The untitled eighth studio album by American nu metal band Korn was released on July 31, 2007, by Virgin Records. It is the band's only studio release without an official drummer, released between the departure of David Silveria in 2006 and the arrival of Ray Luzier in late 2007. Vocalist Jonathan Davis hired drummers Terry Bozzio and Brooks Wackerman as session musicians. The album was intentionally released without a title, as Davis reasoned, "Why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it?"[1] The album was certified gold in the United States on October 30, 2007.[2]
This album was the first without former drummer David Silveria, instead, Korn enlisted the help of Terry Bozzio, Brooks Wackerman, as well as Jonathan Davis for drumming.[3][4] Also, the band recruited Zac Baird as keyboardist on this album. An MTV article published on May 17, 2007, includes an interview with Munky as he details the process of the new studio album, while also revealing several song titles. On May 28, vocalist Jonathan Davis joined Dutch radio station 3FM immediately after his performance at the Pinkpop Festival. He commented on the band's upcoming album, stating it "will not be titled." He elaborated, "We had the world's greatest drummer Terry Bozzio in and Brooks Wackerman from Bad Religion in and I played drums on some songs too. I'm so proud of it, we just can't wait to show people what we've done." Davis went on to say "We didn't want to label this album. It has no boundaries. It has no limits and why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it?"
Terry Bozzio's contributionsedit
After successfully recording six tracks with Bozzio, Zac Baird announced that Bozzio would not be touring with the band on the Family Values Tour 2007. Jonathan Davis claims "things just got weird [with Bozzio]." Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion was brought in to record some tracks, and even Jonathan Davis himself contributed, something not done since 1999's Issues. Munky stated in an interview that Bozzio had imposed himself on the band. He mentioned that among other things, Bozzio had demanded to be a full member of the band while receiving 25% interest; the band felt that this was "offensive", therefore, Korn decided not to tour with Bozzio.[5]Joey Jordison of Slipknot would tour with Korn on the Family Values Tour, along with the Bitch We Have a Problem Tour.
When premiering the single "Evolution" on KROQ on May 16, 2007, guitarist Munky noted that the band re-recorded much of the Matrix's tracks with Atticus Ross because of the band being dissatisfied with how the material had turned out. This was later confirmed in a Reuters/Billboard article:
This time around, amid some changes—founding drummer David Silveria is on hiatus to become a restaurateur, and The Matrix left the project early in the recording process—the band has crafted perhaps its most musically serious work since 2002's Untouchables. On the album's 13 tracks, Korn balances every chorus with murky keyboard atmospheres and toying arrangements, with songs that deeply explore a mood before exploding into a frenzy.
Releaseedit
The album was released through EMI/Virgin in various territories, starting on July 27, 2007. The band ventured on the trio's Family Values Tour 2007 several days prior to the release and toured in support of the new record. The deluxe edition contains the bonus track "Sing Sorrow" (which follows the thirteenth track, "I Will Protect You"), a bonus DVD containing behind-the-scenes footage, hundreds of never-before seen photos of the band. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, the highest since Untouchables. The untitled album sold 123,000 copies in its first week.[6] It also fell off the charts within twelve weeks, accumulating twenty weeks altogether. In the United States, this is the most recent Korn album to receive any sort of certification from the RIAA.
July 27, 2007 – Germany
July 30, 2007 – United Kingdom, Mexico
July 31, 2007 – United States, Canada
August 8, 2007 – Japan
October 14, 2007 – Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore
Reception was mostly met with a mixed response from critics. Metacritic registered an aggregate score of 51 out of 100.[7] The most positive reviews coming from IGN, The Gauntlet, and Billboard. IGN noted that, "There's an overall cohesion from start to finish, and repeated listens continue to reveal new and intriguing elements at every turn, which bodes well for the future",[11] while The Gauntlet wrote, " 'Untitled' is the most articulate recording the band has delivered to date."[18]Entertainment Weekly also praised the album as being the band's best release "since 1999's 'Issues'".[10]
On the contrary, AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that the band is going through a "middle-age slump" and that the album "doesn't break them out of it."[8]Rolling Stone asserted that Korn sounds "wounded and diminished",[17] while PopMatters agreed, calling it "tired, bland and dated... merely going through the motions rather than creating honest music."[16]
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^"KORN Guitarist: 'We Have 15 New Songs Written'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. November 8, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^"KORN Guitarist Says Drummer TERRY BOZZIO's Demands Were 'Offensive'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 3, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^Hasty, Kathy (August 8, 2007). "Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ ab"Korn: Untitled (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 32.Týden 2007 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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The untitled eighth studio album by American nu metal band Korn was released on July 31 2007 by Virgin Records It is the band s only studio release without an official drummer released between the departure of David Silveria in 2006 and the arrival of Ray Luzier in late 2007 Vocalist Jonathan Davis hired drummers Terry Bozzio and Brooks Wackerman as session musicians The album was intentionally released without a title as Davis reasoned Why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it 1 The album was certified gold in the United States on October 30 2007 2 UntitledStudio album by KornReleasedJuly 31 2007 2007 07 31 RecordedOctober 2006 March 2007GenreAlternative metal nu metalLength48 47LabelEMIVirginProducerAtticus RossKorn chronologySee You on the Other Side 2005 Untitled 2007 Korn III Remember Who You Are 2010 Singles from Untitled album Evolution Released May 17 2007 Hold On Released October 8 2007 Kiss Released April 7 2008 Haze Released April 22 2008 Contents 1 Background information 1 1 Terry Bozzio s contributions 1 2 The Matrix s departure 2 Release 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts and certifications 6 1 Certifications 7 ReferencesBackground information editThis album was the first without former drummer David Silveria instead Korn enlisted the help of Terry Bozzio Brooks Wackerman as well as Jonathan Davis for drumming 3 4 Also the band recruited Zac Baird as keyboardist on this album An MTV article published on May 17 2007 includes an interview with Munky as he details the process of the new studio album while also revealing several song titles On May 28 vocalist Jonathan Davis joined Dutch radio station 3FM immediately after his performance at the Pinkpop Festival He commented on the band s upcoming album stating it will not be titled He elaborated We had the world s greatest drummer Terry Bozzio in and Brooks Wackerman from Bad Religion in and I played drums on some songs too I m so proud of it we just can t wait to show people what we ve done Davis went on to say We didn t want to label this album It has no boundaries It has no limits and why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it Terry Bozzio s contributions editAfter successfully recording six tracks with Bozzio Zac Baird announced that Bozzio would not be touring with the band on the Family Values Tour 2007 Jonathan Davis claims things just got weird with Bozzio Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion was brought in to record some tracks and even Jonathan Davis himself contributed something not done since 1999 s Issues Munky stated in an interview that Bozzio had imposed himself on the band He mentioned that among other things Bozzio had demanded to be a full member of the band while receiving 25 interest the band felt that this was offensive therefore Korn decided not to tour with Bozzio 5 Joey Jordison of Slipknot would tour with Korn on the Family Values Tour along with the Bitch We Have a Problem Tour nbsp This album features drummer Terry Bozzio formerly of Missing Persons and Frank Zappa The Matrix s departure edit When premiering the single Evolution on KROQ on May 16 2007 guitarist Munky noted that the band re recorded much of the Matrix s tracks with Atticus Ross because of the band being dissatisfied with how the material had turned out This was later confirmed in a Reuters Billboard article This time around amid some changes founding drummer David Silveria is on hiatus to become a restaurateur and The Matrix left the project early in the recording process the band has crafted perhaps its most musically serious work since 2002 s Untouchables On the album s 13 tracks Korn balances every chorus with murky keyboard atmospheres and toying arrangements with songs that deeply explore a mood before exploding into a frenzy Release editThe album was released through EMI Virgin in various territories starting on July 27 2007 The band ventured on the trio s Family Values Tour 2007 several days prior to the release and toured in support of the new record The deluxe edition contains the bonus track Sing Sorrow which follows the thirteenth track I Will Protect You a bonus DVD containing behind the scenes footage hundreds of never before seen photos of the band The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 the highest since Untouchables The untitled album sold 123 000 copies in its first week 6 It also fell off the charts within twelve weeks accumulating twenty weeks altogether In the United States this is the most recent Korn album to receive any sort of certification from the RIAA July 27 2007 Germany July 30 2007 United Kingdom Mexico July 31 2007 United States Canada August 8 2007 Japan October 14 2007 Vietnam Philippines Singapore December 18 2007 United Arab EmiratesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic51 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Entertainment Weekly B 10 IGN8 10 11 New York Daily News mixed 12 The New York Times7 10 13 NME5 10 14 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 PopMatters4 10 16 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 Reception was mostly met with a mixed response from critics Metacritic registered an aggregate score of 51 out of 100 7 The most positive reviews coming from IGN The Gauntlet and Billboard IGN noted that There s an overall cohesion from start to finish and repeated listens continue to reveal new and intriguing elements at every turn which bodes well for the future 11 while The Gauntlet wrote Untitled is the most articulate recording the band has delivered to date 18 Entertainment Weekly also praised the album as being the band s best release since 1999 s Issues 10 On the contrary AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that the band is going through a middle age slump and that the album doesn t break them out of it 8 Rolling Stone asserted that Korn sounds wounded and diminished 17 while PopMatters agreed calling it tired bland and dated merely going through the motions rather than creating honest music 16 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Intro Korn1 572 Starting Over Korn Atticus Ross Zac Baird4 023 Bitch We Got a Problem Korn The Matrix A Ross Baird3 224 Evolution Korn The Matrix Baird3 375 Hold On Korn The Matrix Baird3 066 Kiss Korn A Ross Leo Ross Baird4 107 Do What They Say Korn The Matrix A Ross L Ross Baird4 178 Ever Be Korn The Matrix Terry Bozzio Baird4 489 Love and Luxury Korn The Matrix Baird3 0010 Innocent Bystander Korn The Matrix Baird3 2811 Killing Korn The Matrix Bozzio Baird3 3612 Hushabye Korn The Matrix Baird3 5213 I Will Protect You Korn The Matrix Bozzio Baird5 29Total length 48 47 Deluxe limited edition bonus trackNo TitleLength14 Sing Sorrow 4 35Total length 53 22 Digital and Vinyl deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength14 Sing Sorrow 4 3515 Overture or Obituary 3 02Total length 56 20 Japanese edition bonus trackNo TitleLength14 Evolution Dave Garcia Morgan Page Remix 6 36 Japanese limited edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength14 Sing Sorrow 4 3315 Evolution Dave Aude Remix 7 38 Russian edition bonus trackNo TitleLength14 Appears 3 01 Enhanced editionNo TitleLength14 Haze 2 4715 Hold On Video 3 3316 Hold On Video Trailer 1 The People of Ballsville Love Ballsville Beef Party 1 0117 Hold On Video Trailer 2 T V Commercial for Ballsville Beef Party 0 3018 Hold On Video Trailer 3 Dark Stranger s Personal Message to Ballsville Beef Party 0 3019 Hold On Video Trailer 4 Ballsville Channel 3 News Last Interview with JC Kornato 1 1220 Hold On Video Game Trailer 0 30 MP3 download from official Korn fan clubNo TitleLength1 Once Upon a Time Sing Sorrow with alternate lyrics 4 35 Deluxe edition bonus DVD Making of documentary Korn photo slideshowPersonnel editKorn Jonathan Davis vocals bagpipes drums on Bitch We Got a Problem and Love and Luxury additional drums on Kiss and Hushabye James Munky Shaffer guitar lap steel guitar Reginald Fieldy Arvizu bass Additional musicians Terry Bozzio drums on Intro Starting Over Kiss Do What They Say Ever Be Killing I Will Protect You and Sing Sorrow Brooks Wackerman drums on Evolution Hold On Innocent Bystander and Hushabye Zac Baird keyboards organ synthesizer Mixing Terry Date mixing on Evolution Do What They Say Innocent Bystander and I Will Protect You Alan Moulder mixing on Starting Over Hold On Kiss Ever Be and Love and Luxury A amp R Peter Katsis A amp R James Bryant A amp R A amp R coordination art consultation Technical personnel Atticus Ross producer mixing on Intro and Bitch We Got a Problem Korn and The Matrix Lauren Christy Graham Edwards Scott Spock production Jim Bud Monti and Frank Filipetti recording engineering Doug Trantow additional engineering mixing on Intro and Bitch We Got a Problem Stephen Marcussen mastering for Marcussen Mastering Hollywood CA Stewart Whitmore digital editing Leopold Ross production assistant Jeff Kwatinetz executive producer exclusive management for The Firm Jeff Katsis exclusive management for The Firm John Branca Gary Stiffelman and David Byrnes legal representation for Ziffren Brittenham Branca Fischer Gilbert Lurie Stiffelman and Cook LLP Larry Einbund and Bill Vuylsteke business management for Provident Financial Management Darryl Eaton and Rick Roskin booking agents for Creative Artists Agency Nikki Hirsch product management Sean Mosher Smith art direction and design Richard Kirk artwork Chapman Baehler photographyCharts and certifications editAlbum Chart 2007 Peakposition Australian Albums Chart 19 11 Austrian Albums Chart 20 3 Belgian Albums Chart Flanders 21 28 Belgian Albums Chart Wallonia 22 17 Canadian Albums Chart 23 5 Czech Albums CNS IFPI 24 5 Danish Albums Chart 25 20 Dutch Albums Chart 26 32 Finnish Albums Chart 27 2 French Albums Chart 28 8 German Albums Chart 29 3 Greek Albums IFPI 30 1 Irish Albums Chart 31 31 Italian Albums Chart 32 19 Mexican Albums Chart 33 11 New Zealand Albums Chart 34 3 Norwegian Albums Chart 35 24 Polish Albums Chart 36 23 Scottish Albums Chart 37 18 Spanish Albums Chart 38 55 Swedish Albums Chart 39 17 Swiss Albums Chart 40 9 UK Albums Chart 41 15 UK Rock amp Metal Albums OCC 42 1 US Billboard 200 23 2 US Billboard Top Rock Albums 23 1 US Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums 23 1 US Billboard Top Alternative Albums 23 1 US Billboard Tastemaker Albums 23 2 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales Russia NFPF 43 Gold 10 000 United States RIAA 2 Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Singles Year Song USAlt 44 USMain USDance 45 CZE Rock 46 LAT 47 UK 41 2007 Evolution 20 4 18 12 29 114 Hold On 35 9 9 39 2008 Kiss Haze References edit Korn Cancels Hellfest Appearance blabbermouth net June 22 2007 Archived from the original on May 19 2008 Retrieved August 25 2008 a b American album certifications Korn Untitled Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved December 12 2020 KORN Frontman On 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