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), 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 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 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'' 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 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". Provided by Wikipedia