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Korn remembered who they were just in time to forget it all again on The Path of Totality, an unexpected left turn into dubstep and all manner of dark electronica from the kings of nu metal. Unexpected this move may be, but not unnatural. Korn always emphasized texture over riffs, so shifting from a gray guitar grind toward claustrophobic electronic collage doesn’t induce shock, apart from the shock that the album actually works. Korn’s cast of collaborators -- notably the Grammy-nominated Skrillex, but also Noisia, Excision, Feed Me, and 12th Planet -- does not redefine the band’s character but rather reinterpret it, retaining the same tempos, the same creeping minor-key melodies and riffs, the same sense of enveloping angst that have been present since their 1994 debut. The difference of arrangement -- heavy on skittish drums and electro walls of assault -- has the curious effect of making Korn seem not adventurous but rather mature: the content of Jonathan Davis’ rants matter less than his tone, and the producers have folded his vocals, along with Munky’s buzzing guitar, into a web that feels like Korn even if it doesn’t strictly sound like any other Korn album, not even the industrial-funk of See You on the Other Side. Despite all the electronics, there’s no mistaking The Path of Totality as a Korn album...and one of their better ones to boot.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Engineer, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Sonny Moore, Writer - Skrillex, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Noisia, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Thijs De Vlieger, Writer - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Nick Roos, Writer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Martijn Sonderen, Writer
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Downlink, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Excision, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Jeff Abell, Writer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - LUKE WALKER, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Engineer, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion - Sonny Moore, Writer - Skrillex, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Jake Stanczak, Writer - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Kill The Noise, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Downlink, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist, MixingEngineer - Excision, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Jeff Abel, Writer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Sean Casavink, Writer
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Noisia, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Thijs De Vlieger, Writer - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Nick Roos, Writer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Martijn Sonderen, Writer
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Downlink, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist, MixingEngineer - J Devil, Producer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Sean Casavink, Writer
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Noisia, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Thijs De Vlieger, Writer - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Nick Roos, Writer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Martijn Sonderen, Writer
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion - Sonny Moore, Writer - Skrillex, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - LUKE WALKER, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - FLInCH, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Downlink, Producer, MixingEngineer - Adam Glassco, Writer - John Dadzie, Writer - 12th Planet, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Feed Me, Producer, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Jon Gooch, Writer - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Jake Stanczak, Writer - Downlink, MixingEngineer - Kill The Noise, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Jonathan Davis, Lead Vocals, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Reginald Arvizu, Writer - James Shaffer, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Korn, Writer, MainArtist - James "Munky" Shaffer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jim Monti, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ray Luzier, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Downlink, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance, MixingEngineer - Excision, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance - Jeff Abel, Writer - Troy Beetles, Writer - Datsik, Producer, FeaturedArtist, Featured Performance, MixingEngineer - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Sean Casavink, Writer
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
Album review
Korn remembered who they were just in time to forget it all again on The Path of Totality, an unexpected left turn into dubstep and all manner of dark electronica from the kings of nu metal. Unexpected this move may be, but not unnatural. Korn always emphasized texture over riffs, so shifting from a gray guitar grind toward claustrophobic electronic collage doesn’t induce shock, apart from the shock that the album actually works. Korn’s cast of collaborators -- notably the Grammy-nominated Skrillex, but also Noisia, Excision, Feed Me, and 12th Planet -- does not redefine the band’s character but rather reinterpret it, retaining the same tempos, the same creeping minor-key melodies and riffs, the same sense of enveloping angst that have been present since their 1994 debut. The difference of arrangement -- heavy on skittish drums and electro walls of assault -- has the curious effect of making Korn seem not adventurous but rather mature: the content of Jonathan Davis’ rants matter less than his tone, and the producers have folded his vocals, along with Munky’s buzzing guitar, into a web that feels like Korn even if it doesn’t strictly sound like any other Korn album, not even the industrial-funk of See You on the Other Side. Despite all the electronics, there’s no mistaking The Path of Totality as a Korn album...and one of their better ones to boot.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:28
- Main artists: Korn
- Label: Roadrunner Records
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2011 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2011 The All Blacks B.V.
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