The 30th anniversary of Korn’s self-titled debut record will be in 2024. The album is critically acclaimed and served as one of the most influential of the nu metal genre selling more than 10 million copies. The album has numerous memorable tracks including “Blind” and “Shoots and Ladders,” among others.
But singer Jonathan Davis recently told Metal Hammer that there’s one song on the album that he never wants to play again.
“Daddy,” Davis said. The song is the closing track of the album and the longest the band ever recorded at nine minutes. The subject matter, which is written from the perspective of an abused child, is very difficult. It was based on Davis’ own personal experience.
“I felt like I robbed the world of doing that live for so long,” Davis told Metal Hammer. “I felt like I owed it to our fans that were hardcore enough to come and see us on the 20th anniversary of that album, but I don’t wanna do it again.”
“Going out and touring that record, I realized how dark it is – it’s some depressing sh*t. As we got into ‘Follow The Leader,’ it became more about groove. The emotion was there, but it wasn’t that particular darkness we captured on that first record. I don’t think I wanna go through that again. It was difficult, and I think I was proving to myself that I could do it too.”
Producer Ross Robinson convinced Davis to record “Daddy.”
“I just went up to him and held his arms, looked straight in his eyes and said, ‘You need to do it,’ and he goes, ‘I know,’ and that was it. And I still, to this day, haven’t been able to get that deep of a performance from anybody. His heart was exploding, and I think we made musical history.”
The band included the song in the setlist celebrating the albums 20th anniversary. They had only played it twice prior to 2015, but since then have again shelved the tune.
Recently, Korn bassist Fieldy, who has been on hiatus with the group since last year, commented on his status with the group, but it appears that he isn’t ready to return just yet.
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