Korn

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Korn at MTV Asia Awards 2006
Background information
Origin	Bakersfield, California, USA
Genre(s)	Nu metal Alternative metal rap metal Beatbox
Years active	1993 – present
Label(s)	Sony BMG Music Entertainment/Epic Records (1994-2004) EMI/Virgin Records (2005 - present)
Associated acts	Sexart, L.A.P.D., Fieldy's Dreams.
Website	http://www.korn.com
Members
Jonathan Davis James "Munky" Shaffer Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu David Silveria (on hiatus) Zac Baird (temporary member) Clint Lowery (temporary member)
Former members
Brian "Head" Welch Rob Patterson Terry Bozzio

Korn (sometimes typeset as "KoЯn" to fit the official logo or some times spelled "KoRn" ) is a Grammy Award winning, influential nu-metal^[1] band from Bakersfield, California.

They are often credited with popularizing the nu metal genre.^[2] Along with other bands of the time, they have also inspired many of nu metal, alternative metal and rap metal bands through the mid-1990s and early 2000s.

Since their 1994 self-titled debut album, Korn have sold over 30 million records worldwide, including 16 million in the U.S., making them one of the best-selling metal acts of the last fifteen years.^[3] The band's catalogue consists of seven consecutive Multi-Platinum Studio albums (including the compilation album Greatest Hits, Volume 1, a live album, and an MTV Unplugged album - which covers "Freak On A Leash" featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence) in the top 10 of Billboard Top 200 best selling albums. To date Korn has scored 6 Grammy nominations, and won 2 such awards. 5 of their albums have been certified as multi-platinum. Jonathan Davis has entered the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists" list peaking at #16, James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch (formally) are #26 at the list of "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists"

Contents 1 Band history 1.1 Early history 1.2 Life Is Peachy, Elementree Records 1.3 Follow the Leader, Mainstream success 1.4 Issues 1.5 Untouchables 1.6 Take a Look in the Mirror; Greatest Hits 1.7 Head's Departure 1.8 See You on the Other Side, EMI 1.9 Jonathan Davis's illness 1.10 Recent history 1.11 Eighth studio album 2 Band members 2.1 Current members 2.2 On Hiatus 2.3 Previous Members 3 Session Members 3.1 Download Festival (10.06.2006) 3.2 2005—2007 3.3 2007-present 4 Discography 5 Influence on other artists 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Band history

[edit] Early history

During 1993 Jonathan Davis got together with Human Waste Project for their first demo tape duetting with vocalist Aimee Echo on a cover version of "This Town" by The Go-Go's. Jonathan Davis was dyslexic so when he thought up the name it seemed right. This recording was to be unearthed on a subsequent Korn bootleg. (Such was the fascination between fans of both bands that during late 1997 the acts convened once more in the recording studio to lay down a a further take on the song interbred for use as Korn single B side). Munky, Head, Fieldy , and Silveria, in the meantime, had assembled LAPD. This originally stood for Love And Peace Dude but was later changed to mean Laughing As People Die. After the departure of Richard Morales, the band was on the lookout for a new singer. Silveria was recruited for Mike Muir's Infectious Grooves, but opted to remain with his colleagues. One of the early singers who tried out for the job was Cory Cinque. The band used Cory on vocals for a small part of 1993, and the band was renamed Creep. One song was written and recorded, called See Thru. The band however decided there wasn't enough chemistry between them and Cory, and he was asked to leave. Whilst on the hunt for a singer, the quartet spotted Davis performing with Sexart at John Bryan's Bar. Davis almost didn't go to the audition offered him by the band, but after visiting a psychic who told him he'd be stupid to pass on this, he decided to go. ("Who Then Now?" VHS Video, Published by Epic Music Video, 1997) Auditions in Huntington Beach secured the band's new frontman, before the quintet even finished singing the first song (which was performed through a cheap vocal mic). The band, now renamed KoRn, toured the club and bar scene for a while with a host of now recognizable songs including Alive, Blind, and Daddy. See Thru was re-written by Jonathan to better suit his lyrical writings, and the track was renamed Molested. Molested would never see the light of day in that form, as well as another song, This Broken Soul, which despite no availability of a decent quality or even finished version of the live song, has become a favorite among hardcore fans. In 1993, the band released its demo titled "Neidermeyer's Mind," which featured the songs "Predictable," "Blind"," "Daddy," and "Alive." The song "Alive" was the band's first song, which was an early version of the song that later became "Need To" on the band's self-titled major label debut album. In 1994, Korn released their self-titled debut. The album was produced by Ross Robinson and released by Epic/Immortal records. The album featured the singles "Blind," "Clown," and "Shoots and Ladders." "Shoots and Ladders" earned the band the first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.

The band toured incessantly to promote the debut album. With little commercial radio or MTV play, they relied on their intense live show.

Their first large tour was opening for Danzig and Marilyn Manson in March and April of 1995. After that they opened for 311 in May and June. After a stint in Europe they returned to the US and opened for Megadeth, with Fear Factory and Flotsam and Jetsam also supporting, in August. In the fall they went out with KMFDM and God Lives Under Water but were not well-received by industrial fans^{[citation needed]}. After that they landed an even bigger tour opening for Ozzy Osbourne in the Winter of 1995 along with Deftones in a support role. In December of the same year they did a small headlining club tour of the Western US with Sugar Ray and Cradle of Thorns opening. After Christmas they were invited to go back out with Ozzy and Life of Agony for another couple of months. In early March of 1996 they wrapped up their touring with another string of headline shows brining along Cradle of Thorns and Dimestore Hoods before going back to the studio.

[edit] Life Is Peachy, Elementree Records

The band followed up their debut album with their second, more rap-influenced, album, Life Is Peachy, in October, 1996. The album was more successful than their first, debuting at No.3 on The Billboard 200 without much radio airplay or video play in music channels, nor any press promotion. It spawned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for the song "No Place To Hide." To date, the album has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide, and went double-platinum in the U.S. The band supported the record by opening up an arena tour for Metallica.

The album's release featured the first live Internet broadcast by the band, and thus Korn became the first music artist to appear live on the Internet to promote their new LP.^{[citation needed]} Korn performed songs from the new album and took calls from Internet fans watching at home. The event was hosted by longtime Korn friend, Adam Carolla, known best for his hosting of The Man Show. The online performance was one of the first of its kind and helped launch Korn's Internet presence which soon became a predominant part of their marketing and availability to fans.

In late 1997 the band formed its own label, Elementree Records. The first band they signed was Orgy (featuring former members of Davis' old band Sexart). Over the next few years they signed such acts as Videodrone, rapper Marz, and Deadsy.

[edit] Follow the Leader, Mainstream success

Prior to the release of the band's third album, Korn was featured once a week on their internet TV show, KornTV, which showed behind the scenes of the making of the record as well as special guests such as porn star Ron Jeremy, Limp Bizkit, 311 and many more. It also gave fans the chance to call in and ask the band questions. Korn was already ahead of the game by utilizing the internet to reach their fans. October 1998 saw Korn at their peak as they released their third album, Follow the Leader. It featured a number of guest vocalists such as Ice Cube, Tre Hardson from the Pharcyde, and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, as well as a rewritten version of the old club song Molested, re-written again and re-titled My Gift to You, a title insinuating the fact that the song was dedicated to his first wife, as well as the fans who had been there from the beginning and would know exactly what song this was. Korn launched a political campaign-style tour to promote the release of Follow the Leader. It took the group all over North America to spread the news of their "Family Values" platform to fans at special "fan conferences" that were organized at every stop along the tour route. Korn chartered a jet, which took them to record stores in such cities as Riverside (CA), Mt. View (CA), Sacramento, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Toronto, Atlanta, and Dallas. They talked to fans at every stop, answered questions during the special "fan conferences" and signed autographs. Jim Rose hosted the entire "Kampaign" tour. Celebrities at various stops included Ice Cube and Todd McFarlane. The album was a success, reaching No.1 on the U.S. and Canadian charts and spawning the singles "Got the Life" and "Freak on a Leash." Follow The Leader debuted at the #1 slot in Canada, New Zealand and Australia; #4 in Finland; #5 in France, the UK and Norway; #8 in Japan; #10 in Holland; #12 in Germany; and it registered the highest debut on the Pan European "Music & Media," chart (at #6). The animated bullet segments in the video for "Freak on a Leash" were directed by Todd McFarlane (creator of the Spawn comic book and a former artist for Spider-Man comics). Greg Capullo, long-time Spawn penciler, drew the cover art for the album. The live action in the video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, used innovative techniques which featured 'the magic bullet' that the camera followed through various scenes as well as a performance of the band in a Twilight Zone like room. "Freak on a Leash" won a Grammy for Best Video (Short Form), earned 9 MTV Awards nominations, for: Video of the Year, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Viewer's Choice. Eventually it won 2, for: Best Rock Video, and Best Editing. Follow the Leader is the band's most commercially successful album, being certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA and having sold almost 10 million copies worldwide.

The same year Follow the Leader was released, Korn started their own annual tour called the Family Values Tour. That year they headlined the tour along with Incubus, Orgy, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube and Rammstein. It was a highly successful tour, there was a live CD and DVD from Family Values Tour'98 which earned gold and platinum status, respectively. In 1999, Limp Bizkit headlined, along with Primus, Staind, The Crystal Method, Method Man & Redman, and Filter. System of a Down was kicked off the tour by Fred Durst after he failed to sign the band Taproot. Korn were not featured on the bill and instead only made surprise appearances at a few of the tour's stops to perform their first single off of their next album, "Falling Away from Me." The tour took a break in 2000.

In 1999 Korn performed at Woodstock '99 on 23 July. Other memorable moments include a feud with Ben Folds during which Folds released his Rocking the Suburbs music video with a "Korn Sucks" protest frame in the middle of it.

[edit] Issues

The band's fourth album, Issues, produced by Brendan O'Brien, featuring cover art designed by Alfredo Carlos who won a contest held for the fans to design Korn's new album artwork, was released in November 1999. The album debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA, following up the success of Follow the Leader. It featured a broader range of styles compared to previous albums, since the band's decision to no longer incorporate hip hop into their sound. Davis said in an interview "I like hip hop, I am a fan of it, but I don't want to be associated with it anymore." To celebrate the album's release, the band performed the record in its entirety in front of a live audience at New York's historic Apollo Theater and broadcast the concert simultaneously across many radio stations. This performance made Korn the first rock band,^[4] and only the second white musical group to ever perform at The Apollo after the legendary Buddy Holly in the late 1950s. This special event featured the NYPD marching drum and bagpipe band conducted by Richard Gibbs as well as a group of back-up singers to enhance the more melodic choruses and backing vocals Jonathan Davis used on the album. Earlier that year, Korn had appeared on an episode of South Park, titled Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery, in which the first single from Issues, "Falling Away from Me" was premiered. (The video was directed by Fred Durst). In the episode, the band helped the boys solve a Scooby-Doo style mystery. Korn released two more singles off of Issues, "Make Me Bad" and "Somebody Someone", both of which fared well on US charts. Videos were also shot for all three singles, with longtime friend, Durst directing "Falling Away from Me", and Udo Kier and Brigitte Nielsen starring in a concept video for "Make Me Bad." The video for "Somebody Someone" was a simple performance with some CGI effects. All the videos were staple of MTV Total Request Live. "Issues" is considered by some critics to be less metal-influenced and closer to alternative metal then nu metal,^[5] however there is still the same signature aggression of other Korn albums present.

In 2000 Jonathan Davis commissioned Swiss surreal artist H.R. Giger to create a special mic stand. The idea was suggested to him by one of his friends who knew that Jonathan was a fan of his artwork. He started doing some sketches of plantlike snakes and vertebrae mixed with technical elements. Jonathan called him from his dressing room and told him that he had complete freedom to design the microphone stand as he wanted and his only concern was that it had be totally functional and as movable as possible, as well as biomechanical and erotic. The band visited his museum and met him in July of 2000 when they were touring in Europe. The bio-mechanical mic-stand was finished in 2001.^[6] It was introduced to fans one year later during Korn's Untouchables Tour.

[edit] Untouchables

In June 2002, after a year and a half of hard work and a long creative process, Korn re-emerged into the media spotlight with their 5th album, Untouchables. The release of this album was preceded by the show at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on 10th June 2002, one day prior to the album's release, broadcasted digitally through the theaters in U.S. The album had a very dark and gothic feel while featuring synths, strings and various effects the band had never used in an album before. The overall feel was drastically different from previous efforts particularly tracks like "Alone I Break," "Hating," and the haunting "Hollow Life," which singer Jonathan Davis claims is his favorite Korn song to this day. Untouchables had disappointing sales. The band has blamed Internet piracy for the drop in sales, as an unmixed version of the album had leaked a whole five months prior to its official release date.

The album's first single "Here to Stay" earned a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. Untouchables has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The first 2 videos from Untouchables were directed by the Hughes Brothers (best known for their films, Menace II Society and From Hell). The first video, "Here to Stay," has the band playing inside a TV on a static background along with controversial news stories and world issues being presented. The video was nominated to Mtv Video Music Award for Best Rock Video and won MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Video (Group). The second video, "Thoughtless," was a nod back to Jonathan's childhood as the character in the video is picked on and constantly beaten. The character ultimately gains revenge in a rather grotesque but deserving way (puking jets of bile onto the bullies). Although "Thoughtless" would be one of the more popular tracks on the album, it did not appear on Greatest Hits Vol. 1. The third video for Untouchables, "Alone I Break," was directed by Sean Dack who won the honor of directing Korn's video through an MTV contest. The video kept with the darkness of Korn, showing Jonathan Davis killing off the members of the band after a supposed mistake made by Munky when they were performing. The band admitted it would have been more fun to do the video had the director been a true Korn fan

Prior to their next album, Korn released the single "Did My Time," which was featured on the soundtrack to the film, Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life in early 2003. Angelina Jolie appeared in the video for "Did My Time."

[edit] Take a Look in the Mirror; Greatest Hits

Korn's sixth album, Take a Look in the Mirror was released in November 2003. Korn produced this record themselves. The album featured the singles "Right Now," "Did My Time" "Everything I've Known," and "Y'All Want a Single." "Right Now" and "Everything I've Known" were animated videos while, "Y'All Want a Single" and "Did My Time" were performance video, which "Y'all Want a Single" featured Korn and a large group of fans destroying a record store. The album peaked at No. 9 on The Billboard 200. The album is obviously a change back into the "nu metal" sound of Korn's first album.

During February of 2004, Guitar World released a list of the world's "100 greatest metal guitarists of all time" ranking Head and Munky at #26.^[7]

In October of 2004, Korn released their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits, Volume 1. It featured two cover songs and a compilation of the band's hits from the past 10 years. The first single was a cover of the song "Word Up!", which was originally made popular by the group Cameo. The album also featured a medley of all three parts of Pink Floyd 's "Another Brick in the Wall", and a remix of their hit single "Freak on a Leash". Special editions of the album includes a DVD titled Korn: Live At CBGBs that features Korn playing live at CBGBs in New York city.

[edit] Head's Departure

In February 2005, Brian "Head" Welch announced that he had "...chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and would be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end",^[8] and was formally leaving Korn. Initial speculations that this was a hoax or practical joke were proven wrong; he has turned highly spiritual, even being baptized in the Jordan River and speaking openly about his faith and conversion, especially on his website [1]. Welch has also stated that his reason for leaving the band had to do with his daughter reciting obscene Korn lyrics and the fact that he was fighting an addiction to crystal meth. This was to be the band's first lineup change in their history. Brian's website was recently hacked and a post was made by someone posing as him saying he was going to come back to Korn but was confirmed by Jonathan as well as Brian as false. Brian has also said on his website (speaking about the guys in Korn) "I love those guys."

Head has decided to continue making music. It will contain Christian lyrics, but isn't necessarily a Christian album. Due for a July 2007 release, the name of his solo debut is called It's Time to See Religion Die. Surprisingly, it is also the same month that Korn will release it's yet untitled eighth studio album.

[edit] See You on the Other Side, EMI

Upon completing their record deal with Sony Records, Korn has since partnered with EMI and signed to Virgin Records. EMI has paid Korn $25 million upfront in exchange for a share in the profits of their next two LPs, including tours and merchandising. In exchange, EMI received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales and other revenue sources.

The band's first release for Virgin Records, See You on the Other Side was released on December 6, 2005, and debuted on #3 on the Billboard 200, representing the band's 7th Top 10 debut. The first single off the album, "Twisted Transistor" was accompanied by a comic video directed by Dave Meyers in which rap stars Xzibit, Lil' Jon, Snoop Dogg, and David Banner portrayed Korn. The single itself peaked at #3 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, and at #9 on Billboard Modern Rock chart. The second single, "Coming Undone" peaked at #4 on Mainstream Rock Chart, and at #14 on Modern Rock Chart, and the video directed by Little X also received considerable video play. Korn also, for the first time has brought two singles from one album to Hot 100 Chart. The album has sold over 2 million copies worldwide up to date, and went platinum in the U.S. on March 16. The album managed to stay in Top 100 of Billboard 200 chart for 34 straight weeks.

On January 13, 2006, Korn threw a giant party at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery announcing the See You on the Other Side World Tour. The first leg of tour, with 10 Years and Mudvayne, began on 24 February 2006 in their hometown Bakersfield and ended on 4th April in Toronto. The Australian part of the See You on the Other Side tour consisted of Korn, 10 Years, Hatebreed, and Disturbed. The bands performed in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne on the 24th, 27th and 29th of April 2006 respectively. This marked the first time Korn visited Australia since their Take a Look in the Mirror tour in February of 2004. It was a general belief by all the bands involved that it had been 'too long' since they had last visited Australia.

Korn had also announced the resurrection of their "Family Values Tour", which kicked off July 29, 2006 in Nashville, TN. The Family Values Tour featured Korn, Deftones, Stone Sour, Flyleaf, Dir en grey, 10 Years, Bury Your Dead, Deadsy, Bullets and Octane, and Walls of Jericho. This was also the first Family Values Tour to have a second stage and to be in outdoor pavilions.

In April, Jonathan Davis teamed up with the Atlanta crunk rap group Dem Franchize Boyz to record a mash-up of their latest hits Coming Undone and Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It, which occurred due to both the groups being signed to Virgin Records. Before recording with Dem Franchize Boyz, the group was featured on "Wake Up," a track from The Notorious B.I.G. album Duets: The Final Chapter.

In 2006, Korn's "Freak on a Leash" appeared on a countdown of VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time at #23. They also charted on a user-based interactive list of the 100 Greatest Videos Of All Time in the UK magazine Kerrang! at number 10 with the same song. On May 6, Korn won a MTV Asia Video Music Award in the "Favourite Video" category for "Twisted Transistor", beating Green Day, Kanye West, My Chemical Romance, and Franz Ferdinand. The band also performed "Twisted Transistor" live in front of 5,000 people. Jonathan Davis also presented an award for favorite artist from China, Vicky Zhao.

[edit] Jonathan Davis's illness

On June 12, 2006, Davis was diagnosed with Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, a blood defect that hospitalized him for the weekend, preventing him from performing at the renowned Download Festival. The band still performed, with guest singers including Slipknot/ Stone Sour's Corey Taylor; Stonesour playing earlier on the same day. This led to Korn cancelling the rest of their European bill. It was originally unknown to the public what his ailment was, but the singer revealed in a letter to fans that he was 'dangerously low on blood platelets and at a high risk of death from a hemorrhage if the problem was not treated.'^[9] His illness did not affect the 2006 Family Values Tour.

[edit] Recent history

On July 30, 2006, a violent fight allegedly broke out in the mosh pit at the Family Values Tour in Atlanta, Georgia while Deftones were performing, resulting in the death of Andy Richardson, age 30, on August 1, 2006. Lawyers representing Mr. Richardson's family said they may pursue civil actions against Korn and the show's promoters. Mr. Richardson's mother, Gloria Richardson, said "It's not right that someone could go to a concert for a good time and wind up dead ... There needs to be more security or they need to not have these concerts at all ...", in a statement to Cox News Service made on August 1, 2006. One week later, a 24-year-old Douglas County man was charged with delivering a deadly punch in a dispute over a ballcap at a Korn concert. Atlanta police and Douglas County authorities arrested Michael Scott Axley Monday afternoon on a murder warrant in the death of 30-year-old Andy Richardson. Atlanta PD spokesperson Marion Lee said Axley was taken in without incident after officials received tips from witnesses who saw the altercation and knew Axley.

"See You on the Other Side" was re-released as a chopped and screwed mix album titled "Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued", with live tracks, bonus DVD footage, and 8 album tracks chopped and screwed by DJ Michael 5000 Watts.

Korn have been confirmed to play festival dates in Norway, Norwegian Wood and in Germany, Rock am Ring in June 2007. The band has also been confirmed to play the massive Live Earth concerts on July 7th, 2007.^[10] Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told the Rock Radio why he thinks the concerts are important. "It's just to raise people's awareness about what's happening in global warming and try to do their part and whatever they can each day to reduce, you know, energy usage and gasoline usage on whatever level. I think if people are, if their awareness is raised and they're doing one or two things a day, each person, it could make a huge, huge difference."

Korn will also be appearing at the Download Festival, held at Donington Park England, over the weekend of June 8th, 9th & 10th 2007, as well as headlining the Family Values Tour 2007 starting on July 20th.

[edit] Eighth studio album

Main article: Korn's eighth studio album

In a recent interview, Korn's frontman Jonathan Davis said that there are 18 tracks ready for the next album, all written in a month.

"I can't wait. I know it's gonna be insane. The band is really on fire and has some phat shit to record." Davis had said in earlier interviews that he and guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer had both been writing new material while on the road in support of the band's last album, "See You on the Other Side".

In December 2006, David Silveria announced he would take a hiatus from the band,^[11] and will not appear on Korn's upcoming album and tour. Jonathan on his blog also mentioned that the band completed 8 songs for the upcoming, yet unnamed, 8th studio album, and stated that the further recording process will take place after New Year's Eve. The frontman also stated that this album will not feature any of David Silveria's contributions and that the band will be having fill-in drummer as long as David stays on hiatus.^[12]

On January 7, 2007, Korn announced that drummer Terry Bozzio will replace David Silveria for at least one studio album and at least one tour.^[13]

The band's management has made following statement:

"They are currently writing and rehearsing with (Bozzio) and things are going well," the spokesperson said, emphasizing that Silveria is still KoRn's official drummer, but added that, for the moment, "the band members aren't looking too far into the future."

Korn tentatively plans to release its eighth studio album on July 17(which is the same month that former guitarrist Head will release his solo debut album), according to an interview with the band that ran on a Los Angeles radio station yesterday morning (Tuesday, March 6), reports Launch Radio Networks. The group has been recording the disc with temporary drummer Terry Bozzio and guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told us that Bozzio has taken Korn's music in a new direction. "It's a little less straightforward, I think, than what we're used to, and it's a lot more technical," he said. "I think it's probably more like a progressive KORN that people are gonna be used to. Very heavy though."

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

• Jonathan Davis - Vocals/Bagpipes
• Reginald Arvizu - Bass Guitar
• James Shaffer - Guitar/Backing Vocals

• Terry Bozzio - Drums/Percussion (on the new album, will not be touring with the band)
• Zac Baird - Keyboards (on the new album, may or may not be touring with the band)

[edit] On Hiatus

• David Silveria - drums, percussion

David, claiming to need a break from the band, is on indefinite hiatus and will not contribute to the next studio album nor attend on the promoting tours. He will probably be spending time with his family and taking a break from the busy-body Korn has recently become.

[edit] Previous Members

• Brian "Head" Welch - guitar, backing vocals (1993-2005)

Left the band in 2005 for spiritual reasons.

• Rob Patterson - touring guitarist, backing vocals (2005-2007)

Was fired from Korn after a fallout with original guitarist Munky.

[edit] Session Members

[edit] Download Festival (10.06.2006)

While Jonathan Davis was absent and recovering from ITP, vocalists from other bands participating in this festival filled in for him:

• Corey Taylor (Slipknot/ Stone Sour) - filled in for Jonathan singing "Freak on a Leash" and "Clown"
• Dez Fafara (Devildriver) - performed "Somebody Someone" and "Coming Undone"
• Jesse Hasek (10 Years) - performed "It's On"
• Benji Webbe (Skindred) - performed "A.D.I.D.A.S."
• M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold) - performed "Falling Away from Me"
• Matt Heafy (Trivium) - performed "Blind"

[edit] 2005—2007

• Rob Patterson (ex-Otep) - Touring guitarist since 2006 European tour and for See You on the Other Side World Tour, but not an official member. Patterson played hidden from view behind the amplifiers on the right side of the stage during most of the 2006 tour, but was playing onstage behind a mask. For the 2006 tour, he was also contributing backing vocals. He was replaced on current tour by Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory for the first three shows of the European tour in 2006, but it has been confirmed it was only temporarily. Recently, Korn has replaced Patterson because Munky was unhappy with him.

• Kalen Chase - Backup vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Dons a rabbit mask. He is also a member of 2 bands: illium and The Changing.
• Zac Baird - Keyboardist. Dons a horse mask.
• Michael Jochum - Second percussionist. Wears a pig mask.

[edit] 2007-present

• Clint Lowery (ex-Sevendust) - Korn's latest touring guitarist, but not an official member. Lowery replaced Rob Patterson after he was fired after a fallout with Munky and for illegally distributing Korn music.

• Kalen Chase - Backup vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. For 2007, he will be without a mask. He is also a member of 2 bands: illium and The Changing.
• Brooks Wackerman - Replacement drummer. Wackerman is also the drummer for Bad Religion.

[edit] Discography

Main article: Korn discography

Year	Album	US Peak	UK Peak	Label	US Sales
1994	KoЯn	#72		Immortal Records/Epic Records	2x Platinum
1996	Life Is Peachy	#3	#32	Immortal Records/Epic Records	2x Platinum
1998	Follow the Leader	#1	#5	Immortal Records/Epic Records	5x Platinum
1999	Issues	#1	#37	Immortal Records/Epic Records	3x Platinum
2002	Untouchables	#2	#4	Immortal Records/Epic Records	Platinum
2003	Take a Look in the Mirror	#9	#53	Immortal Records/Epic Records	Platinum
2004	Greatest Hits, Volume 1	#4	#17	Immortal Records/Epic Records	Platinum
2005	See You on the Other Side	#3	#5	Virgin Records/EMI	2x Platinum
2006	Live And Rare	#51	#9	Virgin Records/EMI	?
2007	MTV Unplugged: KoЯn	#9	#6	Virgin Records/EMI	Gold
2007	Korn's eighth studio album			Virgin Records/EMI

[edit] Influence on other artists

KoЯn, over the years, has influenced a number of artists, including:

• Evanescence (Little Rock based alternative rock band) - mainly their female vocalist - Amy Lee who cited "Untouchables" as one of her all-time favourite albums.^[14] Evanescence also played a cover of "Thoughtless" during their live performances through 2004, the cover is also featured on Evanescence's 2004 live CD/DVD Anywhere But Home. Amy Lee also joined Korn and sang in duet with Jonathan Davis in an unplugged rendition of "Freak on a Leash", which is featured on the "MTV Unplugged: Korn" album.
• Slipknot (Des Moines, Iowa based band with 9 masked members) - guitarists Mick and Jim play down-tuned guitars directly influenced by Munky and Head. The members of Slipknot have stated that their debut album, Slipknot (album), was directly influenced by Korn,^[15] thrash metal and hip-hop.
• Lacuna Coil (Italian gothic metal band) - mainly their female lead vocalist Cristina Scabbia, cited the band as one of her favorites.^[16]
• Sepultura (Brazilian thrash metal/groove metal band) - the band's last release with first lead singer, rhythm guitarist and founder - Max Cavalera, "Roots" from 1996 was produced by Ross Robinson (who produced Korn's self-titled album in 1994) in Indigo Ranch Studios (the same studio Korn used for recording their eponymous debut album) and features strong nu-metal, and alternative metal influences^[17] as well as guest appearances by David Silveria on drums, and Jonathan Davis on guest vocals.
• Staind (Springfield based alternative metal band) - frontman, Aaron Lewis cited the band's eponymous album, and Jonathan Davis' emotional attitude as one of his biggest influences.^[18]

[edit] See also

• Family Values Tour
• Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery, an episode of South Park
• List of awards and nominations

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Korn's Official Myspace
• Korn Videos

Korn
Jonathan Davis • James "Munky" Shaffer • Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu • Terry Bozzio • David Silveria (on hiatus) • Zac Baird (temporary member) • Clint Lowery (temporary member)
Former Members: Brian "Head" Welch • Rob Patterson
Korn discography
Albums and extended plays	Neidermeyer's Mind • Korn • Life Is Peachy • Follow the Leader • Issues • Untouchables • Take a Look in the Mirror • Greatest Hits, Volume 1 • See You on the Other Side • Live and Rare • MTV Unplugged: Korn • (Untitled Eighth Album)
Singles	Blind • Shoots and Ladders • Clown • Need To • No Place To Hide • A.D.I.D.A.S. • Good God • All in the Family • Got the Life • Freak on a Leash • Children of the Korn • B.B.K. • Falling Away from Me • Make Me Bad • Somebody Someone • Here to Stay • Thoughtless • Alone I Break • Did My Time • Right Now • Y'All Want a Single • Everything I've Known • Word Up! • Another Brick in the Wall • Twisted Transistor • Coming Undone • Politics • Freak on a Leash feat. Amy Lee
Videography	Who Then Now? • Family Values Tour '98 DVD • Deuce • Korn Live • Live on the Other Side • Family Values Tour 2006 DVD
Related content
Family Values Tour • Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery • Korn (awards and nominations)
Categories: Korn • Korn albums • Korn songs
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