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Korn is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Biohazard, House of Pain, Sick of It All, Ozzy Osbourne and Tool. Those roots explain a lot about how Korn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Coal Chamber, Snot, Primer 55, Deftones and Adema, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Limp Bizkit, Incubus, 311, Orgy and Slipknot, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Korn, reaching back through Biohazard and forward to Limp Bizkit. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band L.A.P.D. Their current lineup features Shaffer (guitar), Brian "Head" Welch (guitar), Jonathan Davis (vocals), and Ray Luzier (drums), the last of whom replaced Silveria in 2007. The band is notable for pioneering and popularizing the nu metal genre.
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Korn connections
Korn grew out of Biohazard, House of Pain, Sick of It All and Ozzy Osbourne, shares an orbit with Coal Chamber, Snot, Primer 55 and Deftones, went on to shape Limp Bizkit, Incubus, 311 and Orgy. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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