Korn’s new album, “Requiem,” arrives on Feb. 4. The band recently released a new single from the album, “Forgotten.” Nearly three decades after getting their start, guitarist Brian “Head” Welch said the band is proud to be viewed as “scene elders” of the nü-metal genre. “We’re proud to be seen as scene elders,” Welch said.
“It’s funny, every band that would be associated with nü-metal never liked that title, because we never gave that tag to ourselves, it was whoever made it up, you know? When you’re in a band, you want to call the shots, you want to be in charge of your branding, and it was someone else who branded us that. And so we were like, ‘No, that’s not cool. So we didn’t like it. But nü-metal, love it or hate it, and Korn, has stood the test of time. And we’re very grateful that we can be looked at as the originators, and that we started something that still reverberates all these decades later, and people are still liking it.”
“… nü-metal, love it or hate it, and Korn, has stood the test of time.”
Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch
Guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer said that there are some songs on “Requiem” that may take fans by surprise. “I feel like it’s gonna take fans a minute to kind of digest,” he said. Korn is set for four shows with System of Down from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 and will begin a headlining arena tour with Chevelle and Code Orange in March.
