From:
Bakersfield,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
As a kid, Fieldy spent much of his adolescence "standing around in dirt fields, drinking beer, watching other kids fight." At some point, Fieldy and some friends decided their time would be better spent taking out their frustrations on musical instruments instead. And rock music would never be the same.
So Fieldy, James "Munky" Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian "Head" Wetch, and eventually, an assistant coroner with a troubled past named Jonathan Davis left Bakersfield for Los Angeles and collectively became known as Korn. It helped that they all had common influneces - the angry, urban stylings of hip-hip, the heavy, riff-driven angst of metal. But the sounds emanating from this band's Huntington Beach rehearsal space would soon set an entirely fresh musical precedent and set off a wave of imitators that eventually threatened to engulf the band itself.
After touring for nearly two years, Korn was signed by Immortal and released their now-classic eponymous 1994 debut. Korn opened with the prophetic, gravel-throated challenge "Are you ready?!" before kicking into the heaviest guitar sound yet heard in rock, thanks to the team of Shaffer and Welch, who tuned their already-low 7-string guitars even lower and played with no regard for the traditional harmonic consonance. The sound was metallica sludge, but tempered oddly by bassist Fieldy and drummer Silveria, who added a mix of porn-soundtrack funk and hip-hop rhythms tha was puzzlingly aggressive and chill. Next, nursery rhyme-like melodies were woven into the dark mix, helping make Korn the creepiest, heaviest debut since Black Sabbath. But Davis had no desire to sing about devils and witches; he was busy exorcising real-life demons. Songs such as "Faget" and "Shoots and Ladders" were discomfortingly personal confessions of shattered childhood, and by album's end Davis was literally in tears in the harrowing "Daddy."
And so they began to amass a following that would send their next album, 1996's brutal yet cheekily titled "Life is Peachy," into platinum sales. Years of touring followed again as the band fortified its fan-base to the degree that their next album, 1998's "Follow the Leader," would debut at No. 1 on the Billboard's Top 200, as would "Issues."
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Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Stillwell Posts New Video Blog Online
Stillwell, the new band featuring Korn bass player Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, underground rap artist Q Unique and P.O.D. drummer Noah "Wuv" Bernardo Jr, has posted a new video message from the studio. You can check it out below. The band will be releasing their debut album, "Surrounded By Liars" later this year. More...
Metal Music To Be Featured In Madden '10 Game
The forthcoming new video game Madden 10 will be seeing its fair share of metal music featured on its soundtrack, as classic songs from the likes of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pantera and Iron Maiden will be appearing on the game. The game will be released on July 31st.
The tracklisting for the game is as follows:
2pac - Can't C Me
Airbourne - Heads Are Gonna Roll
Alice In Chains - Them Bones
B.O.B. - Created A Monster
Bang Camaro - Revolution
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Cypress Hill - Get 'em Up
Helmet - Unsung
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kid Rock - I Am The Bulldog
Killswitch Engage - Reckoning
Korn - Blind
Mastodon - Divinations
Nas feat. Puff Daddy - Hate Me Now
Nirvana - Breed
Pantera - Walk
Public Enemy - Shut 'em Down
Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio
Set Your Goals - Gaia Bleeds (Make Way For Man)
Slipknot - Duality
System Of A Down - Sugar
The Vanity Plan - Before I Die
Young Dre The Truth - Cheah Beah
Korn Posts New Album Teaser Video Online
Nu metal pioneers Korn has posted a short teaser video online for their forthcoming new studio album. You can check it out below. Although no details have been confirmed yet, the album is expected to be released in the first quarter of next year. More...
Korn Announces Prague, Vienna Show On Pay Per View
Korn has just announced that shows in Prague and Vienna will be the first two live pay-per-view events from their Escape From The Studio Tour.
Premium Members of Korn.com can sign up to watch these shows for free. Non-premium members can purchase each show for just $4.95. Everyone who signs up to watch a show will also be able to download an mp3 audio file of their show. You can sign up for the shows here.
You can sign up for a Korn Premium Membership on www.KoRn.com and get direct interactive access to the band through live Modblast chats and streaming Modcam video feeds. Check out live shows, get exclusive behind-the-scenes blogs, videos, photos, and more. Premium Members can also sign up now for special Meet and Greets with the band on their Escape from the Studio Tour.
The Haunted Confirmed For Quart Festival 2009
The Haunted has been confirmed for the Quart Festival, which takes place on July 3, 2009 in Norway. Other bands on the bill that day include Korn, Chris Cornell, and Meshuggah among others. For more information, visist www.quart.no.
Korn, Slipknot & Sevendust Join For Benefit Song
Members of Korn, Slipknot and Sevendust will be joining forces together to record an instrumental song with all the benefits being donated to Deftones bass player Chi Cheng, who is still in a semi-conscious state following a road accident last November. Stay tuned for more details.
Seventeen More Bands Added To Download 2009
The organizers of Britain's Download Festival has announced a urther seventeen bands for this years edition of the event. The festival will now see appearances from Hollywood Undead, Steel Panther, Trigger The Bloodshed, Lauren Harris, Hexes, Hunting The Minotaur, Japanese Voyeurs, White Man Kamikaze, Loverman, Black Spiders, General Fiasco, Sacred Mother Tongue, The 69 Eyes, Dear Superstar, Pulled Apart By Horses, Violent Soho and Brides.
The full lineup is now as follows:
Friday Main stage:
Faith No More
Korn
Limp Bizkit
Killswitch Engage
Billy Talent
Staind
The Blackout
Hollywood Undead
Friday Second stage:
Motley Crue
Opeth
Lacuna Coil
Bring Me The Horizon
Dir En Grey
Parkway Drive
A Day To Remember
In This Moment
Steadlur
Friday Tuborg stage:
Meshuggah
Duff McKagen's Loaded
Backyard Babies
Voivod
Middle Class Rut
Lauren Harris
Sylosis
Hunting The Minotaur
Japanese Voyeurs
White Man Kamikaze More...
Korn Recording Two New Albums
Nu-Metal pioners Korn are currently recording two new studio albums with producer Ross Robinson. The first of which is filled with new material and the second will be a covers album. No titles or songs have been revealed yet but stay tuned for further updates.
Several More Bands Added To Download Festival 2009
The organizers of Britains Download Festival has announced a string of new confirmations for this years event. The festival will now also see performances from the likes of Hatebreed, Voivod, God Forbid, Suicide Silence, Sylosis, Therapy?, Tim "Ripper" Owens, In This Moment, We Are The Ocean, Turbo Wolf, A Day To Remember, Backyard Babies, Hostile, Esoterica, Man Raze, Middle Class Rut and No Americana.
The lineup for the event is now as follows:
Faith No More
Slipknot
Def Leppard
Korn
Whitesnake
Limp Bizkit
ZZ Top
Marilyn Manson
The Prodigy
Motley Crue
Down
Chris Cornell
Black Stone Cherry
Opeth
Meshuggah
Journey
Hatebreed
Lacuna Coil
Tesla
Therapy?
Pendulum
Dream Theater
Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Sevendust
Voivod
Papa Roach
Static-X
In This Moment
The Answer
Clutch
Buckcherry
Suicide Silence
Shinedown
Anvil
Sylosis
Staind
Bring Me The Horizon
Fightstar
Dragonforce
Five Finger Death Punch
Devildriver
Duff McKagen's Loaded
You Me At Six
Skin
Parkway Drive
Dir En Grey
The Blackout
Billy Talent
Lawnmower Deth
Architects
Backyard Babies
A Day To Remember
Volbeat
We Are The Ocean
Auger Bane
Hostile
Man Raze
Karma To Burn
Steadlur
Go:Audio
Middle Class Rut
Turbo Wolf
No Americana
Jonathan Davis Guests On New Song by The Changing
The Changing featuring Kalen Chase (formally of Korn's touring backing band) will be releasing the first single off their new record, "For Obvious Reasons," on April 20th. The song, entitled "Jerry Bruckheimer" will be available for streaming and download on the band's MySpace page at 6PM PST. Davis provided vocals for the track and is reportedly a great supporter of The Changing.
Cauldron Frontman Says They're Ruining Nu-Metal
Lane Soderberg of Noise Creep recently interviewed Jason Decay, frontman of Canadian traditional heavy metal band, Cauldron. In this interview, Jason goes on record about his hatred for nu-metal in its heyday and how the cyclical nature of musical trends directly influenced the rise of Cauldron.
"My backlash for that shit started when Korn started ruining the "Power 30" (Much Music's metal video show) back when I was 14," says Jason, "And it ended when I simply stopped caring about hating it anymore. I forget when that was. Like anything, it comes and goes and it will be back again someday to ruin something else, just like bands like us are currently ruining it (for nu-metal)."
Read the full article at Noise Creep.
Brian "Head" Welch Announces Tune Up Show
Former Korn guitarist turned solo artist Brian "Head" Welch has announced a "tune-up" show on May 16, 2009. Here are the details:
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009
Venue: Gator's Bar and Grill
1835 E. Main Street
Farmington, New Mexico 87401
(505) 599-9300
Time: 7:00 pm
Event Details:
Age 15 and older
Live Performance: Special Appearance Tune-Up Set
Capacity: 750-1000 people
Tickets:
$15.00 advance tickets; $20.00 at the door.
Advanced Tickets may be purchased at Gator’s Bar and Grill OR
McCain Mobile Audio
4000 E. Main St.
Farmington, NM 87402
(505)324-8419
Korn Announces Headlining North American Tour
Beginning at the end of this month, Korn will be heading out on a tour of North America. After the tour, the band will head over to Europe to play the summer festival circuit. More shows are expected to be announced shortly.
The tour dates are as follows:
April 25 - Tucson, AZ @ Tucson Electric Park
April 26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Albuquerque Convention Center
April 27 - El Paso, TX @ El Paso County Coliseum
April 29 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
April 30 - Grand Island, NE @ Heartland Events Center
May 2 - Memphis, TN @ Tom Lee Park
May 4 - Belton, TX @ Bell County Expo
May 5 - Midland, TX @ Midland Horseshoe Arena
May 6 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater
May 8 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
May 9 - Frisco, TX @ Pizza Hut Park
May 10 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 12 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Canaries Stadium
May 13 - Duluth, MN @ DECC Arena
May 15 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
May 16 - Columbus, OH @ Columbus Crew Stadium
May 18 - Rochester, NY @ Armory
May 19 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
May 21 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
May 22 - Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theatre
May 23 - Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook
May 30 - Kansas City, MO @ Rockfest 2009
May 31 - Des Moines, IA @ Balloon Classic Field
Sevendust And More Added To Download
The organizers of Britain's Download Festival has announced several more bands to perform at the event this year. Northern Irish rockers The Answer will be performing at the festival, as will Sevendust, Staind, Stone Gods, Shinedown, Static-X, Bring Me The Horizon, Fightstar, Volbeat, Go:Audio, Facecage and Auger Bane. The festival will be held at Donington Park between June 12th-14th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Faith No More
Slipknot
Def Leppard
Korn
Whitesnake
Limp Bizkit
ZZ Top
Marilyn Manson
The Prodigy
Motley Crue
Down
Chris Cornell
Black Stone Cherry
Opeth
Meshuggah
Journey
Lacuna Coil
Tesla
Pendulum
Dream Theater
Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Sevendust
Papa Roach
Static-X
The Answer
Clutch
Buckcherry
Shinedown
Anvil
Staind
Bring Me The Horizon
Fightstar
Dragonforce
Five Finger Death Punch
Devildriver
Duff McKagen's Loaded
You Me At Six
Skin
Parkway Drive
Dir En Grey
The Blackout
Billy Talent
Lawnmower Deth
Architects
Volbeat
Auger Bane
Karma To Burn
Steadlur
Go:Audio
Shadows Fall Announces Live Show With Korn
Shadows Fall has issued the following statement about an upcoming live show alongside Korn:
"We have been asked to support Korn on a 2nd show. This time at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. The last we played there it was for the WSOU 60th Anniversary show with Unearth and Five Finger Death Punch. NJ blew it up that night so this show should be pretty awesome. See you in the pit."
The all ages show will take place on May 19th at the Starland Ballroom (570 Jernee Mill Road) in Sayreville, NJ.
Fieldy Plans San Diego Book Signing
Fieldy will be signing copies of his shocking tell-all autobiography, "Got The Life," this Wednesday March 25th at the following Barnes & Noble in San Diego.
Here is the updated address for the Barnes & Noble signing:
BARNES & NOBLE
10775 Westview Parkway
San Diego, CA 92126
Avenged Sevenfold and Korn To Play Detroit
Avenged Sevenfold has announced what sounds like a one-off date with Korn, The Used and Burn Halo at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, MI on May 15, 2009. Ticketing information will be announced soon.
Eight More Bands Confirmed For Download 2009
The organizers of Britain's Download Festival has announced a further eight bands for this years lineup. Two of Sweden's most acclaimed metal bands, Opeth and Meshuggah, have been added to the bill as well as Japanese rockers Dir En Grey. The underground British thrash metal jokers Lawnmower Deth have also been confirmed. American rock group Five Finger Death Punch will be appearing at the event as will Velvet Revolver/Ex-Guns N Roses bass player Duff McKagen with his new band Loaded. You Me At Six and Roadrunner Records latest signing, Steadlur.
The lineup for the festival is now as follows:
Faith No More
Slipknot
Def Leppard
Korn
Whitesnake
Limp Bizkit
ZZ Top
Marilyn Manson
The Prodigy
Motley Crue
Down
Chris Cornell
Black Stone Cherry
Opeth
Meshuggah
Journey
Lacuna Coil
Tesla
Pendulum
Dream Theater
Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Papa Roach
Clutch
Buckcherry
Anvil
Dragonforce
Five Finger Death Punch
Devildriver
Duff McKagen's Loaded
You Me At Six
Skin
Parkway Drive
Dir En Grey
The Blackout
Billy Talent
Lawnmower Deth
Architects
Karma To Burn
Steadlur
Additional Bands Confirmed For Download 2009
Twelve more bands have been announced for this year's edition of Britain's Download Festival. New Orleans supergroup Down will be making their second appearance at the festival and they will be joined by Italian gothic metal group Lacuna Coil, legendary rockers Journey and former Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell. Also added to the bill are Tesla, Papa Roach, Clutch, Black Stone Cherry, Architects, Skin, Parkway Drive and Karma To Burn.
The lineup is now as follows (in no order) :
Faith No More
Slipknot
Def Leppard
Korn
Whitesnake
Limp Bizkit
ZZ Top
Marilyn Manson
The Prodigy
Motley Crue
Down
Chris Cornell
Black Stone Cherry
Journey
Lacuna Coil
Tesla
Pendulum
Dream Theater
Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Papa Roach
Clutch
Buckcherry
Anvil
Dragonforce
Devildriver
Skin
Parkway Drive
The Blackout
Billy Talent
Architects
Karma To Burn
More Bands Confirmed For Graspop Festival 2009
The organizers of Belgium's premier metal festival Graspop Metal Meeting has announced some more big names for this years edition of the event. New additions to the friday are tribal metal act Soulfly and British power metal band Dragonforce. Saturday features Korn, Death Angel, Journey, Monster Magnet, All Shall Perish, Duff McKagen's Loaded, Five Finger Death Punch and No Use For A Name. Finally, the new bands confirmed for the sunday are Lamb Of God, Children Of Bodom, Nightwish, All That Remains, Sick Of It All, Suicidal Tendencies and Warbringer. More bands will be announced soon.
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