Korn

For the Unix shell, see Korn shell.

Korn (usually written as "KoЯn") is a band from Bakersfield, California, United States. They originally formed as LAPD, which consisted of all the members apart from Jonathan Davis. When he joined the band in 1993, they changed their name to Korn, releasing their debut album Korn in October 1994.

The band, along with Deftones, are thought to be some of the pioneers of the nu-metal genre. Davis' tormented lyrics, brought on by his alleged abuse by an unnamed party, coupled with the band's pounding, tribal drums and loud, distorted seven-string guitars have gained the band a great deal of popularity throughout the years. As of 2004 the band continue to be successful, despite making music using a similar formula to the one that served them well ten years earlier. Recently Korn have announced that they are going to Release a greatest hits album, with two cover versions as singles. The First single will be a cover of Cameo's 1980s hit, "Word Up." The other cover version is a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall."

Discography

• Korn, 1994
• Life Is Peachy, 1996
• Follow The Leader, 1998
• Issues, 1999
• Untouchables, 2002
• Take A Look In The Mirror, 2003
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, set for release on October 5, 2004

Soundtrack contributions

• I Know What You Did Last Summer - "Proud"
• The Crow: City of Angels - "Sean Olsen"
• End of Days - "The Camel Song"
• Spawn - "Kick the P.A." with Chemical Bros.
• Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - "Did My Time"
• The Queen of the Damned - Music and lyrics written by Jonathan Davis

See also

• Heavy metal music