Almost thirty years into their career, one of the pillars of nu metal has just released their fourteenth album, Korn and their Requiem, which came out at the beginning of February.
It's not new for Korn to be experimenting and adding new paths to their sound, but since the return of talented guitarist Brian " Head" Welch, the band has been focusing more on melodies and direct compositions, which has worked very well, especially on The Nothing released in 2019 and now on Requiem. Of course, The Nothing is much heavier, perhaps the band's most aggressive, while Requiem follows a different, more melodic, somewhat introspective path, without losing the usual heaviness and intensity, perfectly blending heaviness and melody throughout the nine songs, which last just under thirty minutes.
I particularly like songs like Forgotten, Start the Healing, Disconnect and Worst Is On Its Way, which are true examples of the "new" sound that Korn presents on Requiem, but of course the band never loses its identity, which is something that comes through every second in a band like the Californians.
Requiem is intense, visceral, short and enjoyable, consolidating Korn as an alternative metal band that is now in its thirties and showing that it has a lot to show.
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