Korn "Take A Look In The Mirror" out 11/25/03
11-07-03, 01:36 AM
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Korn "Take A Look In The Mirror" out 11/25/03
"Take a Look in the Mirror," has been unveiled. The 13-track set, due Nov. 25 via Epic, opens with the single "Right Now," which is No. 23 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Other tracks include "Play Me" featuring rapper Nas, "Did My Time" (which appeared in the summer film "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life") and the seven-minute closer "When Will This End."
Limited editions of "Take a Look in the Mirror" will be bundled with a bonus DVD, featuring 30 minutes of content such as "Korn Kut Up" (a mix of the group's music videos), an alternate video for "Right Now" directed by Nathan Cox, a live version of "Here To Stay" and a behind-the-scenes footage of Korn's 2002 Untouchables tour.
Here is the "Take a Look in the Mirror" track list:
"Right Now"
"Break Some Off"
"Counting on Me"
"Here It Comes Again"
"Deep Inside"
"Did My Time"
"Everything I've Known"
"Play Me" (featuring Nas)
"Alive"
"Let's Do This Now"
"I'm Done Album"
"Ya'll Want a Single"
"When Will This End"
from [BILLBOARD.com]
Limited editions of "Take a Look in the Mirror" will be bundled with a bonus DVD, featuring 30 minutes of content such as "Korn Kut Up" (a mix of the group's music videos), an alternate video for "Right Now" directed by Nathan Cox, a live version of "Here To Stay" and a behind-the-scenes footage of Korn's 2002 Untouchables tour.
Here is the "Take a Look in the Mirror" track list:
"Right Now"
"Break Some Off"
"Counting on Me"
"Here It Comes Again"
"Deep Inside"
"Did My Time"
"Everything I've Known"
"Play Me" (featuring Nas)
"Alive"
"Let's Do This Now"
"I'm Done Album"
"Ya'll Want a Single"
"When Will This End"
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11-11-03, 05:29 PM
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Korn's New 'Look'
While Korn's 2002 album, "Untouchables," earned the hard rock outfit a Grammy Award for best metal performance, the experimental set drew more than the usual share of ire from critics.
But bassist Fieldy takes it in stride. "I think every record we've ever put out, there has always been bad criticism," he says. "Most of those people that are criticizing, they can't even tune a guitar. We can't please everybody."
"This is probably the heaviest record we've put out," Fieldy says of the sixth Korn record, "Take a Look in the Mirror," which bows Nov. 25 on Immortal/Epic. "I think everybody's parents will hate it, so we did a good job," he adds with certainty.
"Mirror" will contain a dozen or more songs, and it will be packaged with a DVD of unseen Korn footage.
The album's lead single, "Did My Time," hinted at the continuing fervor for the band. In August, it was the highest-debuting title this year on Billboard's Hot 100 -- at No. 38 -- that was not related to "American Idol." The track, which scored top-20 airplay at modern and mainstream rock radio, also appeared on the soundtrack to "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider-The Cradle of Life."
But, of course, the question of how many fans will buy instead of burn "Mirror" bears consideration.
Korn's last four albums debuted in the top-3 of The Billboard 200. "Life Is Peachy" arrived at No. 3 and has sold 1.8 million units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Follow the Leader" and "Issues" debuted at No. 1 and scanned 3.6 million and 3.2 million, respectively. "Untouchables" debuted at No. 2 and has moved 1.4 million units. Debut album "Korn" has sold 2.1 million.
Vocalist Jonathan Davis and Fieldy believe the sales for "Untouchables" were hurt when the album was leaked to the Internet four months prior to its release.
The band had freely passed material around while recording and made copies for friends. This time, "nobody got a copy, no one," Fieldy says. "As soon as we were done listening to the CD, we destroyed it. We didn't go online with it. I think that's how [the leak] happened the last time." Recording at Davis' home studio also provided a more secure environment.
"Mirror" is Korn's first self-produced project. Davis has a separate production credit because he, as Fieldy puts it, "did all the no-glory work" in bringing the set together.
Davis says, "I thought it was time for us to do it. Each producer brings out something different in the band, but this time was something exciting and new, and nobody knows Korn better than we know ourselves."
As on previous albums, Davis continued to draw from his personal demons when writing the lyrics. Of current single "Right Now" he says, "That was me waking up pissed off at everyone. I think everyone's just had those days where you f***ing hate people. I've just had those days where everything is going f***ing wrong.
"The last three albums, [my writing has] come from a more depressed, hurt place," he continues. "It's like I'm just f***ing mad now, just tired of all this f***ed-up s*** happening to me."
"Right Now," the album's second single, is No. 22 and No. 21 on Billboard's Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively.
from [BILLBOARD.com]
While Korn's 2002 album, "Untouchables," earned the hard rock outfit a Grammy Award for best metal performance, the experimental set drew more than the usual share of ire from critics.
But bassist Fieldy takes it in stride. "I think every record we've ever put out, there has always been bad criticism," he says. "Most of those people that are criticizing, they can't even tune a guitar. We can't please everybody."
"This is probably the heaviest record we've put out," Fieldy says of the sixth Korn record, "Take a Look in the Mirror," which bows Nov. 25 on Immortal/Epic. "I think everybody's parents will hate it, so we did a good job," he adds with certainty.
"Mirror" will contain a dozen or more songs, and it will be packaged with a DVD of unseen Korn footage.
The album's lead single, "Did My Time," hinted at the continuing fervor for the band. In August, it was the highest-debuting title this year on Billboard's Hot 100 -- at No. 38 -- that was not related to "American Idol." The track, which scored top-20 airplay at modern and mainstream rock radio, also appeared on the soundtrack to "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider-The Cradle of Life."
But, of course, the question of how many fans will buy instead of burn "Mirror" bears consideration.
Korn's last four albums debuted in the top-3 of The Billboard 200. "Life Is Peachy" arrived at No. 3 and has sold 1.8 million units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Follow the Leader" and "Issues" debuted at No. 1 and scanned 3.6 million and 3.2 million, respectively. "Untouchables" debuted at No. 2 and has moved 1.4 million units. Debut album "Korn" has sold 2.1 million.
Vocalist Jonathan Davis and Fieldy believe the sales for "Untouchables" were hurt when the album was leaked to the Internet four months prior to its release.
The band had freely passed material around while recording and made copies for friends. This time, "nobody got a copy, no one," Fieldy says. "As soon as we were done listening to the CD, we destroyed it. We didn't go online with it. I think that's how [the leak] happened the last time." Recording at Davis' home studio also provided a more secure environment.
"Mirror" is Korn's first self-produced project. Davis has a separate production credit because he, as Fieldy puts it, "did all the no-glory work" in bringing the set together.
Davis says, "I thought it was time for us to do it. Each producer brings out something different in the band, but this time was something exciting and new, and nobody knows Korn better than we know ourselves."
As on previous albums, Davis continued to draw from his personal demons when writing the lyrics. Of current single "Right Now" he says, "That was me waking up pissed off at everyone. I think everyone's just had those days where you f***ing hate people. I've just had those days where everything is going f***ing wrong.
"The last three albums, [my writing has] come from a more depressed, hurt place," he continues. "It's like I'm just f***ing mad now, just tired of all this f***ed-up s*** happening to me."
"Right Now," the album's second single, is No. 22 and No. 21 on Billboard's Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively.
from [BILLBOARD.com]
11-12-03, 08:12 AM
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Originally posted by gerrythedon
While Korn's 2002 album, "Untouchables," earned the hard rock outfit a Grammy Award for best metal performance, the experimental set drew more than the usual share of ire from critics.
While Korn's 2002 album, "Untouchables," earned the hard rock outfit a Grammy Award for best metal performance, the experimental set drew more than the usual share of ire from critics.
I ordered their "Deuce" DVD from DDD yesterday. Heard it's really good, but you need patience to navigate through it.
To get back on topic, I'm glad they're doing a song with Nas. Sure, the whole rap-metal genre is played out, but Korn kick-started the whole thing and they remain the best at pulling it off. I've missed the hip-hop element from their last couple of albums.
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11-12-03, 12:52 PM
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"I think everybody's parents will hate it, so we did a good job," he adds with certainty
11-18-03, 02:25 PM
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Originally posted by gerrythedon
Korn's New 'Look'
"Most of those people that are criticizing, they can't even tune a guitar. "
Korn's New 'Look'
"Most of those people that are criticizing, they can't even tune a guitar. "
11-18-03, 08:02 PM
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This may be a dumb question, but will this be available for sale price at BB, CC, etc. on Friday? Or will the sale price go in effect on Sunday?
(I don't even know if it will be on sale for its first week, but considering that this is a major release I imagine it will be.)
(I don't even know if it will be on sale for its first week, but considering that this is a major release I imagine it will be.)
11-20-03, 11:35 AM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
damn, do i have to buy the single of right now to hear the metallica one cover?
damn, do i have to buy the single of right now to hear the metallica one cover?
the whole track runs about 13 minutes with some blank space in between.
11-21-03, 03:38 PM
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Originally posted by gerrythedon
It's gonna be $9.99 at BB [next tuesday], so It should be that on friday too.
It's gonna be $9.99 at BB [next tuesday], so It should be that on friday too.
Maybe that's corporate policy or maybe he was just too lazy to check. Either way, I can wait a few days to save $4. I have other new stuff to tide me over.
11-22-03, 02:34 AM
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Originally posted by DJLinus
Just came back from BB and it is full price. The employee there said that it had something to do with the sale price in the computer not going into effect yada yada yada...
Maybe that's corporate policy or maybe he was just too lazy to check. Either way, I can wait a few days to save $4. I have other new stuff to tide me over.
Just came back from BB and it is full price. The employee there said that it had something to do with the sale price in the computer not going into effect yada yada yada...
Maybe that's corporate policy or maybe he was just too lazy to check. Either way, I can wait a few days to save $4. I have other new stuff to tide me over.
. I'll just wait 'till tuesday [no problem]
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i also paid the full $13.99 for the DVD+CD set. I Just figured that if you got the dvd and cd set it was that much. But than i saw the ad and it said that sale prices for new releases dont start until tuesday. I must say, this cd is awesome. I thought i would hate the colab with Nas, but it is one of my fav tracks on the disk. The final song isnt 7 minutes, its just over 3 and a half minutes... the cover of ONE comes in at 9:52 (alot of fast forwarding) and all it is, is a simple recording of their live performance from the MTV ICON METALLICA thing. Incomplete without the Guitar Solo. Bad Ass non the less! Havnt watched the DVD yet, but will in time. I def recommend this set to any Korn fans out there, or anyone who used to like Korn.. it is an awesome album
11-25-03, 02:47 AM
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Originally posted by Biguns
I def recommend this set to any Korn fans out there, or anyone who used to like Korn.. it is an awesome album
I def recommend this set to any Korn fans out there, or anyone who used to like Korn.. it is an awesome album
11-25-03, 11:34 AM
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Saw two versions at Best Buy last night. Jewel case with the CD only, and a digipak with CD and bonus DVD. Both were stickered at $13.99, but will both be $9.99 on tuesday?
Saw two versions at Best Buy last night. Jewel case with the CD only, and a digipak with CD and bonus DVD. Both were stickered at $13.99, but will both be $9.99 on tuesday?
, One Live version 