The Family Values Tour was an annual rock and hip hop tour held by the American nu metal band Korn since 1998 . The first tour took place in 1998 and the second tour in 1999, but the tour took a hiatus in 2000 due to heavy competition from the Anger Management Tour , the Summer Sanitarium Tour , and others. The Family Values Tour happened again in 2001 before taking another hiatus, this time for four years. The Family Values Tour returned in 2006 with Korn and Deftones as the headliners. Another tour occurred in 2007, before taking another hiatus until 2013. In 2013 the event took place for the final time as a one-day music festival instead of the traditional tour under the name "Family Values Festival".
137-467: Korn , Limp Bizkit , Ice Cube , Incubus (who replaced Ice Cube on October 25, 1998 for the four remaining dates), Orgy , and Rammstein . In one of the more infamous moments, Rammstein's band members were all dragged off stage by police and subsequently arrested during their Halloween performance. Each band decided to dress up while Rammstein were barely dressed at all, with most members performing in their underwear. Their lead guitarist Richard Kruspe
274-488: A Grammy nomination in 1997 for Best Metal Performance . " Need To " was also released in 1995, on April 8. The fourth and final single, " Clown ", was released on February 2, 1996. "Blind" was the only single to chart, peaking at number 15 on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30. After the success of their debut, Korn decided to enter the studio again for a second album. By then, the band had created
411-520: A Zeeland, Michigan high school assistant principal, said in an interview for a Michigan newspaper that Korn's music is "indecent, vulgar, obscene and intends to be insulting" after giving a student named Eric VanHoven a one-day suspension for wearing a shirt with the Korn logo on it. WKLQ was filmed giving away hundreds of free Korn T-shirts, which were donated by the band outside the school. Ottawa County policemen also helped hand out shirts. Korn filed
548-414: A cease and desist order against Plewes and the school district for their comments. They also threatened a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, but both actions were dropped due to the band members' personal lives. The period from 1993 to 1997 was embodied by wearing apparel that contained Adidas clothing brand. In 1998, Korn signed a publishing contract with Warner Chappell Music . While Korn was waiting for
685-418: A hip hop act on the bill and was supposedly lectured by Rob Zombie's management that "rock kids don't like hip-hop." Rob Zombie's manager Andy Gould said those comments were false. He explained that Zombie had never even spoken to Korn, so he could not have made those comments. Although the statement released by Korn's management resulted in anger, Rob Zombie shared no bad blood with the bands participating in
822-434: A 2013 interview with Rolling Stone , Head described his final moments in the band as very tense: "the last year I was in the band, we were gonna kick out the bass player, Fieldy, and this guy's girlfriend couldn't be on this side of the stage because there were fights with another wife in the band. And obviously the drugs – it's no secret I was into the drugs, so crazy stuff, like having to finish our blow right before we got to
959-648: A Leash" failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 , although it did manage to peak at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Follow the Leader is considered by members of Korn to be the band's most commercially–successful album, being certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA and having sold almost 10 million copies worldwide. The band's fourth album, Issues , produced by Brendan O'Brien ,
1096-472: A South American tour with support from Quicksand and Deadly Apples . In April 2020, Deftones announced that they were mixing their new album. During the recording sessions, which reportedly took place in Los Angeles, the band reunited with Terry Date as the producer of the album, making it the first time Deftones had worked with him since the unreleased Eros album in 2008. On August 19, 2020,
1233-437: A blood platelet disorder that hospitalized him for the weekend and prevented him from performing at the renowned Download Festival . Despite the illness, the band still performed with guest singers, including Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour fame; Trivium 's Matt Heafy ; Skindred 's Benji Webbe ; and Avenged Sevenfold 's M. Shadows . This led to Korn canceling the rest of their European bill for 2006, including
1370-546: A cease-and-desist letter from Sony Music Entertainment . Opie and Anthony said "The reason for the premature premiere was to infuriate a rival New York station, which disallows their in-studio guests to appear on 'The Opie and Anthony Show.'" The release of this album was preceded by a show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York a day prior to the album's release broadcast digitally throughout movie theatres in
1507-617: A collection of chords." The first two music videos from Untouchables , "Here to Stay" and " Thoughtless ", were directed by the Hughes Brothers . "Here to Stay" earned Korn a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. "Here to Stay" peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. During an interview with Wall of Sound, Munky revealed the album was the band's most expensive to make, but it produced several of his favourite songs, including "Thoughtless" and "Here To Stay". Due to
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#17327795169971644-638: A companion remix album featuring artists including Linkin Park 's Mike Shinoda , DJ Shadow and Robert Smith . Deftones postponed their joint tour with Gojira in support of Ohms twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In March 2022, it was announced that bassist Sergio Vega left the band in early 2021, with Vega claiming he was never an official member of the band and was just a contracted bassist for his tenure. Vega said he sought what he perceived as official membership, and chose to leave after being offered
1781-746: A concert for a good time and wind up dead. There needs to be more security or they need to not have these concerts at all". One week later, 24-year-old Michael Scott Axley was arrested and charged with Richardson's murder. Witnesses claim Axley punched Richardson, causing his head to hit the concrete floor and suffer an injury that ultimately proved fatal. Main Stage: Korn , Evanescence , Atreyu , Flyleaf , Hellyeah , Trivium , Neurosonic Side Stage: Droid , Five Finger Death Punch , Through You, Invitro, Twin Method, and Bloodsimple On August 30, 2013 Korn revealed to Billboard that they were bringing
1918-465: A dedicated fan base through extensive touring, word-of-mouth and Internet promotion. Through their efforts, Adrenaline went on to sell over 220,000 copies. It is regarded as an important part of the 1990s nu metal movement. An early track which predated Adrenaline but did not make the album's final cut was "Teething"; the band contributed the song to the soundtrack for the 1996 film The Crow: City of Angels . The band can also be seen performing
2055-501: A dedicated fan base. Their second album Around the Fur (1997), reached chart positions along with its singles, and became the band's first to receive certification from the RIAA . The band found even further success with their third album White Pony (2000), which marked a transition from their earlier, more aggressive sound into a more experimental direction. Its lead single " Change (In
2192-748: A friend of the band, Sergio Vega (formerly of Quicksand ), would be taking over as bassist in Cheng's absence, as he had done temporarily in 1998. On April 5, the band played their first show without Cheng since 1998 at the Bamboozle Left festival in Irvine, California . On June 23, 2009, Deftones announced on their official website that Eros would be delayed indefinitely, saying, "As we neared completion on Eros , we realized that this record doesn't best encompass and represent who we are currently as people and as musicians. And although those songs will see
2329-503: A full partnership with Adidas (which had previously sponsored Run-DMC ), the brand refused to sign a contract with Korn. In a contradictory argument, Adidas told them: "We do sports, not music". In 1998, Puma seized the opportunity and offered a $ 500,000 deal to Korn, including their music featured in Kevin Kerslake -directed advertisements. Korn accepted the contract; Davis said, "That's more than Adidas ever did for us! It wasn't
2466-492: A fully developed sound, Around the Fur suggests they're about to come into their own". Around the Fur propelled the band to fame in the alternative metal scene on the strength of radio and MTV airplay for the singles " My Own Summer (Shove It) " and " Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) ". Around the Fur sold 43,000 copies in its first week of release, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 29 (its peak position), remaining on
2603-407: A group of backup singers to enhance the more melodic choruses Davis used on the album. A snippet of " Falling Away from Me " was featured on RealVideo with a brief interpretive dance by bassist Reginald Arvizu , and also featured on their official website as an MP3 file , although its release was against the advice of its attorneys and the corporate establishment. The album was also promoted by
2740-487: A hiatus. Joey Jordison from Slipknot played drums during Korn's live shows until the permanent addition of Ray Luzier ( Army of Anyone , David Lee Roth ). This confirmed David's departure. " Evolution " and " Hold On " were released as singles to promote the untitled album. The former peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. A third single, "Kiss", had a limited release in April 2008. Korn covered
2877-587: A kind of energy I probably wouldn't have gotten if I'd worked everything out before hand. David Silveria on Life Is Peachy ' s drum quality. The album was released October 15, 1996 and despite minimal radio airplay and television attention, Life Is Peachy debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and peaked at number one in New Zealand. The album sold 106,000 copies in its first week. Jon Pareles from The New York Times said that
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#17327795169973014-423: A large fan base and the expectations for their follow-up album were high. They went back into the studio in early April 1996 at Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California . …We went in really fresh, and we wanted to get it done quickly to capture that energy. So it was probably about 60% knowing what I was going to play and 40% just playing whatever came to mind at that moment… It ended up really good, and it has
3151-550: A larger crowd gathering. Arvizu said the crowd gathered because it sounded so "different." Korn started performing at gigs in the summer of 1993, with members saying that touring was a "pain-in-the-ass." While in Huntington Beach, the band was spotted by Immortal Records A&R employee Paul Pontius. Pontius would describe Korn's sound as "the new genre of rock." In 1993, Korn released their first demo album , Neidermayer's Mind . The album had very limited printing and
3288-447: A live DVD, Live at Montreux 2004 , one of their performances with former guitarist Brian Welch on May 12, 2008. In a YouTube video, bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu affirmed that a charity song titled " A Song for Chi " would be released, featuring Slipknot guitarist Jim Root ; Clint Lowery of Sevendust ; drummer Dave McClain of Machine Head ; and former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, among many other musicians. The song
3425-605: A lot of story lines and some dialogue, even. I took myself completely out of it and wrote about other things". Reviews were generally positive, commenting on Moreno's increasing sophistication as a lyricist and the group's experimentalism. Allmusic's review said that "Deftones went soft, but in an impressive way, to twist around its signature punk thrash sound". The album was originally released as an 11-track edition beginning with "Feiticeira" and ending with "Pink Maggit", and featuring gray cover art. A limited-edition print of 50,000 black-and-red jewel case versions of White Pony
3562-417: A platform for updates and information on Cheng's condition, as well as serving as an auction site for items donated by friends of the band. All proceeds raised by the website were donated to his family so they could provide him the best possible medical care. Deftones' sixth album, Diamond Eyes , was originally scheduled for release on April 27, 2010; this date was later pushed back to May 18. In March, it
3699-413: A sell-out thing. It was about respect." Prior to the release of the band's third album, Korn produced a weekly online TV show called KornTV, which documented the making of the record and featured special guests such as porn star Ron Jeremy , Limp Bizkit , and 311 . The project also gave fans (nicknamed "nibletz") the chance to call in and ask the band questions, an approach that represented one of
3836-450: A share in the profits of their next two studio albums, including tours and merchandising. Virgin also received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales, and other revenue sources. It's taking Korn into another dimension for the listener, I think, that takes you to another world. I think it's really emotional, as far as it's not so anger-based. You know, I think it's a more well-rounded emotional journey it kinda takes you on,
3973-645: A violent fight allegedly broke out in the mosh pit at the Family Values Tour in Atlanta , Georgia during the Deftones performance, resulting in the death of 30-year-old Andy Richardson on August 1, 2006. Lawyers representing Mr. Richardson's family said they may pursue civil actions against Korn and the show's promoters. Andy's mother, Gloria Richardson, said in a statement to Fox News Service on August 1, 2006 that "It's not right that someone could go to
4110-529: A whole lot about making the songs better". Moreno felt that Adrenaline was recorded "really fast" and performed all his vocals live with the band in the room using a hand-held Shure SM58 microphone. AllMusic 's review of Adrenaline praised the album's musical control, precision, overall groove and Cunningham's "surprisingly sophisticated drumming". It was also noted that "there is a bit of sameness in Chino Moreno's whispered vocal melodies, which drags
4247-548: Is considered unusual for a Deftones song. Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian praised the album for its emphasis on experimentation and ambiance and noted the exploration work in the tension between the " croon " in Moreno's "soulful" voice, his "opaque" lyrics, and Carpenter's "pile-driving" guitar riffs. In 2017, Chino Moreno revealed that Deftones had begun writing material for their ninth studio album, which he stated hoped would be out sometime in 2019. Moreno went on to state that
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4384-403: Is just putting us fucking upside down. He's cracking the whip". After recording all the instrumental parts for the record, Moreno decided to record his vocals separately, and finished recording the album with former Far guitarist Shaun Lopez as producer. According to an interview with Abe Cunningham, there were tensions involved with the recording of Saturday Night Wrist that were related to
4521-463: The Billboard 200, eight of which have peaked in the top five. Korn has earned two Grammy Awards out of eight nominations and two MTV Video Music Awards out of 11 nominations. Several of their music videos received substantial play on MTV 's Total Request Live , and were among the first to be retired on the show, including " Got the Life " and " Freak on a Leash ". Before Korn was formed, three of
4658-677: The Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The third single, " Good God ", was released on July 14, 1997. A promotional disc was released in 1997 to promote both the band and the Life Is Peachy Tour featuring Incubus and the Urge and included three live tracks. Korn gained more popularity after co-headlining the Lollapalooza summer tour festival in 1997 with Tool . However, Korn was forced to stop touring after Shaffer
4795-509: The Hellfest Summer Open Air . It was originally unknown to the public what his ailment was, but the singer revealed in a letter to fans that he was "dangerously low on blood platelets and at a high risk of death from a hemorrhage if the problem was not treated". In early December 2006 it was announced that founding drummer David Silveria would be taking an indefinite "temporary hiatus" from the band. Korn then performed at
4932-637: The Cleftones , the Deltones , and the Harptones ). The name is also a pun on the term " tone deaf ." The band's debut album, Adrenaline , was recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington and released on October 3, 1995. It was produced by Deftones and Terry Date , who would go on to produce the band's next three albums. While they were initially commercially unsuccessful, the band built
5069-467: The Cure ) and " No Ordinary Love " (originally by Sade ). On October 25, Deftones released The Vinyl Collection 1995–2011 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. On March 29, 2012, Carpenter revealed that the band were working on a new record in an interview posted on ESP Guitars 's YouTube channel. It was reported that Raskulinecz would return to produce their as-yet-unnamed seventh studio album. It
5206-545: The Cure . When Moreno found out that Carpenter played guitar, he set up a jam session with Cunningham, who played drums, and the three began playing regularly in Carpenter's garage around 1988. They recruited bassist Dominic Garcia some time after, and the band became a four-piece. When Cunningham left Deftones to join Phallucy , another band from Sacramento, Garcia switched to drums. Chi Cheng joined to play bass, and
5343-468: The DVD contains behind-the-scenes footage and the band's complete videography up to that point. Rather than work with Date, their producer for many years, Deftones decided to record with Bob Ezrin on their fifth studio album. Cunningham said that while the group enjoyed working with Date, "at this point, we just needed to change things up [...] And this is definitely a different style. Working with him [Ezrin]
5480-612: The Family " on the DVD release. Initially Rob Zombie was to be one of the tour's participating artists, but he was dropped from the tour due to high production costs (each Rob Zombie concert would cost $ 125,000 in band fees and show production alone). Therefore, Rob Zombie was replaced by German industrial metal act Rammstein . However, the official explanation was somewhat confusing. The Firm, Korn 's management, said Zombie continually expressed dissatisfaction over not wanting to work with
5617-416: The Family Values Tour. In 1999, both Rob Zombie and Korn got on good terms again and launched the highly successful "Rock is Dead" tour together. Korn also toured with Rob Zombie in the summer of 2016. Headliners: On select dates: Korn did not take a full part in the tour, instead making surprise appearances at a handful of dates. Insane Clown Posse and System of a Down were originally scheduled for
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5754-607: The House of Flies) " is the band's most commercially successful single, and the track " Elite " won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ; it was also the band's first of three albums to be certified platinum in the United States. Their self-titled fourth album was released in 2003. While the group's critical success continued, sales proved to be lackluster compared to White Pony . Deftones' fifth studio effort, Saturday Night Wrist (2006), received similar praise, although
5891-668: The Leader (1998) and Issues (1999), both of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . The band's mainstream success continued with Untouchables (2002); Take a Look in the Mirror (2003); and See You on the Other Side (2005). A compilation album , Greatest Hits Vol. 1 , was released in 2004, spanning a decade of singles and concluding the band's recording contract with Immortal Records and Epic Records . They signed to Virgin Records , releasing See You on
6028-610: The Leader ’s release, which took the group on a chartered jet all over North America. They talked to fans and answered questions during special "fan conferences" organized at every stop along the tour route and signed autographs. Jim Rose of the Jim Rose Circus hosted the entire "Kampaign" tour. The album was considered a complete success by the band, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with at least 268,000 copies sold in its first week of release and, among other singles, spawning two of their biggest singles: " Got
6165-405: The Life " and " Freak on a Leash ". They both exposed Korn to a wider mainstream audience, with the music videos being mainstays on MTV's Total Request Live . "Got the Life" was the show's very first "retired" video, with "Freak on a Leash" also reaching retirement several months later. In September 1998, Korn signed with a second music publisher, Zomba Music Group , through negotiations of
6302-583: The MTV studios in Times Square on December 9, 2006, for the MTV Unplugged series, which was broadcast on February 23, 2007, through MTV.com and on March 2, 2007, across North American, South American, European, and Asian MTV stations. Korn played a 14-song acoustic set, complete with guest appearances by the Cure and Amy Lee of Evanescence. The performance was eventually cut down to 11 songs for
6439-620: The Motion Picture , released March 30, 1999. On June 20, 2000, the band released their third album, White Pony , again produced by Date and Deftones. It was recorded at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California , and at Larrabee Sound Studios, West Hollywood, California . The album debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard chart with sales of 178,000 copies. Delgado, now a full-time band member, added new elements to
6576-408: The Other Side in 2005, and an untitled album in 2007. The band's other recent albums, Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010) and The Path of Totality (2011), were released via Roadrunner Records , with The Paradigm Shift (2013) being released via Prospect Park and Caroline Records . The Serenity of Suffering (2016) saw their return to Roadrunner Records, through which The Nothing
6713-457: The United States while the DVD release went platinum . Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn ) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California , originally formed in 1993 by James "Munky" Shaffer , Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria , who were members of the band L.A.P.D. Their current lineup features Shaffer (guitar), Arvizu (bass), Brian "Head" Welch (guitar), Jonathan Davis (vocals), and Ray Luzier (drums),
6850-446: The United States. The album contained experiments and styles never previously attempted by Korn. AllMusic related: "The band is far more experimental this time out, delivering Helmet -like ringing guitars that melt and morph into each other, a mix of Metallica -esque blastbeats and tight funk drumming from the constantly improving David Silveria, and memorable riffs that take the shape of dark sound structures and offer more than just
6987-520: The Year. On April 13, 2013, despite making a partial recovery and returning home, Cheng died in a hospital in his hometown of Stockton, California, after falling into cardiac arrest. It had been more than four years since his 2008 accident. Moreno announced in May that the album Eros , shelved in 2008 after Cheng's accident, was now more likely to be released following his death. In March 2014, while Moreno
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#17327795169977124-464: The accident, Cheng's bandmates and his mother, Jeanne, began using the Deftones blog to post updates on Cheng's condition. On December 9, 2008, it was announced that Cheng had been moved into the care of an unnamed hospital that "specializes in the care and management of traumatic and non-trauma related brain injuries." In late January 2009, the band released a new statement, stating that "our fallen comrade has not yet made significant progress", and that
7261-458: The album Untouchables leaking onto the Internet, Take a Look in the Mirror was released on Friday November 21, 2003– four days earlier than its original release date. The album therefore received a weekend's worth of sales, which resulted in a poor showing on the Billboard 200. During its first full week, Take a Look in the Mirror soared ten places from number 19 to number 9, increasing
7398-656: The album's direction, Cheng commented, "We've proven that we can musically go in any direction we want, and we want to get kind of heavy on this one". Moreno underwent vocal training as a precaution after severely damaging his vocal cords on the band's 2001 summer tour. The band converted their rehearsal space in Sacramento into a fully equipped studio and recorded most of the album there at negligible cost. The band brought in Date to assist with production and also received input on musical arrangement from Greg Wells on several of
7535-530: The album's opener, "hits hard —harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy Staind is, or how toothless Linkin Park is". He also went on to say, however, that the album "sticks a little too close to familiar territory". The A.V. Club similarly called the album "less rewarding than its predecessor, though its peaks rival any in the genre". The band released a compilation album titled B-Sides & Rarities on October 4, 2005. The CD includes various B-sides and covers from throughout their career, while
7672-519: The album's production was marred by creative tensions and personal issues within the band, some of which influenced its material. In 2008, while Deftones were working on an album tentatively titled Eros , Cheng was involved in a traffic collision. As a result, he was left in a minimally conscious state until his death in 2013 of cardiac arrest . After Cheng's accident, Deftones halted production on Eros and recruited Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega until his departure in early 2021. The band released
7809-408: The album's production. Cunningham varied his drum sound and experimented by using different types of snare drum on almost every track. The album was praised for its loud-soft dynamics , the flow of the tracks, Moreno's unusual vocals, and the strong rhythm-section performance of Cheng and Cunningham. Stephen Thomas Erlewine 's retrospective review noted that "while they don't have catchy riffs or
7946-522: The album's release, the band performed the record in its entirety in front of a live audience at New York's historic Apollo Theater and broadcast the concert simultaneously across many radio stations. This performance marked the first performance by a rock band since Buddy Holly in the late 1950s. This special event featured the New York Police Department marching drum and bagpipe band conducted by Richard Gibbs , as well as
8083-566: The album's second single in February 2000, peaking at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. A third single, " Somebody Someone ", followed with more moderate success. Music videos were filmed for all three singles, with long-time friend Fred Durst directing "Falling Away from Me" and Martin Weisz directing a concept video for "Make Me Bad", as well as a performance-based video for "Somebody Someone", which featured CGI effects. Every video
8220-403: The album's sessions. He described the album as "a little more of a heady record" than the previous album. On May 15, 2015, Moreno was interviewed by Kerrang! about the new album, which he described as having "a lot of different moods". He further explained that it was not a "happy record", but also "not a completely angry record". Despite reports of Carpenter's initial difficulty getting into
8357-412: The album's total sales to 179,000. It is the first album self-produced by Korn. The band explained that they wanted fans to hear the music as it should be. The album presented different styles and themes compared to previous albums. Lead vocalist Jonathan Davis related: "The whole album is about love, hate and my hate of people and just losing my mind. The previous albums I did, I think the last three, I
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#17327795169978494-533: The album's tracks. The band later added more material at Studio X in Seattle, Washington and at Larrabee Sound Studios. Overall, the album took 12 months and cost roughly $ 2.5 million to complete. The band was fined by Maverick for missing deadlines. In January 2003, Deftones left the studio to perform several one-off shows in Australia and New Zealand as part of the annual Big Day Out festival. Shortly after,
8631-411: The album, the band negotiated to have "Back to School" made available as a free download for anyone who had already bought the original album. Moreno noted that "Everybody's already downloaded our record before it came out anyway, otherwise I'd be kind of feelin' like, 'Man, why [are] we putting [out] all these different versions of the record?' [...] that's the best way we can actually get this song out to
8768-715: The album, they began touring with Biohazard and House of Pain. Their record company gave them enough money for their own tour bus. Korn's first gig was in Atlanta . About halfway through the tour, the tour bus that their record company gave them stopped working and Korn had to find a new one. Their first tour was not very successful in promoting the album. The band went on tour with Sick of It All in January 1995. The band embarked on their first European tour, including at LA2 in London and L'Arapaho in Paris . Later that year, Korn
8905-535: The album, two of which did not air on MTV. Sales of nearly 51,000 brought MTV Unplugged: Korn to number nine in its first week out. Korn's untitled album was released on July 31, 2007, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 with 123,000 copies sold in its first week. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. It concluded Korn's deal with Virgin Records and features touring keyboardist Zac Baird . Drumming duties were left up to Terry Bozzio and Bad Religion 's Brooks Wackerman , as David Silveria went on
9042-424: The band began working as a unit. Despite being pressured to release the album sooner, the band decided to take their time. Cheng explained, "We didn't feel like we had anything to lose, so we made the record we wanted to make." Moreno did not have an overall lyrical theme in mind, but made a conscious decision to bring an element of fantasy into his lyrics: "I basically didn't sing about myself on this record. I made up
9179-457: The band impressed a Maverick Records representative. They were signed to the label after performing three of their songs for Freddy DeMann and Guy Oseary . Carpenter created the band's name by combining the hip hop slang term " def " (which was used by artists such as LL Cool J and Public Enemy ) with the suffix "-tones", (which was popular among 1950s bands such as the Delltones ,
9316-474: The band in Alternative Press described the recording process of White Pony . After a break from touring, the band spent four months in the studio writing and recording it, the longest amount of time they had dedicated to an album thus far. Moreno said that the majority of this time was spent trying to write songs, and that the writing of " Change (In the House of Flies) " was the turning point where
9453-483: The band members' personal lives. Cunningham compared the process to “pulling teeth.” The band released the album, titled Saturday Night Wrist , on October 31, 2006. It debuted at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard chart with sales of just over 76,000, a significant decrease in the first-week sales of their two previous releases. The album's first single, " Hole in the Earth ", was released on September 12, 2006. The single
9590-407: The band recorded a four-track demo soon afterwards. John Taylor replaced Garcia on drums in 1991, until Cunningham's return in 1993. Within two years, the band began playing club shows and later expanded their gigging territory to San Francisco and Los Angeles, where they played shows alongside bands such as Korn . While closing for another band in L.A., after the majority of the audience had left,
9727-473: The band released the first single from Gore , titled " Prayers / Triangles ". "Doomed User" and " Hearts / Wires " were also made available ahead of the album's release, on March 16 and April 3, respectively. Gore was officially released on April 8, 2016. The second official single, "Phantom Bride", was released on June 7. The song featured a guitar solo by Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell ; this
9864-516: The band released the second single from the album, "Genesis". On September 22, the band announced their "Adopt-a-Dot" campaign in which fans could digitally sponsor a dot from the Ohms album cover via a charitable donation. In October 2020, they officially announced a 20th anniversary reissue of White Pony to be released in December of that year. The reissue was packaged alongside Black Stallion ,
10001-473: The band returned to the studio to finish their fourth album. The self-titled Deftones was released on May 20, 2003. It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 and sold 167,000 copies in its first week. The album remained in the Billboard Top 100 for nine weeks, supported by the first single, " Minerva ". The band shot a video for the album's second single, " Hexagram ", with fans watching the band play
10138-407: The band teased the release date and the title of their upcoming ninth studio album. A day later, the band officially announced the title of the album, Ohms , set for release on September 25, 2020. At the same time, the band revealed the album itself, the album cover, the track list, and release date. The title track serves as the first single, and was released on August 21. On September 17, 2020,
10275-425: The band that went on to become Korn. When thinking of a band name, someone suggested "corn", but the band rejected that name, so Shaffer had the idea to spell the name with a "K" instead of a "C", and a backwards "R", so the band's name would appear as "KoЯn". The idea of using a backwards "R" came from the logo of toy retailer Toys R Us , for which many of the band members had previously worked. Silveria explained
10412-498: The band to purchase equipment, but Abe Cunningham commented in a 2007 interview that the story about the settlement was false. Carpenter, Cunningham and Chino Moreno were childhood friends. All three went to C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento and remained friends through the city's skateboarding scene. Carpenter was a fan of heavy metal , and Moreno was interested in hardcore punk bands such as Bad Brains and post-punk and new wave bands such as Depeche Mode and
10549-559: The band to write, record, and deliver an amazing product". Korn members Brian "Head" Welch and Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu , along with members of Sevendust , Slipknot and other alternative metal bands, recorded and released " A Song for Chi ", with proceeds benefiting Cheng and his family. To aid in the fundraising for the Cheng family, the band announced two 2009 benefit shows in Los Angeles. A website—One Love for Chi—was launched by Deftones fan Gina Blackmore on March 10, 2009, about four months after Cheng's accident. The site served as
10686-468: The band was "mad at everybody, including themselves." The album was certified double platinum in the United States, platinum in Australia, and gold in Canada. The first single, " No Place to Hide ", spawned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. " A.D.I.D.A.S. " was released as the second single on March 4, 1997. It became the band's first charting single on Billboard , peaking at number 13 on
10823-414: The band would be going in a different direction than they had on Gore and that he would be taking a step back from leading the song writing to allow Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham to be more involved in the material on the new album. In May 2018, Moreno was again asked about the new material and he stated the songs were "considerably heavier" than those on Gore . That same month, Deftones embarked on
10960-406: The band's heavier sound. When Stephen Carpenter was 15 years old, he was hit by a car while skateboarding . Confined to a wheelchair for several months, he began teaching himself to play guitar by playing along to songs by thrash metal bands such as Anthrax , Stormtroopers of Death , and Metallica . A long-circulated myth alleged that the driver paid Carpenter a cash settlement that allowed
11097-402: The band's highly successful Sick and Twisted Tour. A little before Korn's album Issues was released, the band appeared on an episode of South Park titled " Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery ", in which the first single from Issues , "Falling Away from Me", was premiered. The single became Korn's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 99. " Make Me Bad " was released as
11234-471: The band's music. The melancholy "Teenager", for example, was a departure in style and mood, a " love song ", according to Moreno. Programming duties were carried out by DJ Crook, a friend of Moreno (and bandmate in his side project Team Sleep ). "Passenger" was a collaboration with singer Maynard James Keenan of Tool , and the refrain in "Knife Prty" featured vocals by Rodleen Getsic. Moreno also started contributing additional guitar work. An interview with
11371-589: The band's then-manager Jeff Kwatinetz (the former CEO of The Firm ), along with co-founders Peter Katsis and Michael Green . "Freak on a Leash" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form , and received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance . The video also earned nine MTV Video Music Awards nominations for Video of the Year; Best Rock Video; Breakthrough Video; Best Direction; Best Special Effects; Best Art Direction; Best Cinematography; Best Editing; and Viewer's Choice. It eventually won two awards for Best Rock Video and for Best Editing. "Freak on
11508-477: The band, Delgado was credited as "audio" on five of the album's tracks. Cunningham's wife, Annalynn, provided guest vocals on "MX". "When we went in to make this record, we really didn't have a set idea of what we wanted to come out with", said Moreno in a 1998 interview with Chart magazine. However, he felt that the album "fell into place" once the band had settled into the studio. The band expanded its sound, spending more time with Date and giving more thought to
11645-433: The band, they found a manager and released an EP entitled Love and Peace Dude in 1989 through Triple X Records . L.A.P.D. released their sole full-length studio album Who's Laughing Now on May 3, 1991. After the album's release, Morrill departed from the ensemble. The remaining trio were also briefly known as Creep, recording a demo with a singer named Corey before enlisting Brian Welch and Jonathan Davis to form
11782-444: The border because they were gonna come check to see if we had anything." Following his departure from Korn, Welch released two autobiographies, a solo album, and formed a band named Love and Death, which released a debut album in 2013. Upon completing their record deal with Sony , Korn partnered with EMI and signed to Virgin Records . As part of this innovative arrangement, Virgin paid Korn $ 25 million upfront in exchange for
11919-483: The charts for 17 weeks. The band went back to touring, making appearances at the Warped Tour (in the United States, New Zealand and Australia), Pinkpop Festival , Roskilde Festival and Ozzfest as well as releasing a live EP on June 22, 1999. Around the Fur went on to reach RIAA gold status on June 24, 1999, and platinum status on June 7, 2011. "My Own Summer (Shove It)" appeared on The Matrix: Music from
12056-450: The critically celebrated Diamond Eyes in 2010 and embarked on a triple-headline tour with Alice in Chains and Mastodon throughout North America. Their seventh and eighth albums, Koi No Yokan (2012) and Gore (2016) respectively, saw the band continue to move in an increasingly experimental direction and were released to critical acclaim. Their latest album, Ohms (2020), received significant critical praise for its return to
12193-771: The emotional hit single "Outside" for the first time in Biloxi, Mississippi . This live version quickly found widespread radio play before being recorded in the studio for Staind's next album Break the Cycle . Footage of this on-stage performance also was used for the song's music video . Cancellations and rescheduled dates Bands taking part in the 2001 tour were Stone Temple Pilots , Linkin Park , Staind , Static-X , Deadsy , and Spike 1000 (replacing Deadsy on only first five dates). Korn , Deftones , Stone Sour , Flyleaf , Dir En Grey , 10 Years , Deadsy , Bury Your Dead , Bullets and Octane , and Walls of Jericho In 2006,
12330-483: The feel of the album, band members have noted the album's distinct collaborative nature. Vega utilized a six-string bass when recording the new material, helping to push the band into new sonic territory. After producing their previous two records with Raskulinecz, Deftones worked with Matt Hyde , who had been a recording engineer on Koi No Yokan . The album was pushed back multiple times from its originally scheduled September 2015 release date. On February 4, 2016,
12467-421: The first times a band utilized the Internet in such a way. Korn released their third album Follow the Leader on August 18, 1998, which featured a number of guest vocalists such as Ice Cube ; Pharcyde member Tre Hardson ; Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit; and actor Cheech Marin on the hidden track " Earache My Eye " (written by Marin himself). Korn launched a political campaign-styled tour to promote Follow
12604-656: The following month, and on October 11, the band's debut album was released through Immortal Records (an Epic imprint label); it peaked at number one on the Heatseekers Albums chart and would eventually reach number 72 on the Billboard 200 in February 1996. The album received positive reviews by critics, and is said to have established the new wave of metal . As well as sparking the nu metal genre, it also started record producer Ross Robinson's music career and influenced bands such as Slipknot , Coal Chamber , and Limp Bizkit . After Korn finished recording
12741-674: The group floundering a bit, going so far as to flirt with the Matrix in an attempt to figure out which direction to go now that they've hit middle age. Stephen Thomas Erlewine on Korn III: Remember Who You Are Along with the announcement of the Ballroom Blitz Tour in March 2010, the title for the new album was revealed as Korn III: Remember Who You Are . Later that month, Munky announced that Korn has officially signed to Roadrunner Records . Jonathan Davis later confirmed
12878-444: The last of whom replaced Silveria in 2007. The band is notable for pioneering and popularizing the nu metal genre. Korn made a demo tape , Neidermayer's Mind , in 1993, which was distributed free to record companies and on request to members of the public. Their debut album Korn was released in 1994, followed by their commercial breakthrough, Life Is Peachy , in 1996. The band first experienced mainstream success with Follow
13015-415: The light of day at some point, we collectively made the decision that we needed to take a new approach, and with Chi's condition heavy on our minds while doing so. We needed to return to the studio to do what we felt was right artistically". They also said, "The decision to hold off on releasing Eros has no connection with Chi's condition or anything associated. This was, and is, purely a creative decision by
13152-455: The line-up in 1990 and 1999, respectively. The band's experimental nature has led some critics to describe them as "the Radiohead of metal". After the line-up settled in 1993, the band secured a recording contract with Maverick Records , and subsequently released their debut album Adrenaline in 1995. Extensive touring and word-of-mouth promotion of the album helped Deftones garner
13289-422: The listener. James "Munky" Shaffer on See You on the Other Side . The band's first album for Virgin Records, See You on the Other Side , was released on December 6, 2005, and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, scanning close to 221,000 copies. The album managed to stay in the top half of the Billboard 200 for 34 consecutive weeks. The first single from the album, " Twisted Transistor ",
13426-492: The logo, designed by Davis, "the music makes the name, because Korn's a dumb name. But once we get established, it makes the name cool." Korn rented a studio from Jeff Creath called Underground Chicken Sound, in Huntington Beach, California . While they were recording at Underground Chicken Sound, a crowd had been loitering outside the studio. The band began playing a prelude to a later song " Clown ", resulting in
13563-504: The long-shelved album. The video was removed by Warner Music Group two days later due to copyright infringement, despite the track having been uploaded by Moreno. Although the track has again been made available, it remains the only recording to be released from the Eros sessions to date. In late February 2015, just after the band had finished the new album's drum tracks, Moreno told Rolling Stone that Deftones had written 16 songs during
13700-470: The media with their fifth album Untouchables . It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 in sales. The band has blamed music piracy for the drop in sales, as an unmastered version of the album had leaked three months prior to its official release date. On April 2, 2002, the Opie and Anthony Show began airing songs from Untouchables . After playing a few songs, the broadcasters received
13837-482: The original members of the band were associated with the band L.A.P.D. – James Shaffer , Reginald Arvizu , and David Silveria . The group originally consisted of Shaffer, Arvizu, and lead vocalist Richard Morrill; Silveria joined when he was 16. When the band moved from Bakersfield, California to Los Angeles, Silveria dropped out of high school and Shaffer stayed in Bakersfield. When Shaffer reunited with
13974-455: The people who already purchased this record, for free basically. And if they wanna buy the record again, it's cool". White Pony achieved platinum status on July 17, 2002, selling over 1.3 million copies in the US, and earning the band a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song " Elite ". Deftones began work on their fourth album under the working title Lovers . Regarding
14111-457: The poster artist Jermaine Rogers . Rogers has created a majority of the Deftones concert poster and print artwork since the late 1990s. On April 16, 2011, in honor of Record Store Day , the band released an LP titled Covers , containing several cover songs that the band had recorded over the years, including " Drive " (originally by the Cars ), " If Only Tonight We Could Sleep " (originally by
14248-433: The record deal: "We're going to go to Roadrunner. [It is] real exciting for us, too, because they're one of the last record companies to let you do what you want to do." Davis continued, "All the great bands around are on that label and everything seems to just work out right and it seems like a good home for us right now." The lead single, " Oildale ", was made available for streaming in May 2010. "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)"
14385-404: The record down a bit". Deftones' second album, Around the Fur , was recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington and produced by Date. Released on October 28, 1997, the album was dedicated to Dana Wells, the late stepson of the singer Max Cavalera of Sepultura , Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy . Cavalera also collaborated on "Headup", a tribute to Wells. Although not yet a member of
14522-415: The same status as he had been since he began performing with the band. The following month, it was announced that Fred Sablan joined the band as Vega's touring replacement. The band was also joined by touring guitarist Lance Jackman; on May 20, 2022, it was announced that Jackman would be temporarily replacing Carpenter during the band's 2022 European Tour. In April 2024, Chino Moreno told KROQ that
14659-788: The single " Did My Time " on July 22, 2003, which was used to promote the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life but did not appear on its soundtrack due to unspecified legal issues. The single debuted and peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Korn's first and only top 40 hit in the United States. "Did My Time" gave Korn another Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category. Korn released their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 , on October 5, 2004. The album debuted at number four on Billboard , selling more than 129,000 copies. This album assembles choice tracks from six Korn studio albums released between 1994 and 2003. The first single
14796-532: The song "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" in 2008, which was originally performed by Paul Reubens , Catherine O'Hara , and Danny Elfman and was released on the compilation album Nightmare Revisited . Ubisoft reported in October 2008 that Korn had "written and recorded an original song inspired by Ubisoft's Haze video game, simply entitled " Haze ", which was released on April 22, 2008. Korn also released
14933-566: The song "Pink Cellphone" and Serj Tankian from System of a Down on the track "Mein". Deftones spent the majority of 2006 and 2007 touring around the world in support of the album, performing in North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Australia. The band also performed on such tours as Taste of Chaos , Family Values Tour and the Soundwave Festival . In the fall of 2007, Deftones started writing songs for what
15070-524: The song in an indoor skatepark in Simi Valley, California . Reviews were mainly positive, praising the band for the album's progression and originality in the midst of declining creativity in contemporary metal. Moreno was quoted as saying, "It's all on record. We told motherfuckers not to lump us in with nu metal because when those bands go down we aren't going to be with them". In reviewing Deftones , Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "Hexagram",
15207-478: The song live during The Day of The Dead festival scene as themselves. The album spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, reaching a peak position of 23. When asked what he attributed the album's success to, Cheng responded, "One word: perseverance. We've been together for almost eight years, on the road for two, and we do it with honesty and integrity—and the kids can tell". The album
15344-663: The tour back as a one-day event festival. On September 3, 2013, it was revealed that the Family Values Festival would take place in Broomfield , CO at the 1stBank Center . Korn , Hollywood Undead , Asking Alexandria , Machine Gun Kelly , Beware of Darkness , and Love and Death The initial edition of Family Values Tour was highly successful and it was documented on separate DVD and CD releases, both put on sale on March 30, 1999 via Immortal / Epic Records . The CD release achieved gold record status in
15481-400: The tour but did not make the final roster. Controversy arose over System of a Down's cancelled appearance, with speculation arising to believe Fred Durst had removed the band due to a falling out with the band Taproot after failing to negotiate them a record contract. After things had soured with Durst, System of a Down aided the band in securing a more satisfactory contract. Methods of Mayhem
15618-581: The two singles' style and sound to that of material from the Around the Fur album. Teaming up with bands Mastodon and Alice in Chains, Deftones went on tour in the fall of 2010 in the United States and Canada. The tour was called Blackdiamondskye from the three bands' latest albums ( Black Gives Way to Blue , Diamond Eyes and Crack the Skye ). The tour included a limited edition series of silk-screened art prints promoting each show individually, created by
15755-495: Was a cover of the song " Word Up! " originally composed by Cameo . The single peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Special editions of Greatest Hits Vol. 1 included a DVD titled Korn: Live at CBGB, featuring seven select songs from their show of November 24, 2003 at CBGB . In early 2005, Brian Welch announced that he would be quitting the band. In front of a crowd of 10,000 in three services at Valley Bible Fellowship in Bakersfield, California, Welch said "I
15892-414: Was a staple on Total Request Live , two of which made it to retirement. Issues was described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine to be less hip hop-oriented than Follow the Leader . It was certified three-times Platinum, following up the success of Follow the Leader . In 2001, the brand PONY reappeared in the clothing industry and initiated a partnership with Korn. On June 11, 2002, Korn re-emerged into
16029-413: Was accompanied by a music video directed by Dave Meyers in which hip hop artists Xzibit , Lil Jon , Snoop Dogg , and David Banner portray Korn. "Twisted Transistor" peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, " Coming Undone ", was released in February 2006, peaking at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video was directed by Little X . See You on the Other Side
16166-451: Was addicted to methamphetamines and tried everything ... rehab, stuff on the Internet, but nothing helped me kick it. I was trying on my own to quit and couldn't do it. I wanted to die. No one knew what I was going through. I could not quit. Church was my last shot. I would sit in church high [on drugs]. I would wonder why people would go up to the front after the service. But one day it was for me. I said [to God], 'Show me how to quit.'" In
16303-531: Was also offered to take part of the tour. DMX and Ja Rule were also on the bill for the first half of the tour, but cancelled all the shows prior to the beginning of the tour. Mobb Deep and Run-DMC became their replacements on the tour. Sevendust filled in for Filter on the Denver date while Filter took time off to film the video for " Take a Picture ". It was during this tour that Staind's frontman Aaron Lewis , alongside Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst , performed
16440-660: Was also reported that the band would be recording several B-sides for the album, including an Elvis Presley cover and possibly an Earth, Wind, and Fire cover. It was later announced that there would be no bonus tracks. On July 28, Deftones performed a brand-new song titled "Rosemary" and also debuted another track titled "Roller Derby" (later retitled "Poltergeist"). Koi No Yokan was announced on August 30, 2012, and released on November 12, 2012, by Reprise Records . Metacritic rated Koi No Yokan 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim" based on 18 reviews. In May 2013, it won Revolver ' s Golden Gods Award for Album of
16577-534: Was announced on April 18, 2006, which featured co-headliners Deftones , Stone Sour , Flyleaf , and the Japanese metal group Dir En Grey on the main stage. Korn and Evanescence co-headlined the 2007 edition, with Atreyu , Flyleaf, Hellyeah , and Trivium rounding out the main stage. While promoting See You on the Other Side in Europe, Jonathan Davis was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ,
16714-659: Was announced that the album had leaked onto the Internet, and the album's release date was moved forward to May 4 as a result. On February 23, 2010, the album's first single, " Rocket Skates ", was made available for free download at www.gunsrazorsknives.com. The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz . In contrast to Eros ' dark and aggressive nature, the band took a more optimistic approach both lyrically and sonically on Diamond Eyes . On March 15, Deftones debuted their first radio-ready single, " Diamond Eyes ". Both "Diamond Eyes" and "Rocket Skates" received positive reviews from fans and critics, with many making comparisons of
16851-699: Was certified Platinum in the United States, and by mid-2007, the album had sold over 2.2 million copies worldwide. Korn held a press conference at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on January 13, 2006, announcing the See You on the Other Side Tour. 10 Years and Mudvayne were selected to open all dates of the tour, which kicked off in their hometown of Bakersfield on what Mayor Harvey Hall officially declared as "Korn Day", February 24. The resurrection of their Family Values Tour
16988-405: Was certified gold by the RIAA on July 7, 1999, and was certified platinum on September 23, 2008. Regarding the recording of the album, Cunningham said, "At the time we did the first record—which I really like and think is good—you can tell the band was really young. We'd been playing most of those songs for quite a while, and we were just so happy to be making a record that we didn't really think
17125-494: Was chosen alongside Deftones as direct support for Ozzy Osbourne . The self-titled album went gold in the midst of the tour and was eventually certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Aside from touring, Korn released four singles. " Blind " was released on August 1, 1994, and " Shoots and Ladders " was released on October 31, 1995. The latter received
17262-402: Was coming from a place of hurt. And I just finally got to the point where I'm done hurting and I'm just pissed off about it now. It's turned back to just sheer hate and anger. And it definitely comes across on the album." MTV News said that Davis convinced his fans that they "will be shocked, particularly with the album's second track, 'Break Some Off,' which he called 'brutal'." Korn released
17399-406: Was diagnosed with viral meningitis . The band remained relatively quiet during the end of the year, resting and setting new goals. The band then founded their own label, Elementree Records, to sign and introduce new bands to their fans. The label was run by Davis who first signed Orgy . Silveria influenced Davis to sign them. Prior to the release of 1998's Follow the Leader , Gretchen Plewes,
17536-473: Was featured in the video game Saints Row 2 and as downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Guitar Hero 3 . Blabbermouth.net wrote that Deftones "have rallied to create one of the strongest discs in the band's repertoire". " Mein " was the album's second single, which was released on March 9, 2007. Collaborations on the record include Annie Hardy from Giant Drag on
17673-459: Was intended to raise money for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng , who fell into a comatose state following a car accident in November 2008. ... Korn III: Remember Who You Are isn't a numbering device, it signifies an opening of another phase in Korn's career. Somehow, the band has bypassed a Korn II altogether in their discography, but it's commonly acknowledged that the tail-end of the 2000s found
17810-401: Was not well received by critics or the public. It was released to record companies and to people who filled out a flyer given out at gigs they played for free with Biohazard and House of Pain . With this demo, Korn pioneered the nu metal sound, riffs, and rhythm. By May 1994, Korn began recording their self-titled debut album with Ross Robinson . Recording was finished by the end of
17947-488: Was planned to be their sixth studio album, Eros . Moreno described the album as unorthodox and aggressive. Recording started on April 14, 2008. The band returned to working with Terry Date as the producer for Eros . On November 4, 2008, Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident in Santa Clara, California . As a result of the injuries sustained in the crash, he remained in a minimally conscious state . Following
18084-451: Was released at the same time with a bonus twelfth track titled "The Boy's Republic". Later, the band released " Back to School (Mini Maggit) ", a rap-influenced interpretation of "Pink Maggit". The song was released as a single and included as the new opening track of a re-released White Pony on October 3, 2000. The new release still had "Pink Maggit" as the final track and featured altered white cover art. Not entirely happy with re-releasing
18221-471: Was released on November 16, 1999, featuring cover art designed by Alfredo Carlos, who won an MTV contest held for the fans. Issues was released during a week of many highly anticipated records. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with at least 573,000 copies sold, keeping Dr. Dre 's second album 2001 and All the Way... A Decade of Song by Céline Dion from hitting number one. To celebrate
18358-407: Was released on September 13, 2019. Their latest album, Requiem , was released via Loma Vista Recordings on February 4, 2022. As of 2021, Korn had sold more than 40 million records worldwide. Several of their releases have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Fourteen of the band's official releases have peaked in the top ten of
18495-647: Was simultaneously released to radio stations and became a top-10 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock airplay chart. A music video directed by Phil Mucci received an exclusive premiere on MTV2 . Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno , lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham , with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado joining
18632-510: Was the only one decently dressed-he wore a wedding dress . The band had to spend the night in jail on charges of indecent exposure. On October 25, 1998 due to the beginning of shooting the movie Next Friday , Ice Cube was replaced by alternative band Incubus for the remaining four dates. The band is featured on the Family Values Tour '98 CD release with the song "New Skin" and can be also seen during performance of " All in
18769-439: Was touring with his side project Crosses in support of their self-titled debut album , the rest of Deftones began writing a follow-up to Koi No Yokan . Deftones also previously reported that they intended to record a new album either in late 2014 or early 2015. On April 13, 2014, the first anniversary of Cheng's death, Deftones released a track from Eros titled "Smile" on YouTube, the first officially released material from
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