Korn
The Path Of Totality

Just a year after the release of "Korn III," the memory (so to speak) of what they were, the chameleonic Korn change color again with this "Path of Totality."

After being the godfathers of nu-metal, attempting to veer towards prog with the Untitled album, and passing through the pop-industrial of "See You on The Other Side," in this album the Californian band offers a mash-up of sounds and styles thanks to contributions from some famous DJs of the dubstep scene. The result is an electronic sound with only some typically Korn-like interludes.

Die-hard fans might turn up their noses, but putting aside the usual nonsense like saying they're dead now, they're just JD's solo albums, where are the guitars and bass, etc., the album should be judged for what it is, without thinking about the artist who made it.

The single Narcissist Cannibal is emblematic of the new path, a pop-ish track with techno-dance echoes but at the same time alternative in the bridge. The psychedelia of frontman and vocalist Jonathan Davis intertwines with the drum machines and synthesizers in Burn of Obedient and Sanctuary, but the pinnacle is reached with the last two tracks Way Too Far (a pseudo-industrial ballad) and Bleeding Out (a fitting conclusion to this fusion of sounds). Let's Go is the song least touched by electronics with a decidedly more rock sound.

The only doubt is whether the Korn brand is still to be considered a real band or if their product is the result of only Jonathan Davis's mind.

On the whole a breath of fresh air on the alternative scene.