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| Allmusic Biography : Korns cathartic alternative metal sound positioned the group among the most popular and provocative to emerge during the post-grunge era of the late 90s. The band began their existence as the Bakersfield, California-based metal band LAPD, which included guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch, bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and drummer David Silveria. After issuing an LP in 1993, the members of LAPD crossed paths with Jonathan Davis, a mortuary science student moonlighting as the lead vocalist for the local group Sexart. They soon asked Davis to join the band, and upon his arrival the quintet rechristened itself Korn. They recorded their demo, Neidermayers Mind, in 1993 with producer Ross Robinson (Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot), who would go on to be one of the most sought-after rock producers of the late 90s and early aughts. After signing to Epics Immortal imprint, they issued their debut self-titled album in late 1994. With a relentless tour schedule that included stints opening for Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Marilyn Manson, and 311, the record slowly but steadily rose in the charts, eventually going gold on the back of hit single "Blind." Combining dark lyrical content about child abuse, molestation, discrimination, and drug addiction, hip-hop influences, and downtuned guitar sludge, Korn were unintentionally at the forefront of the movement that would be dubbed nu-metal. The bands 1996 Grammy-nominated follow-up, Life Is Peachy, was a more immediate smash, reaching the number three spot on the pop album charts. The album featured "A.D.I.D.A.S." and a cover of Ice Cubes "Wicked" with Deftones frontman Chino Moreno. The following summer, they headlined Lollapalooza, but were forced to drop off the tour when Shaffer was diagnosed with viral meningitis. With increased exposure, the band also began to attract controversy, making national headlines when a student in Zeeland, Michigan, was suspended for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the groups logo (the schools principal later declared their music "indecent, vulgar, and obscene," prompting the band to issue a cease-and-desist order). In 1998, Korn released Follow the Leader, their biggest hit to date. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200, spawning the hit singles "Got the Life" and "Freak on a Leash." They won a Grammy for the "Freak on a Leash" video and, among the boy bands and pop starlets, conquered MTVs Total Request Live. That same year, the band kicked off the inaugural stint of their Family Values tour, featuring a lineup that consisted of friends and contemporaries Limp Bizkit, rapper Ice Cube, German industrial metal band Rammstein, and the first signees to Davis imprint Elementree Records, Orgy. Follow the Leader eventually went quintuple platinum and sold over ten-million copies worldwide. After capping off their summer with a slot on the main stage of Woodstock 99, they began promotion for their fourth effort, Issues. Featuring the singles "Falling Away from Me," "Make Me Bad," and "Somebody Someone," Issues continued Korns dominance on MTV, rock radio, and the Billboard charts, debuting at number one. The band toured behind the album on the Sick & Twisted Tour with Staind, P.O.D., Papa Roach, and Powerman 5000. Even when Silveria was sidelined by a back injury, the band forged ahead with former Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin (Silveria later returned amid rumors of leaving the band for a fashion career, but these stemmed from some modeling work he had done before his injury.) An American stadium tour dubbed Summer Sanitarium followed later that year with Metallica, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000, and System of a Down also on the bill. Before the release of their next album, Fieldy released a gangsta rap album and Davis scored the film Queen of the Damned. At the end of 2001, the band reunited as a unit and entered the studio. Just as the bands popularity reached a dizzying high, they unveiled a new sound that featured more instrumental experimentation and more singing on Davis part. The Grammy-winning Untouchables arrived in the summer of 2002, debuting at number two behind Eminem, and featured the singles "Here to Stay" and "Thoughtless." Korn did a run of Ozzfest dates in support, and the album was another smash hit, selling over five-million copies worlwide. Shortly after, the band released the self-produced Take a Look in the Mirror in 2003. Touted by Korn as a reconsideration of their sound (they even included a reworking of Neidermayer demo track "Alive"), the album was accompanied by the Back to Basics tour, which saw the band playing smaller venues with old friends Limp Bizkit. Despite the album going multi-platinum, this era would mark the start of the bands decline in mainstream popularity, a period made even worse by the departure of founding guitarist Welch, who left the band in 2005 after converting to Christianity. Korn forged forth, playing shows that summer as a quartet and signing an expansive recording and development deal with Virgin. The following December they released See You on the Other Side, a number three hit that featured a batch of hook-ready songs co-written with hitmaking pop production team the Matrix (Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears). Other Side would be the bands final work with their founding drummer Silveria, who left the band in 2006. Live & Rare was released that same year, with the live acoustic recording MTV Unplugged -- featuring Robert Smith of the Cure and Amy Lee of Evanescence -- following in March 2007. Later that year, the band resurfaced with an underwhelming album that was purposely left untitled (sometimes referred to as Korn II). Without Silveria, the band enlisted guest drummers to contribute in the studio, including Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa), Brooks Wackerman (Bad Religion), and even Jonathan Davis himself. The band eventually found a permanent replacement by way of Army of Anyones Ray Luzier. In 2010, Korn signed with Roadrunner Records and brought Ross Robinson back to the fold. Their ninth album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, was both a return to form and safe retread, signaling the revitalization of the band. Looking to expand in risky new directions, Korn sought out electronic producers like Skrillex and Noisia, who helped them infuse their already heavy sound with pounding dubstep on their electronic-tinged tenth album, 2011s The Path of Totality. The effort debuted atop the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart and was their 11th LP to arrive in the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. Their new sound was chronicled live the following year on Live at the Hollywood Palladium. In May 2012, prodigal guitarist Welch guested with the band on a version of "Blind" at a show in North Carolina. Exactly a year later, he announced that he had officially rejoined the band. With the (almost) original lineup back together, Korn set to work on their 11th album. The Paradigm Shift, Welchs first album with Korn in a decade, appeared in October of 2013. Inspired by the melodic brutality of Issues and Untouchables, The Paradigm Shift debuted in the Top Ten on the American, German, Austrian, and Australian charts. For the 20th anniversary of their seminal debut, Korn embarked on a tour playing Korn in its entirety. In 2015, the band returned to the studio to record their 12th LP. The Serenity of Suffering was released in late 2016. It featured the lead single "Rotting in Vain" and a guest appearance by Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor on "A Different World." | ||
 | Album: 1 of 25 Title: Korn Released: 1994-10-11 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:05:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Blind (04:19) 2 Ball Tongue (04:29) 3 Need To (04:01) 4 Clown (04:37) 5 Divine (02:51) 6 Faget (05:49) 7 Shoots and Ladders (05:23) 8 Predictable (04:32) 9 Fake (04:51) 10 Lies (03:22) 11 Helmet in the Bush (04:02) 12 Daddy / [untitled] (17:31) |
| Korn : Allmusic album Review : With little publicity, radio play, or MTV exposure, Korn took their eponymous 1994 debut to platinum status. Like all unexpected successes, its easier to understand its popularity in retrospect. Although they disdain the "metal" label, theres no question that Korn are among the vanguard of post-grunge alt-metal outfits. Borrowing from Janes Addiction, Rage Against the Machine, Pantera, Helmet, Faith No More, Anthrax, Public Enemy, and N.W.A, Korn developed a testosterone-fueled, ultra-aggressive metal-rap hybrid. Theyre relentless, both in their musical attack and in lead singer Jonathan Davis bleak, violent lyrics. Tales of abuse and alienation run rampant throughout the record. Its often disturbing and, to some ears, even offensive, but their music can have a cathartic effect that makes up for their vulgarity and questionable lapses in taste. Its a powerful sound and one that actually builds on the funk-metal innovations of the late 80s/early 90s instead of merely replicating them. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 25 Title: Life Is Peachy Released: 1996-10-15 Tracks: 14 Duration: 48:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Twist (00:49) 2 Chi (03:54) 3 Lost (02:55) 4 Swallow (03:38) 5 Porno Creep (02:01) 6 Good God (03:22) 7 Mr. Rogers (05:10) 8 K@#ø%! (03:02) 9 No Place to Hide (03:32) 10 Wicked (04:00) 11 A.D.I.D.A.S. (02:34) 12 Lowrider (00:58) 13 Ass Itch (03:39) 14 Kill You / Twist (a cappella) (08:37) |
| Life Is Peachy : Allmusic album Review : With their second album, Life Is Peachy, Korn have enhanced their metallic influences, delving deeper into murky sonic textures and grinding, menacing rhythms straight out of underground black metal. Korn add enough elements of alternative rock song structure to make the music accessible to the masses, and their songwriting has continued to improve. Nevertheless, the bands main strength is their raging, visceral sound, which is far more memorable and effective than their songs. The riffs might not always catch hold, but the primal guitars and vocals always hit home. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 25 Title: Follow the Leader Released: 1998-08-17 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:10:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 [silence] (00:05) 2 [silence] (00:05) 3 [silence] (00:05) 4 [silence] (00:05) 5 [silence] (00:05) 6 [silence] (00:05) 7 [silence] (00:05) 8 [silence] (00:05) 9 [silence] (00:05) 10 [silence] (00:05) 11 [silence] (00:05) 12 [silence] (00:05) 13 It’s On! (04:28) 14 Freak on a Leash (04:16) 15 Got the Life (03:46) 16 Dead Bodies Everywhere (04:44) 17 Children of the Korn (03:52) 18 B.B.K. (03:56) 19 Pretty (04:12) 20 All in the Family (04:48) 21 Reclaim My Place (04:32) 22 Justin (04:17) 23 Seed (05:54) 24 Cameltosis (04:38) 25 My Gift to You / Earache My Eye (15:40) |
| Follow the Leader : Allmusic album Review : More than anything, Korn are about sound. They write songs, but those wind up not being nearly as memorable as their lurching metallic hip-hop grind. They have yet to exhaust that sound, and thats why their third album, Follow the Leader, is an effective follow-up to their first two alt-metal landmarks. Not that it offers anything new -- its the same sound, offered in a more focused forum than Life Is Peachy, but not sounding as fresh as Korn. In fact, it begins to wear a little thin toward the end of the album, but guitarists Head Welch and Munky Shaffer find enough tonal variations over the course of the album to keep it interesting, and vocalist Jonathan Davis nearly matches them with his cavalcade of voices. If the songs themselves dont leave much of an impression, its because theyre not supposed to -- theyre simply vehicles for the metallic grind, which provides all the visceral rush any Korn fan needs. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 25 Title: Issues Released: 1999-11-15 Tracks: 16 Duration: 53:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Dead (01:12) 2 Falling Away From Me (04:31) 3 Trash (03:26) 4 4 U (01:42) 5 Beg for Me (03:53) 6 Make Me Bad (03:55) 7 It’s Gonna Go Away (01:30) 8 Wake Up (04:07) 9 Am I Going Crazy (00:59) 10 Hey Daddy (03:44) 11 Somebody Someone (03:47) 12 No Way (04:07) 13 Let’s Get This Party Started (03:41) 14 Wish You Could Be Me (01:07) 15 Counting (03:37) 16 Dirty (07:50) |
| Issues : Allmusic album Review : Released in the fall of 1999, when Korn were in danger of being overshadowed by such protégés as Limp Bizkit, Issues reaffirms the groups status as alt-metal leaders, illustrating that the true difference between Korn and their imitators is their mastery of sound. Korn are about nothing if not sound. Sure, Jonathan Davis doesnt merely toss off lyrics, but in the end, it doesnt matter since his voice and the various words that float to the surface simply enhance the mood. Similarly, the band doesnt really have any distinguished riffs or hooks -- everything each member contributes adds to the overall sound -- so, casual listeners can be forgiven if they think the songs sound the same, since not only do the tracks bleed into one other, the individual songs have no discernible high points. Each cut rises from the same dark sonic murk, occasionally surging forward with volume, power, and aggression. Its mood music -- songs dont matter, but the foreboding feeling and gloomy sounds do. To a certain extent, this has always been true of Korn albums, but its particularly striking on Issues because they pull off a nifty trick of stripping their sound back to its bare essentials and expanding and rebuilding from that. Theyve decided to leave rap-metal to the likes of Limp Bizkit, since there is very little rapping or appropriation of hip-hop culture anywhere on Issues. By doing this, they have re-emphasized their skill as a band, and how they can find endless, often intriguing, variations on their core sound. Issues may not be the cathartic blast of anger their debut was, nor is it as adventurous as Follow the Leader, but it better showcases the sheer raw power of the band than either. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 25 Title: Untouchables Released: 2002-06-10 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:05:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Here to Stay (04:31) 2 Make Believe (04:37) 3 Blame (03:50) 4 Hollow Life (04:09) 5 Bottled Up Inside (04:00) 6 Thoughtless (04:32) 7 Hating (05:10) 8 One More Time (04:39) 9 Alone I Break (04:16) 10 Embrace (04:27) 11 Beat It Upright (04:15) 12 Wake Up Hate (03:12) 13 Im Hiding (03:57) 14 No Ones There / Here to Stay (T Rays mix) (09:24) |
| Untouchables : Allmusic album Review : After a three-year break that included solo projects and soundtrack work, Korns re-emergence in the summer of 2002 was met with great anticipation. They delivered Untouchables, an album that shows them building on their previous sound and emphasizing its strengths. The use of melody is more important than ever, allowing Jonathan Davis to utilize his wide palette of vocal tricks. His charismatic voice can now move from a clear-throated wail to a death metal growl with ease, lending the album a manic side that brings to mind King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime-era Faith No More. The only problem with Davis is his lyrics, which tend to fall into the "am I going crazy" trap that many of Korns contemporaries perpetuate. This is a shame, because here he often avoids the social issues that he confronted on the first few releases. The band is far more experimental this time out, delivering Helmet-like ringing guitars that melt and morph into each other, a mix of Metallica-esque blastbeats and tight funk drumming from the constantly improving David Silveria, and memorable riffs that take the shape of dark sound structures and offer more than just a collection of chords. In fact, it is the last point where the album sets itself apart from most nu-metal offerings; Korn understand that the overall sound of hip-hop works because of the sonic stew that producers create through samples. The band does the same with instruments, cutting the chugging riffs of the past and replacing them with edgy soundscapes that are equally as menacing. There isnt even a rapped verse here, save for Davis rhythmic scatting at moments, further distancing the band from the scene it helped create. But by cutting away some of the fat and finding new ways to deliver their trademark roar, Korn manage to offer a strong and lean album that maintains their place as innovators in a genre with few leaders. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 25 Title: Take a Look in the Mirror Released: 2003-11-21 Tracks: 13 Duration: 57:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Right Now (03:12) 2 Break Some Off (02:36) 3 Counting on Me (04:50) 4 Here It Comes Again (03:34) 5 Deep Inside (02:47) 6 Did My Time (04:07) 7 Everything I’ve Known (03:35) 8 Play Me (03:22) 9 Alive (04:31) 10 Let’s Do This Now (03:19) 11 I’m Done (03:24) 12 Y’all Want a Single (03:18) 13 When Will This End / One (14:23) |
| Take a Look in the Mirror : Allmusic album Review : Just short of a decade into their incredibly successful and influential career, Korn went into Take a Look in the Mirror publicly stating their hopes to record a fresh-sounding album, a seemingly simple task that they somewhat ended up accomplishing. They needed a fresh album -- one that differed from their past couple, the similar-sounding Issues (1999) and Untouchables (2001), yet at the same time wouldnt alienate their notoriously fickle nu-metal fan base. Issues and Untouchables had been fine albums, but Korn definitely needed a change -- if they wanted to remain relevant, that is. Theres a lot of turnover in the metal world because theres always the next big thing (whether its thrash, grindcore, alt-metal, rap-metal, or whatever), and the rare bands that do last (like, say, Tool) do so because they keep changing and therefore retain the curiousity of their perpetually aging (and thus perpetually dwindling) fan base while at the same time drawing in new generations of listeners. Its a tricky business, really -- you need to keep changing yet still maintain your essence. And Korn does that very well on Take a Look in the Mirror, where they deftly consolidate their past strengths and self-produce a succinct album that sounds like trademark Korn -- yet purposefully doesnt sound like any Korn album to date. Its a little paradoxical, but thats precisely what makes Take a Look in the Mirror so interesting, especially for longtime fans. Particular songs draw from past Korn albums -- whether its the ultramelodic Issues/Untouchables style of "Alive," the overt rap-metal Follow the Leader style of "Play Me," the covert rap-metal Life Is Peachy style of "Yall Want a Single," or the seeing-red berserk Korn style of "Break Some Off" -- while a few highlights ("Right Now," "Counting on Me," "Did My Time") break into exciting new territory. And perhaps most importantly, Korn keeps Take a Look in the Mirror brief: a bakers dozen in 45 minutes if you dont count the hidden bonus track (their ADD-paced live version of "One" from MTVs Metallica comeback special). Because of the emphasis on brevity and variety (and especially quality), the albums over before you know it and youre left feeling hungry for more Korn. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 25 Title: Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Released: 2004-10-04 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:15:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Word Up! (02:53) 2 Another Brick in the Wall, Parts 1-3 (07:09) 3 Y’all Want a Single (03:18) 4 Right Now (03:12) 5 Did My Time (04:07) 6 Alone I Break (04:16) 7 Here to Stay (04:31) 8 Trash (03:26) 9 Somebody Someone (03:47) 10 Make Me Bad (03:55) 11 Falling Away From Me (04:31) 12 Got the Life (03:46) 13 Freak on a Leash (04:16) 14 Twist (00:49) 15 A.D.I.D.A.S. (02:34) 16 Clown (04:37) 17 Shoots and Ladders (05:23) 18 Blind (04:19) 19 Freak on a Leash (Dante Ross mix) (04:46) |
| Greatest Hits, Volume 1 : Allmusic album Review : A decade after changing the metal landscape drastically with their self-titled debut juggernaut, Korn got the best-of treatment just as their standing began to seem increasingly shaky, commercially at least. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 sadly isnt the disc it ideally could be, but it nonetheless summarizes how steady Korn were over the years, developing their sound oh so slightly from one album to the next and, in the process, coming up with several unquestionably killer songs every go-round. The bands six full-lengths resulted in enough of those killer songs to fill this best-of to the brim; in fact, there are quite a few more that could have been compiled here if there were more space on this single-disc release (a double disc would have been definitive). As it stands, however, practically every song here is a highlight in and of itself, with the sole exceptions of the below-par "Alone I Break" and a pair of album-opening covers: Cameos "Word Up!" and Pink Floyds "Another Brick in the Wall, Pts. 1-3." These newly recorded covers are here undoubtedly to bait the legions of Korn fans who already own all the bands albums but are loyal enough to purchase this best-of as a way to hear these songs. And yes, theyre quite curious, so much so that youll want to give them a listen if youre a fan (download them, though -- theyre curious, no doubt, but certainly not worth the price of this disc alone). The bands "Word Up!" cover is awesome, and the Pink Floyd cover is overwrought, yet enticingly so. Then again, these two songs are so well known that you have to wonder, whats the point? Like Korns previous cover of Metallicas "One," though, the point seems to be one of curiosity rather than one-upmanship. In any event, these covers arent the best way to start off this best-of -- not at all -- nor is the reverse chronological sequencing ideal. Because Korn developed their sound over the years, even if only slightly, itd have been better to map out that progressive trajectory here, rather than hear the band regress from the elaborate, theatrical bombast of their later albums to the stripped-down naked rawness of their fierce debut. These quibbles aside, its worthy stating again that nothing but great songs are featured here. If youre new to Korn, the most influential and successful metal band of the 90s, this disc should blow you away -- that is, assuming youre a fan of extreme music with a dark, disturbing edge. But if indeed youre new to Korn, youd be better off skipping over this best-of and heading straight for their self-titled debut (their one undisputed classic), and then moving chronologically forward through the bands catalog. Each album stands well on its own, albeit some better than others, and here youre only getting the tip of each iceberg. If money is a concern, however, and you can only afford one Korn disc for your collection, dont think twice about picking up Greatest Hits. You wont be disappointed. No chance of that. Plus, theres a bonus DVD here of Korns 2003 show at CBGBs that will give you a good taste of what the band is like live. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 25 Title: Korn / Follow The Leader Released: 2005 Tracks: 37 Duration: 2:16:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Blind (04:19) 2 Ball Tongue (04:29) 3 Need To (04:01) 4 Clown (04:37) 5 Divine (02:51) 6 Faget (05:49) 7 Shoots and Ladders (05:23) 8 Predictable (04:32) 9 Fake (04:51) 10 Lies (03:22) 11 Helmet in the Bush (04:02) 12 Daddy / [untitled] (17:31) 1 [silence] (00:05) 2 [silence] (00:05) 3 [silence] (00:05) 4 [silence] (00:05) 5 [silence] (00:05) 6 [silence] (00:05) 7 [silence] (00:05) 8 [silence] (00:05) 9 [silence] (00:05) 10 [silence] (00:05) 11 [silence] (00:05) 12 [silence] (00:05) 13 It’s On! (04:28) 14 Freak on a Leash (04:16) 15 Got the Life (03:46) 16 Dead Bodies Everywhere (04:44) 17 Children of the Korn (03:52) 18 B.B.K. (03:56) 19 Pretty (04:12) 20 All in the Family (04:48) 21 Reclaim My Place (04:32) 22 Justin (04:17) 23 Seed (05:54) 24 Cameltosis (04:38) 25 My Gift to You / Earache My Eye (15:40) |
 | Album: 9 of 25 Title: See You on the Other Side Released: 2005-12-05 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:24:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Twisted Transistor (04:12) 2 Politics (03:16) 3 Hypocrites (03:49) 4 Souvenir (03:49) 5 10 or a 2-Way (04:41) 6 Throw Me Away (04:41) 7 Love Song (04:18) 8 Open Up (06:15) 9 Coming Undone (03:19) 10 Getting Off (03:25) 11 Liar (04:14) 12 For No One (03:37) 13 Seen It All (06:19) 14 Tearjerker (05:05) 1 Its Me Again (03:39) 2 Eaten Up Inside (03:19) 3 Last Legal Drug (Le Petit Mort) (05:17) 4 Twisted Transistor (Dante Ross mix) (03:29) 5 Twisted Transistor (Dummies club mix) (07:55) |
| See You on the Other Side : Allmusic album Review : Korn first talked reinvention with 2003s Take a Look in the Mirror. Self-produced, it was a muscular, effectively brief record that nodded in some intriguing new directions. After that they talked celebration -- 2004s greatest-hits set looked back on a decade of influence and intensity. And yet, its 2005s See You on the Other Side thats Korns real reinvention celebration. Its their first album as a quartet after getting left behind by born-again guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. Its also their first venture for new label Virgin. But really Other Side is Korns acknowledgement that their life isnt all that bad, and its time to party. Its a heavy record that swings, an album that takes Korns rap-metal template toward the red-light swagger of the Dirty Souths rap revolution. Is it really surprising that Lil Jon plays Jonathan Davis in the video for "Twisted Transistor"? That songs one of eight on Other Side produced and co-written by the Matrix, and it shows. Its Korn all the way, cocky and funky. But its slick too, concerned more with the shock value of groove than trying to be some poor kids slap bass confidant, his surrogate therapy session. And it works. Its cool to hear the Matrix getting down with Korn; they keep each other honest, balancing the sheen with the sleaze. Davis, Munky, Fieldy, and David Silveria still bring it, but in a way thats aware of the manufacturing. And thats key, since after ten-plus years, their act was getting a little tired. Why not embrace the cash, embrace the slinkier side of Fieldys vertical rhythms? The target of "Politics" is obvious, and "Hypocrites" rails against organized religion. But beneath the polemic is the Korn sound stripped, made truly economized and catchy. Diehards are going to gnash their teeth, and clog the message boards with dismissive comments. But isnt it about time for them to move on, too? Other Side is a little too processed at times -- "Love Song" says "Motherf*cker!" just to know its alive. But then theres "Open Up," running a NIN influence through weird processing, and "Getting Off," which wavers and lurches like Korn chopped and screwed. If rap-metal were ever meant to evolve, See You on the Other Side is the record that does it. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 25 Title: Live & Rare Released: 2006-05-05 Tracks: 13 Duration: 59:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Did My Time (04:12) 2 Blind (04:12) 3 Falling Away From Me (04:15) 4 Right Now (03:05) 5 Got the Life (04:06) 6 Here to Stay (04:19) 7 Freak on a Leash (04:25) 8 Another Brick in the Wall, Parts 1, 2 & 3 (08:21) 9 One (04:31) 10 My Gift to You (06:13) 11 A.D.I.D.A.S. (03:50) 12 Earache My Eye (04:50) 13 Proud (03:20) |
| Live & Rare : Allmusic album Review : Usually a live and rare compilation can have a few underlying possibilities for motive: a quick and amicable contractual fulfillment before label and band part ways, a stopgap to release something new for fans in between albums, or a simple compilation to appease a die-hard fan base with cult-like tendencies. Hedging bets, this Korn compilation serves two of those three purposes right off the bat. Its been a while since the group offered something new, and to appease the loyalists who would very well purchase a disc of Jonathan Davis bagpiping English football anthems, Korn had the good sense to compile a disc thats one-half a live recording of their greatest hits and one-half an assortment of rare stuff and cover songs. Recorded in 2003 at CBGBs, Live and Rare is exactly what youd expect from the band, and for fanatics thats a wonderful thing. But this could also easily serve as a catch-up guide for those who never really were into Korn, but need a place to hear some of their most well-known anthems. Covers of Pink Floyds "Another Brick in the Wall, Pts, 1, 2, 3," Metallicas "One," and a hysterical take on "Earache My Eye" round things up and find the band having fun performing covers, much like Metallicas now legendary Garage sessions. Collectors might already have all of this stuff scattered over several discs, but having them remastered and all in one place makes this an attractive disc to add to the collection. It should properly pacify rabid fans until the next full-length comes around, or until that disc of bagpipe anthems finally hits the stores. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 25 Title: Chopped, Screwed, Live & Unglued Released: 2006-09-26 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:21:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Twisted Transistor (05:03) 2 Hypocrites (03:44) 3 Getting Off (03:16) 4 Getting Off (04:04) 5 For No One (04:52) 6 Love Song (04:44) 7 10 or a 2-Way (04:06) 8 Coming Undone (04:09) 9 Coming Undone Wit It (03:29) 1 Hypocrites (03:55) 2 Somebody Someone (04:43) 3 Throw Me Away (05:09) 4 Liar (07:56) 5 Love Song (04:35) 6 Blind (04:27) 7 Coming Undone (Acid Planet remix / France) (03:21) 8 Coming Undone (Acid Planet remix / Holland) (03:29) 9 Coming Undone (AOL Sessions) (03:34) 10 Twisted Transistor (AOL Sessions) (03:01) |
| Chopped, Screwed, Live & Unglued : Allmusic album Review : This 2006 reworking of Korns See You on the Other Side gives the entire album, including the ominous single "Twisted Transistor," the "chopped and screwed" treatment, slowing down the tunes to a woozy, hypnotic pace using the method created by Houston hip-hop DJs. The collection also features live tracks, acoustic tunes, and more, making it a good time for the nu-metal bands devoted fans. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 25 Title: MTV Unplugged Released: 2007-03-06 Tracks: 11 Duration: 44:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Blind (03:29) 2 Hollow Life (03:24) 3 Freak on a Leash (03:55) 4 Falling Away From Me (03:55) 5 Creep (03:51) 6 Love Song (03:50) 7 Got the Life (03:48) 8 Twisted Transistor (03:00) 9 Coming Undone (03:35) 10 Make Me Bad / In Between Days (05:35) 11 Throw Me Away (06:20) |
| MTV Unplugged : Allmusic album Review : What does a band do after teenage angst has paid off well, leaving them bored and old? In Korns case, they turn to that evergreen bastion of respectability, MTV Unplugged. During the mid-90s, it was standard practice for any major rock artist to venture onto the program and prove their worth as "authentic" musicians -- the old canard being that only real musicians and real songs can withstand the scrutiny of such unadorned arrangements, even if the arrangements by 1996 were becoming so ornate they barely passed as acoustic -- but by the turn of the decade the show fell out of fashion. It was revived every couple years by major artists in need of either a stopgap release or boost of energy -- Lauryn Hills bizarre 2002 affair, Alicia Keys perfectly respectable but uneventful 2005 set -- which pretty much described Korn to a tee in 2007. They were veterans slightly past their prime, still capable of reaching the Top Ten with their new albums but playing to an ever-more-selective audience, as they lurched toward reinvention without luring in new listeners or settling into their inevitable middle age. So, after the modest success of 2005s See You on the Other Side, it was time for an MTV Unplugged, a drastic move backward from the heavy hip-hop inflections of See You. If that was a party record designed to snare younger listeners, this is an album for the long-term fans who have been with them for nearly 15 years, who are also in their thirties and are inclined toward moodier, quieter material. At least thats the intention of Korns MTV Unplugged, but in practice the record is a bit of an unholy mess for one simple reason: apart from Rage Against the Machine, there is no other 90s hard rock band as ill-suited to the stripped-back conceit of MTV Unplugged than Korn. Its not a question of authenticity, its a question of aesthetic: without amplification, without electric beats and guitars, the band loses its identity and all its purpose. The guitars still spin out fast and furious, the basslines are still ropy and elastic, but they sound anemic when not run through high voltage; the band sounds like its playing electric guitars unplugged, not acoustic. Without walls of noise to support him, its impossible to ignore how thin and reedy Jonathan Davis voice is. At his best, Davis sounds coiled and nervy, giving voice to the torment his lyrics cant articulate, but in this setting, he sounds petulant, an adult who refuses to believe his adolescence is long behind him. Which is appropriate, since despite the very existence of this album, Korn does not acknowledge that theyre now adults. Even their attempts to stretch out to new sounds are typical of tormented teens: they cover Radioheads "Creep" and the Cure. These moves cant help but bring to mind other, defter new metal bands like the Deftones who assimilate the Cures influence where Korn merely apes it. Worse still, inviting Evanescences Amy Lee for a duet on "Freak on a Leash" only makes Korn seem uncomfortably close to such leaden 90s revivalists as Seether, a clear sign that this band is now adrift at sea and uncertain how to find their way back to land. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 25 Title: [untitled] Released: 2007-07-30 Tracks: 13 Duration: 48:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Intro (01:57) 2 Starting Over (04:02) 3 Bitch We Got a Problem (03:22) 4 Evolution (03:37) 5 Hold On (03:05) 6 Kiss (04:09) 7 Do What They Say (04:17) 8 Ever Be (04:48) 9 Love and Luxury (03:00) 10 Innocent Bystander (03:27) 11 Killing (03:36) 12 Hushabye (03:52) 13 I Will Protect You (05:31) |
| [untitled] : Allmusic album Review : Middle-age malaise continues to plague Korn on their untitled eighth album, a plunge back into the dark dirges after a brief acoustic excursion on the spring 2007 placeholder MTV Unplugged. This is the true successor to the 2005 LP See You on the Other Side, where they jumped ship from Epic to Virgin and worked with the Matrix in an attempt to give the band an electronic makeover in the wake of the departure of Brian "Head" Welch, a move that didnt exactly endear them to their fans (maybe because along with the electronic flourishes came a lighter tone). Such frivolity is missing from the aggressively ugly Untitled, which immediately hits you over the head with spookiness, from the twisted malicious cartoon crows on the cover to the silly spectral carnival music that functions as an opening fanfare. That intro is an unwittingly goofy cliché, but so is Korns roiling angst at this point, whether it materializes in their ominous minor-key grinds or in Jonathan Davis lyrics. A virtual litany of ham-fisted histrionics ("God is gonna take me out," "Its a sickness in the gene pool," a chorus of "Killing/Killing/Killing"), those lyrics obscure any larger points Davis might (or might not) be trying to say, for its the snatches of tortured prose that stand out, not his larger lyrical picture. Ironically, its hard to deny that the bigger musical picture overwhelms the individual moments on Untitled, which is long on mood and short on gripping songs, or even memorable riffs. To a certain extent, this has always been true with Korn -- one of the signatures of alt-metal is that its about sound rather than song -- but its striking that even as the band adds some odd flourishes like vaguely Beatlesque Mellotron punctuating "Kiss," the songs blend together instead of standing apart. And even if theyve retreated into darkness here, they havent shaken the electronica fixation from See You on the Other Side -- although, admittedly, these flourishes arent nearly as extreme as they would have been if they hadnt parted ways with the Matrix at the beginning of the project -- and this electronic bent is still apparent even if Untitled is a heavier record than its predecessor, thanks in part to the steady pulse of their partially borrowed rhythm section. Their regular drummer David Silveria has decided to sit this one out, so Korn have rotated Davis, Bad Religions Brooks Wackerman, and Terry Bozzio (of all people) through the drummers chair, giving the album just a shade too much professionalism in its rhythmic pulse. This, combined with layers of overdubbed baritone vocals and the elastic electronics that are meant to sound modern but wind up sounding like a relic from the mid-90s, gives Untitled all the relevancy of an unrecorded bridge between Marilyn Mansons Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 25 Title: Playlist: The Very Best of Korn Released: 2008-04-29 Tracks: 14 Duration: 58:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Blind (04:19) 2 Got the Life (03:46) 3 Here to Stay (04:31) 4 Did My Time (04:07) 5 Good God (03:22) 6 Dead Bodies Everywhere (04:44) 7 A.D.I.D.A.S. (02:34) 8 Make Me Bad (03:55) 9 Freak on a Leash (04:16) 10 Falling Away From Me (04:31) 11 Thoughtless (04:32) 12 Shoots and Ladders (05:23) 13 Right Now (03:12) 14 Earache My Eye (04:50) |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Korn : Allmusic album Review : Playlist: The Very Best of Korn serves as a decent introduction to the shape-shifting metal outfit, but longtime fans will already have everything here. Available in both clean and explicit versions, the 14-track set includes all of the groups most notable songs ("Freak on a Leash," "A.D.I.D.A.S.," "Got the Life"), all of which have been remastered. Its fine for what it is, but listeners looking for something a little meatier should check out 2011s more expansive two-disc Essential Korn collection. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 25 Title: Collected Released: 2009-03-09 Tracks: 12 Duration: 47:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Blind (04:19) 2 Helmet in the Bush (04:02) 3 Chi (03:54) 4 No Place to Hide (03:32) 5 Got the Life (03:46) 6 All in the Family (04:48) 7 Beg for Me (03:53) 8 Wake Up (04:07) 9 Somebody Someone (03:47) 10 Hollow Life (04:09) 11 Beat It Upright (04:15) 12 Play Me (03:22) |
| Collected : Allmusic album Review : This budget-priced collection from Sony gathers together 12 seemingly random tracks from Bakersfield, CA-based nu-metal band Korns first six albums. While tracks like "Blind" and "Got the Life" belong on any respectable Korn compilation, the rest feel computer generated, resulting in an anthology that pales in comparison to 2004s Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 and 2008s Playlist: The Very Best of Korn. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 25 Title: Korn III: Remember Who You Are Released: 2010-07-07 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:01:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Uber-Time (01:28) 2 Oildale (Leave Me Alone) (04:43) 3 Pop a Pill (03:59) 4 Fear Is a Place to Live (03:09) 5 Move On (03:48) 6 Lead the Parade (04:24) 7 Let the Guilt Go (03:56) 8 The Past (05:05) 9 Never Around (05:29) 10 Are You Ready to Live? (03:58) 11 Holding All These Lies (04:38) 12 Trapped Underneath the Stairs (04:20) 13 People Pleaser (07:05) 14 Blind (05:28) |
| Korn III: Remember Who You Are : Allmusic album Review : Taking a cue from the Van Halen playbook, the III in the title of Korn III: Remember Who You Are isn’t a numbering device, it signifies an opening of another phase in Korn’s career. Somehow, the band has bypassed a Korn II altogether in their discography, but it’s commonly acknowledged that the tail-end of the 2000s found the group floundering a bit, going so far as to flirt with the Matrix in an attempt to figure out which direction to go now that they’ve hit middle age. This is where the subtitle comes in: the group has certainly remembered who they are, ditching all the affectations that crippled their muddled 2007 eponymous album and rediscovering their voice. They’ve gone back to the coiled, furious sputter of their debut, but there’s no disguising that Korn is an older band, substituting precision for frenzy without diluting their power. That’s a crucial difference: they’re not desperately attempting to re-create their youth, they’re reconnecting with their passions and re-interpreting them from the perspective as veterans. Sometimes they stumble -- in many ways, Jonathan Davis has the trickiest problem by putting actual words to their emotions -- but as sheer galvanizing force, Korn III delivers due to that combination of raw aggression and musical finesse. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 25 Title: 3 Original Album Classics Released: 2011 Tracks: 45 Duration: 2:45:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Twist (00:48) 2 Chi (03:54) 3 Lost (02:55) 4 Swallow (03:38) 5 Porno Creep (02:01) 6 Good God (03:20) 7 Mr. Rogers (05:10) 8 K@#*%! (03:02) 9 No Place to Hide (03:31) 10 Wicked (04:00) 11 A.D.I.D.A.S. (02:32) 12 Lowrider (00:58) 13 Ass Itch (03:39) 14 Kill You (05:03) 15 Twist (a cappella) (01:01) 1 Its On! (04:28) 2 Freak On a Leash (04:15) 3 Got the Life (03:45) 4 Dead Bodies Everywhere (04:44) 5 Children of the Korn (featuring Ice Cube) (03:52) 6 B.B.K. (03:56) 7 Pretty (04:12) 8 All in the Family (04:48) 9 Reclaim My Place (04:32) 10 Justin (04:17) 11 Seed (05:54) 12 Cameltosis (04:38) 13 My Gift To You (07:14) 14 Earache My Eye (06:26) 1 Dead (01:12) 2 Falling Away from Me (04:30) 3 Trash (03:26) 4 4U (01:42) 5 Beg for Me (03:53) 6 Make Me Bad (03:55) 7 Its Gonna Go Away (01:30) 8 Wake Up (04:07) 9 Am I Going Crazy (00:59) 10 Hey Daddy (03:44) 11 Somebody Someone (03:47) 12 No Way (04:07) 13 Lets Get This Party Started (03:41) 14 Wish You Could Be Me (01:07) 15 Counting (03:38) 16 Dirty (07:50) |
 | Album: 18 of 25 Title: Two Original Albums Released: 2011 Tracks: 27 Duration: 2:12:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Blind (04:19) 2 Ball Tongue (04:29) 3 Need To (04:00) 4 Clown (04:36) 5 Divine (02:50) 6 Faget (05:50) 7 Shoots and Ladders (05:22) 8 Predictable (04:31) 9 Fake (04:51) 10 Lies (03:22) 11 Helmet in the Bush (04:02) 12 Daddy (09:35) 13 Hidden Track (07:29) 1 Its On! (04:28) 2 Freak on a Leash (04:15) 3 Got the Life (03:45) 4 Dead Bodies Everywhere (04:44) 5 Children of the Korn (featuring Ice Cube) (03:52) 6 B.B.K. (03:56) 7 Pretty (04:12) 8 All in the Family (04:48) 9 Reclaim My Place (04:32) 10 Justin (04:17) 11 Seed (05:54) 12 Cameltosis (04:38) 13 My Gift to You (07:14) 14 Earache My Eye (06:26) |
 | Album: 19 of 25 Title: Falling Away From Me: The Best of Korn Released: 2011 Tracks: 32 Duration: 2:08:20 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Falling Away From Me (radio edit) (04:32) 2 Word Up! (02:52) 3 Beg for Me (03:53) 4 All in the Family (04:50) 5 A.D.I.D.A.S. (02:35) 6 Need To (04:01) 7 Clown (04:37) 8 Ball Tongue (04:30) 9 Fake (04:52) 10 Here to Stay (04:32) 11 Embrace (04:28) 12 Blame (03:52) 13 Pretty (04:13) 14 Trash (03:28) 15 Somebody Someone (03:48) 16 No Way (04:09) 1 Break Some Off (02:38) 2 Wake Up Hate (03:14) 3 No One’s There (05:01) 4 I’m Hiding (03:57) 5 Everything I’ve Known (03:36) 6 Here It Comes Again (03:35) 7 Alive (04:30) 8 Y’all Want a Single (03:21) 9 No Place to Hide (03:33) 10 Swallow (03:40) 11 Wicked (04:02) 12 Got the Life (03:47) 13 B.B.K. (03:57) 14 Seed (05:56) 15 Justin (04:19) 16 Bottled Up Inside (04:02) |
| Falling Away From Me: The Best of Korn : Allmusic album Review : With two discs and 32 tracks, Falling Away from Me: The Best of Korn is an expansive compilation that covers a lot of ground in the 18-year career of nu metal pioneers Korn. While the album includes classic tracks like “A.D.I.D.A.S.” and “Falling Away from Me,” it does have some blind spots, with Grammy-nominated singles like “Shoots and Ladders” and “Freak on a Leash” being noticeably absent. Missing tracks aside, this set still has a lot to offer, and in terms of breadth of coverage, the collection is hard to beat. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 25 Title: The Essential Korn Released: 2011-05-10 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:54:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Blind (04:19) 2 Shoots and Ladders (05:23) 3 Clown (04:37) 4 Faget (05:50) 5 A.D.I.D.A.S. (02:34) 6 Good God (03:22) 7 Twist (00:49) 8 Chi (03:54) 9 Proud (03:20) 10 Got the Life (03:46) 11 Freak on a Leash (04:16) 12 It’s On! (04:28) 13 All in the Family (04:48) 14 Cameltosis (04:38) 1 Falling Away From Me (04:31) 2 Jingle Balls (03:25) 3 Wake Up (04:07) 4 Make Me Bad (03:55) 5 Somebody Someone (03:47) 6 Here to Stay (04:31) 7 Thoughtless (04:32) 8 Alone I Break (04:16) 9 Did My Time (04:07) 10 Right Now (03:12) 11 Y’all Want a Single (03:18) 12 Everything I’ve Known (03:35) 13 Another Brick in the Wall, Parts 1-3 (07:09) 14 Got the Life (04:06) |
| The Essential Korn : Allmusic album Review : Spanning two discs and boasting 28 tracks culled from all nine of the provocative post-grunge/alternative metal outfit’s albums, Epic/Legacy’s Essential Korn presents a solid overview of the rap metal pioneers’ first two decades. Digitally remastered and stocked with favorites like “Freak on a Leash,” “Shoots and Ladders,” “Here to Stay,” “Make Me Mad,” and “Got the Life,” the latter of which appears in both its studio and live incarnations, Essential throws out the net and hauls in the biggest catch it can, tossing in a pair of non LP tracks like “Jingle Balls” from 1999’s All Mixed Up EP, and the blistering “Proud” from the I Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack (1997) amidst the myriad album cuts. While 2004’s single-disc Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 may cover the basics, Essential Korn offers up a master class. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 25 Title: The Path of Totality Released: 2011-12-02 Tracks: 11 Duration: 37:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Chaos Lives in Everything (03:47) 2 Kill Mercy Within (03:35) 3 My Wall (02:55) 4 Narcissistic Cannibal (03:10) 5 Illuminati (03:16) 6 Burn the Obedient (02:38) 7 Sanctuary (03:24) 8 Lets Go (02:40) 9 Get Up! (03:42) 10 Way Too Far (03:49) 11 Bleeding Out (04:51) |
| The Path of Totality : Allmusic album Review : Korn remembered who they were just in time to forget it all again on The Path of Totality, an unexpected left turn into dubstep and all manner of dark electronica from the kings of nu metal. Unexpected this move may be, but not unnatural. Korn always emphasized texture over riffs, so shifting from a gray guitar grind toward claustrophobic electronic collage doesn’t induce shock, apart from the shock that the album actually works. Korn’s cast of collaborators -- notably the Grammy-nominated Skrillex, but also Noisia, Excision, Feed Me, and 12th Planet -- does not redefine the band’s character but rather reinterpret it, retaining the same tempos, the same creeping minor-key melodies and riffs, the same sense of enveloping angst that have been present since their 1994 debut. The difference of arrangement -- heavy on skittish drums and electro walls of assault -- has the curious effect of making Korn seem not adventurous but rather mature: the content of Jonathan Davis’ rants matter less than his tone, and the producers have folded his vocals, along with Munky’s buzzing guitar, into a web that feels like Korn even if it doesn’t strictly sound like any other Korn album, not even the industrial-funk of See You on the Other Side. Despite all the electronics, there’s no mistaking The Path of Totality as a Korn album...and one of their better ones to boot. | ||
 | Album: 22 of 25 Title: The Path of Totality Tour: Live at the Hollywood Palladium Released: 2012-09-04 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:14:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Get Up! (04:45) 2 Kill Mercy Within (03:38) 3 Illuminati (04:00) 4 Chaos Lives in Everything (04:00) 5 My Wall (03:30) 6 Way Too Far (03:53) 7 Narcissistic Cannibal (03:39) 8 Here to Stay (04:36) 9 Freak on a Leash (04:47) 10 Falling Away From Me (05:50) 11 Predictable (04:18) 12 Another Brick in the Wall (11:47) 13 Shoots and Ladders (04:17) 14 One (01:03) 15 Got the Life (03:52) 16 Blind (06:30) |
| The Path of Totality Tour: Live at the Hollywood Palladium : Allmusic album Review : Just a year after giving their sound an electronic overhaul on Path of Totality, Korn chronicle the albums supporting tour on Live at the Hollywood Palladium. As with the studio album, the combination of Korns guttural sound and dubsteps visceral drops works surprisingly well, driving the crowd into a frenzy with every low-end assault the band delivers, and showcasing the songs in a live setting only reinforces that the bands decision to dive headfirst into the electronic realm was a good one. When Jonathan Davis tells the crowd to dance at the beginning of "Chaos Lives in Everything," the crowds raucous response lets you know that the call to arms has been heard and answered, amplifying the songs energy to new levels. In an effort to further help the vibe of the album come alive in a live setting, Totality producers Skrillex, 12th Planet, and Flinch (among others) drop in to man the controls for the songs electronic elements, allowing each of them to add their own live flair to the songs. After the dance-heavy opening section of the set, Korn eventually settle in and play some older numbers like "Freak On a Leash," "Shoots and Ladders," and "Blind," as well as an epic 11-minute cover of Pink Floyds "Another Brick in the Wall." Whats most striking about Live at the Hollywood Palladium isnt so much having the evolution of Korns sound laid out in one place, but how the bands earlier work feels almost subdued compared to the fractured, high-octane intensity of the Totality songs, which seem to explode outwards where the older tracks tended to simmer. Whether youre a fan of the bands pioneering nu-metal sound, or the newer, more evolved Korn, Live is an album that brings a little something to the table for everyone. | ||
 | Album: 23 of 25 Title: Follow the leader / Issues Released: 2013 Tracks: 41 Duration: 2:03:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 [silence] (00:05) 2 [silence] (00:05) 3 [silence] (00:05) 4 [silence] (00:05) 5 [silence] (00:05) 6 [silence] (00:05) 7 [silence] (00:05) 8 [silence] (00:05) 9 [silence] (00:05) 10 [silence] (00:05) 11 [silence] (00:05) 12 [silence] (00:05) 13 It’s On! (04:28) 14 Freak on a Leash (04:16) 15 Got the Life (03:46) 16 Dead Bodies Everywhere (04:44) 17 Children of the Korn (03:52) 18 B.B.K. (03:56) 19 Pretty (04:12) 20 All in the Family (04:48) 21 Reclaim My Place (04:32) 22 Justin (04:17) 23 Seed (05:54) 24 Cameltosis (04:38) 25 My Gift to You / Earache My Eye (15:40) 1 Dead (01:12) 2 Falling Away From Me (04:31) 3 Trash (03:26) 4 4 U (01:42) 5 Beg for Me (03:53) 6 Make Me Bad (03:55) 7 It’s Gonna Go Away (01:30) 8 Wake Up (04:07) 9 Am I Going Crazy (00:59) 10 Hey Daddy (03:44) 11 Somebody Someone (03:47) 12 No Way (04:07) 13 Let’s Get This Party Started (03:41) 14 Wish You Could Be Me (01:07) 15 Counting (03:37) 16 Dirty (07:50) |
| Follow the leader / Issues : Allmusic album Review : This 2013 collection pairs two of Korns most popular albums -- 1998s Follow the Leader (which contains their signature "Freak on a Leash") and its 1999 sequel Issues -- as an affordable double-disc set. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 25 Title: The Paradigm Shift Released: 2013-10-04 Tracks: 11 Duration: 42:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Prey for Me (03:36) 2 Love & Meth (04:03) 3 What We Do (04:06) 4 Spike in My Veins (04:24) 5 Mass Hysteria (04:04) 6 Paranoid and Aroused (03:34) 7 Never Never (03:41) 8 Punishment Time (04:00) 9 Lullaby for a Sadist (04:18) 10 Victimized (03:35) 11 It’s All Wrong (03:31) |
| The Paradigm Shift : Allmusic album Review : While their last album, the dubstep-drenched Path of Totality, felt like a real change in the way Korn did things, The Paradigm Shift finds the nu-metal pioneers once again changing things up on their 11th studio album. Returning to a more traditional sound, the album finds the band pushing the electronics back to a supporting role while putting the guitars up in the spotlight. Most notably, though, is the return of former guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, whose last appearance on a Korn record was a decade ago on Look in the Mirror. The renewed partnership between Head and Munky is one that pays off, but not in the way longtime fans might expect. Rather than making a full-on return to the sort of guttural, shuddering sound the band made famous in the 90s, The Paradigm Shift is a much more driving and direct album. Replacing the sort of creeping, churning aggression that emanated from their earlier work is a newfound vigor. This makes for a refreshing change of pace from the band, who have been on a real hot streak when it comes to experimenting with their sound. And even though The Paradigm Shift might not be the album that listeners might expect after a reunion with Head, it shows the kind of creativity and inventiveness that, love them or hate them, helped to make them an influential force in heavy music. This capacity for change is what has helped Korn to make it this far, and its a quality that will probably see them continue to flourish as time goes on. | ||
 | Album: 25 of 25 Title: The Serenity of Suffering Released: 2016-10-21 Tracks: 11 Duration: 40:34 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Insane (03:50) 2 Rotting in Vain (03:31) 3 Black Is the Soul (04:01) 4 The Hating (04:22) 5 A Different World (03:20) 6 Take Me (03:00) 7 Everything Falls Apart (04:17) 8 Die Yet Another Night (04:28) 9 When You’re Not There (03:24) 10 Next in Line (03:28) 11 Please Come for Me (02:53) |
| The Serenity of Suffering : Allmusic album Review : Surviving a shaky decade that produced a couple decent albums and few identity crises, Korn bring it back to basics on their 12th full-length, The Serenity of Suffering. Its both a reminder that Korn are the masters of this particular universe and also fiercely dedicated to its fans. Inasmuch as the Korn faithful are capable of fuzzy feelings, Serenity delivers goose bumps for those who have stuck with the band since the 90s. Diehards will notice that Jonathan Davis and the gang have brought things back to the Issues/Untouchables era -- especially on "Take Me" and "Everything Falls Apart" -- when Korn perfected the combination of nu-metal brutality, desperate vulnerability, and spook show creepiness (in fact, the Issues doll -- now wrapped in stitched-up skin with exposed ribs -- makes a prominent appearance on Serenitys album art). Without pandering to career-peak nostalgia, Korn deftly execute all the hallmarks that have come to define their sound. Davis vocals are the best theyve been in years, bringing back his feverish scatting on the apocalyptic "Rotting in Vain" and unleashing intensely visceral bellows on the bloodletting "The Hating" (his bagpipes, however, are unfortunately absent). Head and Munkys renewed guitar partnership also has its groove back, amplifying the disturbing atmospherics with unnerving effects and familiar riffs. Underneath it all, Fieldy, Ray Luzier and DJ C-Minus maintain that propulsive and elastic whiplash assault, like on the scratched-up "Next in Line" and "Black Is the Soul," which lurches through a minefield of percussion and dissonance. Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) makes a marquee cameo on "A Different World," providing a brutal hardcore foil to Davis damaged wail. Adding Taylors fury over Korns bludgeoning backdrop is as dangerous and unhinged as genre fans could imagine. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Evanescence), The Serenity of Suffering is a welcome return to a time when Korn were at the top of their game. Its one of their best albums, almost heart-warming in its cathartic familiarity. | ||