Korn

Not to be confused with corn.

Korn
Korn in 2006
Background information
Origin	Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Genres	Nu metal alternative metal
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Prospect Park Caroline Roadrunner Elektra Virgin Epic Immortal
Members	Jonathan Davis James Shaffer Reginald Arvizu (on hiatus) Brian Welch Ray Luzier
Past member(s)	David Silveria
Website	kornofficial.com

Korn (sometimes written as KoЯn to fit their logo) is an American Grammy Award-winning nu metal and alternative metal band from Bakersfield, California.

The band was first called 'Creep' and had another singer.

People often say they created the nu metal genre. Along with other bands of the time, they were influences for a wave of nu metal, alternative metal and rap metal bands through the mid 1990s and early 2000s, helping Limp Bizkit (who were discovered by Korn themselves) and Slipknot more than other bands. Despite this, Korn have been quoted for disliking the term and even being called 'metal'. Jonathan Davis has said that Korn's music can not be classified and that it contains many other influences besides simply 'metal'. The official review on the iTunes Store for their first album goes as far as saying that Korn "hate the term".

Their first album was first sold in 1994 and also called KoRn. Since then, Korn has sold over 35 millions records worldwide - including 16,5 millions in the U.S., making them one of the best-selling metal acts of the last twelve years. The band's catalogue consists of seven platinum studio albums in a row, one platinum compilation album, and seven consecutive debuts (including Greatest Hits, Volume 1 compilation album) in top 10 of Billboard Top 200 best selling albums. Korn has been selected for 6 Grammys, and won 2 such awards. 8 of their albums has been awarded as multi-platinum, despite only part of them being on Billboard.

Band members

Current lineup

• Jonathan Davis – lead vocals, bagpipes (1993–present)
• James "Munky" Shaffer – guitars (1993–present); backing vocals (2005–present)
• Brian "Head" Welch – guitars, backing vocals (1993–2005, 2013–present)
• Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bass (1993–present)
• Ray Luzier – drums (2009–present)

Former

• David Silveria – drums, percussion (1993–2006)

Timeline

Studio albums

• Korn (1994)
• Life Is Peachy (1996)
• Follow the Leader (1998)
• Issues (1999)
• Untouchables (2002)
• Take a Look in the Mirror (2003)
• See You on the Other Side (2005)
• Untitled album (2007)
• Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010)
• The Path of Totality (2011)
• The Paradigm Shift (2013)
• The Serenity of Suffering (2016)
• The Nothing (2019)
• Requiem (2022)