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Roaring back after the grief and bloodletting of 2019's The Nothing, metal veterans Korn add yet another highlight to their late-era renaissance with their 14th set, Requiem. The intense, focused assault is as simple and no-frills as can be, a slim nine tracks of introspection, growth, and, shockingly, a faint sense of optimism. Recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown, the band found themselves with no deadlines, no label pressure, and plenty of time to simply record as a full unit (even though founding bassist Fieldy was on hiatus for personal reasons, his basslines are still here). With that space, they tapped into something that's a rarity on a Korn album: setting sights on hope and healing. Let's be clear, though, Jonathan Davis and company haven't delivered a happy pop album. Rather, they're trying to see the light and keep the darkness at bay, taking a self-aware approach to a batch of songs that crushes just as heavily as anything Korn have done in the past. On the explosive opener, "Forgotten," Davis takes a hard look at his life, making difficult realizations as he demands, "Don't feel bad for me/Don't feel sad for me" while Munky and Head charge forth with a buzzing twin riff attack and Ray Luzier crushes his kit. That urgency and vigor surges through the entire album, elevating classic stompers like the cathartic earworm "Start the Healing," the agonized metallic lurcher "Hopeless and Beaten," and "Penance to Sorrow," a towering hurricane of emotional turmoil and Untouchables-esque melody that implodes as Davis shreds his throat with repeated cries of "Go/I will never be free." At this stage in their story, the group could cruise on autopilot, yet they still make rewarding artistic leaps on Requiem. Standout track "Let the Dark Do the Rest" clatters to life like any signature Korn number, that is until the layered vocal harmonies pop up during the chorus. Then, at the bridge, the sky suddenly opens with expansive guitar feedback, and Davis sings in a major key, "I just want to see what the future holds." It's a lovely surprise and as close to angelic as Korn could get (even if Davis closes the track with a guttural "You make me sick!"). Another highlight, "Worst Is On Its Way," ends the album, balancing whatever positivity Davis has mustered with a fatalistic pessimism that tragedy inevitably comes just when life starts to feel nice. There's nothing really remarkable going on here, at least until Davis drops in with a ferocious scatting break that comes out of nowhere. The hit of serotonin for longtime fans is an absolute joy. Against the odds, Korn have done it again with Requiem, a quick and potent blast that finds the band still hungry and innovative nearly 30 years into the game. [The deluxe Requiem Mass includes five tracks recorded live at the band's 2022 release show at the Hollywood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. In the moment, without studio polish or editing, the slight vocal imperfections, live instrumentation, and choral backing make for an intimate and engaging experience that further bolsters the parent album's messages of healing and growth, however messy and vulnerable.]
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Christy, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, ComposerLyricist - George Thatcher, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Gibbs, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Papenbrook, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brian 'Head' Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Bonsera, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Steinwehe, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Collier, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Giffin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Kirk, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Simmons, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chad willis, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Ra Diaz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ido Meshulam, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - James “Munky” Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, ComposerLyricist - George Thatcher, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Gibbs, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Papenbrook, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brian 'Head' Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Bonsera, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Steinwehe, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Collier, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Giffin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Kirk, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Simmons, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chad willis, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Ra Diaz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ido Meshulam, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - James “Munky” Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, ComposerLyricist - George Thatcher, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Gibbs, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Papenbrook, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brian 'Head' Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Bonsera, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Steinwehe, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Collier, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Giffin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Kirk, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Simmons, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chad willis, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Ra Diaz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ido Meshulam, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - James “Munky” Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, ComposerLyricist - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - James (Fluff) Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ra Diaz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, ComposerLyricist - George Thatcher, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Keys, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Gibbs, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Papenbrook, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brian 'Head' Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Bonsera, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Steinwehe, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Collier, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Giffin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Kirk, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Simmons, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chad willis, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Ra Diaz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ido Meshulam, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - James “Munky” Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
DISC 2
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Christy, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jasen Rauch, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Christy, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Christy, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Jonathan Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Welch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Shaffer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Arvizu, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Korn, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Ray Luzier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Harley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Citron, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Collier, Producer, Recording Producer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Korn Partnership
Album review
Roaring back after the grief and bloodletting of 2019's The Nothing, metal veterans Korn add yet another highlight to their late-era renaissance with their 14th set, Requiem. The intense, focused assault is as simple and no-frills as can be, a slim nine tracks of introspection, growth, and, shockingly, a faint sense of optimism. Recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown, the band found themselves with no deadlines, no label pressure, and plenty of time to simply record as a full unit (even though founding bassist Fieldy was on hiatus for personal reasons, his basslines are still here). With that space, they tapped into something that's a rarity on a Korn album: setting sights on hope and healing. Let's be clear, though, Jonathan Davis and company haven't delivered a happy pop album. Rather, they're trying to see the light and keep the darkness at bay, taking a self-aware approach to a batch of songs that crushes just as heavily as anything Korn have done in the past. On the explosive opener, "Forgotten," Davis takes a hard look at his life, making difficult realizations as he demands, "Don't feel bad for me/Don't feel sad for me" while Munky and Head charge forth with a buzzing twin riff attack and Ray Luzier crushes his kit. That urgency and vigor surges through the entire album, elevating classic stompers like the cathartic earworm "Start the Healing," the agonized metallic lurcher "Hopeless and Beaten," and "Penance to Sorrow," a towering hurricane of emotional turmoil and Untouchables-esque melody that implodes as Davis shreds his throat with repeated cries of "Go/I will never be free." At this stage in their story, the group could cruise on autopilot, yet they still make rewarding artistic leaps on Requiem. Standout track "Let the Dark Do the Rest" clatters to life like any signature Korn number, that is until the layered vocal harmonies pop up during the chorus. Then, at the bridge, the sky suddenly opens with expansive guitar feedback, and Davis sings in a major key, "I just want to see what the future holds." It's a lovely surprise and as close to angelic as Korn could get (even if Davis closes the track with a guttural "You make me sick!"). Another highlight, "Worst Is On Its Way," ends the album, balancing whatever positivity Davis has mustered with a fatalistic pessimism that tragedy inevitably comes just when life starts to feel nice. There's nothing really remarkable going on here, at least until Davis drops in with a ferocious scatting break that comes out of nowhere. The hit of serotonin for longtime fans is an absolute joy. Against the odds, Korn have done it again with Requiem, a quick and potent blast that finds the band still hungry and innovative nearly 30 years into the game. [The deluxe Requiem Mass includes five tracks recorded live at the band's 2022 release show at the Hollywood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. In the moment, without studio polish or editing, the slight vocal imperfections, live instrumentation, and choral backing make for an intimate and engaging experience that further bolsters the parent album's messages of healing and growth, however messy and vulnerable.]
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:33
- Main artists: Korn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Loma Vista Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2023 Korn Partnership ℗ 2023 Korn Partnership
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