Ten years ago, Korn were on top of the metal scene across the
\nglobe due largely to the fact that they offered something new to a
\nscene dominated by golden oldies and copycats. How the tides have
\nturned on the Californians since then.<\/p>\n
Their self-title first album threw a whole new type of sound at
\nthe disillusioned youth around the globe, and its follow-ups fed
\ntheir fan’s appetites well – until things started to slide with the
\nrelease of
\nUntouchables<\/i>. The album, despite going platinum, was a
\nletdown as far as the media and weathered Korn fans were concerned.
\nThe wheels finally fell off the Korn bandwagon with the release of
\nTake A Look In The Mirror<\/i>, which received minimal praise
\nfrom the band’s once-adoring flock of fans. “Korn are finished” was
\nthe general consensus and with good reason —
\nTALITM<\/i> sounded forced and emotionless. The anger and pain,
\nwhich was so consistent in Korn’s earlier works, felt artificial,
\nand fans felt like getting their money back.<\/p>\n
However in music things can always get worse, and for Korn they
\ndid. Head, one of their guitarists, quit in order to dedicate his
\nlife to Christ. So in 2005, the band found themselves with a
\ndwindling fan base and a record company that didn’t seem to care,
\nas well as an ex-member building huts for the poor in Africa. Fair
\nplay to them- they didn’t give up and “See You On The Other Side”
\noffers them redemption.<\/p>\n
After teaming up with production teams Atticus Ross and The
\nMatrix, Korn were ready to offer something new. This album is their
\nmost exciting and dynamic output since
\nFollow The Leader<\/i>. The major selling point is the sheer
\nvariation in styles; while not betraying their roots, Korn have put
\non songs that remind the listener of other artists, from Nine Inch
\nNails (“Love Song”) to System of a Down (“Hypocrites”). The album
\nis also far more lyrically driven than much of their previous
\nmaterial, with “Open Up” and “Love Song” containing masterfully
\ncomposed lyrics.<\/p>\n
Musically, this album also delivers with some of the most
\nmelodic choruses ever written by the nu-metalers. The single,
\n“Twisted Transistor,” is far from Korn’s best but you will find
\nyourself tapping your feet to the beat, typical of most of the
\nsongs here.<\/p>\n
Korn have turned a corner in terms of their sound. “Tearjerker,”
\nthe final track, is a testament to this change. Jon Davis (vocals)
\ndelivers heart-wrenching (if not a tad cheesy) lyrics to a sound
\nthat is far from the trashy, amp-bursting music they’re associated
\nwith. This new sound is indeed the key to this album being so
\nenjoyable.<\/p>\n
The one complaint Korn fans may have is that the band has
\nseriously cut down on the sludgy metal riffs and knife-sharp bass
\nlines that were once a major part of their appeal, but overall the
\nnow-quartet’s following will rejoice that the band is seemingly
\nreborn.<\/p>\n
With its pristine production wizardry and wide range of styles,
\npeople are undoubtedly set to take notice of Korn again. If metal’s
\nyour thing, go buy it! If not, you’ll still like half the
\nalbum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":27286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[6187],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-38649","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-korn","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=38649"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=38649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}