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Korn’s 11th Studio Album Progress
UPDATED 18 May 2013 at 5:27 pm EST
We decided to do an article on what we’ve seen so far about the upcoming 11th studio album that Korn are working on right this very moment! The boys are VERY hard at work, as you can tell from their absence from all forms of social media!
At a glance:
Title: UNKOWN
Release Date: July (According to Drum Workshop Inc. (DW Drums)) or August/September (According to Ray Luzier on Musikmesse, March 2013)
Singles: UNKNOWN (Pray For Me or Love and Meth possible contenders)
*UPDATED* Tracks: Victimized; Never, Never; Pray For Me; Love and Meth (aka Balls) (15 tracks will be on the album (confirmed by JD) 15-25 based on Sluggo’s Instagram, Munky on KROQ, Fieldy on Bakotopia, and JD on Korn Chat)
Producer: Don Gilmore
Engineer: Mark Kiczula
Artists Involved: BetaTraxx, Sluggo, and Rick Norris
Studios: Korn’s Studio in Bakersfield and NRG StudiosStudio A
Label: Prospect Park
Status of tracking: Drums complete 8 Apr 2013, Vocals begun 10 Apr 2013, Vocals complete 13 May 2013
More details below:
UPDATE (13 May 2013): JD says
@Korn record is done by far the best album we have ever done so excited!!!
i can go home now ive lived at studio for 2 months…. fuck this ride has been very trippy
on his Twitter @jdevil33
@korn record is done by far the best album we have ever done so excited!!!
— JDEVIL (@JDEVIL33) May 14, 2013
i can go home now ive lived at studio for 2 months…. fuck this ride has been very trippy — JDEVIL (@JDEVIL33) May 14, 2013
Munky was in the studio tracking some more guitars.
Last day for guitar tracking !! twitter.com/JC_SHAFFER/sta… — James’Munky’Shaffer (@JC_SHAFFER) May 13, 2013
Pedals ill be using for today’s session.. twitter.com/JC_SHAFFER/sta… — James’Munky’Shaffer (@JC_SHAFFER) May 13, 2013
UPDATE (2 May 2013): For those of you in disbelief about Brian “Head” Welch returning to Korn…read his tweet!
I AM VERY PROUD to announce that I AM BACK IN KORN – rollingstone.com/music/videos/k… — Brian Welch (@brianheadwelch) May 2, 2013
Korn confirmed that Brian “Head” Welch will be on this new album! Head, Munky, JD, Fieldy, and Ray are not only together again on-stage for shows beginning May 15, but KORN is also in the studio recording a new album! Korn’s Instagram
We knew we would have a blast playing together, ‘cause we love each other so much…everything just started pouring out, now I can’t wait until our fans hear this stuff!!”
Brian ‘Head’ Welch tells Rolling Stone
UPDATE (22 Apr 2013): Ray Luzier interview with musikmachenDE at Musikmesse 2013 in Frankfurt indicates that Korn have tracked around 20 songs and JD is doing vocals for the next few weeks. He said that the new album should be out in the August/September timeframe!
UPDATE (14 Apr 2013): Ray Luzier posted some photos on his Facebook and his Twitter from the NRG Studio sessions.
Ray Facebook
Ray Twitter
UPDATE (10 Apr 2013): “Its goin down!” says JD on his Twitter! And Vocals have begun! And there will be “a little” dubstep on the new album according to JD on Twitter…which we already knew since Sluggo, Rick Norris, and BetaTraxx have be involved with this album.
starting vox on new korn album be scared
JD Vocals Twitter
JD Vox Photo Twitter
JD Vox Twitter
Dub JD Twitter
UPDATE (8 Apr 2013): Ray says drums are COMPLETE on his Facebook
Drumz for the new KoRn record are complete! At NRG studios in NoHo, CA — in North Hollywood, CA.
NRG Recording Studios posted this photo on their Facebook
They also announced that Mark Kiczula is an engineer working on the new album. He has quite an impressive discography to check out! Mark Kiczula on ARTISTDirect, AllMusic and Discogs
Our old friends, Korn, were in last week putting on the finishing touches for their new album with producer Don Gilmore and engineer Mark Kiczula! Here’s Ray Luzier in Studio A after drums were done.
Ray, NRG Recording Studios Facebook
UPDATE (7 Apr 2013): Comeback Media Instagram
Ray at NRG, Comeback Media
UPDATE (6 Apr 2013): Fieldy posted a new photo on his Instagram
Rockin out yesterday with @rayluzier1 at NRG ! photo credit : @comebackmedia #rayluzier #fieldy #drumbs #bass #k5 #korn #music #friends #fun #rockinout #tracking #studio #hollywood
Fieldy Instagram
Munky posted this on Twitter indicating that its the last day of recording at NRG Studios. Now we need vocal updates!
Last day at #NRGstudio @RayLuzier1 KILLED it!! Great fkn job man
Munk Twitter NRG
Aspen posted this photo on her Instagram
Chillin in studio listening back
Aspen Instagram
UPDATE (5 Apr 2013): Comeback Media Instagram
Ray Tracking Drums, Comeback Media
UPDATE (4 Apr 2013): From Korn’s Instagram
Drums tracking #Korn #Drums
Korn Instagram
UPDATE (3 Apr 2013): Ray posted this on his Facebook
In the studio tracking more KoRn tunes. Mike Fasano is tuning my drumz up & makin’ it happen. — in Los Angeles, CA.
Ray Luzier Facebook
And from the Korn Instagram
Getting ready for drums tracking #Korn #Reflection #Drums #Studio
Korn Instagram2
And Munkys Instagram
Boo ya!!
Munky Instagram
UPDATE (2 Apr 2013): Fieldy posted this on his Instagram
Ray your next! Korn drum tracks! #beats #drums #korn #m.i. #
Fieldy Instagram
UPDATE (29 Mar 2013): Majik Box posted on their Facebook this photo:
Munky from Korn is currently recording in the studio with his custom Origin guitar and Majik Box pedals, including our new prototype Fuzz.
Majik Box
UPDATE (26 Mar 2013): According to Roxy at HardDrive, we might see some new Korn as early as June!
I am hearing a new Five Finger Death Punch track could be coming to radio in May and a new Korn single as early as June.
Read full article here.
UPDATE (24 Mar 2013): JD said on Korn Chat early this morning that he’s doing vocals now.
UPDATE (21 Mar 2013): And JD says the new Korn is badass!
JD Tweet
I want to clarify that this person on twitter @eltrackss is NOT involved with Korn or JD at all! Confirmed with JD today.
DJ Trackss Twitter
UPDATE (20 Mar 2013): A new article in Bakotopia by Matt Munoz has a quote from Fieldy about the new album!
The remaining members of Korn are commuting between studios in Oildale and Southern California, putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2011’s “The Path to Totality.” Arivzu offered a tantalizing tease of what to expect:
“Right now, I will tell you this … we’ve done something we’ve never done before. Normally if we do a new Korn record, we’ll normally put 12 or 13 songs and that’s how many we make. This time we’ve made 20-plus songs, and we’ll put the best of what we have on there, whatever the numbers end up being. We have so many to choose from, I think it’s going to be a little extra special this time.”
Arvizu said there are no plans at this point to invite Welch to the studio.
“The only things we can confirm are the shows that we got,” he said. “When we’re really confirmed on something, that’s when we let the world know. We are confirmed to do these tour dates with him, it is going down and he will be there to rock out with Korn the way everybody remembers Korn.”
Ray Luzier posted this on Twitter
Listening back to a new tune
Munky, Ray Luzier, Fieldy, Don Gilmore Korn Studio
Ray Luzier Tweet
Fieldy posted these photos to his Instagram
Fieldys Pedals
Just another day in the studio making music!
Korn Studio 20 Mar 13
Sluggo posted these to his Instagram
Going home….last day for now.
Sluggo, Don Gilmore, Ray Luzier Korn Studio
Vocal time….
JD Vocal Time Korn Studio
Comeback Media post this on their Instagram
Korn Studios, Photo by Tony Adams / Comeback Studios
UPDATE (18 Mar 2013): Fieldy posted a new photo on his Instagram and says:
Back to the studio tomorrow !
Fieldy Instagram, 18 Mar 13, Photo by Come Back Media
UPDATE (16 Mar 2013): Sluggo indicates that they are almost done via his instagram:
So close to being done….#studiolife
Sluggo Instagram
UPDATE (14 Mar 2013): Sluggo posted this photo from the Korn studio in Bakersfield and made a comment that make one wonder how many songs will be on this next Korn album!?:
13 down….7 more to go…bed time
Sluggo Korn Studio, Sluggo’s Instagram
UPDATE (13 Mar 2013): Comeback Media posted these photos from the Korn Studios in Bakersfield on their Instagram
Fieldy Tracking at Korn’s Studio
Korn Studio, Photo by Comeback Media
Munky, Korn Studio, Photo by Comeback Media
Munky’s Pedals, Photo by Comeback Media
Fieldy, Korn Studio, Photo by Comeback Media
UPDATE (10 Mar 2013): Although this was previously announced, here is more information on Prospect Park Record Label.
Jeff Kwatinetz
Jeff Kwatinetz has made some changes at his Prospect Park record label, amicably parting ways with longtime label head Deb Klein and moving the recently hired Ron Cerritos into the role. The label has also added KORN and Mindset Evolution to its roster, which also includes the hit metal act Five Finger Death Punch. In addition, Kwatman has brought in successful music manager Brian Schechter as part of Prospect Park’s music management team. The management changes have come as the company looks to diversify and expand into new genres and business models.
Source: Audio Korner
UPDATE (9 Mar 2013): Sluggo posted a photo of working edits…notice JD’s guitar to the left! Who knew he’d have the Christmas Story lamp too! HAHA Sluggo’s Instagram
Sluggo Instagram
UPDATE (8 Mar 2013): Sluggo posted this photo on his Instagram from the Korn Studio in Bakersfield
Sluggo Korn Studio, Sluggo’s Instagram
UPDATE (2 Mar 2013): Fieldy posted this photo on his fieldykorn Instagram saying it was taken “on break in the studio couple days ago”
Fieldy & Munk, Fieldy’s Instagram
UPDATE (27 Feb 2013): JD was asked on Twitterby Absolute Xero about how “heavy” the new music is going to be to which JD replied “it is!!!!”.
JD Tweet
Sluggo posted this photo on his Sluggodubstep Instagram
Munky and Fieldy Korn Studio, Sluggo’s Instagram
Fieldy posted this photo on his Fieldykorn Instagram as day 3 in the studio tracking bass!
Fieldy’s Bass, Fieldy’s Instagram
UPDATE (26 Feb 2013): Fieldy posted these photo’s on his Fieldykorn Instagram as day 2 in the studio tracking bass!
Fieldy Day 2 in Studio, Fieldy’s Instagram
Fieldy Day 2 in the Studio Photo 2, Fieldy’s Instagram
Korn posted these photo’s of Munky tracking guitars in the Korn Studio on their Korn_official Instagram
Munky Tracking in Korn’s Studio, Photo by Sebastien Paquet
Grumpy Munky 
in Korn’s Studio, Photo by Sebastien Paquet
UPDATE (25 Feb 2013): Sluggo posted this photo on his Sluggodubstep Instagram and so did Fieldy on his Fieldykorn Instagram
Fieldy and Sluggo at Korn’s Studio, Sluggo’s Instagram
UPDATE (21 Feb 2013): Drum Workshop is reporting on their Facebook that Korn’s 11th studio album is expected to release July 2013!
Drum Workshop Facebook Post, 21 Feb 2013
Ray Luzier tweeted that they are in the studio today, 21 Feb 2013!
Ray Luzier Tweet, 21 Feb 2013
UPDATE (17 Feb 2013): Munky posted these photo’s on xjamesxevisx Instagram as the 7th day tracking guitars and said this:
Tryin to get everyone of you in the tracks! Problem : tuning!
Munky’s Guitars in the Korn Studio, Munky’s Instagram
Munky Day 7 Tracking Guitars in Korn Studio, Munky’s Instagram
UPDATE (16 Feb 2013): Sluggo posted this photo on Sluggodubstep Instagram
Korn vs Sluggo, Sluggo’s Instagram
UPDATE (11 Feb 2013): From the BK Entertainment Group website, Prospect Park is the record company for the upcoming album! Five Finger Death Punch are also on Prospect Parks label.
Thanks for the find Fans For Korn
UPDATE (11 Feb 2013): Munky tweeted this:
@JC_Shaffer (Munky’s Tweet)
Munk Tracking
UPDATE (8 Feb 2013): Munky posted this photo of his guitars on xjamesxevisx Instagram
Munky’s Guitars
UPDATE (6 Feb 2013): Sluggo posted this photo on Sluggodubstep Instagram
Korn Studios, Sluggo’s Instagram
UPDATE (4 Feb 2013): Sluggo posted this photo on Sluggodubstep Instagram
Korn Photoshoot, Sluggo’s Instagram
UPDATE (2 Feb 2013): Sluggo posted this photo on Sluggodubstep Instagram
Sluggo in the Studio, Sluggos Instagram
UPDATE (31 Jan 2013): Fans for Korn asked Sluggo about the new Korn album on Sluggo’s Facebook and Sluggo says:
all the tracks are absolutely amazing….perfect blend of both worlds! beware!
FFK on Sluggo’s Facebook
UPDATE (27 Jan 2013): According to Ray Luzier, the producer for the new Korn album is Don Gilmore who has produced Lacuna Coil, Eve 6, Three Days Grace, Hollywood Undead, Good Charolette, Bullet For My Valentine, Linkin Park, Dashboard Confessional and even Duran Duran!!
Don Gilmore
UPDATE (27 Jan 2013): Beta Traxx commented on the photo he posted on his Facebook this morning about the new album!
BetaTraxx Post
UPDATE (26 Jan 2013): Techno artist Beta Traxx posted on his facebook that he worked on a Korn track yesterday and posted a photo of JD in the studio!
Messed around on a new track with Korn yesterday. Sickest studio ever…. Felt like i was in a giant Guitar Center designed by Tim Burton. – Beta Traxx
Photo by Beta Traxx, JD Studio 2013
UPDATE (14 Jan 2013): From ARTISTDirect
There are a few records on the horizon in 2013 that we’re sure are going to completely change the game.
New music is always exciting prospect, and we bring you the records we think will totally blow you away in 2013.
Next up is…
Korn— TBA
There are game changers and then there’s Korn.
These are the men who gave us Korn, Life is Peachy, Follow the Leader, and last year’s The Path of Totality. Every one of those records altered the course of heavy music, and that’s why they cultivated one of the most diehard audiences in history. That brings us to their highly (understatement) anticipated eleventh studio effort.
Coming off The Path of Totality, the guys are emphasizing a return to the guttural guitar driven apocalyptic funk of their classic efforts, while still paving a new path. Whatever they do, it’s bound to break ground and shake up music as a whole.
Are you ready to follow the leaders once more?
—Rick Florino
UPDATE (7 Jan 2013): James ‘Munky’ Shaffer Tweet (7 Jan 2013)
Munky Tweet, 7 Jan 2013
Munky Tweet Photo, 7 Jan 2013
UPDATE (4 Jan 2013): Revolver Magazine has just put Korn’s upcoming album on their list of most anticipate albums of 2013 as well!
Korn
TITLE: TBA
RELEASE DATE: TBA
It may have seemed like the band members’ side projects were ringing in the end of Korn, with vocalist Jonathan Davis spending a lot of time on his electronic work and guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer focusing on Fear and the Nervous System. However, when Revolver spoke with Munky last year, he said Korn had 15 new songs already and was looking for a producer, adding, “We have a big 2013 planned for our fans, for ourselves, and our families.”
Source: Revolver Magazine
UPDATE (2 Jan 2013): ARTISTDirect has just named the forthcoming album one of the most anticipated albums of 2013!
Korn’s tenth studio album, The Path of Totality, was in no uncertain terms a “game-changer.” It featured cutting edge production from the likes of Skrillex, 12th Planet, Noisia, and more of EDM’s hottest artists, and was widely hailed by critics and fans alike as Korn’s best album in years. In 2013, expect the follow-up from metal’s most innovative artists to deliver. (MP) Source: ARTISTDirect
Ray Luzier Tweet, (12 Dec 12)
Ray Luzier Tweet, 9 Oct 12
Munky Interview – Phoenix NewTimes (29 Oct 12)
Korn has always been at the forefront of the metal’s evolution. Jonathan Davis said back in July that you guys are getting ready to record your 11th album, but it’s not sticking with the dubstep style. What can you tell me about that?
Well, I’m headed there right now actually. I’m driving to the studio now. We’ve been working on it for awhile, just recording ideas. I wouldn’t say it’s a 180 from the last album, but we’re definitely taking a different approach. We’re not going with the dubstep style, but we are using a lot of interesting recording techniques.
So do you think it will be a bit heavier than the last one?
I think it will be. I think once Jonathan puts vocals on it, it has…it’s more melodic and the guitars are more aggressive and much more in your face. I think what we did before was bold and took a lot of balls, in regards to the album devoted entirely to dubstep. To me it’s very much a Korn album, but I want to feature more guitar on this album, on the one were writing right now, we still have one foot in the electronic [style], not necessarily the dubstep [sound], and we still have a fresh approach on the guitar riffs with some melodic vocals. Jonathan is great at sort of delivering the aggressive lyrics and vocals.
Munky Talks to KROQ (22 Oct 12)
“We’re writing a Korn album now, and we have probably about 15 ideas for songs,” Shaffer explained during a recent interview with CBS Local. “They’re not complete, because we’re still in the process of polishing them up and finding the right producer. We’re going through meetings with different guys to find one.
“It’s really exciting,” he added. “Korn has a big year planned for 2013. “We’ve gone back into the studio and are writing more like a metal or rock band,” in comparison to the band’s last release, the heavily dub step-influenced The Path of Totality. “That’s why they came up with the ‘nu-metal’ term, because we’re not really a rock band and we’re not really a metal band. So many people hate that term, but it’s pretty cool that they had to come up with something to describe what we were doing musically.”
When asked to explain the sound of the new Korn songs, Shaffer harkens back to Korn albums past for comparisons.
“The new music is inspired by our Issues album, or even Untouchables, that era. It’s a little more melodic and a little more aggressive at the same time.”
JD Interview with Billboard (18 Jul 12)
As for Korn, which begins a month of touring on July 29 in Syracuse before heading to Russia and Europe, Davis says “we’re getting ready to start writing a new record” and predicts that it probably won’t embrace the same electronic path that “…Totality” did. “Our motto is to keep ever-evolving,” Davis says. “I’m sure there’ll still be some electronic influence in there, but I don’t think it’ll be like the last one and go to all those different guys again. We’ll switch it up and try to do something new, ’cause that’s how we work.”
Inspired by Issues AND Untouchables?!?!?!
AAWWW YEAAAH
That will be so awesome! Issues is the favorite album I always comes back to. Exciting news indeed!
I must say I have been fortunate to hear one of the new korn songs and it is absolutely brutal. More of like a mix between Follow the Leader and the first self titled album. If I were to compare the song with any other it would be like a cross breed between Freak on a Leash and Chi. I am so stoked. I was disappointed by their last album but this one is going to be great. KORN back on top. Not sure but I would have to say that their are some Head sounding riffs. Maybe not. If its Munk he has really stepped up his game. So raw. Vocally Jon is back to heavy and aggressive. The sound is melodic and spot on in tune. Drums, guitar, lyrics mend perfectly!!! Going to buy this one for sure and you should too!
STOKED! An album that harkens back to Untouchables and Issues would be SICK, but Im just glad they are hard at work, writing some new stuff
They really need to add Lullaby for a Sadist on there..
The sad thing is, I was told at one point they wrote the song after K3, then Munky said it was a Bside to K3.. wtf is going on. I still want to hear that song though
Yeah I can only find it in an interview where Jon speaks about it a tad.
“We’re always constantly writing songs. Fuck, I’ve got like 20 songs. We did three of them, and we’ll keep recording some more. I take the Miko on the road with me, and I’m constantly writing. I’ve got at least 15 that are ready to be recorded. One song I finished is called “Lullaby for a Sadist.” It’s different for Korn. You have to hear it! There’s acoustic guitar on it. It gets very heavy, and it’s really dark. It’s about a guy who loves inflicting pain on people and how he gets off on it. It’s really cool! It’s always fun because I’ll write a song let Munky get a hold of it and he’ll put his flavor on it, and it turns into a whole different monster. It’s really cool.” – Jonathan Davis
http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/jonathan-davis-of-korn-talks-disturbed-tour-discovering-the-cure-acid-bath-and-more/8167471
Hey anyone here remember JoVi XD? Lol well depends who here was a kornspacer?
What’s up?
Hope they dont do too much “Experimenting” and just play what they dominate at. I always thought issues was their heaviest so this new album should rock.
I’d say Untouchables was heaviest, but then again, self-titled and Life is Peachy are also heavy in their own perspective. Untouchables is obviously a fav of mine
Untouchables is my favorite as well!
good news! by the way.. this is an awesome website for korn fans, keep it up!
Stoaked!!! Can not wait for a new koRn album!!
Munk in the studio – sounds like the past and the future. mmmmm
I wish they wouldn’t incorporate any electronic influences at all.
I hear ya
Excited for this, but yet I am always excited for a new album.
This is going to be a kick ass album; I already know! Don Gilmore is a great producer, waaaaay better than Ross Robinson IMO!
We are very eager to hear this album! They are so silent about it…makes us all wonder WTF is up!
OMG I know! Something’s going on! Kornspiracy, Kornspiracy!
No kidding! I’m not used to being kept in the dark haha!!!
Has anyone seen or posted this yet?
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/148752_337094009729100_495667544_n.jpg
Head from Instagram January 10th, Jonathan from Instagram January 25th. I did not put this together and am not taking credit for it.
We sure have! We posted that a few weeks ago!
Ah I must have missed it ><
LOL it’s ok…we were the ones that put that photo together and it got circulated from there
this album is gonna be a classic!!!
“13 down….7 more to go…bed time” —-> i think this would be a pre-selection to mix. Can’t wait for new album!
Sluggo must be mixing and mastering the album! A little KoRnfused as to what his role is.
Nothing to be confused about…he’s been working on the new Korn album with them for months.
I know; I follow him on Facebook. But at first I thought he was just going to their studio to collaborate with them on some tracks but know it seems he’s helping with the editing process. Either way I’m still super stoked for this album! Can’t wait!
They’ve made twenty plus songs. Totally psyched. Hope at least sixteen of them make it on the new album. Actually I hope they make like thirty plus songs and put out a double album.
I’m also blown away at the sheer number of songs we have heard they made. Munky stated 15 last fall and now Fieldy says 20 so they have been VERY VERY busy music writing machines!
Nice!!!!
Munky’s new axe looks siiiiiick
Dustep or not I’ll Be watting for you Guy’s and i hope you get all succefull at yOUR new track’s,My fellers and KoRn Family FB we will Praying for yOUR Guy’s Good Luck! We love you! Guy’s.
Post……………….Marlon RockoRner KoRnFamily Facebook.
I am way too excited. I can’t wait!!!!!!!!!
“The new music is inspired by our Issues album, or even Untouchables, that era. It’s a little more melodic and a little more aggressive at the same time.”
That’s it I can’t wait any longer ! I need to hear the new album asap or at least one single
I’ve gotta admit, this is a well made article.
Thanks Alex!