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[[Korn]] (sometimes rendered as '''KoRn''' or [[Ko Яn]]'''KoЯn''') is a [[Nu Metal-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 (Music)|Rage Against the Machine]], [[Faith No More (Music)|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).
 
==== '''Their lineup consists of: ===='''
* Jonathan Davis - lyrics (occasionally Guitar or Drums; and sometimes [[Everything's Louder Withwith Bagpipes|Bagpipes]])
* James "Munky" Shaffer - guitar
* Reginald "Fieldy" Arizvu - bass
* Ray Luzier - drums
 
==== '''Former member(s) ===='''
* Brian "Head" Welch - guitar
* David Silveria - drums
 
==== {{Discography: ====}}
* 1994 - ''[[Self-Titled Album|Korn]]''
* 1996 - ''Life is Peachy''
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* 2010 - ''Korn III - Remember Who You Are''
* 2011 - ''[[New Sound Album|The Path of Totality]]''
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=== Korn has the following trope examples: ===
 
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== Song tropes ==
* [[Album Title Drop]]:
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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: "Daddy", from the first album, despite being about a woman who molested Jonathan and [[Cassandra Truth|his parents not believing the abuse]].
* [[Country Matters]]: In the chorus of "Cameltosis."
* [[Cover Version]]: [[Metallica (Music)|"One"]], [[Music/War|"Low Rider"]], [[Ice Cube (Music)|"Wicked"]], [[Cheech and Chong|"Earache My Eye"]], [[Pink Floyd (Music)|"Another Brick]] [[The Wall (Music)|in the Wall]]", [[Radiohead (Music)|"Creep"]], [[Music/Cameo|"Word Up!"]] and [[Public Enemy (Music)|"Fight the Power"]].
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: In "Y'all Want a Single", the F word appears ''89 times!''
** [[Precision F-Strike]]: Most of their songs.
* [[Everything's Louder Withwith Bagpipes]]: Jonathan played bagpipes in high school and transferred his talent to Korn. Now at least [[Once Per Episode|once per album]], there's gonna be some bagpipes somewhere in the songs, and somewhere in the live shows.
* [[Fun Withwith Acronyms]]: "A.D.I.D.A.S.": A {{spoiler|ll}} D {{spoiler|ay}} I D {{spoiler|ream}} A {{spoiler|bout}} S {{spoiler|ex}}.
* [[Guttural Growler]]: Whenever Davis wants to be threatening his voice goes really low.
* [[In the Style Of]]
* [[Inelegant Blubbering]]: The sobbing at the end of "Daddy".
* [[Intercourse Withwith You]]: "Getting Off", "Inside Out", "10 or a 2 way", "It's Me Again".'"Beat It Upright", "[[Fun Withwith Acronyms|A.D.I.D.A.S.]]".
* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]]: "Shoots and Ladders." Never has "Ring around the Rosie" sounded more disturbing.
* [[Last-Note Nightmare]]
* [[Metal Scream]] / [[Careful Withwith That Axe]]
* [[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 (Music)|Nas]], [[Ice Cube (Music)|Ice Cube]], [[The Notorious B.I.G. (Music)|Biggie]], [[A Tribe Called Quest (Music)|Q-Tip]], [[Xzibit]] and [[The Pharcyde (Music)|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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== Video tropes ==
* [[Animated Music Video]]: "Freak On A Leash", directed by [[Todd Mc FarlaneMcFarlane]].
* [[Brick Joke]]:
** The "Freak on a Leash" music video had several animated characters playing hopscotch on a cliff, who ran off at the end of the video. The hopscotch-over-a-cliff thing is also the cover art of ''Follow the Leader''.
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== Misc tropes ==
* [[The Backwards R]]: Their logo is "[[Ko Яn]]KoЯn", though it's to look childish, not Russian.
* [[Band Toon]]: The [[Halloween Episode]] of [[South Park]] ''Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery'', a [[Scooby Doo]] [[Homage]], [[Small Annoying Creature]] and [[Scooby-Doo Hoax|Hoax]] in all. They at one point pull a [[The Power of Rock|Power Of Rock]]-esque [[One-Winged Angel]] moment. The band also debuted its single "Falling Away From Me" after solving the hoax. The song's content and heaviness rather surprises the townspeople gathered, as it [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|heavily contrasts the band's sunny disposition throughout the episode]].
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: Reportedly, producer Ross Robinson went to great lengths to get Korn to "remember who they were" when recording their 9th album. This included measures ranging from aggressively taunting/berating the new drummer to make him play more passionately to bringing Jonathan Davis's wife and son into the studio and making them sit across from him while he recorded vocals. Even Davis's therapist got on Ross's case about this, but ultimately all involved seem to have been pleased with the results.
* [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]: Korn's 2009 tour was called the "Escape From The Studio" tour as a break from recording Korn III. The tour name was ripped off from a previous [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]] tour.
* [[Genre Shift]]: To [[Dubstep]] on The Path of Totality
* [[Great Balls of Fire]]
* [[Iconic Item]]: Davis' creepy mic stand, designed by [[HRH. R. Giger]].
* [[The Invisible Band]]
* [[Long Runner Lineup]]: The band was the same for 12 years before Head got religious and left.
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Usually around an 7-and-a-half or an 8, especially considering they are [[Nu Metal-metal]].
* [[Nu Metal-metal]]: [[Trope Maker|The first band]] of the genre. [[Defied Trope|They deny it]], saying "[[Shaped Like Itself|Korn is Korn.]]"
* [[One-Hit Wonder]]: Technically, "Did My Time" was their only top 40 hit on the Hot 100, but they are one of the most well known rock bands of the past 15 years. Not to mention, "Did My Time" is certainly not their most famous song; that would probably be "Freak on a Leash."
* [[Path of Inspiration]]: The path taken by Brian "Head" Welch after leaving the band.
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