Brian “Head” Welch Says Korn’s Forthcoming Music Is Their “Best And Heaviest In Years”

According to NME, in a recent interview, founding Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch promised that the band’s forthcoming new music would be their “best and heaviest” in years. The band’s last full-length studio album Requiem arrived back in 2022.

Speaking on the process of creating the new material, Welch commented, “So we’re spending a lot more time on this new music, we’re spending a lot more money, and we don’t have any record label involved, so it’s all coming from us. And we really want to dissect our sound and remember where we came from and how we did it back then. So it’s very intense. The songs are amazing. I’m very proud of it. I feel like we are closer than we’ve ever been in the studio. And Jonathan has been there every day.”

The band recently announced a fully loaded fall North American tour featuring special guests Spiritbox and Gojira. A separate event at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 5 also includes Vended and Evanescence as well as System of a Down’s Daron Malakian and his Scars On Broadway project.

Korn Summer & Fall 2024 North American Tour Dates

9/12 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

9/14 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

9/16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

9/18 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion

9/20 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

9/21 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

9/23 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

9/25 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

9/27 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

9/28 – Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

9/29 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*

10/2 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater

10/3 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

10/5 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium^

10/6 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

10/8 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

10/10 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome

10/12 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre

10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center

10/16 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre>

10/18 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center

10/20 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

10/21 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center

10/23 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

10/25 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center

10/27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

* Festival performance

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