Some tracks on the album feature a return to the nu metal style rapping vocals of the band's early releases.

So this record just encompasses everything we’ve done from the beginning to where we are currently as a band; it just kind of connects the dots of all the elements of our sound over the years.

"[5] All tracks are written by Papa Roach and James Michael, except where noted"The Connection", sold 22,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No.

It charted higher and sold more than Papa Roach's previous album, 2010's "Time For Annihilation ... On the Road & On the Record", which opened with 16,000 units to debut at position No.

The Connection includes some creatively slick sounds that flow from buzzy, processed distortion to pulsating, atmospheric electronic flourishes.