- to late '90s, Miami's Nonpoint traffic in a dynamic mix of styles incorporating elements of hard rock, rap, and alternative and nu metal. The group's neck-snapping riffs and groove-heavy flow found mainstream success in the early 2000s via chart-topping albums like Statement (2000), Development (2002), and Recoil (2004), the latter of which included a muscular rendering of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight," which was featured in the 2006 film Miami Vice. The group maintained a respectable level of popularity over the ensuing years, pairing emotionally charged lyrics with uncompromising sonic heft, returning to the charts in 2010 with The Miracle. In 2018 the group issued its tenth studio effort, the aptly named X, celebrating two decades together. 2021's Ruthless EP yielded the Billboard-charting single of the same name, and in 2022, the band launched their own independent label with the release of "Paper Tigers."
Founded in Miami in 1997 by drummer Robb Rivera and vocalist Elias Soriano -- the bilingual Soriano sings and raps in Spanish, although the vast majority of Nonpoint's lyrics are in English -- the group released its debut album, Separate Yourself, independently. They moved to now defunct Jugular Records for 1999's Struggle, which caught the attention of MCA, who signed the band the following year. Their major-label debut, Statement, arrived in 2000, and cracked the Billboard 200 on the strength of the single "What a Day." Tours alongside contemporaries like Sevendust, Linkin Park, and Staind preceded the release of their next studio effort, the more streamlined and melodic Development, which yielded the singles "Your Signs" and "Circles," the latter of which appeared in the EA Sports video game Nascar Thunder 2003. They returned to the hard-hitting attack of prior outings on Recoil in 2004, a 13-track collection of raw power that included a hit cover of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight."
Nonpoint signed on with producer Jason Bieler's Bieler Bros. Records for their next effort, 2005's To the Pain -- the singles "Bullet with a Name" and "Alive and Kicking" were used in the pro wrestling game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007. A concert LP, Live and Kicking, arrived the following year, with the studio LP Vengeance dropping in 2007. The band's sixth full-length effort, Miracle, was issued in 2010 via their own 954 Records, debuting at number 59 on the Billboard 200 chart and landing at number five on the Rock Albums chart. The Johnny K-produced eponymous Nonpoint, which was released through Razor & Tie in 2012, saw the band adding a dash of post-grunge to the mix. Arriving in 2014, The Return would be the group's highest-charting LP to date, debuting at number 38 on the Top 200. In early 2016 Nonpoint released the single "Generation Idiot" in anticipation of their ninth studio long-player, The Poison Red, which dropped later that summer -- it debuted at number two on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart and number seven on the Alternative and Top Rock Albums charts. Two years later they released the punishing X, which coincided with their 20th anniversary as a band. The Ruthless EP appeared in 2021, and included the hard-hitting, Billboard-charting title cut. In 2022, Nonpoint issued the single "Paper Tigers." Produced with considerable heft by Chris Collier (Korn, Lynch Mob), the song was released by the band's new independent label, 361 Degrees Records.

Starting out as a hardcore punk- and rap-influenced outfit, Papa Roach eventually grew into a straight-ahead hard rock ensemble with strong metal leanings and a knack for pairing uncompromising power with pop acumen. Emerging in the mid-'90s, the group broke big in 2001 with the release of their sophomore effort and major-label debut Infest, which went triple-platinum on the strength of "Last Resort," a single inspired by nu-metal and hip-hop. A move toward a rock-forward style on lovehatetragedy (2002) and Getting Away with Murder (2004) did little to hurt them commercially (the former went gold and the latter went platinum), and by the time of the release of their ninth and tenth albums, 2017's industrial metal-tinged Crooked Teeth and 2019's Who Do You Trust?, the Grammy-nominated group had sold over 20 million albums and outlived virtually all of their alt-metal contemporaries. Consisting of Coby Dick, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, and Tobin Esperance, Papa Roach formed in 1993 and began releasing EPs soon after, including 1994's Potatoes for Christmas and 1995's Caca Bonita. By 1996, the group had replaced original bassist Will James with Esperance and hired a new manager; the following year, Papa Roach released their first full-length album, Old Friends from Young Years, which became a surprise hit on local radio. The band's regional success led to more prominent gigs, including dates with Suicidal Tendencies, Sevendust, and Powerman 5000, and a deal with Dreamworks Records, which released Papa Roach's second album, Infest, in early 2000. The album went triple platinum thanks to the success of "Last Resort," an intensely popular single that helped make Papa Roach one of the most beloved hard rock acts of the new millennium. Two years later, frontman Coby Dick opted to go by his given name of Jacoby Shaddix, and a new album, lovehatetragedy, was released that June. Stylistically, the band had begun to grow beyond its rap-rock roots and the new tracks showcased a slightly more mature, melodic, and straightforward hard rock sound. That same summer, however, the band joined a number of rap acts -- including Ludacris and Xzibit -- on Eminem's Anger Management Tour. In 2004, Papa Roach released their fourth studio effort, Getting Away with Murder. Buoyed by the success of the single "Scars," Getting Away with Murder sold well and eventually went platinum. Two years later, Papa Roach began work on their next studio album at the infamous and historical Paramour mansion in Hollywood, once the home of silent movie star Antonio Moreno. Released in fall 2006, The Paramour Sessions featured a heavy L.A. rock aesthetic and generated two Top Ten rock singles, although its sales stalled at around 400,000 copies. Drummer Dave Buckner exited the line-up one year later; after filling the empty seat with Unwritten Law's Tony Palermo, Papa Roach hit the road to support The Paramour Sessions with tour dates alongside Seether and Staind. They remained on the road after joining Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest in 2008, but the band also found time to return to the Paramour mansion, where they launched songwriting sessions for another album. Released in early 2009, Metamorphosis found Papa Roach reprising their interpretation of metallic hard rock and reuniting with Infest producer Jay Baumgardner. Papa Roach parted ways with Interscope in 2010 and signed a deal with the independent Eleven Seven label. The band's first album for Eleven Seven, Time for Annihilation, combined new cuts and live re-recordings of their hits and appeared in August of 2010. Also that year, they released the career-spanning collection The Best of Papa Roach: To Be Loved. In 2012, Papa Roach delivered their seventh studio album, The Connection. Featuring production from Sixx: A.M. frontman James Michael as well as Goldfinger's John Feldmann, the album showcased a mix of the styles and sounds the band had touched on over the years, from rap to more straight-ahead hard rock, as well as incorporating a distinct electronic influence. The electronic element became even more pronounced on their next album, 2015's F.E.A.R. ("Face Everything & Rise"), which boasted an even more radio-friendly, industrial-tinged pop-metal sound. After spending much of the following year in the studio, Papa Roach emerged in May 2017 with their ninth full-length album, Crooked Teeth. Produced by Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Colin Brittain, the album included the singles "Crooked Teeth" and "Help." It reached number 20 on the Billboard 200, and hit number one on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. Two singles, "Who Do You Trust?" and "Renegade Music," were issued in October 2018 ahead of the release of a new studio LP, also titled Who Do You Trust?, which arrived in January 2019. Several standalone tracks arrived in 2021, including "Domination" (which featured Kayzo and Sullivan King) and "Swerve" (with Fever 333 and Sueco).