Korn
See You On The Other Side

THE REVIEW

Imperishable.

This is perhaps the adjective that best suits the former Californian quintet led by charismatic singer Jonathan Davis; indeed, I wouldn't know how else to describe a group that has been active for over a decade and stubbornly anchored to an aggressive sound that, despite slight fine-tunings, has remained the same for at least seven years.

It was the great sales and critical success achieved with the 1998 third album "Follow The Leader" that pushed Korn onto the comfortable path of self-celebration. Despite this choice, Davis & Co. have still managed to release several singles in recent years with a simple structure but a devastating impact.

At the beginning of 2005, one of the two guitarists, Brian “Head” Welch, left the band following a sudden and striking conversion to Christianity. However, the new album "See You On The Other Side" does not seem to suffer at all from his absence. The only aspect where the lack of a second guitar may have played an important role is the presence, in this work, of many tracks where the rhythm section dominates (the almost industrial "Throw Me Away", the unusual ballad "Love Song", and the more predictable "Coming Undone" and "For No One").
Compared to their early days, hip-hop influences have virtually disappeared, and the obsessive search for a catchy refrain has become more and more constant. The single "Twisted Transistor," despite a not-so-trivial chorus, still falls below Korn's standard. It goes decidedly better with the second track "Politics," appealing and violent at the same time, but it's an isolated episode. We are probably facing the worst album ever released by Korn. What a pity.