Korn

:For other uses, see Korn (disambiguation).

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Korn is an influental nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. They are often credited with starting and instigating the nu metal genre and inspiring the wave of nu metal bands in the mid 1990s and early 2000s. In particular, assisting the careers of Limp Bizkit and Deftones.

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Korn originally formed as LAPD (which stood for Love And Peace Dude, also rumored to be Laugh At People Dying), which consisted of all five members apart from singer Jonathan Davis. They later changed their name to Creep. When Davis joined the band in 1993, they began styling their name as 'Ko?n' (with a backwards letter "R"), releasing their debut album, Korn, through Epic/Immortal Records in October, 1994. Korn is arguably the album most responsible for the rise of nu metal and influencing later nu metal bands such as Limp Bizkit.

Nu metal: Nu metal is a controversial subgenre of alternative rock. It sometimes bears some influence from hip-hop, because rhythmic innovation and syncopation are primary. Nu metal bands also feature aggressive vocals (either rapped, shouted, or sung), drop-tuned guitars that are clean or distorted, (with ri...

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California: California is a state located on the west coast of the United States. It is the most populous state in the U.S., as well as physically the most diverse, with the highest and the lowest points in the lower 48 states located within 150 miles of each other. If California were an independent nation, it...

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