subject: Korn In India - Korn Confirmed First India Tour [print this page] The most recent storm to hit the music world is 'Korn in India'. The nu-metal pioneers will be here on their "Path of Totality" Tour between September 5th to September 9th. There is no scarcity of their lovers in India. Formed in 1993, this band has come a long way in terms of popularity and musical evolution. Korn in India is a big deal for all alternate metal lovers. Since their inception with theirself titled album in 1994, Korn has made an impression in their specific genre. They will forever be known as the pioneers of the nu-metal which took metal away from the screaming load music to melodious metal that involved low groans and demonic renditions of nursery rhymes. This was backed up by amazing guitar textures and many other unconventional instruments.
In 1996, Korn came up with their next album called "Life is Peachy" which turned out to be much darker than their debut album. "Life is Peachy" incidentally was also more popular than their title album as it hit the top ten Billboard Album chart. At this point they were just about gaining popularity in America. But their music was globally identifiable as well. Indian rock fans might have been exposed to nu-metal and would have started following them by then.
But their popularity really skyrocketed with their third album "Follow The Leader". This is because they experimented with hip-hop elements infused into their alt metal genre. The experiment worked. It was a huge hit with their audience. What took "Follow The Leader" to another lever was a duet with Fred Durst, the Limp Bizkit front man.
With their next album "Issues", Korn stuck to their metal roots. However, they did not receive too much love from the audience. The songs made it to many top ten charts, but didn"t receive the popularity that "Follow The Leader" did. Korn released "Untouchables" in 2002. By then the rock trend had changed from nu-metal to moody and atmospheric, which is likeable worldwide as well. Indian Fans will be expecting tracks from "Untouchables" when we have Korn in India.
2003"s "Take A Look In The Mirror" definitely saw Korn going back to their roots. Critics called it a stronger and better version of their debut album. Already popular with rock audiences, they had now developed a mainstream fan following as well. After this, Korn released a "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1". 2005"s "See You On The Other Side" received a rather cold response and critics started predicting a downward slide for the band. 2007"s "Untitled" was no different. Then came "Korn III "" Remember Who We Are".
But as the word goes, their fan favorite album still remains "Follow The Leader". That"s it for the history lesson on Korn. "Path of Totality" now takes the band on tour to many cities and crosses three of our cities Gurgoan, Mumbai and Bangalore. Calling all nu-metal and alt metal fans to join them in their celebration of rock. It looks like Korn in India is going to see a packed house. Surely their fans in India will give them a rocking welcome. So get the concert tickets and enjoy the show.
