In recent news, the frontman of band, Korn, has expressed great displeasure with a contemporary of his and even accused them of stealing material and utilizing coincidental similarities in sound to his own band. Jonathan Davis, the lead vocalist of KORN, has pointed the finger at the band Sepultura for its 1996 album, Roots. In recent talk, Davis said that it is clear that not only KORN inspired this album, but also Korn was an evident component of its production. Davis further points out that the exact same producer was used for the album that KORN had used for some of theirs.

Although Davis, representing KORN, said that they, in turn, were influenced by Sepultura, and that the album is a good and classic one, he still shows his slight aggravation with his contemporaries. Still, Davis did end his small anecdote with praise of the album, saying that it’s a “classic album, so it’s all good.” However, his has not stopped members of Sepultura from taking offense.

Max Cavelera and brother, Igor, of the accused band have made known that they think the claims of Davis are “childish”. Cavelera has stated that elements of Korn’s primarily being the bass on many Korn tracks, he thinks, are “horrible” and the expression by Davis is unwarranted, in a manner of speaking. Noting that they used the same producer, Scott Burns, Max and his brother both asserted the childish response of blaming the use of one similarity to represent a complete rip-off of an entire work. In this, Sepultura and Cavelera find Davis’s claims “childish”.

The album in question, Roots, was certified as gold in the mid 2000s, and Max Cavelera continues to show pride in his band’s work. He has ascertained that he was inspired by bands of similar sounds throughout his works, but that is a common practice in every realm of music. This thought provides the backbone of Cavelera’s comment, saying that Davis’s claims of stolen inspiration as “childish”.