Korn Officially Sign With Roadrunner Records
Korn‘s signing to Roadrunner Records has officially been announced with the album now scheduled for a summer release date through the label. The following press release was issued on the matter:
“New York, NY: Roadrunner Records announced today the worldwide signing of multi-platinum, genre-defining hard rock band Korn to the label. Korn III – Remember Who You Are is the band’s ninth album overall and their first album for their new label. It was produced by Ross Robinson, who also manned the boards for the band’s explosively definitive self-titled 1994 debut, as well as the follow up, 1996′s Life is Peachy.
Bursting onto and instantly dominating the hard rock scene in 1994, Korn have proven to be one of the pre-eminent bands in the world, as well as one of the most influential and significant bands on the hard rock musical landscape for the past two decades.
“We called this record Korn III – Remember Who You Are because it really feels like a return to that attitude we had on the first two records,” bassist Fieldy said. “And when it came to putting this record out, we could not think of anyone better to help us than Roadrunner, the only label that even understands rock music anymore.”
Fieldy also checked in from the band’s current tour, taking time to greet fans while the band was trekking around the snowy Alaskan terrain.
Over the course of eight releases, Korn have sold over 30 million albums worldwide, inspiring a disciple-like devotion among their fanbase along the way. Korn also notched six Grammy nominations and have won two; one for Best Short Form Music Video for “Freak on a Leash” from 1998′s Follow the Leader, as well as one for Best Metal Performance for “Here to Stay” from 2002′s Untouchables. They have also been nominated for nine MTV VMAs, having picked up two wins for “Best Rock Video” and “Best Editing” for “Freak on a Leash.” Korn also launched their own massively successful touring festival, “The Family Values Tour.”
It’s beyond evident that Korn are one of a kind and have secured a firm place in the history of rock ‘n’ roll, thanks to their signature blend of twisted, throbbing guitar riffs, syncopated chaotic funk beats, a schizophrenic bass thump and an unmistakable cathartic howl.
Korn‘s current lineup is Jonathan Davis (vocals), Fieldy (bass), James “Munky” Shaffer (guitar) and Ray Luzier (drums).
Korn III – Remember Who You Are retains that savage, raw energy that made Korn such a crucial fixture to an entire generation of diehard fans.
The band will spend the summer headlining the third annual Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. They will also embark on a South American run, as well as headline the Jagermeister Music Tour in America beforehand.”
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ya know, theres always a part of me that wants korn to release some good music again, i cant just dismiss how much korn was a part of my life when i was younger, i still to this day throw in life is peachy and the self titled, good summer music theres even a few good tracks on follow the leader, issues has a couple good riffs too….. but there last few releases were honestly so bad from my standpoint that i never thought id get excited or even care about a new release. but with ross maybe they can get some of that old energy back even if they are mid to late 30′s now. well see, with the way heavy music is now, everyone researching myspace and stealing everyones music , the heavy scene is so saturated. maybe some simplified old korn might be a good thing. well see, maybe its just another let down, but id like to think that finally theyd wanna do the right thing and write some decent music again.
lets hope ross cares anymore ha.
I agree. I love the S/T album, and the Life is Peachy through Issues albums contain a number of songs I still listen to today. I have a couple songs from albums after Issues, but not many. I’d like to see them release some more energetic music again, and maybe this is the record company/producer that will help make that happen.
I thought they signed some $25 million deal with Livenation a few years back.
It should be a good album.
Same producer and their original sound, it should be
pretty epic!
will probably bootleg this album when it comes out, just so i can make fun of it. korn turned to crap after follow the leader.
Did you guys know, that if you eat large amounts of Korn, sometimes it doesn’t fully break down in your stomach, and it will pass through your intestines, and then be promptly pooped out in nearly the exact same shape as when you swallowed it? True Story.
Roadrunner signed Quintaine Americana back in the day. They were awesome, and then Roadrunner got stupid and dropped them.
Roadrunner is still stupid.
la banda MAIZ!
@dirtdsgn, I share your thoughts EXACTLY. Back in the ’90s their first two albums made a huge impact on me. And sadly, since then they’ve been nearly nothing but disappointment. And signing to Roadrunner isn’t really a good thing anymore, so I still don’t have much faith that this new stuff could be any good. Even with Ross Robinson back in the fold. But I would like to be pleasantly surprised.
So the new album is what their two first albums would sound like without David and Head? The leaked track sounds like something from Follow the Leader though. I’d honestly much rather hear a follow-up to Untouchables – by far their best album.
I could not agree more…Untouchables was Korn’s magnum opus as far as I am concerned. Seriously this band is stupid now…they think they can get back to the same sound without David and most of all…Head. If they ever get Head back at least…there may still be a chance. Korn has not put out a decent album in years…and I highly doubt this new album will be any different. Get Head back in there and then maybe I’ll start being interested again.
I’m gonna be optimistic about this album since Ross Robinson is producing it…but yeah you guys are right….Untouchables is one of their best, hands down. See You on the Other Side was their worst record IMO. Untitled had some decent tracks at least…It’s such a shame cus they’re a band with so much potential to write way better songs than they have in recent albums…
“Korn” and “Life Is Peachy” were all I listened too for a period of time, I continued to buy the albums, and for the most part was let down though I thought “Take A Look In The Mirror” had some decent old-school style tracks. Hopefully having Ross at the helm will bring the edge back, he does have a way with finding what fucks with lead singers and bringing it out in the music, though I’m not sure Jon Davis has much to be upset about these days I’m hoping for the best but expecting the worst
I don’t remember “Untouchables” too fondly, maybe I’m missing something. I’m going to pop it in, I haven’t listened to it since 2002
Ok, I’m only 3 song into listening to “Untouchables” again, musically it’s really good, with the exception of David, who hasn’t been the same drummer since “Life is Peachy”. Vocally Jonathan Davis suffers from thinking he can actually sing. What made him great was the emotion and the blood-curdling screams, not the falsetto, and rhyming the word follow on EVERY album. I’m glad I listened to it again though, not as bad as I remembered…
not tryin to be a wiener but untouchables is probably the best of the shitty korn records. anythings better than the last 2 records but untouchables is def. not their greatest record. vocals are so weak. drums are lackadaisical, i just think davis’ vocals ruined that whole record.
the first four albums were the only good korn records as far as i’m concerned.
after Issues (which i liked) they fell off with the release of Untouchables.
@jayofdajungle…I thought the same way when it first came out…I didn’t like it at all. Just within I’d say 4 yrs. or so I bought it when it was in the “bargain” bin and said fuck it I’ll give it another chance. I think all the songs are good except for “Blame”, “Bottled Up Inside”, “Embrace”, “Beat It Upright” and “Wake Up Hate”…the rest of the album is pretty damn solid, especially the last track “No One’s There”
Jon Davis could never, and has never been able to “sing”. As proof on ‘See you On The Other Side’. Let’s all agree his vocals on ‘Life is Peachy’ were by far the best of his entire career, especially on ‘Good God’. Why Korn hasn’t been able to continue making albums like that is fucking beyond me. I think Head’s 2+ year meth binge, and the millions of dollars they made off ‘Follow The Leader’ really crushed any sort of grounded inspiration. I’m not saying that haven’t written some pretty decent songs since ‘Life is Peachy’, because they have. I’m just saying that they really revolutionized metal with that album, and it’s by far one of the most ripped off albums of the past 15 years. There would be no ‘Death Core’ without that album. Don’t believe me? Listen to the chorus from ‘Good God’ again.
I’m sad for what has become of Korn. Roadrunner is the label for where bands that were good go to die. Years ago Korn would never have even sniffed at RR, now they are probably grateful to be on the label. I have loved EVERY SONG that Korn did up until SYOTOS, and I forced myself to like most of that one. Untitled was not Korn, I don’t know what the fuck it was but it was not good. I’m scared because I want new Korn and I want it to be good, but I’m afraid of getting more industrial-techno-pop-wannabe bullshit. Untitled was the only album other than the ST that I didn’t buy at the store on the release date. I didn’t even pay for Untitled, and I won’t because it’s not worth disc it’s recorded on. I miss Head. It became very evident who the creative force was behind the band after he left. I can’t wait for the new Korn album, but I’m afraid it’s going to be like getting excited about xmas presents under the tree when you know goddamn well the boxes are full of socks and underwear.
Gotta agree with bcg. Man makes some valid points.
I’ve bought every album Korn ever made even though I really didn’t enjoy a full album since “Life is Peachy”. I’m like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football only to have it pulled away with me falling on my face. I keep buying them and buying them thinking just maybe this is the album where they return to form, only to be dissapointed. Now with Ross back behind the boards this album has a shot to sound like the Korn we all fell in love with in the mid-90′s. I refuse to buy it, I’m breaking the cycle, I will steal it off the internet and if and only if it’s worth buying I will.
How about I tee up the Untitled disc for you, but when you go to kick it, I won’t pull it away. We’ll just let it fly.
thanks bcg that would be very therapeutic
I wonder if anyone out there actually liked the ‘Untitled’ album? I mean, I have a pretty healthy collection of Korn albums. When I was 15 they were the best band ever, I think I have everything (including singles/imports) up until ‘Take A Look In The Mirror’. I figure one day i’ll sell the whole lot on Ebay to some kid and make a killing. Anyways back to ‘Untitled’, I downloaded it, listened to like 30 seconds of each song and deleted it. It was simply terrible, and not a single song stuck out whatsoever. I found that to be the case with the previous album as well although ‘Twisted Transistor’ grew on me, and ‘Coming Undone’ did as well.
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