Korn tell Rolling Stone they will release
their new album, The Paradigm Shift, on October 1st. The record, produced
by Don Gilmore (Pearl Jam, Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory) finds
guitarist Brian "Head" Welch returning to the fold after an
eight-year absence.
With the two-guitar sound that shaped the early
multi-platinum Korn albums back in place, Welch says the record has a lot of
vintage Korn sounds. "I'm a metalhead. I love rock music, and I came here
just wanting to do the old Korn vibe, but with a new twist," he says.
"Me and Munky [James Shaffer] haven't been playing guitar together for
eight years, so we came in just wanting to jam out with the bass player Fieldy
[Reginald Arvizu] and Ray [Luzier], our drummer . . . 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. And the melodies, the lyrics and the choruses on these songs
are at a new level. It's my favorite album by Korn."
For frontman Jonathan Davis, having Head back as part of the
family is welcome news. "Originally, him and Munky, what was interesting
about the band and what we did was that twin guitar thing. So I think it brought
unity back between those two," Davis says. "To have our brother back
was really good for morale. It was just fun being in the studio with his goofy
ass again."
