Guitarist Patterson Back With Korn After Stint By Fear Factory's Olde Wolbers

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MTV.com reports: It turns out KORN haven't decided to axe guitarist Rob Patterson after all. Patterson, who had previously played with OTEP, was recruited last year to fill in for Brian "Head" Welch as KORN's touring guitarist. But last week, during the European leg of the band's "See You on the Other Side" tour, fans noticed Patterson — who plays offstage during KORN shows — had been replaced by FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. According to the band's management, that lineup was only temporary. "KORN played three shows with their longtime friend Christian to start the tour in Europe, but Patterson is now back at that position."
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3. writes:
Chill out people f*** me its only KoRn, I personally like KoRn even tho there new album was a bit of a let down, It was gay not lettin him play with em on stage. I rekon they should keep him an let him take heads old place in KoRn. Will any1 honestly care if they put him on stage n said he was a actual member of korn, Line ups of bands change all the time its just a fact of life
4. writes:
the reason they didn't put him on stage was because they'd been playing on stage with head for about 12 years, and it didnt feel right to them to have someone else up there with them just yet - or so they said.
and Christian can be their friend all he wants. But in terms of his musical career in metal, he's better off, if only for dignities sake, staying in Fear Factory rather than joining Korn. Not much better off, mind you. FF are almost nu-metal themselves these days. Esp since Digimortal came out. A shame, really.
As for Patterson, going from Otep to Korn isnt really a choice decision, either. And don't lecture me about hating Korn. I love Korn. I love their debut album and Life Is Peachy. Other than that, I'm mostly indifferent.








19. writes:
imo, FF are better than Korn, but that's just a personal preferance of mine. although, I will admit, we havnt seen anything much worthwhile from them in a while.
and Korn...I dunno, I'll always like their debut and LIP, but apart from the odd song, the later stuff just doesnt do anything for me.

23. writes:
Korndogg - I bought that album. I've listened to it plenty. i'm not particularly impressed. Right Now was ok, but other than that...meh...
Azazel - they havnt let anyone else on stage with them because they feel it would be weird to play in front of a crowd with someone else after doing so with head for decades. as for why they wont just add him...probly the same thing. not quite ready to fully commit to a new family member...frankly, i think they'r just being stupid and they should just get him up there on stage and make him the official replacement and everything already. but the whole thing is sentimental, from as much as i'v read in interviews and whatnot.


27. writes:
hi all first off korn is the best metal band next to cc! 2nd i know u all remember dimebag darrel (RIP DIMEBAG!) Nebody know what happened to the police officer who shot and killed dimebag? did that loser got to jail? post on here if neone knows. i'd appreciate it. DIMEBAG IS A LEGENED AND WILL BE MISSED BY EVEREY METAL FAN IN THE WORLD!!!!!!


29. writes:
actually, the guy that shot Dimebag was Nathan Gale, an ex-marine who was out of his f uckin mind. He was an obsecced Pantera fan, who blamed Dime for Pantera breakin up, so he jumped on stage during a Damageplan show and shot Dime and several other people. The cops shot and killed his b**** a$$ right there on the spot. sh**, if they hadnt killed him, the crowd would have. RIP Dime and f*** nathan gale. i hope he burns in HELL!!!


33. writes:
Korndogg - yeah, that's def true. all bands change. just a pity that I don't really like how Korn have changed. the way they'v gone and are going aren't for me. but that's ok, i'll just listen to other music.
i don't mean to sound like a whinging, complaining, annoying di(khead, but is there any chance of you not posting in all caps, Korndogg? I know you don't consider it annoying or anything like that, but it does annoy me somewhat. makes you seem like you'r shouting everything, and it gets tiresome very rapidly. besides that, people on the net tend to instantly think of people who type in all caps as idiots with nothing useful to say. you actually lose a lot of respect by typing in all caps, whether what you have to say is stupid, or extremely intelligent and well thought out. basically, you make enemies for no real reason. and besides, it's easier for some reason to read text that isn't in all caps.
the only way of typing more annoying than ALL CAPS is LiKe tHiS, wHeRe EvErY sEcOnD lEtTeR iS iN cApS wHiLsT tHe ReSt ArE nOt. God I hate that. It just took me like five bloody minutes to type half a goddamn sentence! heh. Talk about stupidity.





42. writes:
I am feeling very EMO due to my PMS. I think I should go to IHOP; AKA the pancake place and order a cup of JOE. I wish it were Friday, then I could shout "TGIF"... I am thinking I should LOL ASAP before I explode... I am listening to SOAD and it is making me feel better..... I will BRB with more posts..... LOL


45. writes:
lol after reading this thread and combining it with the other bullsh** i have to read on here i can honestly say i've had about enough of the mallrat nu-metal fag asses on this site. you're not even reasonable individuals and it makes it even worse to tolerate you and that aubible sodomy you refer to as music.
it would be so much easier to deal with the down syndrom trio if i didn't see "KoRn = GODS. You are a retard. ^" and "I THINK I SAW THEM ON VH1'S "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" IF IT WASN'T THEM, IT SHOULD BE." i understand it's in retaliation. but i also understand that you bash credible musicians who f***ing rape the sh** out of your favorite band. and on top of that you guys tell jokes that only the three of you laugh at...seriously.
you guys find your own humor so f***ing entertaining, it's like watching a special ed class when some helmet wearing f*** brings in brownies because it's his birthday. they have no idea what they're laughing at but still they do it.
metalunderground - some music was meant to say underground.
it certainly doesn't read: metalunderground - where idiots come and use record sales and popularity as reasons why the band they like doesn't in fact blow ass.
the three of you f***ing retards would do well to expand your musical library of knowledge outside of your local rock station...you wouldn't be so quick to make yourself look like an ignorant jackass.

46. writes:
I WOULD PAY TO GET A HOLD OF YOU MOTHER f***ER,
YOU JUST DONT UNDERSTAND!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
LETS SEE...........LIVING IN MILLION DOLLAR HOUSES,WITH MORE CARS THAN YOU HAVE TEETH,MILLIONS OF FANS,PLATINUM RECORDS,AND STILL SELLING OUT STADIUMS 12 YEARS AFTER THEIR FIRST CD.
DOES THAT ABOUT SUM IT UP!
BY THE WAY, THAT WAS SLAYER YOU SEEN ON "WHERE ARE THEY NOW"
OR "WHERE HAVE THEY EVER BEEN"
YOU DONT WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT EXPANDING MY TASTES
THEY RANGE FROM ROCK,NU METAL,CLASSIC ROCK,RAP.HIP HOP,COUNTRY,SOUTHERN ROCK,RAP/ROCK MIXS,HEAVY METAL, BUT NOT DEATH METAL!
YOU KNOW ONE KIND OF MUSIC AND THINK THAT IS ALL THERE IS,YOU THINK THAT DEATH METAL IS THE ONLY METAL.
YOUR DEAD WRONG!
SO I BELIEVE YOU NEED TO EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY b****!
47. writes:
you're encompassing everything heavier than Korn under the "death metal" label, there, dumbarse. I'v seen brad write posts declaring thrash bands to be excellent. You'r not really stupid enough to think Thrash is Death, are you?
oh, and brad - I checked out Beyond Fear, you recommended them somewhere on this site. I got their self-titled album. it mostly kicks crazy amount of arse. good call, dude.
48. writes:
not that i even care to indulge this f***face juggalo but:
actual favorite bands of their own genres of music.: galactic, praxis, mahavishnu orchestra, symphony x, niacin, emerson lake and palmer, jeff buckley, alice in chains, faith no more, deep purple, frank zappa, king crimson, pink floyd, primus, aphex twin, tool, opeth, pantera, and nine inch nails.
top 20 favorite bands and i counted 4 metal ones. and this is a metal site d***head, you discuss heavy metal music.


50. writes:
Brad - why are you so pizzed? Aren't you on a KoRn page here??? And personally, I don't think its just the three of us that find our jokes about you funny! haha. I think you are just feeling a little jealous that we are more witty than yourself, and feel the need to flash on us to make yourself feel better about being a comedically challenged Slayer fan..........
52. writes:
this is like comparing bob saget to bill hicks...you couldn't make me crack a smile unless you were severely beatin and raped by a kodiak bear.
if it even catches your interest you can catch me at certain weekday open slots at club 360 in arlingon texas...it all started with that motherf***ing plastered open mic night
54. writes:
55. writes:
people wont dislike you for liking metallica, they just wont agree with your opinion; especially if you support them blindly, and post w/o justifying your beliefs. HUGE difference between disliking and disagreeing.
as for korn, you can see how i feel about them in post 19 onwards.
56. writes:
i never said i didnt have stuff to back me up....but as for supporting them blindly hell yeah..i think they are the best band and i dont need to have justification to show other about have i feal about metallcia...but yeah sure if someone wants to have some bad sh** to say and i can back it up with better stuff than yes i will reply to there comments with mine
rock on guys


58. writes:
hehehehehehehe..............
hey bottom line:korn owns fear factory so f*** da opposers who call us fags fer lovin korn. by da way i think da reason why they rob never showed on stage cuz jon and co. still felt somethin about da fact that head left. it only requires time and rob would have been part of da family, i suppose.
korn and guns n roses share da same fate, slash and head were both da best in their bands.

59. writes:
hey deatbringer i caught yer comment the other day when i told ye who was da one doin da copy and paste trick....but enough of dat sh**. dat was da funniest post i read from ye anyways. hahahahah
i should ban your a$$ just for being friends with that little sh**(red devil) and ever introducing him to metalunderground.com
he came here on his own accord....
sorry fer quoting you anyways, don't forget you told me to keep it civil, i had enough of bullsh**tin around i was just havin fun anyways..........
oh and don't worry about red devil he said he doesn't feel like comin no more.


61. writes:
Yah, Brad....... I'm sure you have them just rolling in the aisles.... NOT. Unfortunately, you have never said anything witty, or funny on this site. Like Vicster said, you are nothing but hostile and rude..... Like you can't come up with a good come back, so you start taking low punches like wishing me to be raped by a bear... OMG, THAT IS SUCH COMEDY! YOU REALLY ARE A FUNNY GUY AREN'T YOU???

62. writes:
And Psythe........ I thought we were on the same page for once..... WTF? Are you honestly saying that Brad is a funny guy??? Maybe if he grew some balls, he could also grow a personality........
psythe writes:
YOU?!! more WITTY than brad?!!! LOL!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
funniest thing you'v ever said, lorlor!

63. writes:
PSYTHE WAS BEING SARCASTIC.
bradisp***ed writes:
you couldn't make me crack a smile unless you were severely beatin and raped by a kodiak bear.
WOW, U SERIOUSLY NEED MEDS. WHERE THE HECK DO U COME UP WITH THIS STUFF? TALK ABOUT SPECIAL ED. FOR SURE LORLOR HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, UNLUKE YOURSELF. WHY DON'T U AND PSYTHE EXCHANGE NUMBERS ALREADY AND GET TOGETHER, HUH? U ARE BOTH IN TEXAS, I AM SURE U HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.


67. writes:
LOL. So, ok Bradizpizzed.......... is this is so god awful, then why do you keep commenting? If everyone on this site was all "Yah Slayer ROCKS........." then how boring would that be? There would be no conversation at all....... So, what is your point? You obviously lead a very pathetic, miserable little life......
68. writes:
obviously i do...
and that is based upon? you being a repetitive c***?
you know sh** about me and all i do is make humorous generalizations while you make childish attempts at attacking a life you have no clue about. all you know of me is the names i've given you.
if you didn't act like an idiot you wouldn't be treated like one


72. writes:
PSYTHE- BRAD IS AS FUNNY AS A COAT HANGER. U MAY FIND THAT FUNNY, AS BRAD USES SUCH TERMS, OR MAYBE I SHOULD SAY "RANCID LITTLE FILTH HOLE" LOL. VERY FUNNY. I AM CRACKING UP OVER HERE. I BETTER WATCH OUT BEFORE I GET "RAPED BY KOALA BEARS" CAUSE THAT MAY MAKE BRAD LAUGH. BRAD PROBABLY REALLY ENJOYES BESTIALITY PORN, AND IF U FIND HIS ARTICULATENESS AMUSING, PERHAPS U DO AS WELL..
BRAD NEEDS TO LIGHTEN UP A BIT, AND SO DO U.
73. writes:
VICSTERISSHOUTING - actually, I laugh at coathangers a fair bit. it's an in-joke me and my friends have, never you mind. oh, and they're called Koalas, too, not Koala Bears. they're not like the Kodiacs, if you follow...then again, I wouldn't expect you to be much of a leader...
is "articulateness" even a word?? perhaps you meant "ability to articulate", or "articulate nature", or "articulatory skills"...perhaps...as for beastiality, that sh** is rank. dont even go there. humans may only be animals, but sexually speaking, they're the ONLY animals. from a human's p.o.v. anyway.
lol, i need to lighten up? hahah, if you knew me, you'd be telling me the exact opposite - and so far, this entire thread is a joke. i've been laughing at you people since post 7, and you'r telling me to lighten up??!

74. writes:
YEAH, I THINK IT IS A WORD. AND OK, U GOT ME THERE, I AM ACTUALLY LAUGHING AT MYSELF RIGHT NOW. SORRY, I WAS WAY TOO TIRED THIS MORNING AND ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF HOURS OF SLEEP. NO EXCUSE I KNOW. I WAS TOO LAZY TO SCROLL UP AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT BRAD SAID. BY THE WAY, I DID NOT THINK U FOUND AS FUNNY AT ALL? AS AMATTER OF FACT I THOUGHT THE OPPOSITE. I AM SLIGHTLY CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR COAT HANGER INSIDE JOKE, THAT IS IF U WANT TO SHARE? AND IF U WERE NOT SARCASTIC WITH YOUR COMMENT TO LORLOR, WHAT WERE U THEN? LOL I WAS NOT SHOUTING.

75. writes:
LOL! this iz getting pretty funny. The koala comment almost made me shnarf my coffee! LOL. Can't we all just agree to disagree, and possibly come to some kind of peace treaty or something? I am extending the olive branch or whatever it was......can we be bradishappy? bradisjolly? bradisaniceguy? haha. Psythe, I am disappointed in you.......

76. writes:
AHHHH BRAD AND PSYTHE ARE FRIENDS,HOW SWEET!
SO WHOS THE b**** IN THE RELATIONSHIP!
BRAD IS A fa**ot, AND WE DONT HAVE TO KNOW YOU PERSONALLY TO BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT KIND OF LOSER YOU REALLY ARE........BRADISp***ed..........THAT TELLS IT ALL!
OH BUT I FORGOT, YOU GUYS ARE SLAYER FANS SO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING! MY BAD.
77. writes:
VICSTERISSTILLSHOUTING - i think you meant "I did not think you found US funny at all", so i'm gonna respond as if you said that. it's not that i'm laughing WITH you...I think you get where I'm going from there. well, actually, apart from not justifying your opinions, you havn't been posting quite so stupidly as the others. so i suppose there's always hope for you.
the coathanger joke? oh, it's a tad (R) rated, I don't think I should post it here. the children might get upset. not to mention the women...it's not really funny, anyway, it's more just such a terribly, horribly gross, disgusting idea that you laugh at it. it's funny coz you would never actually consider doing it, and it's really drastic and whatnot...lol, yeah, forget about it, hey. you wont laugh.
Lorlor suggested that you guys were
A) found funny by people other than yourselves, and
B) smarter than brad
I'm sorry to say, I don't agree with either proposition. THAT is what I meant.
here's a handy tip: WHEN YOU TYPE LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET, it's considered shouting. other things it's considered include:
annoying
stupid
annoying
unintelligent
annoying
irritating
annoying
bad grammar
annoying
loud
annoying
do I really have to keep listing "annoying"??
lorlorizneedingspellingclasses - in no way is the letter 'z' a supplement, substitute or replacement for the letter 's'. why have two letters if they are interchangeable? we would stick with just one. the fact, then, that both 's' AND 'z' are part of our alphabet means quite obviously that they are NOT interchangeable. As for agreeing, I'm more than happy to get along with you guys, so long as you stop with all this name-calling nonsense, don't post useless crap everywhere, and at least TRY to post somewhat intelligently. justifying your opinions about music would be a great start, and would earn you all a lot more respect. psytheishoping...
lol, YOU'RE disappointed in ME?!! okay, see now, that actually IS funny.
Korndogg - you seem infatuated with the concept of homosexuality. drop it. it's not original or cool or high and mighty or empowering or anything other than immature and unintelligent to call someone a homosexual - esp when you have no way of knowing whether or not they indeed ARE a homosexual. And even if they are, does that make you better than them? homophobia is a disease. go get cured. you don't have to be a homosexual to not have problems with people being homosexual. every hot chick I see reminds me just how very heterosexual I am, and yet I also have friends that are bi or homosexual. there's nothing wrong with that. friends don't have to copulate with each other to be friends, you know.
as for Slayer fans knowing everything, that's another silly over-generalisation. Sure, they probably know more about Slayer than you do, and being fans of the band, they probably should. However you'll find that it's the one's that post stuff like "SSSLLLAAAYYYEEERRR!!! FCUK NE1 HOO DUZNT LYK SLAYR!! DY!!!" that havn't really got much of a clue about anything much at all. Whereas the ones who post intelligent, insightful remarks are often the first to admit that they do not know everything and anything. I for one would love to know more about Quantum Theories, and readily admit that I do not know even the basics of that stuff.
Here's a tip for all of you: brad's name isn't going to change no matter what mood he is in. he could be off his nut on happy gas, he'd still post under the title "bradisp***ed". that'll get censored, but you know what I typed. Trying to get him to change his monicker is a waste of our time and efforts.
okay, class dismissed. sorry about the long lecture.

78. writes:
psythe- that was a long lecture......I don't know how old you are, but I have to say that I feel like I have been repramanded by my father and I don't mean that in a disrespectful way. ( but just so u know, he is an azz) I got the annyoing bit, hence no caps. I can't speak for lorlor or KORNDOGG, however, I DO find their comments amusing. If you scroll thru all the nonsense posted here, u will see that most of the comments are made by myself, you, lorlor, bradisp***ed and korndogg. If 3 out of 5 find this funny, well, I guess it's not that bad even if its the 3 of us. As for Bradisp***ed, I really do think his repetetive cu*nt comment (emphasis on cu*nt) was way out of line and immature. For someone that comes up with such witty comments as " being beaten and raped by Kodiak bears" or something along those lines, I would have imagined that he could have said something less deranged.
79. writes:
yeah, i kind of didnt realise how long it was until i actually posted it and read back over it. i knew it was a big one, but damn! sorry! and please, dont think of me as some authoritative figure, i'm not here to reprimand, or be anyone's lecturing father, or anything like that. I just want to share opinions on music, just like the rest of you. lol, i'm only 18 myself, so being a father is a bit beyond me at this point in my life, anyway.
thank you very much for the change in posting style (ie not all caps). it's wonderful to see someone who doesnt just immediately fire back with lame "go have sex with your mother" comments. my respect for you just went up an absolute sh**load.
the funniest thing about this thread i think has been all the misunderstanding. we've all been assuming someone meant one thing and jumping to conclusions and firing our "you're an idiot" guns way too quickly. yeah, dont mind brad too much, the guy can come up with some pretty amusing remarks, but it's not likely to stop any time soon either, so if you take offence, maybe you should try plainly, pleasantly asking him to tone it down a little. brad's a guy that only respects intelligence, opinions dont matter a whole lot to him. if that doesnt work, maybe just ignore the guy.
sorry again about the length of my comments of late.

82. writes:
psythe- i find it hard to believe u are only 18, are u pulling my leg?
brad- leave it to u to say something sh**ty about korn, lol. i still like them, well like does not describe my feelings for the band. more like love and adoration. oh, i just heard the new slayer song on the radio, all i heard was 666. it seems like there was too much going on, for lack of a better word, the song was too busy. am i wrong in saying that? maybe i am looking at this all wrong?
83. writes:
Yeah, no, not pulling your leg. Turn 19 at the end of October this year. Just out of high-school last year, first year of Uni this year, and about my sixth year of being a metal fan.
if it sounds a bit too 'busy', give it a couple of listens, and try to take in each element one at a time, then when you're used to it all, listen to it as a whole combination of elements. i think it goes "religion is hate, religion is fear, religion is war, I made my choice, 666". I find breaking songs down like that the best way of fully digesting them, anyway.
frankly, my opinion has always been that there is no wrong, merely different perceptions. although of course, there are some perceptions that I would call wrong without thinking twice - heck, we're all human, right?








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1. psythe writes:
bet Christian's thanking his lucky stars.