“Love & Meth”, the new video from Korn, can be seen at RollingStone.com. The song comes off the band’s 11th studio album, “The Paradigm Shift”, which sold 46,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 8 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on October 8 via Prospect Park.
“The Paradigm Shift” is the first Korn disc to feature original guitarist Brian “Head” Welch since 2003’s “Take A Look In The Mirror” and follows up 2011’s dubstep experiment, “The Path Of Totality”. Frontman Jonathan Davis told The Pulse Of Radio that Welch‘s return on guitar was a good balance to Davis‘ own continued fascination with electronic music. “We wanted to make a record that everybody was happy with, and Head coming back, I think, was great, ’cause me and him butted heads. ‘Cause he really is on the rock side and I was on the electronic side, and it was good having the compromise on both sides. It was just good for the creative process, I think.”
Welch recently told Rolling Stone that the new album has “the old Korn vibe, but with a new twist . . . The end product is a really good mix of old Korn mixed with some new elements. It’s got a fresh new Korn 2013 sound.”
Welch left Korn in 2005 after he converted to Christianity and got off drugs. He rejoined them for a handful of live performances last year before officially becoming part of the lineup again in early 2013.
Davis recently revealed that he was dealing with personal issues during the early stages of the new disc, including his son being diagnosed with diabetes and his own struggle to kick an addiction to anti-depression medication.
Korn and Rob Zombie will co-headline the “Night Of The Living Dreads” tour this fall. The 17-date run begins on November 3 in Reno, Nevada and wraps on November 26 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Tracklist:
01. Prey For Me
02. Love & Meth
03. What We Do
04. Spike In My Veins
05. Mass Hysteria
06. Paranoid And Aroused
07. Never Never
08. Punishment Time
09. Lullaby For A Sadist
10. Victimized
11. It’s All Wrong
12. Wish I Wasn’t Born Today [bonus track on deluxe edition]
13. Tell Me What You Want [bonus track on deluxe edition]
Upcoming Shows:
Sat, Oct 19, 2013 @ Arena Anhembi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fri, Oct 25, 2013 @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, United States
Sat, Oct 26, 2013 @ Socorro Entertainment Center, Socorro, TX, United States
Sat, Feb 22, 2014 Brisbane, Australia
Sun, Feb 23, 2014 @ RNA Showgrounds, Sydney, Australia Olympic Park
Fri, Feb 28, 2014 @ Flemington Race Course, Melbourne, Australia
Sat, Mar 1, 2014 @ Bonython Park, Adelaide, Australia
Mon, Mar 3, 2014 @ Claremont Showground, Perth, Australia
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