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MUNKY BUSINESS

The late 1990s and early 2000s can be marked by three things: chain wallets, three-quarter-length jeans, and nu-metal. While nu-metal’s mainstream days are well behind us, Korn lives on.

Most remember Korn either from their five-time platinum 1998 album Follow The Leader – which gave us such (head)bangers as “Got The Life” and “Falling Away From Me” – or from their more radio-friendly 2004 cover of Cameo’s “Word Up!”. Nevertheless, Korn live on in our hearts, minds, and record players with the release of their 13th studio album, The Nothing.

With founding bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu’s combination of fingerstyle and slap bass giving Korn their unmistakable sound, it’s still evident on their latest release, with guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer declaring, “It’s very much a

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