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KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. They originally formed as LAPD (which stood for Love And Peace Dude), which consisted of all five members apart from singer Jonathan Davis. They later changed their name to Creep. When Davis joined the band in 1993, they changed their name to KoЯn, releasing their debut album KoЯn through Epic/Immortal Records in October 1994.
KoЯn is often credited with inspiring the wave of nu metal bands in the late 1990s and early 2000s and in particular with assisting the careers of Limp Bizkit and Deftones.
Davis' distinctive singing — often a series of grunts, whines and bizarre scats — and his lyrics, are inspired in part by his alleged child abuse by an unnamed party. The group's music is a blend of pounding, tribal drums and loud, distorted seven-string guitars (a standard guitar has only six), and has gained the band popularity throughout the years. The band is also notable for their collaborations with hip hop artists such as Ice Cube and Nas.
As of 2004, the group remained successful; KoЯn recently released a greatest hits album, with two cover versions as singles. The first single is a cover of Cameo's 1980s hit, Word Up. The other is a cover of the three parts of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall.
The band completed their record deal with Sony Records and now plans to release their future albums themselves, setting a new precedent for big name artists.
Brian "Head" Welch, citing religious/moral objections to the band's music, left KoЯn on February 22, 2005. He has turned highly religious, even being baptized in the Jordan River. This was the bands' first line up change.
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Members
- Jonathan "HIV" Davis - vocals, bagpipes
- Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu - bass
- David Silveria - drums, percussion
- James "Munky" Shaffer - guitar
- Brian "Head" Welch (left band 2005 February 22) - guitar, backing vocals
Discography
Albums
- KoЯn, 1994
- Life Is Peachy, 1996 #32 UK
- Follow the Leader, 1998 #5 UK
- Issues, 1999 #37 UK
- Untouchables, 2002 #4 UK
- Take A Look In The Mirror, 2003 #53 UK
- TBA (previously believed to be called Souvenir of Sadness), due out in September 2005 [1] (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=37113)
Compliation/Live albums
- Greatest Hits, Volume 1, 2004 #22 UK
- KoЯn Kovers, due out in 2005
Singles/music videos
Most of these videos can be downloaded from KoЯnTV (http://www.korntv.com/).
From KoЯn
- Blind (1995) Video and single
- Shoots & Ladders (1995) Video and single
- Clown (1995) Video and single
- Need To (1995) Single only
- Faget (1995) Video only
From Life Is Peachy
- No Place To Hide (1996) #26 UK
- A.D.I.D.A.S. (1997) #22 UK
- Good God (1997) #25 UK
From Follow The Leader
- All In The Family (1998) Single only
- Got The Life (1998) #23 UK
- Freak on a Leash (1999) #24 UK
- Children Of The KoЯn (1999) Single only
- B.B.K. (1999) Mexican single only
From Issues
- Falling Away From Me (2000) #24 UK
- Make Me Bad (2000) #25 UK
- Somebody Someone (2000)
From Untouchables
- Here To Stay (2002) #72 US, #12 UK
- Thoughtless (2002) #37 UK
- Alone I Break (2002)
From Take A Look In The Mirror
- Did My Time (2003) #38 US, #15 UK
- Right Now (2003)
- Y'all Want a Single (2004)
- Everything I've Known (2004) Video only
From Greatest Hits, Volume 1
- Word Up (2004)
- Another Brick in the Wall (2004)
Remixes
KoRn often like to enlist other musicians to remix their singles and most popular songs. See a list of KoRn's Remixes
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 The Dust Brothers
- Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Did My Time
- The Queen of the Damned - Music and lyrics written and performed (in the movie) by Jonathan Davis. The songs were performed by various other singers on the soundtrack album.
- XXX: State of the Union - Fight The Power - Originally recorded by rap act, Public Enemy. The song features rapper Xzibit and was produced by rapper Lil Jon.
- Wonderland - Love On The Rocks, a Neil Diamond cover
- Black And White - Year 2000 (Remix), Originally an Xzibit track with Jon's vocals for the remix
See also
- Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery, an episode of South Park
External links
- Official website (http://www.korn.com/)
- KoЯnTV (http://www.korntv.com/)
- KoЯn Kamp (http://kornkamp.com)
- Butt Sex Crips (http://www.buttsexcrips.com/)
- Elemetree Records (http://www.elementree.com/)
- Head's Official Website (http://www.headtochrist.com/)
- Official KoЯn Board (http://www.korn.bhlabs.com)
Fan Sites
- KoЯn.simpol.net (http://korn.simpol.net/) - Often regarded as the best fan site
- KoЯnFreaKs.com (http://www.kornfreaks.com/)
- KoЯn Kult (http://www.kornkult.com/)
- KoЯn Web (http://www.korn-web.tk/)
- KoЯn Board (http://www.korn.bhlabs.com)be:KoЯn
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