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[[Korn]] (sometimes rendered as '''KoRn''' or '''KoЯn''') is a [[Nu-metal]] band formed in 1993 from Bakersfield, [[California]]. Well, we say ''a'' nu metal band. What we actually mean is ''[[Trope Maker|the]]'' nu metal band. Korn are notable for being the first nu metal band - though others had fused [[Rap Metal|rap and metal]] before ([[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Faith No More]]), Korn were the first to play the <s>in</s>famous style of nu metal, adding angsty lyrics, downtuned guitars and funk-influenced bass playing and removing guitar solos. Korn's surprise success in the mid-nineties spawned a legion of similar bands that were more geared for the mainstream, resulting in nu metal becoming a separate genre from [[Alternative Metal]].
Korn themselves are one of the few nu metal bands to try and reject the commercialism of other bands of the movement (not that they're ''un''commercial, mind you). They even commented on this trend-hopping tendency with the title of their third album, ''[[Follow the Leader]]''. They also try and reject all genre classification, including rejecting the term "metal" to describe their music (though this had more to do with a dislike of being classified, period).
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* David Silveria - drums
* 1994 - ''[[Self-Titled Album|Korn]]''
* 1996 - ''Life is Peachy''
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* 2011 - ''[[New Sound Album|The Path of Totality]]''
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* [[Album Title Drop]]:
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* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: For obvious reasons, Korn tends to reside on the higher single digits of the scale. ''Untouchables'' is arguably their heaviest album, helped in no small part by the [[Echoing Acoustics|production]].
* [[Mood Dissonance]]: The lullaby at the end of "Daddy."
* [[Rap Metal]]: Despite pioneering nu-metal, their music rarely features actual rapping outside of [[Wolverine Publicity|collaborations]] with [[Nas]], [[Ice Cube]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Biggie]], [[A Tribe Called Quest|Q-Tip]], [[Xzibit]] and [[The Pharcyde|Slimkid3]].
* [[Singing Simlish]]: Davis' demented mixture of beatboxing, grunting and babbling.
* [[Take That]]: Despite the lyrics being very ambiguous, "[[Cluster F-Bomb|Y'all Want a Single]]" (especially, it's videoclip) is a song against the music business.
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