Bakersfield, California, USA
Nu-Metal
Last update/review:
March 7, 2023
Korn
The downtuned guitars, the hip-hop influences, the chaotic vocal
style -- for a time there it seemed everyone was playing nu-metal,
but Korn have been doing it longer than
most, and thus deserve acclaim as being one of the originators
of the style (
Deftones deserve credit too), as well as the scourge
of "real metal" fans who believe their style to not be metal at
all (an opinion not fully shared here).
Now more than two decades into their career, Korn continues to release
albums that set them apart from their many imitators, though at the
same time they really haven't broadened their horizons significantly
since their seminal 1994 debut.
Having weathered the storm that was the well-publicized departure
of guitarist Brian Welch in 2005 (and subsequent return 8 years later),
the band has shown renewed vigor as of late and still are at the top
of their game.
Recent album: Requiem Mass ,
released on March 3, 2023.
Current Members
Jonathan Davis
vocals
James "Munky" Shaffer
guitars
Brian Welch
guitars
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
bass
Ray Luzier
drums
Former Members/Guests
David Silveria
drums
Discography
Studio
Compilation
Korn
1994
Sony
Blind
Ball Tongue
Need To
Clown
Divine
Faget
Shoots and Ladders
Predictable
Fake
Lies
Helmet In The Bush
Daddy
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
1994 Readers' Album
#16
Life Is Peachy
1996
Sony
Twist
Chi
Lost
Slallow
Porno Creep
Good God
Mr. Rogers
K@#?%!
No Place To Hide
Wicked
A.D.I.D.A.S
Lowrider
Ass Itch
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
1996 Readers' Album
#15
Follow The Leader
1998
Sony
It's On!
Freak On A Leash
Got The Life
Dead Bodies Everywhere
Children Of The Korn
B.B.K.
Pretty
All In The Family
Reclaim My Place
Justin
Seed
Cameltosis
My Gift To You
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
1998 Readers' Album
#13
Issues
1999
Sony
Dead
Falling Away From Me
Trash
For You
Beg For Me
Make Me Bad
It's Gonna Go Away
Wake Up
Am I Going Crazy?
Hey Daddy
Somebody Someone
No Way
Let's Get This Party Started
I Wish You Could Be Mine
Counting
Dirty
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
1999 Readers' Album
#22
Untouchables
2002
Epic
Here To Stay
Make Believe
Blame
Hollow Life
Bottled Up Inside
Thoughtless
Hating
One More Time
Alone I Break
Embrace
Beat It Upright
Wake Up Hate
I'm Hiding
No One's There
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
2002 Readers' Album
#54
Take A Look In The Mirror
2003
Epic
Right Now
Break Some Off
Counting On Me
Here It Comes Again
Deep Inside
Did My Time
Everything I've Known
Play Me
Alive
Let's Do This Now
I'm Done
Ya'll Want A Single
When Will This End
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
2003 Readers' Album
#56
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
COMPILATION
2004
Epic
Word Up
Another Brick In The Wall, Parts 1, 2, 3
Y'All Want A Single
Right Now
Did My Time
Alone I Break
Here To Stay
Trash
Somebody Someone
Make Me Bad
Falling Away From Me
Got The Life
Freak On A Leash
Twist
A.D.I.D.A.S.
Clown
Shoots And Ladders
Blind
Freak On A Leash (Dante Ross Remix)
2004 Readers' Album
#71
See You On The Other Side
2005
Twisted Transistor
Politics
Hypocrites
Souvenir
2-Way
Throw Me Away
Love Song
Open Up
Coming Undone
Getting Off
Liar
For No One
Seen It All
Saturated Loneliness (Tearjerker)
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
David Silveria
MTV Unplugged
2007
Virgin
Blind
Hollow Life
Freak on a Leash
Falling Away from Me
Creep
Love Song
Got the Life
Twisted Transistor
Coming Undone
Make Me Bad/In Between Days
Throw Me Away
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Untitled
2007
Virgin
Intro
Starting Over
Bitch We Got a Problem
Evolution
Hold On
Kiss
Do What They Say
Ever Be
Love and Luxury
Innocent Bystander
Killing
Hushabye
I Will Protect You
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
III - Remember Who You Are
2010
Roadrunner
Oildale (Leave Me Alone)
Pop a Pill
Fear Is a Place to Live
Move On
Lead The Parade
Let The Guilt Go
The Past
Never Around
Are You Ready to Live?
Holding All These Lies
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Ray Luzier
2010 Readers' Album
#86
The Path Of Totality
2011
Roadrunner
Chaos Lives in Everything
Kill Mercy Within
My Wall
Narcissistic Cannibal
Illuminati
Burn the Obedient
Sanctuary
Let's Go
Get Up!
Way Too Far
Bleeding Out
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Ray Luzier
The Paradigm Shift
2013
Roadrunner
Prey For Me
Love & Meth
What We Do
Spike In My Veins
Mass Hysteria
Paranoid And Aroused
Never Never
Punishment Time
Lullaby For A Sadist
Victimized
It's All Wrong
Wish I Wasnt Born Today (bonus track on deluxe edition)
Tell Me What You Want (bonus track on deluxe edition)
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Ray Luzier
2013 Readers' Album
#100
The Serenity Of Suffering
2016
Roadrunner
Insane
Rotting In Vain
Black Is The Soul
The Hating
A Different World (feat. Corey Taylor)
Take Me
Everything Falls Apart
Die Yet Another Night
When You're Not There
Next In Line
Please Come For Me
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Ray Luzier
The Nothing
2019
Roadrunner
The End Begins
Cold
You'll Never Find Me
The Darkness Is Revealing
Idiosyncrasy
The Seduction of Indulgence
Finally Free
Can You Hear Me
The Ringmaster
Gravity of Discomfort
H@rd3r
This Loss
Surrender to Failure
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Ray Luzier
Requiem
2022
Loma Vista
Forgotten
Let the Dark Do the Rest
Start the Healing
Lost in the Grandeur
Disconnect
Hopeless and Beaten
Penance to Sorrow
My Confession
Worst Is on Its Way
Jonathan Davis
James "Munky" Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Ray Luzier
Requiem Mass
LIVE EP
2023
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