Korn (often stylized as
KoЯn) is an American
heavy metal band formed in
Bakersfield, California, in 1993. The current band line up includes four members:
Jonathan Davis,
James "Munky" Shaffer,
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and
Ray Luzier. The band was formed after
L.A.P.D. (a band consisting of 3 members that have been with Korn). Korn formed in 1993, the same year they released their first
demo album,
Neidermeyer's Mind. The album featured the two ex-members of Korn,
Brian "Head" Welch and
David Silveria. Their debut album,
Korn was released in 1994, where they featured the same musicians that had performed on
Neidermeyer's Mind. The band began recording
Life Is Peachy in April of 1996, and released it on October 15, 1996.
Follow the Leader is recognized as Korn's mainstream breakthrough, peaking #1 on the
Billboard 200 in 1998, along with its succeeding album,
Issues in 1999
[2] The band released
Untouchables on June 11, 2002, and later released
Take a Look in the Mirror November 21, 2003, both peaking in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Their first
compilation album, peaked #4 on the Billboard 200.
See You on the Other Side was released on December 6, 2005, and
Korn's untitled album was released nearly 2 years later on July 27, 2007.
Korn's ninth studio album has been proposed by the band that it may be released in early 2010. Korn currently has 33
singles and 17 of which have charted. The band has had 6 video albums and 32 music videos. To date, KoRn has sold 16.5 million albums in the U.S. while earning six
Grammy nominations—two of which they have won (for "
Freak on a Leash" and "
Here to Stay")