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Korn – The Path Of Totality

Filed Under: Reviews
Nov.30, 2011

Korn

The Path Of Totality

01. Chaos Lives In Everything (feat. Skrillex)
02. Kill Mercy Within (feat. Noisia)
03. My Wall (feat. Excision and Downlink)
04. Narcissistic Cannibal (feat. Skrillex and Kill the Noise)
05. Illuminati (feat. Excision and Downlink)
06. Burn the Obedient (feat. Noisia)
07. Sanctuary (feat. Downlink)
08. Let’s Go (feat. Noisia)
09. Get Up! (feat. Skrillex)
10. Way Too Far (feat. 12th Planet)
11. Bleeding Out (feat. Feed Me)

[12/03/11]
[Roadrunner Records]

Most of you should probably not even bother reading this review any further; Korn are a fairly polarizing band in the metal community, and many of you have made up your minds about them a decade or more ago. If you hate them to your core, this review isn’t likely to change your mind and will only serve as cannon fodder for allegations of how absolutely false I am. I get it, man. The idea of Korn and Limp Bizkit putting out better albums that Morbid Angel and Metallica must have asses chapped across the metalverse. Well, here we are. 2011′s been weird, huh?

For those new to the site, I grew up on Korn in the 90s. They’re one of the reasons I eventually wound up getting into heavier music than what was regularly played on the radio, so I’ll always hold a place for them in my heart. It must be a generational thing. The dudes of Metalsucks have a soft spot for hair metal like Motley Crue because of their musical environment growing up in the 80s, and how I can’t stand this new-fangled crabcore scenebro thing that’s going on. It makes sense when you think about it, but I’m starting to digress.

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Korn Debut New Video for “Narcissistic Cannibal“

Filed Under: Upcoming releases, Video
Oct.27, 2011

Despite Korn falling off the wagon, I think “Narcissistic Cannibal” is one of the best songs the band has done in years and actually gets me sort of excited for their new album The Path Of Totality, which features an array of dubstep and EDM artists. Revolver has the exclusive premiere of the band’s new video, and it’s not bad. There’s some weird shots of random figures between the band’s performance footage, which makes sense because the video was directed by the dudes behind Robot Chicken. A bit of a departure for those guys, eh?

The Path Of Totality is due out December 6th on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

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From The Archive: Korn – Korn

Filed Under: Albums You Should Hear, From the Archive
Oct.12, 2011

The discovery of a new band is always exciting. Will it be something you’ve heard countless times? An experience that leaves a bad taste in your mouth? Or is it a treat from which you cannot stop consuming? I wanted to take a trip back in time to reminisce about bands/albums that not only introduced me to heavy music, but kept me coming back for more…

From The Archive: Korn – Korn

Dan’s busy this week and I had just realized that I have never bothered to reach into his brainchild article From the Archive. I thought I could use the platform to talk about an album that I feel is greatly under-appreciated in the metal community, and that’s Korn‘s 1994 self-titled debut album, an album that—like it or not—influenced an entire movement of hard rock and metal for decades to come.

Korn holds a special place in my heart, as they were my favorite band in my teenage years, bridging the gap between radio-friendly hard rock and hip hop and into the realm of metal. Korn get a lot of flack from fans of extreme metal though, and I can see why. You can blame them if you like for bands like Disturbed and Limp Bizkit and whatever other nu-metal bands that saturated the market in the late 90′s and early 00′s. However, before the trend and rise to fame and eventual journey into rap-metal aesthetics, Korn’s debut album is a raw and emotional record that really created a sound that wasn’t heard before. Korn took cues from grunge and heavy metal to form this aggressive and twisted being that really was new and exciting.

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So, I Really Like The New Korn Song, “Narcissistic Cannibal”

Filed Under: General News, New music, Upcoming releases
Oct.12, 2011

First off, this won’t be the only Korn post you’ll see today. Entirely coincidental. If you happen to hate them with a passion, we are sorry and I totally get it.

But anyway, as you may know, Korn are doing a collaboration album with various dubstep artists like Skrillex and some other names I’m not familiar with. I’m not all that familiar with dubstep and I certainly wouldn’t call myself a fan, but I was once a huge fan of Korn before I got into metal, so I’m approaching their tenth studio album The Path Of Totality with both anticipation and with a grain of salt. On one hand, I appreciate how every Korn album had its own identity and sounded different from the last; they’ve never made the same album twice regardless of whether they meant to or not. On the other hand, I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth ever since Korn III and have fallen off the wagon a bit over time so I’m not sure if I’m going to like it or not.

I thought “Get Up”, the first single from The Path of Totality, was pretty silly. It has grown on me since then, but I was still unsure if the gimmick was going to work. I did enjoy the aesthetic of the guitar riffs, punchy bass, and the swelling and stabbing synths, but would it translate well over the course of a whole album?

Then today I heard a radio-rip of “Narcissistic Cannibal,” the album’s second single, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It reminded me of Untouchables, one of their best albums. You can give that a listen below.

What I liked about post-Head Korn is that, aside from Korn III, they’ve been pretty experimental and had a touch of industrial to them. This song takes them back on that path, so I’m behind that 100%. I’m still a bit apprehensive about where this album’s going to go, but so far it’s looking better than the last one.

The Path of Totality is due out December 6th on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

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Suicide Silence – The Black Crown

Filed Under: Reviews
Jul.11, 2011

Suicide Silence

The Black Crown

01. Slaves to Substance
02. O.C.D.
03. Human Violence
04. You Only Live Once
05. Fuck Everything
06. March To The Black Crown
07. Witness The Addiction
08. Cross-Eyed Catastrophe
09. Smashed
10. The Only Thing That Sets Us Apart
11. Cancerous Skies

[07/12/11]
[Century Media]

Suicide Silence catch the ire of many a metal fan, myself included. I can’t say I can blame anyone who does on passing, with relentless breakdowns and an annoying birdlike frontman who doesn’t have much of an employment prospect available outside of being a vocalist. Luckily for him, Suicide Silence is doing just fine, and if The Black Crown is any indication, they will continue to be.

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Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra

Filed Under: Reviews
Jun.22, 2011

Limp Bizkit

Gold Cobra

01. Introbra
02. Bring it Back
03. Gold Cobra
04. Shark Attack
05. Get A Life
06. Shotgun
07. Douche Bag
08. Walking Away
09. Loser
10. Autotunage
11. 90.2.10
12. Why Try
13. Killer In You

[06/28/11]
[Interscope]

What’s the point of reviewing a band like Limp Bizkit on a metal blog? Limp Bizkit’s comeback album Gold Cobra is their first release in nearly six years and has been the subject of hatred since long before its release. To slag an album such as Gold Cobra would be a pointless exercise in patience and I’d just be preaching to the choir, and to praise it would be the suicide of whatever credibility I may have. Really, there’s no win either way if I were to review an album like this for you folks, so I might as well just do it for myself.

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In Flames – Sounds Of A Playground Fading

Filed Under: Reviews
Jun.10, 2011

In Flames

Sounds of a Playground Fading

01. Sounds of a Playground Fading
02. Deliver Us
03. All For Me
04. The Puzzle
05. Fear Is The Weakness
06. Where The Dead Ships Dwell
07. The Attic
08. Darker Times
09. Ropes
10. Enter Tragedy
11. Jester’s Door
12. A New Dawn
13. Liberation

[06/21/11]
[Century Media]

In Flames are one of those bands that will always be very near and dear to my heart no matter what. Being one of the bands that helped me gain an ear for the hard stuff, because of their accessible approach at death metal in their older material and the tuneful choruses of their newer material, they quickly became one of my favorite bands some years ago. I’ve since outgrown that predictable “modern metal” sound and began to notice a pattern in their work which indicated a push towards… something. At the time, I considered Come Clarity brilliant step in the right direction, and it took A Sense Of Purpose some time to grow on me once I overlooked some of the angst-ridden lyrics. But hey, I was going through some relationship troubles at the time and that line, “I feel like shit, but at least I feel something,” really spoke to me, y’know?

But I’ve gotten a little bit older and I’d like to think that my tastes have become a touch more refined since then (some would argue to the contrary, but that’s neither here nor there). It was pretty much a given that In Flames would continue on in in their “evolution,” which would no doubt be exponential after losing founding guitarist Jesper Stromblad. The band I fell and love with and traveled for hours to see on multiple occasions was changing before my eyes and I was a bit apprehensive, but optimistic. Then I realized that I felt the same way about Korn III, and we all know how that turned out. Even still, if any band is worth my effort and attention, it’s In Flames.

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I Don’t Mind The New Korn Song.

Filed Under: New music, Upcoming releases
Apr.15, 2011

I know I’m putting myself in the opposition, but hear me out on this before the mindless among you start flinging out f-bombs and removing us from your bookmarks or RSS readers. I grew up on Korn, and they’re the band that got me out of more mainstream music and into heavier listening. I think it’s safe to say that without Korn, I might not have jumped ship from radio rock and hip hop. For years, they were my favorite band, so I still hold them in high regard as far as being influential and so forth. They’re by no means my favorite band anymore, but I still respect the dudes.

That being said, I disliked their latest album Korn III. It just felt like a soulless attempt at reaching back to an older sound—it just didn’t work for me. I still enjoy their later industrial-tinged work in See You On The Other Side and Untitled, though. The thing I liked about Korn is that each album sounded a bit different from the last, and to retread and backtrack like they did on Korn III messed with their evolution as a band.

So next month, Korn will be releasing a new EP with at least one song being a collaboration with dubstep artist Skrillex called “Get Up.” The riffs of Korn work well in the context of a dubstep influence, and admittedly the song is pretty catchy. “Get Up” is by no means intellectually stimulating or a bastion of musicality, but to me, it’s a step up from Korn III. It kind of reminds me of their Untouchables-era stuff with synth, and I don’t mind it at all. I know a lot of you are going to hate it before you even press play, but I can’t say I blame you.

I have no idea when the new EP comes out specifically because I didn’t look too far into it, but it’s not like anyone here cares anyway, so there you go.

- JR

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Ammo For Suicide Silence Haters

Filed Under: RAGE, Video
Apr.04, 2011

I don’t usually hate on bands just for the sake of hatin’, especially bands that I actually enjoy (yes, I am among the minority here at HBIH who calls himself a Suicide Silence fan), but I stumbled on  the below video of Krank TV’s ‘Day in the Life of Chris Garza’ and I couldn’t help but post it here:

The thing is just amazingly, awkwardly, hilariously bad the entire way through and bursting at the seams with laughs. Highlights include:

-When the Krank guy asks Garza about his guitar inspirations, he cites Dimebag Darrell, Munky(!), and Jimi Hendrix as his top influences. He goes on to say that “Munky and Jimi Hendrix” are his top two guitarists ever.  Let that sink in for a second. MUNKY…. and Hendrix. Sorry dude, I fully agree with you on Hendrix-I think he’s the best guitarist ever to walk the earth. But putting him in the same breath as Munky?? from Korn?!? I used to be a Korn fan, but come ON.  I don’t even know what else to say about that….

-When Chris is jamming out on some new Krank amp, the interviewer/Krank amp guy tells him his tone is a lot like Dimebag’s used to be. Then, of course, this compells Chris to break out the riff from “Walk”. Ugh, barf….you really telling me that Chris Garza, the rhythm guitarist for one of a million deathcore bands out there,  sounds like the one-in-a-million Dimebag fucking Darrell, dude?

Like THIS guy?!

NOPE. Quit shitting on the legend’s legacy with these comparisons please.

I know it’s Krank’s job to wine, dine, and pretend to worship the artists they are courting. But man, they are so awkwardly and blatantly failing at it that it makes me wonder if filming this shit is doing everyone more harm than good.

Anyway, Suicide Silence’s new album is due out sometime this summer if any of you care.

-JB

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Emmure – Speaker of the Dead

Filed Under: Reviews
Feb.16, 2011

Emmure

Speaker of the Dead

01. Children of Cybertron
02. Area 64-66
03. Dogs Get Put Down
04. Demons With Ryu
05. Solar Flare Homicide
06. Eulogy of Giants
07. Bohemian Grave
08. 4 Poisons 3 Words
09. Cries of Credo
10. Last Words To Rose
11. A Voice From Below
12. Drug Dealer Friend
13. My Name Is Thanos
14. Lights Bring Salvation
15. Word of Intulo

[02/15/11]
[Victory Records]

By now Emmure should automatically trigger something in your brain. Whether it’s a psychological defense mechanism that makes Korn sound as good as Atheist or just pure, unbridled rage and anger, there should be some sort of kneejerk reaction to this six letter travesty. If, however, this does not happen simply because you don’t know who they are, then let me explain. Imagine the most uncreative, derivative musicianship that revolves around chugging and notoriously generic breakdowns. Then add a minute amount of vocal talent that gets wasted by horrible “talking” passages and you have Emmure

So, Speaker of the Dead, Emmure’s 4th album. Four albums usually means you have a pretty decent career and are worthy of resigning and making albums, but keep in mind this is their fourth album in a 5 year timespan. Yes, in a world where the standard is every other year, Emmure have vomited a whopping four albums since 2007. Its gotten to the point that records to Emmure is like babies to whores. Fathoming how they make so many albums is nigh impossible because they’re certainly “worthy” enough for Victory Records to be their label and there is certainly a “demand” to see them live. Then again, you probably only need a week or two to write the material. All this aside, there is good news! Speaker of the Dead is…

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