Biography: Real metal will never die, but it was gasping on life support in the early 90's after nearly drowning in gallons of hair spray and eye makeup. Grunge was keeping it loud, but the lyrics were druggy and there was none of the musical virtuosity required for true metal riffs. Fortunately, Korn revitalized the genre by bringing all the rage and technical talent, stripping it down and reassembling it in a dark, pummeling package often referred to as nu metal. The cover of their 1994 self-titled debut was a stark image of the band's logo mowed into a shadowy cornfield-Korn were speaking for all the angry kids growing up misunderstood in the middle of America. Singer Jonathan Davis brought a comman .....
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