who are the members of papa roach
Papa Roach. Biography. In the small Northern California town of Vacaville, four high school friends, Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, and Will James, decided to start a band. In 1993, they became Papa Roach, a band whose influences included prominent Bay Area acts such as Faith No More and Primus.
Lead vocals: Jacoby Shaddix Bass guitar & backing vocals: Tobin Esperance Guitar and backing vocals: Jerry Horton Drums, percussion, & backing vocals: Tony Palermo (since late 2008) Original Drummer (until late 2008, so not on new CD Metamorphosis): Dave Buckner. Jacoby Shaddix is the lead vocalist. Jerry Horton plays lead guitar and sings backup vocals. Tobin Esperance plays bass guitar and also dabbles in programming and rhythm guitar for the band. Lastly, Tony Palermo plays drums for the band Papa Roach.