Say what you will about Korn, but keep in mind that the band has still had an incredibly illustrious career. At the very least I feel like we can all agree on the fact that the band's earlier works are fantastic, right? Which is great! That's apparently what the new stuff is going to sound like, according to guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. In a recent radio interview, he said the new stuff is basically the heaviest we've heard the group in a long time!
"We started writing a few weeks ago, and we have a bunch of ideas, so it's really coming out quickly. It's pretty danged heavy. I mean, we're really pleased with what's going on. But, you know, we're five guys in the band, so we just… we just want everyone to be happy with the album. We want everybody to be smiling at the end of the process. So we do have other things to consider. But, yeah, we're gonna come out heavier than anyone's heard Korn in a long time, I think. And just the beginning stages [of the writing process] are proof of that to me. So I'm excited."
When asked if it has anything to do with performing the band's self-titled debut album in its entirety, he said it did!
"I think it's helped being on the Slipknot tour last year and seeing the crowd and just seeing Jonathan [Davis, Korn singer] carry the… you know, lead the arena… in all the arenas we played. I think it sparked and reminded everybody in the band what Korn started out to be. And it's cool to go do other things, but, you know… I think it was all a journey, and that journey's leading us back to some of the more heavier roots and stuff this time. So… Who knows? Next record, who knows what'll happen."
So hey, who knows. Maybe this time next year we'll all be raving about how Korn's new record is a return to form and it's really good! Wouldn't that be at least a little bit cool?
Korn have lined up a final leg of their 20th anniversary tour celebrating their debut release by playing it in full. They will be joined by Suicide Silence and Islander. Get dates here.
