CRITICAL ACCOLADES POURING IN FOR THE PATH OF
TOTALITY
New York, NY: Korn's critically lauded The
Path of Totality --an experimental album which found the
band shifting gears and exploring new territory with some of the most important
emerging producers on the electronic music scene today— landed at No. 10 on the
Billboard Top 200 this week. The album has been met with near universal
critical accolades, as the band is applauded for its ability to do something
new and fresh two decades deep into its career.
The band was recently profiled in the New York
Times' Sunday section due to their ability to embrace dubstep, which
many have deemed "the new punk." The band also wrapped a wildly
successful fall tour, including a hometown show in Los Angeles that was filmed
and streamed live for 72 hours globally with several online partners, among
them Hot Topic and Revolver, the latter of which selected The
Path of Totality as their album of the year.
The Path of Totality is being recognized for
the strength of its songs, including “Get Up!” with DJ
Skrillex, and “Narcissistic Cannibal,” another creation
with Skrillex and his protégé Kill the Noise. Other
standout tracks include “Kill Mercy Within” and "Let’s Go,"
which feature untouchable Dutch production trio Noisia.
Jonathan Davis recently pointed out to Billboard that
Korn "were dubstep before there was dubstep," thanks to the
construction of their songs. So this sonic shift is not exactly brand new
territory for them!
“Elsewhere, Excision and Downlink provide the
hardest-hitting groove in ‘My Wall.’ And for ‘Way Too Far,’ a march-tempo
monster mash, 12th Planet jacks the bass and Davis reveals something else that
he realized he could add to this fucking motherfucker: an auctioneer’s spiel.”
--SPIN, December 2011
“The track is a banger! First, I tip my hat off to the
guys of KoRn for diving into a new territory of music although I was skeptical
at first and I’m grateful KoRn didn’t neglect their original sound. Secondly,
Skrillex and Kill the Noise are animals on this track. It works! It’s fresh
material that music lovers wouldn’t expect.”
–MAGNETIC (Online), October 18, 2011
“Pioneers of the ’90s nu metal scene, the Bakersfield, CA
stadium rock band have made a huge leap of faith on their forthcoming tenth
album, The Path of Totality, collaborating with dubstep masters Skrillex,
Noisia, 12th Planet, Feed Me, Excision, Downlink, and others.…Korn’s inspired
performance went straight for the jugular….Ten albums into their career and
Korn is intentionally walking the artistic tightrope between two genres that
share a bombastic quality.”
—BIG SHOT (Online), 11/7/11
"...a set of eleven tracks that don’t pander to
either genre’s affectations and instead meld into one loud, aggressive, angry
rager. Heavy, scratchy bass grounds the band’s token drum-kit and undercuts
Davis’ signature vocals. The shrill computer-made melodies mirror the onslaught
of guitars too. There’s a weird understated balance to the whole thing that
stems from a combination of production know-how and solidarity in the
underground. The mutual sense of rage may have something to do with it
too."
—MTV HIVE (Online), 11/9/11
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