Korn are the first band to be labeled as nu metal, starting the New Wave of American Heavy Metal
New Delhi:
Grammy-award-winning metalband Korn, who are on their maiden visit to India thisSeptember, say it is an honour for them to perform in thecountry.
Formed in 1993, the American band comprising leadvocalist Jonathan Davis, guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer,bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and drummer Ray Luzier, saidthat performing in India for their 'Path of Totality Tour'would be an experience in itself.
"This was an experience we could not pass up. We havenever been to India, and to have the opportunity to play insuch a beautiful and important country was an incrediblehonour. We can't wait to play these shows and see our fans,and enjoy the beautiful sites," Ray told PTI in an interview.
The concert tour in support of Korn's tenth studioalbum. The tour kicked off on November 3, last year in Boston,Massachusetts.
"On this album, we have been playing some new setlists like never before. We have broken the show into threeparts.First, we will play some really old, really heavy deepcuts for all the true Korn fans. We play a lot of hits andclassic,well-known Korn tracks. So, there is something foreveryone,"frontman Jonathan said.
The India leg of the band's 'The Path of TotalityTour' will be held in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bengaluru onSeptember 5,7 and 9 respectively.
"This is a tour unlike any we have ever done. We haveheard from our Indian audiences through Facebook and ourwebsite and know that our Indian fans are crazy. These showsare going to be amazing," Munky said.
Ray said that they are hoping to make some connectionswith Indian artistes during their visit for futurecollaboration.
"We would love to collaborate with an artiste fromhere.There is so much talent coming from India. Hopefully wecan make some connections while we are in the country," hesaid.
"We know a bit of both - classical and Bollywood. TheIndian scale which is in semi-tones is really interesting,with a lot of half-notes and cool things that are not inWestern music. Some of the most talented musicians in theworld are from India, so I am really excited," Jonathan added.
Korn are the first band to be labeled as nu metal,starting the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. They have sold19 million albums in the US and 35 million worldwide.
Eleven of the band's official releases have peaked inthe top ten of the Billboard 200, eight of which have peakedin the top five.
When asked what makes the music of the band a ragewith the young, Munky said, "We are very lucky to have a lotof young fans. I often get kids in younger bands coming up tome telling me how we were a big influence on them, and it is ahuge honour to hear that.
"We have always been about putting out music we likeand what we want to hear - we don't care about what otherpeople call it or try to put it in a box. I would guess thatidea of just making music you want to hear, and daring to bedifferent resonates with younger people," he added.
Formed in 1993, the American band comprising leadvocalist Jonathan Davis, guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer,bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and drummer Ray Luzier, saidthat performing in India for their 'Path of Totality Tour'would be an experience in itself.
"This was an experience we could not pass up. We havenever been to India, and to have the opportunity to play insuch a beautiful and important country was an incrediblehonour. We can't wait to play these shows and see our fans,and enjoy the beautiful sites," Ray told PTI in an interview.
The concert tour in support of Korn's tenth studioalbum. The tour kicked off on November 3, last year in Boston,Massachusetts.
"On this album, we have been playing some new setlists like never before. We have broken the show into threeparts.First, we will play some really old, really heavy deepcuts for all the true Korn fans. We play a lot of hits andclassic,well-known Korn tracks. So, there is something foreveryone,"frontman Jonathan said.
The India leg of the band's 'The Path of TotalityTour' will be held in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bengaluru onSeptember 5,7 and 9 respectively.
"This is a tour unlike any we have ever done. We haveheard from our Indian audiences through Facebook and ourwebsite and know that our Indian fans are crazy. These showsare going to be amazing," Munky said.
Ray said that they are hoping to make some connectionswith Indian artistes during their visit for futurecollaboration.
"We would love to collaborate with an artiste fromhere.There is so much talent coming from India. Hopefully wecan make some connections while we are in the country," hesaid.
"We know a bit of both - classical and Bollywood. TheIndian scale which is in semi-tones is really interesting,with a lot of half-notes and cool things that are not inWestern music. Some of the most talented musicians in theworld are from India, so I am really excited," Jonathan added.
Korn are the first band to be labeled as nu metal,starting the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. They have sold19 million albums in the US and 35 million worldwide.
Eleven of the band's official releases have peaked inthe top ten of the Billboard 200, eight of which have peakedin the top five.
When asked what makes the music of the band a ragewith the young, Munky said, "We are very lucky to have a lotof young fans. I often get kids in younger bands coming up tome telling me how we were a big influence on them, and it is ahuge honour to hear that.
"We have always been about putting out music we likeand what we want to hear - we don't care about what otherpeople call it or try to put it in a box. I would guess thatidea of just making music you want to hear, and daring to bedifferent resonates with younger people," he added.
