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Korn (sometimes typeset as Koßn to fit the logo) is a multi-platinum nu-metal band from Bakersfield, California. They are often credited with creating the nu metal genre and inspiring a wave of nu metal, alternative metal, and rap metal bands in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Since their 1994 debut album hit store shelves, Korn have sold over 25 million records worldwide, including 16 million in the U.S, making them one of the best-selling metal acts of the last twelve years.

The band followed up their debut album with their second album, Life Is Peachy, in October, 1996. The album was more successful than their first, debuting at No.3 on The Billboard 200.

It spawned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance in the song \\\"No Place to Hide.\\\" The album\\\'s release featured the first live internet broadcast by the band, and thus Korn became the first music artist to appear live on the internet to promote their new LP.

In late 1997 the band formed their own label, Elementree Records. The first band they signed was Orgy (featuring former members of Davis\\\' old band Sexart), who became successful with their debut album \\\"Candyass,\\\" which was certified platinum. Over the next few years they signed such acts as Videodrone, rapper Marz, and Deadsy.

In 1999 Korn performed at Woodstock \\\'99 on 23th July in front of 250,000 fans. The band cites its performance as one of its most memorable moments.

The same year Follow the Leader was released, Korn started their own annual heavy metal tour called the Family Values Tour. That year they headlined the tour along with Incubus, Orgy, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube and Rammstein. It was highly successful tour, there was a live CD and DVD from Family Values Tour\\\'98 which earned gold and platinum status, respectively. In 1999, Limp Bizkit headlined, along with Primus, Staind, Korn, The Crystal Method, and Filter. Korn were not featured on the bill and instead only made surprise appearances at a few of the tour\\\'s stops to perform their first single off of their next album, \\\"Falling Away From Me.\\\" The tour took a break in 2000 due to heavy competition.

In June 2002, after two and a half years of hard work and a long creative process, Korn re-emerged into the media spotlight with their 5th album, Untouchables. The release of of this album was preceded by the show at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on 10th June 2002, one day prior to the album\\\'s release, broadcasted digitally through the theaters in U.S. As befits the trend-setting rock pioneers, Korn recorded Untouchables in a way that no rock artist has done before. By utilizing the new Euphonix R1 Digital Hard Disk Recorder with a 96k, 24-bit sampling rate - which is twice the highest rate that’s normally used for recording

The album\\\'s first single \\\"Here to Stay\\\" earned a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. Untouchables has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The first 2 videos from Untouchables were directed by the Hughes Brothers (best known for their films, Menace II Society and From Hell). The first video, \\\"Here To Stay,\\\" has the band playing inside a TV on a static background along with controversial news stories and world issues being presented. The video was nominated to Mtv Video Music Award for Best Rock Video and won MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Video (Group).

Korn\\\'s sixth album, Take a Look in the Mirror was released in November 2003. Korn produced this record themselves and cited it as a look back upon their career by returning back to a more stripped down and raw sound

In 2004, Korn released their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits, Volume 1. It featured two cover songs and a compilation of the band\\\'s hits from the past 10 years. The first single was a cover of the song \\\"Word Up!\\\", which was originally made popular by the group Cameo. The album also featured a medley of all three parts of Pink Floyd\\\'s \\\"Another Brick in the Wall.\\\" The song has become a concert staple ever since.The band\\\'s first release for Virgin Records, \\\"See You On The Other Side\\\" was released on December 6th 2005, and debuted on #3 on the Billboard 200, representing the band\\\'s 7th Top 10 debut. The first single off the album, \\\"Twisted Transistor\\\" was accompanied by a comic video directed by Dave Meyers in which famous rappers, including Xzibit, Lil\\\' Jon, Snoop Dogg, and David Banner actually played Korn.The album has sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide up to date, and went platinum in the U.S. on 13th March.On 13 January 2006, Korn threw a giant party at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery announcing the See You on the Other Side World Tour. Guests at the party included Guns N\\\' Roses lead singer Axl Rose and actress Jessica Biel. The first leg of tour, with 10 Years and Mudvayne, began on 24 February 2006 in their hometown Bakersfield and ended on 4th April in Toronto. It was highly successful leg of tour, and Korn earned approx. $7 million gross for it, and reached #15 spot on Pollstar\\\'s Top 20 Concert Grosses.Korn recently teamed up with crunk rap group Dem Franchize Boyz to record a mash-up of their latest hits Coming Undone and Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It, which occurred due to both the groups being signed to Virgin Records. During the session, Jonathan Davis stated that he believed that crunk and heavy metal were in the same vein. \\\"They are both energy. It just works,\\\" the singer said.In 2006, Korn\\\'s most popular song Freak On A Leash appeared on a countdown of Vh1\\\'s 40 Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time at #23.On June 12th, 2006, Jonathan Davis was diagnosed with Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, a blood defect that hospitalized him for the weekend and prevented him performing at the renowned Download Festival in the British Isles and has lead to Korn canceling the rest of their European bill.

\\\"Head\\\" took his nickname, an unwanted one, not from any sexual connotation, but from the large size of his head, \\\"Munky\\\" a reference to primate like feet whilst \\\"Fieldy\\\" was an abbreviation of \\\"Garfield\\\", in honor of the bassist\\\'s prominent cheeks.

The members are as followed.

Jonathan Davis a.k.a. HIV

James Shaffer a.k.a. Munky-guitarist

Reginald Arvizu a.k.a. Fieldy-bass

David Silveria-Drummer

On 22 February 2005, Brian \\\"Head\\\" Welch announced that he had \\\"...chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and would be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end\\\", and was formally leaving Korn. Initial speculations that this was a hoax or practical joke were proven wrong; he has turned highly spiritual, even being baptized in the Jordan River and speaking openly about his faith and conversion, especially on his website. Welch has also stated that his reason for leaving the band had to do with his daughter reciting obscene Korn lyrics and the fact that he was fighting an addiction to crystal meth. This was to be the band\\\'s first, and so far only, line up change in their history.

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Discussion Topic	Creator
Who's Better KoRn or Slipknot? I want to know who people think is the better band, KoRn or Slipknot?	jman13

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i'd definately say slipknot. slipknot kicks ass!	FlUtTeRbY
Slipknot. Don't get me wrong, KoRn are great, I just prefer Slipknot's music more	Bloody_Tattoo
ugh how dare you compare the two!	kitty00
I'm not comparing them I just wondered what people thought. As for me Slipknot can't compare to KoRn at all. KoRn is the better band.	jman13
in short... slipknot=shit Korn= awesome.	Mr_Krift
I like both but i do think KoRn is better!	Benjissexy04
slipknot no doubt. they do not equal shit they r a great band along with korn.	SOADfreak
Korn KICK ASS!!!!!!!!! Slipknot SUCK DICK !!!!!!!!!!	no-core
ah wutever. i love em both.	SOADfreak
i must say i really dont like slipknot because its really just screaming. lol sorry if i offended anyone, but korn is talented and very good i love them	crazyGNRfan
not all of slipknot is just screaming. some of there stuff(especially from the new album) is actually kinda weack(vermillion pt.2, circle,prelude.) and i dont really mind the screaming. corey actually has a very good voice. i dont always really depend on the vocals for my music. if the music behind it kicks ass then i dont mind the screaming. actually if they go together than its fuckin awsome(wich would be slipknot)	SOADfreak
i agree with SOADfreak i love em both	skitzo69
i knew my opinions werent completely retarted...someone somwhere would agree with me sometime...ur a cool dude.	SOADfreak
too hard to chose so i chose both. they both kick ass. i agree wit soadfreak too. on slipknots new album listen to circle they dun scream at all n u can hear how much talent corey taylor has. its amazing. n korn remade another brick in the wall n they made it maybe even better i hate to say. they did such a good job on it....soooo i chose both	blackvermilion
KoRn by miles.. but i don;t wanna be part of the MTV generation adn say SlipKnot suck because they don't.. KoRn are just way way better..	Hellz_Hunny
yea i heard corey cant scream as good anymore cuz he might pop a vain in his neck	SOADfreak
but then again, slipknot wouldnt be on tour with that problem.	SOADfreak
... Exactly	Hellz_Hunny
..ya	SOADfreak
Yeah, what's the release date of SOAD's new album? Isn't it like spring/summer late summer time?	Hellz_Hunny
omg, i get pissed whenever I think of that now. It's not your fault. I'm sure you have heard that SOAD is to come out with 2 cds this year and what not, but the original release date for the first one was March 1st. Now they have just postponed it to April 26. Iv been waiting so long and now I have to wait longer! Oh, and the new single probably won't be released onto the radio anymore. Instead I think there will be a new one...B.Y.O.B is the name. I posted a topic about it in thier forum.	SOADfreak
Yeah i know that one, How come like so many album release dates for this year have been cancelled!? Argh.. anyway, hopefully the date for their second one won't be moved round as much..	Hellz_Hunny
I dont think it will be because all of the arangments and what not will be finished and ready by then.	SOADfreak
Personally I'd choose Fear Factory or SOAD over either Korn or Slipknot, although I can dig all 4	NoiseOrdinance
Well considering the questionw as Between Slipknot and KoRn, i can't see the point in mentioning Fear Factory or SOAD in a board as this	Hellz_Hunny
cuz the more bands that get props, the better it is for the whole scene. On that note. LAMB OF GOD FUCKING OWNS!!!!	NoiseOrdinance
..Fair enough	Hellz_Hunny
slipknot. enough said.	metalCHAINS
LAMB OF GOD FUCKING SUCKS. sorry. SOAD is better than korn. SOAD is better than fear factory. SOAD is almost tied with slipknot korn is better than fear factory slipknot is better than fear factory slipknot is almost tied with SOAD slipknot is better than korn. CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE	SOADfreak
slipknot is better than korn. You need mental help, don;t ever say that infront of me again, Korn owns, over all of those bands.. however ties with SOAD	Hellz_Hunny
the way you contrasted and compared those bands and decided who was better than who, I agree SOAD, CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE! namely limburger	NoiseOrdinance
Hellz_Hunny, you think that Slipknot is better than KoRn. I thought you were a serious KoRn fan before this. I guess not.	jman13
no, she's saying that korn is better than slipknot, and quoting what i said before. wich leads me to this: SCREW YOU HIPPY, KORN WILL NEVER COMPARE TO SLIPKNOT, SLIPKNOTS ALBUMS ARE WAY MORE CONSISTANT, AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO SKIP THROUGH KORNS ALBUMS, BECAUSE KORN ISNT AS CONSISTANT. FUCK YOU ALL I HATE YOU dies CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE	SOADfreak
Is this the real SOADfreak. I'm confused.	jman13
lmao yeah, it is the real one.. And j-man.. how can you say im not a hardcore KoRn fan, when i'm the only one that's defending them?	Hellz_Hunny
1-i love both bands..too hard to chose which is better... 2-dude that sucks about the SOAD cd release being post-poned. i cant wait to buy it	bloodfire_sangrereis
My bad, I didn't read your whole post. I just read the part about Slipknot is better than KoRn. A thousand apologies.	jman13
...hmwa.... CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE CHEESE	SOADfreak
lol, n/p it doesn't bother me. Saw the new SOAD video! :D :D	Hellz_Hunny
Hmmm... you guys kinda suck... HA-HA! Actually, Korn sucks a whole lot less ass than Slipknot (if I had to pick), but their style is a bit repetitive and redundant to me. And this really isn't the genre I'm into, so I haven't heard but 3 or 4 songs by Slipknot over the years...	katiejk85
slipknot is better, korn is good.	metalCHAINS
I'm kinda liking Slipknot much more now, but i'm definatley amonst the children of the KoRn.. (yeah that was pretty corny..)	Hellz_Hunny
i cant chose	metalHEAD365
there is no comparison here. corey owns john when it comes to vocals. mick and jim KICK BRIAN AND MUNKYS ASS, joey jordison is one of the best metal drummers out there, and david is just average, and people may say that fieldy is better than pual but 99.9% of them have not heard slipknots first album Mate Feed Kill Repeat, when they were wicked underground before they changed there sound. thats when pauls bass was turned up even higher than the guitars and he FUCKING SHREDED man, and his slap and pop slills OWN fieldy's. hehe... i still like korn...	SOADfreak
Korns music is a bit better in my opinion. But Slipknots vocals, and lyrics are much better. Depends which is more important, music or lyrics?	dual17y
When I started this post I used to think that KoRn was better than Slipknot but know I'm starting to think that Slipknot may be better. They seem more consistent. When I posted this I wasn't listening to Slipknot though and now I'm listening to alot of Slipknot. I still think that KoRn is a great band though and they have alot of talent. Alot of people forget that KoRn basically put nu metal on the map. If it wasn't for them putting heavy music in the mainstream, Slipknot's music might not have been as well received as it has been.	jman13
Slipknot is way better	acdcgurl
Slipknot's better.	BLASTT
KoRn and Slipknot are one of my favorites.	metalCHAINS
Huh?	BLASTT
No compitition, Korn is far better	alex_beland
It's all opinion.	BLASTT
Yopu know what you all need to hear? The Aquabats doing.. "I Fell Asleep On My Arm". It's hilarious. You'll all love it, I swear. I can just imagine him jumping around with dreadlocks at the end... >.>	xzar
Why was my post hilarious?	jman13
Vamp was being sarcastic when he said that.	BLASTT
Spliffing	Hellz_Hunny
Well Vamp found it funny because inside he knows he disagrees with it.	BLASTT
I was getting there...	BLASTT
nu metal. the metal is new. WOOOOOOOOoooooooo	SOADfreak
..Well again, people can call them what they wish, everyone is labeling bands in their own genres anyway..	Hellz_Hunny
fuck all of this. listen and have fun. and i need a cigarette or im gonna punch a donkey.	metalCHAINS
im goin nuts here...................................ojdfpd fphjdsasfddsvv	metalCHAINS
Smoking is stupid.	BLASTT
I know it is a hard habbit to break.	MusicMan13
Why did you smoke anyway?	BLASTT
It is close but Slipknot is deffinatly a better than KoRn. Dont get me wrong KoRn is fuckin awesom but Slipknot is a bit better	MetalHead3815
I agree Slipknot is DEFANITLY the better band!!!!!! i have always been a big fan of Korn but when i started listening to slipknot there is no way that korn could be compared to them slipknot is way more talented and consistent then korn could ever be but i still like korns music though	SliPCraZY_14
Slipknot talented? Slipknot is nothing but a circus on stage.	Mr_Krift
Slipknot's better ! Jord	Snozzled
i love both of them but prefer slipknot only slightly though!	lilygoth
mmh slipknot is better but korn has more songs and stuff... i hope the new album of slipknot is out soon ! the only thing i dislike is jonathan's skirt ...	insane
Ahem.. 'Kilt' :P And he wears it because of family origin, i think.. I'm sure it's his dad that's Scottish	Hellz_Hunny
I like em both but korn is my alltime favourite band so il have to say korn	grimreeper666
oh yeah and johnathan has one major advantage THE KILT you gota love the kilt	grimreeper666
Slipknot definetly for me... But I do think that Avenged Sevenfold are better than korn... tie with slipknot and are worse that soad... ^_^	Synai
i well i like slipknot older stuff and i like all of korn so i would to say KOrn but slpknot still kicks ass	Phantomhoggie
KoRn or SliPKnoT? Ummmm SliPKnoT or KoRn? SliPKnoT???	Xunknown_death_demonX
yea id definatly say slipknot not only for their music but for their personality as well	darkraven
heh... yea... they like went on a rampage in some state because hardly anyone was there.. ^_^... and raven... 'tis tom... aaaaaanyway... I love "Daddy" by Korn... Its has a horrible meaning but it still rules ^_^	Synai
Korn are much better than slipknot.	sniperwolf128
I love that... There's people like, saying all these insults and argueing about who is better and sniperwolf just pipes up with 1 sentence... I love that	Synai
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I like both bands equally so it doesn't matter which band is playing.	ZeroOrDie
I like both bands equally so it doesn't matter which band is playing.	ZeroOrDie
korn	the_god_of_stoners
i like both but KoRn is my favorite!!	Anca
i like slipknot alot... but KoRn in my opinion is much better.	CheerBrattKla
I really like Korn but Slipknot is most definately better	13threligion_chic
slipknot. duh.	tortured_soul
well dude i have to say good topic and if u ask me korn is way better dont get me wrong i love slipknot but i have like korn much long and there music just means more	Phantomhoggie
in my opinion, slipknot is better	just_some_dude
I dont listen to either bands so... NIRVANA RULES!!!!!	FattyMcfatfat18
slipknot uses wholetone scales for their riffs, which is unique. korn has the ability to take stuff that doesnt make sense, and turn it into something listenable.	SOADfreak
slipknot is a whole hell of alot better.	SicVirus666
ok first let me get this out of the way... KoRn is the best band all around because there unique. slipknot is just a band that imitates mushroomhead because there wannabe's.	shellshock
honstly boath are great but i have 3 kornCDs and all slipknotCDs 9.0live is good	slipknotboy110363
I agree with shellshock KORN is the best band ever... I like slipknot dont get me wrong but nothing and no one compares to KORN!!!	lorri
слипкн 086;т тяжело 077; дерьмо, корн охуенн 072;я группа	ou6n
I like them both but I gotta say Im into Slipknot more at the moment :D	DarkMaster
SLIPKNOT BITCHES	losersalwayswin
You freaks! How dare any of you say slipknot is better! they are OKAY... but no where near as good as Korn. Korn fucking kicks great ASS! Hell yeah!	seventh_dimension
korn is better than slipknot anyday. i mean slipknot is oky io guess, but their side band is better.	RUSSIAN_ROULETTESS
Allow me to say that they are both really crappy bands.	Arken-vardika
im a fan of both groups BUT KORN is the better of the 2 i have followed them since they started no doubt KORN IS THE BETTER BAND AND IS THE $HIT	Lurch1369
Hey guys whos better? Slipknot or KoRn? You know what I say..who cares..but if I had to say..i'd say who is still together? KoRn is..so..and i'm not saying Slipknot is done forever, their just taking a break -_-	GuitarHeroFreak92
im not a fan of either but i korn is better than slipknot	thefrothymonkey
Slipknot for sure.	aces_high
Slayer is better than both of them combined.	aces_high
The two can't even be comparied, Slipknot has how many members, and their music to my opinion is not to par, but Korn can lose a member and still be at the top. Korn out rules Slipknot, 10 fold!!	Scarcella
Even Corey Taylor said that the whole reason he put together Stone Sour was because SlipKnot wasn't creative enough for him, and he needed to find a way to write real music. When the lead singer of your band says that... it's all down hill from there, and that's what SlipKnot is, a down hill band.	Scarcella
it doesnt matter if they are going down hillnow because in my opinion they will have a longer drop than korn if you catch my drift	FattyMcfatfat18
it doesnt matter if they are going down hillnow because in my opinion they will have a longer drop than korn if you catch my drift	FattyMcfatfat18
Fuck that fatty, Korn is an AMAZING band, and the peice of shit Slipknot, can't even compare.	Scarcella
no im pretty sure they can compare since at the moment on this very forum, they are being compared.	FattyMcfatfat18
both there both fuckin sick there kinda both alike so watever	usedgirl122
korn	sexy_bitch_69