Korn - RCK253

Korn’s first album is self-titled: Korn, released on October 11, 1994.

🔥 Key Info:

• Genre: Nu metal (they helped pioneer it)

• Label: Immortal/Epic Records

• Producer: Ross Robinson

• Sound: Aggressive, downtuned guitars, slap bass, emotional and raw vocals—blending metal, hip-hop, and funk influences.

📀 Tracklist Highlights:

1. Blind – The iconic opener (“Are you ready?”) that set the tone for nu metal.

2. Ball Tongue

3. Need To

4. Clown

5. Divine

6. Faget – Controversial, deeply personal.

7. Shoots and Ladders – Nursery rhymes with bagpipes and a heavy twist.

8. Predictable

9. Fake

10. Lies

11. Helmet in the Bush

12. Daddy – A disturbing and emotional closer about abuse (hidden track format).

💥 Impact:

• Marked the birth of nu metal as a major movement.

• Gained a cult following despite little mainstream radio play.

• Raw, unfiltered expression of pain and alienation, especially on “Daddy,” made it controversial but deeply influential.