Korn (album)

Korn
Studio album by
Korn
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)
RecordedMay–June 1994
StudioIndigo Ranch, Malibu
GenreNu metal[1]
Length65:45
Label
ProducerRoss Robinson
Singles from Korn
  1. "Blind"
    Released: August 1, 1994
  2. "Need To"
    Released: April 8, 1995
  3. "Shoots and Ladders"
    Released: June 30, 1995
  4. "Clown"
    Released: July 12, 1995

Korn (written on the album as KoЯn) is the debut studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released by Immortal and Epic Records on October 11, 1994. The band recorded the album from May to June 1994. They recorded it at Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California. Ross Robinson produced the album. Robinson had produced Korn's demo tape in 1993. The album's music is about many things, such as child abuse, bullying, and drug abuse.

Korn had four singles. The album reached number 72 on the Billboard 200 charts. Over 10 million copies of the album have been sold. Many people believe Korn was the first nu metal album.[2][3][4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Korn. "Daddy" and "Blind" are written by Korn, Dennis Shinn, and Ryan Shuck.[5]

No. Title Length
1. "Blind"   4:19
2. "Ball Tongue"   4:30
3. "Need To"   4:02
4. "Clown"   4:35
5. "Divine"   2:52
6. "Faget"   5:50
7. "Shoots and Ladders"   5:22
8. "Predictable"   4:32
9. "Fake"   4:51
10. "Lies"   3:22
11. "Helmet in the Bush"   4:02
12. "Daddy"
  • "Michael & Geri" (hidden track)
 17:31
Total length:
 65:45

References

  1. ↑ Hobson, Rich; Everley, Dave; Alderslade, Merlin (April 2, 2022). "The 50 best nu metal albums of all time". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ McIver, Joel (2002). Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk – Joel McIver – Google Books. Omnibus Press. p. 23. ISBN 0711992096.
  3. ↑ Arnopp, Jason (2001). Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Mask. Ebury Press. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-09-187933-7.
  4. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher (December 11, 2014). "Korn's 1994 Debut LP: The Oral History of the Most Important Metal Record of the Last 20 Years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. (December 11, 2014). Retrieved on September 21, 2015
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Korn – Korn". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
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