Korn (album)

Korn (written on the album as KoЯn) is the first studio album by Korn. Korn is an American nu metal band. Immortal and Epic Records released it on October 11, 1994. The band recorded the album from May to June 1994. They recorded it at Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California. Ross Robinson produced the album. Robinson had produced Korn's demo tape in 1993. The album's music is about many things, such as child abuse, bullying, and drug abuse.

Korn
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)
RecordedMay–June 1994
StudioIndigo Ranch, Malibu
Genre
Length65:45
Label
ProducerRoss Robinson
Singles from Korn
  1. "Blind"
    Released: August 1, 1994
  2. "Need To"
    Released: April 8, 1995
  3. "Shoots and Ladders"
    Released: June 30, 1995
  4. "Clown"
    Released: July 12, 1995

Korn had four singles. The album was number 72 on the Billboard 200. Over 10 million copies of the album have been sold. Many people believe Korn was the first nu metal album.[3][4][5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Korn. "Daddy" and "Blind" are written by Korn, Dennis Shinn, and Ryan Shuck.[6]

No. Title Length
1. "Blind"   4:19
2. "Ball Tongue"   4:30
3. "Need To"   4:02
4. "Clown"   4:35
5. "Divine"   2:52
6. "Faget"   5:50
7. "Shoots and Ladders"   5:22
8. "Predictable"   4:32
9. "Fake"   4:51
10. "Lies"   3:22
11. "Helmet in the Bush"   4:02
12. "Daddy"
  • "Michael & Geri" (hidden track)
17:31
Total length:
65:45

References

  1. Hobson, Rich; Everley, Dave; Alderslade, Merlin (April 2, 2022). "The 50 best nu metal albums of all time" (in en-GB). Metal Hammer. https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/5. Retrieved December 29, 2022. 
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Follow the Leader – Korn". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2023. They have yet to exhaust that sound, and that's why their third album, Follow the Leader, is an effective follow-up to their first two alt-metal landmarks.
  3. McIver, Joel (2002). Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk – Joel McIver – Google Books. Omnibus Press. p. 23. ISBN 0711992096.
  4. Arnopp, Jason (2001). Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Mask. Ebury Press. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-09-187933-7.
  5. Weingarten, Christopher (December 11, 2014). "Korn's 1994 Debut LP: The Oral History of the Most Important Metal Record of the Last 20 Years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. (December 11, 2014). Retrieved on September 21, 2015
  6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Korn – Korn". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.