Korn‘s Brian ‘Head’ Welch has shared an replace on their subsequent file.
The US nu-metal band’s final studio album, ‘Requiem’, got here out in February 2022, and since then they’ve been teasing a follow-up.
Welch beforehand stated that there could be new music coming in 2024, telling Loudwire: “Yeah, new music popping out subsequent yr. I don’t know, we’re simply type of in hiding proper now, simply doing our personal factor.”
However, now, he’s confirmed they gained’t be releasing something earlier than the yr ends. Chatting with the podcast Everblack, Welch touched on their present songwriting course of. “Yeah, we obtained plenty of it [written]. We’re nonetheless working,” he stated.
He went on to say: “Dude, it’s a visit 30 years later, man, to attempt to maintain doing it. And we’re very pleased with what we obtained, however it’s simply gonna take some time. And I don’t know the way lengthy — perhaps subsequent summer season, perhaps subsequent yr, the following winter, I don’t know, however it’s not gonna be quickly.”
Final yr, the band shared a deluxe version of their 2007 album, which they launched and not using a title.
In a four-star overview of ‘Requiem’, NME stated: “2019’s ‘The Nothing’ discovered frontman Jonathan Davis crushed by grief. The follow-up provides a tentative contact of hope to the band’s discography,” and added, “It might be a push to name this Korn’s first ‘glad’ album. Extra precisely, ‘Requiem’ has introduced one thing new to a discography that, till now, has been an exploration of human struggling. It’s led to the band’s most nuanced file thus far.”
Elsewhere, on their current tour, Korn performed deep reduce ‘Hey Daddy’ stay for the primary time in 25 years.
Shortly after that, they have been joined by Evanescence‘s Amy Lee for a collaborative rendition of ‘Freak On A Leash’. The efficiency was a part of a particular present in Los Angeles to have a good time the thirtieth anniversary of their 1994 self-titled debut album. Alongside Evanescence as particular visitors have been Gojira, Scars On Broadway, Spiritbox and extra.
As for his or her 2025 stay plans, Korn are set to play Obtain Competition and France’s HellFest subsequent summer season.
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