Korn

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Korn

Korn (or KoЯn) is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, and are credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. Along with other bands at the time, they have also inspired many nu metal and alternative metal bands throughout the mid 1990s and early 2000s.

Since their 1994 self-titled debut album, Korn has sold over 35 million records worldwide, including 16.5 million in the United States, making them one of the best-selling nu metal acts of the last fifteen years. The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, and an acoustic/live album, MTV Unplugged: Korn. To date, Korn has scored 6 Grammy nominations, winning 2 such awards.

The band released their eighth studio album on July 31, 2007 through EMI/Virgin. The album debuted at #2 on Billboard, selling 123,000 copies in its first week.

History

Formation, Neidermeyer's Mind demo, and KoЯn (1993-1995)

KoЯn formed after the group L.A.P.D. folded, due to singer Richard Morrill's drug addiction. Musicians Reginald Arvizu, Brian Welch, James Shaffer, and David Silveria wanted to continue, and began the search for a new lead singer. One night in 1993, Welch and Shaffer were in a nightclub together, and were intending to stay for only a few minutes. This changed once a band called Sexart took to the stage. They were intrigued by the singer, Jonathan Davis, and approached him after the gig was finished. At first, Davis didn't want the position of their lead singer, but after consulting a psychic who told him he would be stupid not to do it, he signed on. The group found they were quite cohesive early on, thus forming a new band by the name of KoЯn. Welch then took the pseudonym "Head", Arvizu became "Fieldy", and Shaffer became "Munky".

Later in 1993, Korn began a working process with friend and producer Ross Robinson. Neidermeyer's Mind was released that same year, containing 4 songs: "Predictable," "Blind", "Daddy", and "Alive". "Blind" was originally written by Davis and Sexart, but was revised with new lyrics. Korn had problems getting signed during its first year, due to the 1990s rock scene, which was primarily grunge. After many attempts at a record deal, Paul Pontius from Immortal/Epic Records heard the band in a nightclub. He was so impressed with the band that he signed them on the spot. With a producer and a label, Korn started work on their self-titled debut album.

Musically, its tracks mix both heavy metal and hip hop, the latter of which in rhythms and beats. It also features scat-type vocals on the song "Ball Tongue", and bagpipes on the song "Shoots and Ladders". These two elements would later become a vital representation of Korn's trademark sound. "Blind" was the first single from the album; it was extremely well-liked by fanbases, and became their most popular song to this day. Critics have agreed that Korn was the very first nu metal album.

Once Korn saw a release on October 11, 1994, the band toured incessantly with no support from radio or video stations. They relied solely on their intensive live shows, which created a large cultlike following of dedicated fans. It was through the effort of this fanbase that helped push Korn onto the Billboard 200, eventually peaking at #72 in 1996, with "Shoots and Ladders" being their first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.

On their first large tour, Korn opened for Danzig alongside Marilyn Manson. Other bands for which Korn opened in 1995 included Megadeth, 311, Fear Factory, Flotsam and Jetsam, and KMFDM. However, the first tour that widely exposed the band was opening for Ozzy Osbourne alongside the Deftones. After opening for lesser-known bands such as Dimestore Hoods, Sugar Ray (at the time), and Life of Agony, Korn returned to the studio to record a second album.

Life Is Peachy (1996-1997)

Korn teamed up with Robinson once again for their second album, Life Is Peachy, released on October 15, 1996. It features a much grittier, stripped-down sound than its predecessor, possibly due to time constraints. There were plenty of diverse songs on this record: "Porno Creep" features a wah-drenched pseudo-funk sound, similar to many 1970s porn movies. They also covered War's "Low Rider", with Davis' bagpipes and Head on vocals. "Twist", a concert staple to this day, was only 49 seconds long, featuring Davis' scat vocals.

To help promote their new album, Korn opened for Metallica, along with utilizing one of the newest resources available—the Internet. Such strategies worked: Life Is Peachy sold more than 106,000 copies in its first week and reached #3 on the Billboard 200. The first single, "No Place to Hide", spawned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. "A.D.I.D.A.S." was the second single and only music video, seemingly in reference to the popular clothing line. In actuality, the song title was an acronym for "All Day I Dream About Sex", as apparent in the lyrics.

Another key factor in raising the band's popularity was co-headlining the Lollapalooza music festival in 1997 with Tool. However, Korn were forced to drop off the bill after Munky was diagnosed with viral meningitis. Also that year, Korn augmented their growing crossover appeal by collaborating with Los Angeles-based production and remix duo the Dust Brothers on the track "Kick the P.A.". This track appeared on the motion picture soundtrack of the film Spawn.

In late 1997, Korn formed their own record label, Elementree Records. The first band they signed was Orgy (featuring former members of Davis' band Sexart), who gave Elementree its first Platinum-certified album with Candyass. Over the next few years, they signed acts like Videodrone, rapper Marz, and Deadsy.

Follow the Leader, mainstream success (1998-1999)

Prior to the release of the band's third album, Korn produced a weekly online TV show, KornTV, which documented the making of the record and featured special guests such as porn star Ron Jeremy, Limp Bizkit, and 311. The project also gave fans the chance to call in and ask the band questions—an approach that represented one of the first times a band utilized the Internet in such a way. Korn released their third album, Follow the Leader, on August 18, 1998, which featured a number of guest vocalists such as Ice Cube, Tre Hardson from the Pharcyde, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit and actor Cheech Marin on the hidden track "Earache My Eye" (written by Marin himself).

Korn launched a political campaign-style tour to promote the release of Follow the Leader. The tour took the group, on a chartered jet, all over North America to spread the news of Follow the Leader. They talked to fans and answered questions during special "fan conferences", which were organized at every stop along the tour route, and signed autographs. Jim Rose hosted the entire "Kampaign" tour.

The album was a success, debuting at #1 on Billboard with 268,000 copies sold, and spawning the singles "Got the Life" and "Freak on a Leash". They both exposed Korn to a wider, mainstream audience, with the music videos being mainstays on MTV's Total Request Live. "Got the Life" was the show's very first "retired" video, with "Freak on a Leash" reaching that same success months later. These songs also fared well on Billboard, with "Freak on a Leash" peaking in the top 10 of both Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock, the latter of which it spent 27 weeks on—more than any other Korn single to date.

Greg Capullo, long-time Spawn penciler, drew the cover art for Follow the Leader. 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). The live action in the video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, used innovative techniques which allowed the camera to follow a bullet in flight through various scenes.

"Freak on a Leash" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, and received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance. The video also earned nine MTV Video Music Awards nominations for Video of the Year, Best Rock Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Viewer's Choice. It eventually won two, 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 ten million copies worldwide.

The same year Follow the Leader was released, Korn started their own annual tour called the Family Values Tour. Korn headlined the highly-successful tour along with Incubus, Orgy, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, and Rammstein. A live CD and DVD were released and earned Gold and Platinum certifications, respectively. In 1999, Limp Bizkit headlined, along with Primus, Staind, The Crystal Method, Method Man & Redman, and Filter. Korn were not featured on the bill and instead only made surprise appearances at a few of the stops to perform their first single off of their next album. The tour took a break in 2000.

Issues (1999-2001)

The band's fourth album, Issues, produced by Brendan O'Brien, was released on November 16, 1999, featuring cover art designed by Alfredo Carlos, who won a contest held for the fans by MTV. Issues was released during a week of many highly-anticipated records. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with more than 573,000 copies sold, keeping Dr. Dre's long-awaited album 2001 and Celine Dion's greatest hits album from hitting #1.

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, and only the second predominantly 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 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. Korn released two more singles off of Issues, "Make Me Bad" and "Somebody Someone", both of which fared well on Billboard. Videos were shot for all three singles, with longtime friend Fred Durst directing "Falling Away from Me", and Martin Weisz directing a concept video for "Make Me Bad", as well as a performance video for "Somebody Someone", which featured CGI effects. Every video was a staple on Total Request Live, two of which made it to retirement. Issues is considered by some critics to be less hip hop-influenced and closer to alternative metal than nu metal. It was certified 3x Platinum, following up the success of Follow the Leader.

In 2000, Jonathan Davis commissioned Swiss surreal artist H. R. Giger to create a special microphone stand. The idea was suggested to him by one of his friends who knew that Davis was a fan of his artwork. He started doing some sketches of plantlike snakes and vertebrae mixed with technical elements. Davis 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 bio-mechanical and erotic. The band visited his museum and met him in July of 2000 while they were touring in Europe. The bio-mechanical microphone stand was finished in 2001. It was introduced to fans one year later during Korn's Untouchables tour.

Untouchables (2002-2003)

On June 11, 2002, after a year and a half of hard work and a long creative process, Korn re-emerged into the media spotlight with their fifth album, Untouchables. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 in sales. Sales were disappointing in comparison to the first four albums, as Untouchables only reached Platinum status. The band has blamed Internet piracy for the drop in sales, as an unmastered version of the album had leaked three months prior to its official release date.

The release of this album was preceded by a show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, a day prior to the album's release, broadcast digitally throughout U.S. movie theatres. Untouchables featured electronic beats, 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 "Hollow Life", which singer Jonathan Davis claims is one of his favorite Korn songs to this day.

The first two 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 with a static background along with controversial news stories and world issues being presented. The song itself earned Korn a Grammy for Best Metal Performance, and would become their highest-peaking single on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. The second video, "Thoughtless", was a nod back to Davis' 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. 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 the video through an MTV contest. The video kept with the darkness of Korn, showing Davis killing off the members of the band after a supposed mistake made by Munky while they were performing. The band admitted it would have been more fun to do the video had the director been an actual Korn fan.

Prior to their next album, Korn released the single "Did My Time" on July 22, 2003, which was used to promote the film Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life. Angelina Jolie appeared in the Dave Meyers-directed video. Due to scheduling conflicts, however, the band and Jolie recorded their parts separately. "Did My Time" also gave Korn yet another Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category.

Take a Look in the Mirror, Greatest Hits, Head's departure (2003-2005)

Korn's sixth album, Take a Look in the Mirror, was released on November 21, 2003, four days earlier than originally planned. Korn produced the album themselves, and released "Right Now", "Y'All Want a Single", and "Everything I've Known" as singles. "Right Now" and "Everything I've Known" were animated videos, whereas "Y'All Want a Single" featured Korn and a large group of fans destroying a record store. The album peaked at #9 on Billboard, selling over 179,000 copies in its first full week.

Korn released their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, on October 5, 2004. The album debuted at #4 on Billboard, selling more than 129,000 copies. It featured two cover songs as singles, 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 second single was 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" was included as a bonus track. Special editions of the album included a DVD titled Korn: Live at CBGB featuring seven select songs from their November 24, 2003 show at CBGB.

Prior to Korn starting work on their next album, Brian "Head" Welch announced that he had "...chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end", 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 Head to Christ. This was the band's first line-up change in their history.

Several weeks following his departure, Welch had mentioned a solo album was in the works, although there was no release date given, nor had he signed on with a record label. He has since signed with Fortitude Music. However, his album has failed to meet two release dates, including as recently as July 7, 2007. It was revealed in a July 6 interview that the album is still in the mixing process.

See You on the Other Side, EMI/Virgin (2005-2006)

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

The band's first album for Virgin, See You on the Other Side, was released on December 6, 2005, and debuted on #3 on the Billboard 200, scanning close to 221,000 copies. The album managed to stay in the top 100 of the Billboard 200 for 34 consecutive weeks. The first single off of the album, "Twisted Transistor", was accompanied by a comedic video directed by Dave Meyers in which rap stars Xzibit, Lil' Jon, Snoop Dogg, and David Banner portray Korn. The single itself peaked at #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and #9 on Modern Rock. The second single, "Coming Undone", peaked at #4 on Mainstream Rock and #14 on Modern Rock, and a video directed by Little X also received considerable airplay. See You on the Other Side is certified Platinum, and has sold over two million copies worldwide.

Korn held a press conference at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on January 13, 2006, announcing the See You on the Other Side tour. 10 Years and Mudvayne were selected to open all dates of the trek, which kicked off in their hometown of Bakersfield, on what Mayor Harvey Hall officially declared as "Korn Day", February 26, 2006. The resurrection of their Family Values Tour was announced on April 18, 2006, which featured co-headliners Deftones, Stone Sour, Flyleaf, and Dir en grey on the main stage. Korn and Evanescence co-headlined the 2007 edition, with Atreyu, 2006 alumni Flyleaf, Hellyeah, and Trivium rounding out the main stage.

While promoting See You on the Other Side in Europe, Jonathan Davis was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, a blood platelet disorder that hospitalized him for the weekend and prevented him from performing at the renowned Download Festival. The band still performed, with guest singers including Corey Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour fame, Skindred's Benji Webbe, and Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows. This led to Korn canceling the rest of their European bill for 2006, including the Hellfest Summer Open Air. 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". His illness did not affect the 2006 Family Values Tour.

MTV Unplugged, Untitled album (2007-)

Korn performed at the MTV studios in Times Square on December 9, 2006, for the MTV Unplugged series, which was broadcast on February 23, 2007, through MTV.com and on March 2, 2007, across North American, South American, European and Asian MTV stations. In front of a crowd of approximately 50 people, Korn played a 14-song acoustic set complete with guest appearances by The Cure and Amy Lee of Evanescence. The performance was eventually cut down to 11 songs for the album, two of which did not air on MTV. Sales of nearly 51,000 brought MTV Unplugged: Korn to #9 in its first week out. The disc has yet to receive a Gold or Platinum certification.

Korn's untitled eighth album was released on July 31, 2007, debuting at #2 with 123,000 copies in its first week. The album concludes Korn's unique deal with Virgin Records, and features touring keyboardist Zac Baird, giving the tracks a deeper, atmospheric sound. Drumming duties were left up to Terry Bozzio, Jonathan Davis, and Bad Religion's Brooks Wackerman, as David Silveria went on a hiatus for the untitled album and its touring cycle. The first single, "Evolution", premiered on Los Angeles-based radio station KROQ, with help from Munky and Fieldy. It eventually charted on Billboard's Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts at #4 and #20, respectively, and a Dave Meyers-directed video was also released. "Hold On", the album's second single, is slated for release on October 8, according to FMQB's Modern Rock Available for Airplay page. "Hold On" has already been played on various radio stations, charting at #39 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart a week before its official release date.

Band members

Current members

• Jonathan Davis - Vocals, Bagpipes, Studio Drums
• James "Munky" Shaffer - Guitar
• Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu - Bass Guitar
• David Silveria - Drums - currently on hiatus from the band, reportedly to concentrate on his LA restaurants Silveria Steakhouse and Tuna Town.

Previous members

• Brian "Head" Welch - guitar, backing vocals (1993-2005; left the band in 2005 for religious reasons)

Back-Up band

Main article: Korn's Back-Up Band

The backing band only plays live shows with Korn. None of the members of the backing band are considered official members of Korn. They're known for wearing animal masks (inspired by the See You on the Other Side artwork) because they aren't official members of the band. After the release of Untitled, the members perform unmasked.

This is current line up of the back-up band:

• Joey Jordison - drums
• Zac Baird - keyboards
• Kalen Chase - backing vocals, percussion, guitar.
• Clint Lowery - guitar

Discography

Main article: Korn discography

• 1994: Korn
• 1996: Life Is Peachy
• 1998: Follow the Leader
• 1999: Issues
• 2002: Untouchables
• 2003: Take a Look in the Mirror
• 2004: Greatest Hits Vol.1
• 2005: See You on the Other Side
• 2007: Untitled album

Influence on other artists

As well has been considered to be the inventors of the Nu Metal genre, but this was later denied on an interview with MTV. However, they are considered one of the most creative rock bands that has fused various influences together. Thus creating an "inventive fusion of death metal, hip hop, goth and electronica" (described as such by a Kerrang! interviewer), over the years Korn has influenced a number of artists, including:

• Limp Bizkit - Vocalist Fred Durst has cited lead singer Jonathan Davis as a major inspiration.
• Evanescence - Vocalist Amy Lee cited Untouchables as one of her all-time favorite albums. Evanescence played a cover of "Thoughtless" during their live performances through 2004. The cover is featured on Evanescence's 2004 live CD/DVD Anywhere But Home. Lee joined Korn and sang duet with Jonathan Davis in an unplugged rendition of "Freak on a Leash", which is featured on MTV Unplugged: Korn.
• Slipknot - Guitarists Mick Thomson and Jim Root play down-tuned guitars directly influenced by Munky and Head. Slipknot members have stated that their debut album, Slipknot, was directly influenced by Korn. Joey Jordison stated that he created the Slipknot logo based on Korn's..
• Staind - Frontman Aaron Lewis cited the band's eponymous album and Jonathan Davis' emotional attitude as one of his biggest influences.
• Static-X, Disturbed, and Coal Chamber have all thanked Korn on their album liner notes. Chino Moreno of Deftones thanked Korn as well.
• Mushroomhead - Mention Jonathan Davis on their album notes, specifically on XIII.
• Linkin Park - Thank the band in the liner notes of Hybrid Theory, Reanimation and Meteora.

Affiliations with other artists

Korn has many affiliations and connections to other artists, both in their own genre of Nu Metal and in other areas. Some of these performances include Korn covering others' music, others covering Korn's music, or making appearances in each other's recordings or live performances.

• Bad Religion's Brooks Wackerman drummed on the eighth album.
• Coal Chamber - Jonathan Davis is heard in the background talking on the end of their debut album; Dez Fafara helped Korn do "Coming Undone" at the Download Festival 2006 when Davis had health problems.
• The Cure mashed an acoustic version of the Korn song "Make Me Bad" with their own song "In Between Days".
• Dark New Day - Clint Lowery is a temporary live Guitarist for Korn.
• Deadsy - Jonathan Davis sings on the Deadsy songs "Sleepy Hollow" and "The Key to Grammercy Park".
• Deftones - Chino Moreno sings with Jonathan Davis on Korn's cover of "Wicked" and Korn's "Chi", off of their Life Is Peachy album, was named in inspiration of Deftones bassist Chi Cheng.
• Dem Franchize Boyz and Korn did a mash-up titled "Coming Undone Wit It".
• Disturbed - David Draiman sang on the song "Forsaken" which has Munky and Head on guitar.
• Dust Brothers - Recorded "Kick the P.A." with Korn on the Spawn soundtrack.
• Evanescence - Amy Lee did backing vocals for Freak On A Leash on their Unplugged album.
• Everlast appears on the DJ Lethal remix of "Freak on a Leash".
• Faith No More - Mike Bordin filled in for David Silveria on several occasions during the touring for Korn's Issues.
• Erik Friedlander of the bands Topaz and Chimera provided cello work for Korn's MTV Unplugged performance.
• Fear Factory - Christian Olde Wolbers played 3 Europeans shows with Korn. Ex-member Dino Cazares in 2007 has been helping Munky get into playing 8-string electric guitar.
• Funkdoobiest - Son Doobie appears on the Fieldy track "Put a Week on It".
• Hi-C - Fieldy plays bass and raps on the original version of his song "Let Me Know" (with DJ Quik). This version never made the album.
• Ice Cube - featured on Korn's song "Children of the Korn"; Munky and Head appeared on Ice Cube's "Fuck Dying".
• Kelis - Fieldy did bass on her song "Easy Come, Easy Go".
• Limp Bizkit - Jonathan Davis sang on the Limp Bizkit song "Nobody Like You" (featuring Scott Weiland) and Fred Durst sang on the Korn song "All in the Family". Fieldy produced a remix of "Counterfeit Countdown" as well is partially responsible for their success because he sent their demo tape to Ross Robinson. Not only has Limp Bizkit thanked them in their liner notes but they have done a small cover of "Blind" (live only).
• Linkin Park - Jonathan Davis helped Linkin Park with a remix of their Hybrid Theory song "One Step Closer" called "1stp Klosr". With Jonathan, the song was heavier than the original with more melodic sounds. The two bands have performed this song together on the Projekt Revolution tour. One version of the song appears on Linkin Park: Underground 4.0. Chester Bennington sang on the song "System" which features Brian "Head" Welch and Munky on guitars. Bennington also recorded with Korn on an unreleased cover of the Nine Inch Nails song "Head Like a Hole".
• Lordz of Brooklyn - Brian "Head" Welch and Fieldy produced a remix of the song "White Trash".
• Mack 10 - Brian "Head" Welch, Fieldy, Munky and David Silveria created the beat for the Mack 10 song "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (which also features Ice Cube).
• Machine Head have covered the first part Blind live.
• Marilyn Manson sings on "Redeemer" which is written by Jonathan Davis and features Munky and Brian "Head" Welch on guitars.
• Marz - Jonathan Davis sings on Marz's song "Cut Throat".
• Nas is featured on Korn's song "Play Me".
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Korn is featured on his song "Wake Up Now".
• Shaquille O'Neal - Members of Korn and 311 supposedly appear on a track entitled "Psycho" on Shaq's unreleased album Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1.
• OOMPH! made a remix of "Good God"
• Orgy - Jonathan Davis sang on the Orgy song "Revival" (with Elijah Blue) and Jay Gordon sang on the song "Slept So Long" which features Head and Munky on guitar.
• Outkast - Members of Korn appear on a remix of "Chonky Fire", which is yet to be released.
• The Pharcyde - Tre Hardsen is on Korn's track "Cameltosis", as well as Fieldy's track "Sugar Coated".
• P!nk - Jonathan Davis produced "God is a DJ" on her album Try This.
• Q-Tip - Korn is featured on his song "End of Time".
• Rammstein - Remixed "Freak On A Leash" and "Good God"
• RBX - Brian "Head" Welch, Fieldy, Munky and David Silveria created the beat for the RBX song "Ruff N'Uff" (which also features Chilly Chill, Deadly Threat and others). RBX also appears on two songs ("Ortiz Anthem", "Do What U Feel") on Fieldy's album.
• Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered Freak on a Leash
• Seether frontman Shaun Morgan was formerly in a Korn tribute band.
• Sepultura - Jonathan Davis is featured on the song "Lookaway" (along with Mike Patton) as well as David Silveria featured on the song "Ratamahatta" (along with Carlinhos Brown).
• Skindred singer Benji sang "A.D.I.D.A.S." with Korn at the Download Festival 2006 when Jonathan Davis had health problems.
• Slipknot Corey Taylor sang "Freak on a Leash" with Korn several times and Joey Jordison drums temporarily for Korn.
• Snot - Jonathan Davis sang on the Snot song "Take It Back".
• Static-X - Wayne Static sang on the song "Not Meant For Me" which features Munky and Brian "Head" Welch on guitars.
• Videodrone - Jonathan Davis sang on the Videodrone song "Ty Jonathan Down" and Brian "Head" Welch played guitar for the Videodrone song "Power Tools For Girls".
• Xzibit - Korn and Xzibit covered the song "Fight The Power" (by Public Enemy) together on the XXX: State Of The Union soundtrack; Jonathan Davis & Fieldy also appear on the remix of his song "Year 2000".

External links

• Official website
• Korn's Official Myspace
• The Komplete Bakotopia KORN Kronicles
• Korn - Most played songs - full discography and sound clips