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.
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 , the band reunited as a unit and entered the studio. Just as the band's 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 , debuting at number two behind Eminem , and featured the singles "Here to Stay" and "Thoughtless. Shortly after, the band released the self-produced Take a Look in the Mirror in 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 band's decline in mainstream popularity, a period made even worse by the departure of founding guitarist Welch , who left the band in 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 band's final work with their founding drummer Silveria , who left the band in Later that year, the band resurfaced with an underwhelming album that was purposely left untitled sometimes referred to as Korn II.
The band eventually found a permanent replacement by way of Army of Anyone 's Ray Luzier. 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, 's The Path of Totality. Their new sound was chronicled live the following year on Live at the Hollywood Palladium. In May , 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. For the 20th anniversary of their seminal debut, Korn embarked on a tour playing Korn in its entirety.
In , the band returned to the studio to record their 12th LP. Picking on Mr. Korn Hit the Mainstream:. Though still working in a metal vein, Korn further emphasized hip-hop elements in their music — particularly with their rhythm section and keyboard sound effects — to produce a rap-rock amalgam of the two genres.
Family Values Tour:. With Follow the Leader a major success, Korn launched a festival concert series called the Family Values Tour that year. Since , the tour has been an almost-annual event, taking its longest break between and Capitalizing on Success:. Now embraced by the mainstream, Korn took full advantage, releasing their next album, Issues , only 15 months after Follow the Leader. Although a commercial hit as well, Issues lacked the spark that made Follow the Leader such an artistic leap forward.
Korn in a Shifting Musical Landscape:. By the time Untouchables hit shelves, the mainstream music landscape had shifted away from nu-metal toward moody, atmospheric rock. Reflecting the changing sonic landscape of the early 21st century, Untouchables completely did away with hip-hop rhyming and rhythms, favoring eerie tones that sometimes recalled industrial-rock artists like Nine Inch Nails.
Going Back to the Basics:. Representing a back-to-basics consolidation of their strengths, Take a Look in the Mirror played like a more mature, sophisticated version of their self-titled debut.
For a band who started off flaunting their shockingly antisocial lyrics, Korn, ironically, had become respected industry veterans. Major Shakeups:. Before Korn would record their next studio album, three events would occur. The first was that the band released a best-of compilation, Greatest Hits, Vol. The second was that the band ended their relationship with their longtime label, Epic, and moved to Virgin Records.
It was the effort of this fanbase that helped push Korn onto the Billboard , eventually peaking at 72 in , 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. However, the first tour that widely exposed the band was opening for Ozzy Osbourne alongside 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.
Musically, it was similar to the first album, but also showed more of a funk influence on tracks like "Porno Creep" and "Swallow". To help promote their new album, Korn opened for Metallica, and utilized the Internet. Life Is Peachy sold more than , copies in the albums first week and reached 3 on the Billboard The band gained more popularity after co-headlining the Lollapalooza music festival in with Tool.
However, Korn was forced to drop off the bill after Shaffer was diagnosed with viral meningitis. This track appeared on the motion picture soundtrack of the film Spawn. In late , Korn formed their own record label, Elementree Records. The first band signed was Videodrone, [14] whose singer, Ty Elam, is credited with giving Jonathan Davis singing lessons. Over the next few years, Korn signed other acts like rapper Marz and Deadsy. Prior to the release of the band's third album, Korn produced a weekly online TV show, KornTV, [17] which documented the making of the record and featured special guests such as porn star Ron Jeremy, Limp Bizkit, and 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 launched a political campaign-style tour the 'Korn Kampaign' to promote the release 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 complete success, debuting at 1 on Billboard with , copies sold, [19] and spawning the singles "Got the Life" and "Freak on a Leash".
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. Korn were not featured on the bill and instead only made surprise appearances at a few of the stops to perform "Falling Away From Me" from "Issues". The tour took a break in The band's fourth album, Issues , produced by Brendan O'Brien, was released on November 16, , featuring cover art designed by Alfredo Carlos, who won a contest held for the fans by MTV.
It debuted at 1 on the Billboard with more than , copies sold, [25] keeping Dr. Dre's long-awaited album 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 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.
Every video was a staple on Total Request Live , two of which made it to retirement. For the Sick and Twisted Tour, following the release of the Issues album, the band allowed fans attending each show on the tour to vote for that show's setlist.
The voting was done on the band's official website. Fans were given the chance to vote for their 5 favorite songs from each of Korn's albums. The votes were tallied and a unique setlist was created and played for each stop along the tour.
The first leg of the tour lasted from February to April , at which time the band jumped onto the Summer Sanitarium tour until returning to the Second leg of the tour in July and finishing in August. On June 10, , 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 number 2 on the Billboard with , in sales. 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. Untouchables featured electronic beats, strings and various guitar 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 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. Angelina Jolie appeared in the Dave Meyers-directed video. Korn released their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits Vol. The album debuted at 4 on Billboard, selling more than , copies.
The first single was a cover of the song "Word Up!
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