Korn’s Jonathan Davis On Nu-Metal: “The Last Big Movement Was Us”

25 years ago this year, Korn changed the game with their groundbreaking self-titled debut album. With its aggressive, swaggering mix of metal, hip-hop and industrial it heralded a whole new scene in heavy music – soon to be dubbed nu-metal.Speaking exclusively to Kerrang!, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis looks back on the early days of the band and shares his thoughts on being pioneers of the last mainstream-tickling movement in metal.“We were ultimately just outcasts,” remembers Jonathan. “Nobody knew what to fucking do with us in the early days; we were doing tours with No Doubt, Pennywise and KMFDM, but the metal community took us in. We had distorted guitars and were heavy, but no-one knew what to do with us.“We didn’t fit in anywhere. Who’s this guy with a fuckin’ tracksui...

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