Korn

Korn (stylized KoЯn) is an American nu-metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States, formed in 1993. They are considered the pioneers of the nu metal genre along with Deftones. Like other bands of the time, they were the ones that inspired many of the nu metal and alternative metal bands between the 90s and early 2000s.

The band's catalog consists of ten consecutive Billboard 200 top ten debuts, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, and The Path Of Totality, their tenth studio album, released on December 6, 2011. To date, Korn have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, including 19.5 in the United States, while earning seven Grammy Award nominations, two of which they have won.

A list of MTV's MTV's Top 22 Greatest Bands ranks the band at number 16 on their list, beating out bands like Alice in Chains and Van Halen.

History

Origin

Korn Logo.

Korn was formed when Jonathan Davis was at the time fronting a local band called Sexart, while working as an assistant coroner in Bakersfield, California. LAPD was the group that included James "Munky" Shaffer, David Silveria, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and Brian "Head" Welch. LAPD were apparently better known than Sexart and some work by the group can still be found. Munky, Fieldy, and David recorded LAPD's debut album when they were just coming of age, and it features parts of current Korn songs. Jonathan, on the other hand, stayed at Sexart for four months.

The two bands met for the only time when Munky and Brian were out for a drink in Bakersfield one night and ran into the members of Sexart, who were playing that night at that venue. According to Munky: “We were just leaving, and when we were almost through the door we heard John sing and Brian and I gaped at each other! Oh God! So we turned around and sat back down and watched the whole performance."

They waited patiently for the group to finish their performance and spoke with Jonathan, their former high school classmate. After chatting for a while, they offered her the role of singer in a heavy metal band they were creating in Huntington Beach. Initially, Jonathan turned down the proposal, but there was something that made him change his mind. Days later he visited an aunt of his, dedicated to astrology. She convinced him to accept the offer. The family prophecy became an obsession for Jonathan, who would not stop thinking about it. So he went to see the boys and did a test.

The group, already like Korn, got the services of a manager to advise them in the world of the music industry, despite the fact that the young members already had some experience. They began to present and record demos and give some concerts locally, presenting innovative, aggressive, hard music and mixing sounds like rap and metal while using 7-string guitars, which soon caught the attention of the public, industry. and imitators. That original sound was a natural evolution of bands like Primus or Red Hot Chili Peppers, bands that mixed some heavy metal with rap. In 1988 the Californian Deftones were born as a band, and a year after the creation of Korn another group jumped onto the musical scene of this new metal sound, Limp Bizkit, who would champion, along with Deftones and Korn themselves, nu metal, which began to take shape in the early 1990s.

After two years of touring they signed with Immortal (a subdivision belonging to Epic Records) to record their first studio album. The band began recording at Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu Hills, California to record their debut album, Korn, released in October 1994. Shaffer and Welch played 7-string guitars, and Davis sang about his dark and troubled teenage years.. The band also debuted on the right foot, like their debut album (more than a million copies have been sold) playing at Ozzfest, which included concerts with groups like Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and Marilyn Manson.

To promote their second album, Korn became the first music group to launch online publicity for their new album through interactive radio stations, offering fans the chance to ask them directly and even preview the songs. some songs. In the summer of 1996 Life is Peachy was released. The record would go platinum, and the band would embark on another long period of touring and concerts; however, Davis and his crew had to cut their dates in half, as Shaffer contracted meningitis and later, as early as 1998, they had to cancel their Ozzfest performance for the birth of Welch's son.

Korn decided to take a break after five years of touring, performing and recording. However, unexpected news made them react immediately: a boy was expelled from his high school in Michigan for wearing a Korn shirt. The gang intervened and got the boy reinstated. He also continued to visit Internet radio stations, informing fans about the group's news and news regarding the recording of new albums. They also included visits from guest artists from the metal movement like Limp Bizkit and Rammstein, and rapper Ice Cube. The year was completed with the creation of his own record label, Elementree. Shortly after, the press became primed with the group due to a multi-million dollar agreement that linked them to the Puma brand, abandoning their previous loyalty to Adidas.

In 1998 his third album, Follow the Leader, was released, reaching number one on Billboard and garnering very good reviews. The band also had detail with a boy suffering from terminal cancer, who asked through the Make a Wish foundation to be allowed to meet the group. Songs that stand out on this album are: "Freak On a Leash", "Got the Life" and "Children of the Korn," sung with rapper Ice Cube.

In 1999 the band released Issues, a record that gradually distanced itself from its rap influences and introduced darker sounds. a much clearer voice. Issues got four platinum records and played with bands like Limp Bizkit or Deftones.

In 1998, the Korn guys created the rap and metal festival called The Family Values Tour. In 2002 they released the album "Untouchables". In 2003 they released "Take a Look in the Mirror", an album that timidly tries to return to its original sound. In February 2005, Brian Welch made the decision to leave the group to dedicate himself to his faith and his daughter, after 12 years and six recorded studio albums.

Debut album (1994-1995)

Korn is the band's first studio album. Released in 1994 simultaneously by Immortal/Epic Records. Its most noteworthy characteristics are two guitars with great distortion, with seven strings and numerous effects, a very dry and characteristic battery, a bass that has great prominence and technique, and lyrics that mostly talk about personal and social problems that affected in the life of Jonathan Davis. You can find different mixtures of sounds that generate quite harsh climates in songs like "Faget", or a certain sadism in Davis intonations in "Daddy". Many believe that this was the band's best album, and that after this release the band never managed to achieve the originality and impact that it had with this album.

Life is Peachy (1996-1997)

Life Is Peachy is the second album by Korn. It was released on October 15, 1996 by Immortal/Epic Records and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States. It was produced by Ross Robinson, who also produced the band's debut album, spawning the singles "A.D.I.D.A.S.", "No Place to Hide" and "Good God". Also with this album the band became the first group in history to get in touch with their fans through internet videos. In addition, the voice of Chino Moreno (vocalist of Deftones) can be heard in the song "Wicked".

Follow the Leader and The Family Values Tour (1998-1999)

Follow the Leader is the third studio album by American nu metal band Korn, released on August 18, 1998, through Immortal and Epic Records. It managed to sell only in the United States 5,000,000 copies and worldwide sales reached 10,000,000 units. The recording of the album was handled by the band and producers Steve Thompson and Toby Wright, in Hollywood, California, through Immortal Records and Epic Records.

After working on their previous studio album, Life is Peachy (1996), the band returned to the studios again to record Follow the Leader. In the production of this material, the band offered the option to their fans to see the work being done, both in the studio and behind the scenes. Much of the recording of the album was documented on a weekly Internet program called "KornTV", where interviews and concerts of previous work were also published. The musical group Disturbed, took the cover of this material as a basis and implemented it in their work Ten Thousand Fists, in 2005. The album cover appears in the music video for "Freak on a Leash". The album was characterized by the collaborations of different guest vocalists, including personalities from the film and music worlds such as Ice Cube ("Children of the Korn"), Fred Durst ("All in the Family"), Slimkid3 ("Cameltosis") and Cheech Marin (Earache My Eye). On the other hand, the artists Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane were in charge of designing the album cover. In addition, the relationship with these bands does not end, the band creates a tour called The Family Values Tour in which four great groups were with Korn at that time, Rammstein, Ice Cube, Limp Bizkit and Orgy toured all over the US. and part of Canada. Ice Cube was replaced by Incubus for the last four dates of the tour.

Issues (1999-2001)

Issues is the fourth studio album by Korn. Released on November 16, 1999 by Immortal and Epic Records. The album has 4 different covers, all of them designed by the fans themselves thanks to an MTV contest.

This work received criticism of all kinds, but it is one of the favorites by fans. Thanks to singles like "Falling Away from Me" and "Somebody Someone". After the success of Follow the Leader, where the band criticized the thousands of bands that were beginning to imitate the rap metal that Korn themselves claimed to be their own, the band decided to make a more powerful album. In Issues, Jonathan Davis's band strays somewhat from rap and their sound becomes more sordid and dark, as can be seen in songs like the aforementioned Somebody Someone. The sordid section is clearly reflected in the video clip for this single.

Untouchables (2002)

Jonathan Davis in concert with Korn.

Untouchables is the fifth studio album by Korn. Epic Records and Immortal sign this album again, launching it on the market on June 11, 2002. The production does change again, this time being Michael Beinhorn, a specialist in the metal genre who had already worked with bands like Marilyn Manson, Hole, Ozzy Osbourne or Social Distortion. The album continued to be successful: 434,126 copies sold in the first week in the United States. Considered a "inefaltable" for some and a shame for others, the truth of "Untouchables" is that in it Davis shows us new nuances of his voice and some dark lyrics that make this album a dense and indigestible album in the first instance, this is enhanced by the existing overproduction.

Take a Look in the Mirror (2003-2004)

Take a Look in the Mirror is the sixth studio album in the band's discography. Released on November 25, 2003 by Epic Records and Immortal and produced this time by Jonathan Davis and Korn themselves. The album timidly returns to his rapper and nu metal roots from his origins such as Play Me, where he collaborates with the rapper Nas. Jonathan Davis had not included a collaboration on his records since Follow the Leader, when he did it twice, with Fred Durst and Ice Cube. They include the singles Did My Time (also included on the soundtrack to Angelina Jolie's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life), Right Now, Y'All Want A Single and Everything I' see Known. As a gift to the fans, at the end of the track When Will This End is the version of One, by Metallica, sung live in the tribute-homage to Metallica on MTV.

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a greatest hits compilation album by the band Korn released in October 2004, and has sold more than 1,850,000 copies worldwide. This is the last album with former guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The album features several songs from the band's first 10-year career, plus two previously unreleased songs. The first is a cover of "Word Up!" by Cameo, while the second is a conjunction of the three parts of Another Brick in the Wall and "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd.

See You on the Other Side, Live & Rare, the departure of Brian Welch (2005-2006)

Brian Welch in concert with Korn.

It is the seventh studio album by the band Korn, it has sold more than 2,400,000 copies worldwide. It went on sale on December 6, 2005 and was recorded in the home studio of vocalist Jonathan Davis where the Take a Look in the Mirror album was recorded. The first single from the album was Twisted Transistor, which began to be heard on the radio since November 2005, a week before the album's premiere it was already on the internet, but after the first month they had already sold more than 1 million copies. worldwide. The sleeve was drawn and painted by David Stoupakis, a surrealist painter friend of Davis's, which was based on the lyrics of the song Seen It All.

The album, like the last works since Untouchables, came out in a couple of versions, a normal one that included 14 songs, and a deluxe edition, which had two discs, one with the 14 songs of the normal version and the other with 5 bonus songs and a couple of videos for PC. Live & Rare is a compilation album by Korn that was released on May 9, 2006, and features thirteen songs; the first seven from the DVD of the 2003 show at CBGB in New York, found in the special editions of Greatest Hits Vol. 1, two from the 1999 Woodstock show, three covers (two are hidden songs, one by Follow the Leader and the other from Take a Look in the Mirror, and 'Proud' from the I Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack). This compilation was released after Korn left Sony BMG Records, so it is likely that the band did not contribute to the track listing.

Welch left Korn via a post on February 22, 2005, months before the release and recording of See You On The Other Side. His vacant position was filled by former Otep member Rob Patterson, who was only Korn's guitarist on the See You On The Other Side world tour and on a few songs on MTV Unplugged: Korn. As Korn's representatives claimed, Welch left the band to dedicate his life to his daughter and to God. Apparently on February 8, 2005 Welch presented a letter of resignation to the managers in which he listed a series of points in which he did not agree at all, such as moral objections to the music and videos of the group. Korn's official website announced that "he has chosen Jesus Christ as his savior, and from now on he will dedicate his music to that purpose."

As a curious fact, in 2006 during a presentation at the Download Festival the band was almost forced to cancel their presentation because the vocalist Jonathan Davis was hospitalized in the U.K for unknown reasons, but thanks to several vocalists such as Dez Fafara (Coal Chamber, DevilDriver), M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold), Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), Benji Webbe (Skindred), Jesse Hasek (10 Years) and Matt Heafy (Trivium) performed the eight songs on the short setlist for that presentation.

MTV Unplugged: Korn and untitled (2007-2009)

Korn played at a concert in 2007.

The group ended their contract with Sony Records and reached an agreement with EMI Music and Virgin Records. Christmas 2005 saw See You on the Other Side, the first album without "Head" as a member of the band. In 2006, the band began a world tour and the release of Live & Rare, CD/DVD with live songs.

Korn reprized their festival, the Family Values Tour, which for the first time featured 2 stages and 10 bands in total, plus extra events like a paintball court and strippers.

Korn published on Jonathan Davis's blog, on September 30, 2006, that by October 2 they would be entering the studio to produce their new album. Currently, Davis has stated that they experiment with songs up to 8 minutes long.

It is also known that drummer David Silveria decided to take a break from the band, for which reason he has been replaced for the album by Terry Bozzio, who worked with the band on the eighth production that came out in June 2007.

On March 7, the premiere of MTV Unplugged: Korn aired, which was recorded on December 9 at the MTV studios in New York's Times Square, with the collaboration by Amy Lee of Evanescence and Robert Smith along with other members of The Cure and which includes a version of Radiohead, the world-renowned "Creep". It is a live acoustic album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and the following day in the United States. The performance, part of the MTV Unplugged series, took place at the MTV studios in Times Square, New York on December 9, 2006 in front of an audience of approximately fifty people. The show was broadcast online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007 and has been broadcast in America, Europe and Asia since March 2, 2007. The exclusive acoustic performance included the participation of other artists of great renown including The Cure and Amy Lee, the singer of Evanescence. Also, Chester Bennington from Linkin Park was a member of the audience.

After recording their first acoustic album, Korn decided to focus on their eighth album, which would have a new style. This is the first album in which David Silveria does not participate because he took a break for a year for which the drums were taken over by drummer Terry Bozzio. "untitled", contrary to what many people think, is not a See you on the other side, part 2. This album offers a dark atmosphere that has not been seen since Issues or Untouchables.

The eighth studio album by the Californian band, (so far their only untitled album) was released on July 31, 2007. This album features the collaboration of Terry Bozzio taking over David Silveria's leave. The first single was "Evolution". Other singles were "Hold on" and "Kiss." The record was produced by Atticus Ross and Korn; and mixed by Terry Date, Alan Moulder and Atticus Ross. In addition, he "dedicates" two songs ("Ever Be" and "Love & Luxury") to Brian Welch, a former guitarist who left the band to dedicate himself fully to Christianity. To make matters worse, "Head" announced the upcoming publication of a book titled I Saved Myself: How I Found God, Left Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell the Story.^{[citation needed]} Davis weighs in on this: “I had to download. It really pissed me off that he's going to put this book out and benefit from spouting shit about us guys who gave him everything in his life and put him where he is. If you don't want to be in the group, fine, but don't go out there and say bad things about us."

In theory, this record should be Korn's last on Virgin Records, but Davis says, "We're going on tour and hopefully Virgin wants to do another deal with us. We have a good financial relationship."

Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010)

James Shaffer in concert with Korn.

It is the ninth studio album by the American nu metal band Korn, released on July 13, 2010 and distributed through Roadrunner Records after Korn signed a contract with it on March 30, 2010. of distribution. Produced by Ross Robinson, with whom they had not worked since 1996. Korn III – Remember Who You Are marked the entry of Ray Luzier, as the band's drummer, replacing David Silveria. Jonathan Davis also announced that the group would take a well-deserved vacation to rest and let new projects flow. Jonathan Davis said that the album would be simple. This album would not use Pro Tools; In April 2009 Jonathan Davis revealed that it would be a concept album, and that lyrically it would revolve around 5 songs. Davis identified the fall of man, drugs, religion, power, money, and time. At that time he would work on his new production as a soloist that would be published at the end of this year.

In an interview with Noise Creep, Davis spoke about the lyrical content of Korn's new album, the recording process, the band's relationship with its former members, and his solo album: "This week Korn's vocalist, Jonathan Davis, will begin recording his vocals for songs on Korn's ninth studio album, which they call Korn III. This record sees Korn working once again with producer Ross Robinson, who produced their first two albums, Korn (1994) and Life is Peachy (1996). Davis comments that this is an unintentional return to the roots of the group, but it will not be a concept album, as initially planned.

"It's really old school...like the first two records," Davis said. “We are going back to our roots. Working with Ross...it's awesome and sounds totally different than what we've done. It's more in the vein of the first two records and we're really excited. Working with Ross has helped us evolve naturally. It's taken us back to the old school, even in the way we write: we all sat in a room together and made this record. We are very excited... It has taken good shape."

Davis and the rest of the gang—James "Munky" Sahffer on guitar, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu on bass and drummer Ray Luzier—initially they wanted this to be a concept record in which Davis identified five symbols that, for him, show the decadence of humanity (drugs, religion, power, money and time), but the things changed. "It's morphing into something else," Davis said. «The concept was my intention and I was writing the lyrics around it. But other things started coming out and I can't control what comes out of me. So this is now, music is always changing. I can start with a plan, but it turns into something very different. We have 13 or 14 songs finished and the guys take turns recording bass and guitar. The drums are already fully recorded. It's our most diverse record and I think it will make all our fans happy, and they will all be very surprised."

Ross Robinson commented on Twitter about the recording of Jonathan Davis' vocals for the new Korn album: “The human evolution of gifting and giving (in music) has reached a new level; the studio was filled with tears of gratitude... My God! He's coming back!"

The Path of Totality (2011-2012)

Reginald Arvizu in concert with Korn.

According to guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer, Korn have begun writing new material for their next album. He explains, 'We have probably three songs that we wrote a couple, two or three months ago. We went to the studio, we wrote some songs, Jon demoed the songs on his computer, and then we took them to the studio, played live for them and improved them a bit. Then we download them and record them. They are great. They kind of remind me of the Soundgarden style, that Seattle style of sound… just one of them. The other songs are a bit different, a bit more in the experimental setting at the moment. I don't want to detail too much. We're definitely moving forward, we'll probably be recording in April to test and fine-tune the sound we're developing." Jonathan Davis stated in an interview with ARTISTdirect that one of the tracks they recorded for the album features acoustic guitar, tentatively titled & #34;Lullaby for a Sadist".

Jonathan Davis released a 14-second sampler on SoundCloud in late March of a new song titled "Get Up!", featuring dubstep/brostep/electro house artist Skrillex. "Get Up!" appears in The Path of Totality. The album, released on December 2, 2011, features contributions from Skrillex, 12th Planet, Excision, Datsik, Downlink, Kill the Noise, Noisia, and Feed Me. Korn showed the full version of "Get Up!" on April 14 via Spin. Additionally, the official Roadrunner Records site allowed fans to download the song for free on April 18. The song was also featured on various radio stations across the United States, most notably on Sirius Octane, and has received generally positive responses among critics and fans. "Get Up!" it was made available for download on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other digital music vendors in the United States and Canada on May 10, 2011. It was released in the UK five days later. The promotional single has received a few listens to climb into the top ten of the Billboard Top Rock Songs chart and number twenty-six in Alternative Songs. 150,000 copies of "Get Up" in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Narcissistic Cannibal" it was released as the second single in October.

Korn made their first Pointfest appearance on May 15, 2011, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, and their second Rock on the Range appearance on May 21, 2011 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.. Korn played at the 2011 Nova Rock Festival in Austra on June 12, 2011, along with Volbeat, Cavalera Conspiracy and other bands. They played abroad at Download Festival with Linkin Park and System of a Down, and at Summer Sonic Festival in Japan on August 13 with Avril Lavigne, The Mars Volta, Ne-Yo and the Strokes. On June 8, 2011 it was announced that Korn would be composing the theme song for Silent Hill: Downpour. The Path of Totality was made available for pre-order on Amazon.com and iTunes on October 21, 2011. On June 9, 2011, Korn won the "Kerrang! Hall of Fame" in Kerrang! Awards 2011.

The band also promoted The Path of Totality during a show named after the album. Korn divided the show into three sections. They began by playing "rare" from the first two sessions on the album, including the b-side "Proud". They continued a different staging, playing several of their new songs. The band ended up playing several of their biggest hits. Other appearances included Datsik, Downlink, and Dope D.O.D.

On April 11, 2012, The Path of Totality won "album of the year" the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards. This was the first time for Korn to win at the Golden Gods Awards. This ceremony celebrates the best of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music.

Controversy with "Head"

In September 2009 Korn guitarist Munky in an interview with Altitude TV said that the band had not denied Welch's request to return to Korn. In the interview Munky says: «Brian contacted us recently because he wanted to return to the band; and it wasn't the right time... for us. We are doing well. It's like when you divorce your wife, she goes her way and succeeds, you think "she's still hot" and you say: "Baby, shall we go back?". But wait a minute... All things have been divided, and it's like... I don't see this happening now. It's not going to happen now."

Shortly thereafter, Welch responded to the statement via his Myspace, denying the claims:

I recently learned from an interview that Munky gave, where he said I approached Korn and asked to return to the band. This is not exactly the truth. The full truth is that about a year ago, since Jonathan publicly said he wanted me back to Korn, Korn's manager had asked my manager to work to get me back to Korn. The calls were initiated by Korn's manager, not mine. I rejected many of your requests over the past few months through my manager. However, Fieldy personally called me during Korn's last tour in Europe and we talked as friends. He also told me that if I ever wanted to meet Korn, or open them a solo concert, the door is always open. Since Fieldy is sober and a Christian like me, I thought it might be a good idea to visit him, to see what he was doing and what it was about. I had a great time in my meeting with Fieldy. I went home to meet an old friend. The things we talked about Korn were secondary, but it was discussed. Fieldy believes that Jonathan, Munky and everyone should meet again, and maybe talk about the possibilities. Both Jonathan and Munky denied that meeting. I learned a lot of visiting Fieldy. I learned that I love and miss my friends, but the visit confirmed that I have a different kind of life to reconnect musically or professionally. As to Munky's comment, "everything has been divided," it is not very true either. In fact, since January 2005, when I left, and in those four years, Korn stopped paying me what was owed to me from the albums I made with them. However, I don't think this was intentionally done. We are trying to be patient and work with their manager to solve financial problems so that everything can be divided as we had long agreed on our contracts. I feel optimistic that we can solve it as friends. I still want the best for Korn, including all my friends: Fieldy, Jonathan and Munky. And what about David, isn't he your friend?

Weeks later, Jonathan Davis stated in an interview with pulseoftheradio:

Korn's essence is intact. I'll tell you one thing: all the texts were made by Fieldy and Munky. Brian wasn't really there at all, because he was too involved in drugs and worrying about other things. So the core of Korn is there. David was there to make rhythms, but he wasn't really there. And Ray's addition as a drummer... He loves to touch the battery and does it like David did. We're glad we found someone who fits into that mold. So I think we have the three of us the core of Korn.

"Head" returns to Korn again and the band discards Silveria (2012-2013)

Ray Luzier in concert with Korn.

After 8 years of separation and an unplanned reunion at the Carolina Rebellion, where they played “Blind” together, the group breaks all the negative energy reflected in recent years among themselves, and they become friends again, the first step for a musical and creative reconciliation.

In November 2012 in an interview given in Europe, Ross Robinson leaves open the rumor that Welch is present in the new album of the band and in the tour.

In December 2012 the group focused on their new album, produced by the renowned producer, Don Gilmore.

In turn, the band declares that for the next Rock On The Range to be held on May 17, 18 and 19 in Columbus, Ohio, they will have the presence of ex-guitarist and founding member of the band Brian "Head" Welch.

In January 2013, Head published images on his personal Instagram account that suggest that he is in the same studio where Korn is recording their new album, further increasing the rumors that it is not just about some reunion shows, but a definitive involvement with the band.

From the month of December to the month of February, David Silveria creates a pressure campaign through social networks so that the fans ask the band that the drummer also participate in this meeting, a fact that achieved an effect contrary by making the band confirm their refusal to see him again for the moment.

In February 2013 the band announces multiple shows in the US and Europe with Love And Death. In the same month Shaffer is asked about a permanent meeting with what he considers "his old new best friend of his" (Welch), to which he replies:

I haven't planned, but yes, that's hope, that's the optimism of this," he said. "But we want to do one thing, and at the same time see how it develops and then talk about it, instead of rushing to do something and then... everyone is unhappy again and there is a bad separation between both sides. That's the last thing we want. So let's go step by step. [...] Let's see how things go before the concerts. Because there will be rehearsals, there will be interactions, obviously, because we have to be ready for concerts and anything can happen. Who knows?

In April 2013, the band, including Head, concentrated at Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California, (the band's personal studio), to prepare for the reunion tour and commemoration of 20 years as a group.

On May 2, 2013 the rumor is true, Rolling Stone magazine announces that Brian Head Welch is a participant in Korn's 11th album and is an official and permanent member of the band.

Members

Current members

• Jonathan Davis – Voice, Gaita (1993-present), battery (2006-2008)
• Brian Welch – Guitar, choirs (1993-2005, 2012-present)
• James Shaffer – Guitar (1993-present), choirs (2005-present)
• Ra Diaz – Low (2021-present)
• Ray Luzier - Battery (2008-present)

Previous members

• David Silveria – Battery (1993-2006)
• Reginald Arvizu – Bajo (1993-2021)

Timeline

Backup Band

The backing band only plays together with Korn live. None of the support band members are considered official members of Korn. Most of 2005, they wore animal masks based on the cover of See You on the Other Side to be distinguished as the support band. Throughout 2007, the members have performed without masks, but occasionally have their faces painted with unique black and white designs. Since the beginning of 2008, the band has played without their painted faces, and also with ordinary clothes instead of the black uniforms they previously wore.

Temporary recording and tour members

• Zac Baird – Teclado (2006-2016)
• Davey Oberlin – Keyboard (2017-present)
• Brooks Wackerman (Ex Bad Religion, Avenged Sevenfold) (During the recording of Untitled and several concerts) – Battery (2007)
• Mike Bordin (Faith No More) - Battery (2000)
• Joey Jordison (Ex Slipknot, Murderdolls) – Battery (2007)
• Michael Jochum (Zuma II) – Percussion (2006-2007)
• Christian Olde Wolbers – Guitar (2007 only three concerts)
• Rob Patterson – Guitar (2005-2006, 2008)
• Kalen Chase (The Changing) – Coros, percussion (2005-2008)
• Terry Bozzio (During the recording of Untitled) – Battery (2007)
• Shane Gibson – Guitar (2007-2010, During the recording of The Path of Totality and several concerts in 2012, he died in 2014)
• Wesley Geer – Guitar (2010-2012)
• Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne) (Only two presentations at the Sziget Festival and Kubana in Europe) - Bas (2012)
• Tye Trujillo (During the South American Tour in April) – Low (2017)
• Ra Díaz (during Summer Tour) - Low (2021)
• JR Bareis - Guitar (during September, Summer tour)

Discography

Studio Albums

• Korn (1994)
• Life Is Peachy (1996)
• Follow the Leader (1998)
• Issues (1999)
• Untouchables (2002)
• Take a Look in the Mirror (2003)
• See You on the Other Side (2005)
• ♪♪ (2007)
• Korn III – Remember Who You Are (2010)
• The Path of Totality (2011)
• The Paradigm Shift (2013)
• The Serenity of Suffering (2016)
• The Nothing (2019)
• Requiem (2022)

EP

• Neidermayer's Mind (1993)

Live Albums

• Live " Rare (2006)
• MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007)

Compilations

• Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2004)
• Playlist: The Very Best of Korn (2008)
• Collected (2009)
• The Essential: Korn (2011)

In 2000 the artist Hans Ruedi Giger created a work at the request of the singer Jonathan Davis, a microphone that has been used in different tours of the band Korn around the world.

Awards and nominations

He has earned eight Grammy Award nominations, two of which he has won (for Freak on a leash, Best Short Form Music Video in 1999 and for Here to stay, Best Metal Performance in 2003). He is nominated for the 2017 edition in the Best Metal Performance category for Rotting in Vain, from the album Serenity of Suffering.

They have also landed several Mtv, two Kerrang! and a Gold Gods Revolver in 2012. In 2016 Korn has won the Vanguard award and fieldy the KoRn bassist won the best bassist 2016 award at the Best Bassist at the 2017 APMAs awards.