Korn

Korn are an American nu metal band formed in Bakersfield, California, in 1993, growing out of the local act LAPD. The turning point came when they recruited Jonathan Davis and renamed themselves Korn. Their 1994 self-titled debut is widely regarded as the record that invented nu metal: seven-string down-tuned guitars, slap-bass grooves borrowed from funk and hip-hop, and a raw, confessional lyrical approach with no precedent in mainstream heavy music. Jonathan Davis is the band's defining voice and creative center, drawing on childhood abuse, bullying, addiction and depression. Follow the Leader (1998) debuted at number one; Issues (1999) also topped the Billboard 200. Brian "Head" Welch left in 2005 after a religious conversion, returning in 2013. Ray Luzier replaced David Silveria in 2007. Later albums — The Serenity of Suffering (2016), The Nothing (2019) and Requiem (2022) — have been consistently well received. Korn have sold well over 40 million records worldwide and won two Grammy Awards.