KORN

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theladyofthelake said:

Head over to www.mtv.com/news to read a story about the new Korn vid...

I will, RIGHT NOW!!

Nice to see ya, Lady

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this was interesting (from another article):

"When he's not erecting orphanages for children in India or chatting with the guy upstairs, former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spends the bulk of his time hammering away on his solo debut, which, according to his Web site, he's been working on in Phoenix. Welch has recorded 23 songs with A Perfect Circle's Josh Freese on drums. "I can't stop writing," Head wrote. "I've never written so much music in my life. I am completely speechless when I listen back to these songs. It's so clear that I am only a vessel. Nine months ago, I could barely piece one song together. Trust that I will deliver the most intense music you've ever heard in your life." ... "



Josh Freese.


Man. . .

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fRom MTV.com/news/ ~

"Forget what you've heard. The title of Korn's forthcoming disc is not, as various online hard-rock rumor mills would have you believe, Souvenir of Sadness. And no, Dallas Austin isn't producing the entire record. In fact, it's unlikely any of the material rap-metal's prime movers worked on with Austin will make it onto the next LP — which means that the collabo with the Game is no longer happening.

With all the conflicting information about Korn's seventh offering that's been spreading across the Internet like a cold through a kindergarten class, Jonathan Davis, the band's paper-thin-mustached frontman and the source for all matters Korn, would like to set the record straight. First off, the forthcoming disc — which Davis says is as good as in the bag — hasn't been given a proper title just yet; although, he admits, "Souvenir of Sadness," one of the album's cuts, is in the running, along with a host of other possibilities."


*For the Rest of the ARticle, click below*

www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502783/20050523/story.jhtml

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JOn has said of the new album:

""It's funky, it's heavy, it's dark and sometimes, industrial-tinged," Davis said when asked about the record's overall sound. "Working with so many different people and everything, it's made it out to be a really well-rounded album of a lot of different things. It's definitely Korn, it's definitely groove-oriented. But it's our most experimental album to date. We're very excited. We're all sitting around, when we listen to it, looking at each other going, 'I can't believe that's us.' I think people are really going to dig it. It's not like the first Korn album, where it's very aggressive and screaming all over the place. There's that in this album, yes, but I've taken all of the years of six albums, and taken what I've learned from that and molded it into one, and thrown a big twist on it. It's really hard to explain without hearing it. But it's very large and in charge and massively heavy. There's a lot of melody in it, a lot of screaming — just a lot of amazing things in it."
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2 months to go.....

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Jon Sayz :

"I come home to my baby boys and that's my happiness"




Jon is awesome. I can't WAIT for this album !! !

[theladyofthelake]

HOLLYWOOD — Korn singer Jonathan Davis likened it to cutting off an arm. Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer said it was like grieving the death of a brother.

However they put it, clearly the departure of guitarist Brian "Head" Welch in February had a profound effect on the remaining members of Korn. At one point, they even wondered if the band would continue on.

"When he and I played we did the ping-pong effect — I'd play something, he'd play something, and then all of a sudden I didn't have that anymore," Munky said at last week's video shoot for the band's new single, "Twisted Transistor", where he, Davis, bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and drummer David Silveria extensively addressed for the first time losing their friend of 15 years to the call of Christianity.

"There was a moment when I was really panicking," Munky continued. "I was like, 'Oh sh--. Am I gonna be able to do this?' But after a couple of weeks of writing I really focused and just poured all of my energy and all my creativity into not worrying about, 'Is he coming back? Is this gonna fall apart?' I just concentrated on the songwriting, blocked out everything else and started to come up with some great riffs, some great songs and the other bandmembers started patting me on the back and telling me what a great job [I'm doing]. They started to believe in my ability to become the only guitarist in the band."

Munky not only considered Head a close friend, he was also Munky's musical mentor. Head sold Munky his first electric guitar and taught him how to play.

"He was always inspiring me to be a better musician, 'cause he's got such a great, perfect-pitch ear," Munky recalled. "And then when he left ... what it did was it forced me to become a better musician. He's not even here with us now, and he's still inspiring me ... so it's really ironic and it's really cool, but I do miss the guy and love him very much."

And Munky's certainly not alone.

"There have been times where everybody just kinda kicks back and looks at each other and goes, 'Yeah, we miss him,' " Silveria said. "But we had to do our thing and he's doing his thing now and we had to just move on and make the record. And we still made a great record, we just did things a little bit differently this time. ... Of course we would always rather have Head be with us because he's our brother, but everything's all good."

"It was weird not having his energy there," Davis added. "I miss him being around, I miss his goofiness and all of the jokes. It's unfortunate that he got hooked up in some drugs and the things that went on, but the whole Christian thing, all that stuff, if it's keeping him alive and he's happy, bottom line, that's all we care about."

Although it was difficult at first, Head's departure eventually brought the rest of Korn closer together and inspired what the band considers a new start. Their seventh studio album, See You on the Other Side, is due December 6 on the group's new label, Virgin Records.

"I feel like this is Korn's first album," Fieldy said. "Everybody just got really focused and it seems like four is a more even number, like everything is balanced better and just feels really good. ... Some things are meant to be, I guess."

Korn have been touring with a second guitarist, former Otep axeman Rob Patterson, but the band has no intention of naming an official fifth member.

"You don't replace your brother," Davis said. "Korn's the four of us now."

Davis has not talked to Head since he left, citing a difference in lifestyles.

"He's more on the straight and narrow with his Christian views and I can respect that. I don't necessarily agree with it — I definitely don't agree with it — but if that's working for him ... I don't want to judge anybody because of what they do," Davis said. "I just don't agree with the ideals and the idea of it."

Davis expresses his views on organized religion in a song on See You on the Other Side called "Hypocrites."

"It's about people being holier than thou and sitting on high judging people, deeming people are going to hell 'cause we're this or that, and at the end of the night I see 'em chillin' at t---y bars and cheating on their wives and doing all the things that we all do," Davis said. "They're human beings and it's pretty sad that they have to use people's insecurities against them, to steal their money from them. It's not directed at Head, it's the whole idea in general. I think church is a good thing in a way for people that really need it, but it's not for me."

The rest of the members of Korn, however, have been in touch with Head through phone calls or e-mail.

"The last time I talked to him he sounded really good, really happy and we just told each other how happy we were for each other," Silveria said.

"He's not gonna kill himself and that's all that really matters," Fieldy said. "Everything aside, [we're] friends."

Munky also plans to continue a friendship with the former yin to his yang.

"Forget music, forget the whole thing ... just call him and say, 'Hey, can we just chill, you know, get our children together?' " Munky said. "Hopefully one day that'll all pass. And I know he's working on some new stuff and I can't wait to hear it. And he'll inspire me again with his new material."

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fuckin A


*wipes away a teardrop*


*fist on chest* That hits me right here Lady . . .

Those guys in korn are tha best . . . .

All those things Jon said . . . and Munky . . . about Head . . . .*that's why I luv KoRn soooo MUCH*, they're just the most decent, down-to-earth rockstar-guys EVER


daaaamn . . .


*Dec 6*

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something mighty curious is going on here...

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Amazon.com is showing this as the album cover...

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That is . ..



....fReakish

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Checkit:

You know how Munky lost a finger, so he only has 4 now . . . ? (!)

heheh . . .

swear to god, koRn NEEDS thoRny around for these suggestions. . . . cuz the new album, if I'da had anything to do with it, woulda featured a stylized HAND palm out fingers together in the classic policeman STOP gesture, only, somehow showing EACH FINGER as a representation of a member of the band, only ONE of the fingers severed off (showing stitches maybe), and the remainder of that finger (where it used to be) would maybe show a ghostly image of the stylized -Head/finger that is now missing, and somehow relate this to MUNKY himself, possibly showing the HAND in the forefront, but you can see the ghostliest image of MUNKY in the background stretched out from the hand, so you know its his. . . .

Something along those lines, cuz it occured to me that JUST AS munky had to "adapt" to learn how play with only 4 FINGERS, now the BAND must do the very same, and learn to play with only 4 guyz. . . .

. . . .just a cool idea is all

But that cover is freaky/creepy; and that's a GOOD thing. . . . .

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HaHA! The Teddy bear is missing its HEAD. . . . .that's awesome. .

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omigod, that cover is HILARIOUS. . . . the LOOK on that kids face ! ! ! klassic depiktion of the shock of having his favorite teddie's HEAD removed. . . . man thats funneeee

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thoRny approves