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“Untouchables” is sooo good. It’s probably their most expensive record they had production wise. But the songs are so thick and heavy and I really like Jon’s vocal approach on it too.
@@MetalTrenches that’s how I feel about “FTL,” unpopular opinion. I still like it, but tracks like Seed, All in the Family, Children of the Korn and Cameltosis don’t really do anything for me.
@@Eccentricjuices I think Reclaim My Place is the only thing that bogs FTL down, imo. I love the all the cheesy rap stuff because Head and Munky really groove on their guitar writing.
@@Chris-il6iq yeah I definitely agree with Reclaim My Place. Don’t get me wrong their music in general in this time period. Very well written. It’s just the cheese that bumps it down.
I think one of the main reasons why Issues is such a phenomenal, focused, and consistent album is because Brendan O'Brian had a very professional and serious work ethic. According to the band members, Brendan did not tolerate booze, drugs, partying, etc. He didn't tolerate goofing around. Instead of a mindset of "Hey, let's party and have fun while we record this record", he had a philosophy of "When you show up to the studio, you are going to be sober, clear-headed, and ready to work."
I graduated high school in 99 so Issues will always stand out to me (along with Slipknot). I will always reach for the first album when I'm in a Korn mood. Takes me back to when I was13/14 when I got into tool and white zombie. Predictable is still my favorite Korn track. 🤘🏼
I was raised listening to KoRn and they’re my favorite band still. My favorite album is Untitled. People can think what they want but I can listen to that album nonstop and still love it. It just hits me differently.
Here's my tier list: S: Issues, Korn A: Life is peachy, follow the leader, Untouchables B: The Nothing, Requiem, The serenity of suffering C: Take a look into the mirror, The Path of Totality D: See you on the other side E: The Paradigm shift F: Untitled, Korn III: Remember who you are
I was absolutely obsessed with Korn in the mid 90's. I would literally eat, sleep and breathe Korn. I knew every little fact possible that I could research. I can't even define how much of a fan I was. But after take a look in the mirror, Korn slowly started to die for me. It's not for lack of trying, believe me. I've struggled to remain a fan. But I just don't hear Korn anymore. And despite Ray being a very talented drummer, I will never accept him as Korn's drummer. My heart lies with David's grooves.
@@garrettroberts7339I’m with you but I’m finally listening to all of the albums including everything I’ve missed. I was always a fan of the first 5 but I really like Take A Look In The Mirror and keep hearing that The Nothing is one of their best ever so I’m excited to get there.
I am a huge fanatic of thrash metal, traditional heavy metal, and melodic death metal. But I still love Korn. They are my personal "guilty pleasure" band.
I think that Untitled and TALITM both should be at least in B tier. Untitled is very original and I love how they utilized synths and other instruments on this album, while TALITM is very consistent and entertaining (for me at least)
Another great video dude. My personal rankings: S - KoRn, Issues A - Follow the Leader, The Nothing, Untouchables B - Life is Peachy, See You On The Other Side, The Serenity of Suffering C - The Paradigm Shift D - Take A Look In The Mirror, Untitled, Korn III, The Path of Totality ??? - Requiem I think Korn's been on the upswing with their last three albums, like a sort of comeback. The Nothing is my favorite Korn album since Follow the Leader, and it's emotional enough for me to realise that it's everything Korn III was supposed to be. I hope the momentum keeps going on Requiem and they have yet another A tier album, and I also hope my only complaint with the album is that it's too short.
The debut and issues as the two best korn albums, i see, you are a fellow man of culture, good sir. not quite on par with your rank of untouchables, deserves a much higher spot, that was the album that ultimately made me a korn fan.
@@MetalTrenches to be honest I can barely remember anything off of issues. What I love most about LIP is that even if there are duds, at least I remember every single song for the most part. Issues production was just boring to me.
So I agree with everything except for Untouchables that is one of my all time favorites. Although , you provided many facts about the albums and songs. The structure of your content is awesome dude keep it up
The ambience of issues is unreal same with path of totality, but issues by far creates one hell of an ambience that really resonates with different emotions.
I think KoRn is one of those bands that hasn't really put out a BAD album per say!! Sure, they put out some underwhelming albums, but their weakest albums are still better than some other major bands, and that's quite impressive given the fact that they put out 14 studio albums in 30 years. Though I'd definitely swap some albums around, their Untitled Album is their weakest imo and some songs on Follow the Leader aged like milk over the years, but most of it matches toward what I think, and is an overall a good ranking.
My ranking 1. Issuises 2. Korn 3. Path of totality 4. Follow the leader 5. The nothing 6. Requim 7. Untouchables 8. Serenity of suffering 9. The paradigm Sift 10. Life is peachy 11. See you on other side 12. Korn iii : remember who you are 13. Untitled album 14. Take a look in the mirror
Nice reviews of the albums. For me. S - Follow the Leader, Korn, The Nothing A - The Serenity of Suffering, Life is Peachy, Issues B - Requiem, Take a Look in the Mirror, Untouchables C - The Paradigm Shift, Korn III D - See You on the Other Side, Untitled, The Path of Totality
My current favorites are Take a Look in the Mirror and See You on the Other Side. I love some of their earlier work as well like Blind. I absolutely love their nasty bass sound and creative use of stuff like bagpipes. I understand everyone has their own favorites but those are my favorites. This video did give me some good recommendations to explore as well though. I do appreciate you looking at things objectively though. You did mention a "top 25 songs" with one of the last albums, and I wonder if you actually would do a video where you do more of a dive into some of your top favorite tracks.
Really interesting. Probably agree with more of this list than I would have thought. A big difference for me would be serenity hitting A tier for me and nothing being B. I LOVE serenity. It's an amazing album because it brought back an old sound but modernised it.
Take a look into the mirror has definitely grown to be a favorite of mines. Even if it wasn’t a strong album especially with the issues they went through. I prefer it over See You On The Other Side but also that wasn’t bad either lol. Kind of binging through your videos, they are quite nice
My ranking 1) Self Titled 2) Issues 3) Follow The Leader 4) Untouchables 5) Take A Look In The Mirror 6) Life Is Peachy 7) The Nothing 8) Serenity Of Suffering 9) Requiem 10) The Paradigm Shift 11) See You On The Other Side 12) The Path Of Totality 13) Untitled 14) Korn III
S - Follow the Leader (I listen to this ALL the time), Untouchables, Issues A - The Nothing, Take Another Look In The Mirror, Untitled B - Self Titled, Life Is Peachy, The Serenity of Suffering C - Korn III: Remember... The Paradigm Shift, See You On The Other Side, D - Path of Totality
I agree that Issues is probably their best album. Their debut is a close second for me. But I do have to say that Untouchables has some great songs. "Here to Stay" is maybe my single favorite Korn song. It's so pissed off and sludgy.
I am both shocked and incredibly pleased at the same time to see that you ranked the albums EXACTLY the same way I would have. You have excellent taste, my friend!
S tier Korn Issues Untouchable A tier The nothing B tier Take a look in mirror Life is peachy Follow the leader Serinity C tier Untitled Paragram Requierm D tier Path of totality Korn 3 See you on other side
What's insane to me is that all the synths off of Follow the Leader and a lot of other albums are completely made by guitar. Korn are the band that popularized 7 string guitars, invented nu metal, popularized panic chords, and started an entire new wave in American metal in general. One of the best bands of all time and one of the best and most influential debuts of all time, even if I'm not a huge fan of their debut (Issues my GOAT)
@@ReMarkArtist the reason I haven’t been liking it based on what I’ve heard so far is that korn and used to have this really filthy sound that I really like and with this album it’s sounds a little too clean for me I still like some songs on there it just doesn’t hit as hard for me as issues did
S - Korn, Issues A - Follow the Leader, The Nothing B - Untouchables, Life is Peachy, Serenity of Suffering C - Take a Look in the Mirror, See You on the Other Side, Korn III D - untitled, Paradigm Shift F - Path of Totality Haven't heard the new album yet, but based on the singles I've heard so far... Ooof! It's shaping up to be a major disappointment, especially considering how good The Nothing was (it was one of my favorite albums of 2019). Hope I'm wrong on this, but I only liked 1 of the 3 singles ("Forgotten")
@@MetalTrenches I just listened to the new album. I'd put it at C-tier. Luckily we have the new Venom Prison album. And new songs from Kreator and Arch Enemy as well.
Issues had crazy background production features. In Wake Up you can hear like a whistle or bird synth (??) in the background of the verses (only in the left speakers). Make Me Bad has a very recognizable Drum Maschine supported intro with industrial elements. Wish You Could Be Me has also such a unique sound texture. On top of that they really peaked with their guitar fx usage here (alongside Follow The Leader) 10/10 Album
I so agree on Issues being S tier. I liked Follow the Leader, and especially the track Got the Life, but when Here to Stay came out I was really floored by how good it was. And actually when talking about Untouchables. That one is also S tier for me. The album has a amazing mood to it. And I am with you on the last three albums, they are very enjoyable.
@@MetalTrenches I mixed up the titles. It is actually Falling Away From Me that really got me into the band. What a monster track is that. But Here to Stay is amazing too.
If I had to do one today 1. Untouchables 2. Issues 3. The nothing 4. KoRn 5. Follow the leader 6. Life is peachy 7. Take a look in the mirror 8. Serenity of suffering 9. Paradigm shift 10. Requiem 11. Untitled 12. Path of totality 13. See you on the other side 14. Between here and the lost 15. Perfectly preserved 16. B sides 17. Live and rare 18. Live at cbgb 19. Unplugged 20. Korns greatest hits 21. Queen of the damned soundtrack 22. End of days soundtrack 23. Videodrone 24. Any other nu metal 25. III remember who you are
@@donweensatan oh for sure, as a video or live stand alone album. It's great. Great set. Great sound. Great performance. But I just ranked the studio albums as I prefer them.
Great albums: First album, Follow the Leader, Issues, Untouchables. Good albums: Take a Look in the Mirror, The Paradigm Shift, Serenity of Suffering, The Nothing, Requiem. Ok albums: The Path of Totality, See You on the Other Side, Life is Peachy. Bad albums: Untitled, Remember who you are.
S: Life Is Peachy, Self-Titled, Issues A: Follow The Leader, Take A Look In The Mirror B: Untouchables, See You On The Otherside C: Korn 3, The Nothing, Untitled D. The Paradigm Shift, The Path of Totality, The Serenity Of Suffering F: Not sure if I've ever been turned off by Korn album that much, but from the new singles I don't have much faith in Requiem. Hopefully I'm wrong
Self-Titled----Untouchables, there isn't a song that I skip. I love the raw and heavy consistent guitar tones of Life is Peach. I love the infectious choruses on Follow the Leader. I love how they dialed it back on Issue, I see it as a more hard-rock oriented album than a nu metal album. I love the diverse guitar effects and experimentation on Untouchables, very atmospheric record. Take a look in the Mirror had potential to be great. The singles were great!! but they should have taken more time on this album. See You... there isn't a song I skip. Jonathan carries the entire record, and the rest of the band don't know to formulate a song without Brian. This must have been hard for them. Untitled I really like but at the same time forgettable. The instrumentation kind of stepped up, but not to Jonathan's level. I see this one as Jonathan's solo project. Korn III is super forced but straight up trash. Vocals and drum are the only thing i could hear on this record. Jonathan doesn't seem to have any inspiration and Ray is just doing too much on the drums. Path of Totality I think lit a fire under Korns Ass. I think the dynamic between members is finally there cause this record sounds like an actual Korn album compared to the previous 3. Paradigm Shift I love how much it sounds like Take a look in the Mirror but with avenues they've never done before. A good mix of new and old. Serenity I love how much it sounds like Untouchables + Take a look in the Mirror. This sound is Classic Korn to me. Nothing sounds more like Paradigm but with a heavier and darker presence. The sounds like New Korn material. Path of Totality--- Nothing, I didn't enjoy when they were first released. But going back in preparation for Requiem, I found a new love for those records.
Life is Peachy is raw and does have some sick drumming by David but it just feels like a weak retread of Self Titled half the time. The song K%$# feels like cringy fanservice to appeal to teenagers
@@masterknife8423 Life is Peachy, i similarly compare it to Tool's Aenima. On Undertow you feel that Tool were trying to fit in a specific area in music borrowing a lot from grunge. Trying to fit into a square. But with Aenima this is Tool simply just Jamming out as a band. Not trying to fit into a square and not pushing any envelopes yet. Just jamming and grooving with one another. Aenima has interludes such as Useful Idiot, Message to Harry Manback, Intermission, Die Eier von Satan, Cesaro Summability, and (-) ions. Life is Peachy has porno creep, Wicked, Low Rider, and to some extent Twist. Undertow and Korn's Self-titled didn't carry any interludes. It was one heavy hitting song after another. On some occasions an album does need a break in between songs, and this is what they were experimenting with. The result turned out great. I'm not a fan of interludes but these don't offend me, it makes the listen more entertaining. I do agree that Korn's self-titled is more thought out compared to Life is Peachy from the lyrics, the song writing, and song structure. But with Life is Peachy this is Korn just Jamming as a band. Grooving with one another and having fun. Aenima and Life is Peachy from the recording sounds like these two Bands had fun making these records. And that is what I really like, when you could tell that an artist had a blast making their form of art.
S- Untouchables, Follow the Leader A- Korn, Life Is Peachy B- Issues, Serenity of Suffering, The Nothing, Take a Look in the Mirror C- The Paridigm Shift, See You on the Other Side, Requiem D- The Path to Totality, Untitled, Korn lll
Paradigm shift did have a banger!!! Love and meth was their first banger in 8 yrs! A - KORN, FTL, ISSUES B - SOS, LIFE IS PEACHY, THE NOTHING C - UNTOUCHABLES, TALITM D - SYOTOS PARADIGM SHIFT E - KORN III , UNTITLED F - PATH OF TOTALITY
You know they’re a great band because their fans span all genres. In the 90s I was a British kid living in a sheltered suburban town singing Christian hymns at school and listening to the Beatles through my parents at home - the last person you’d consider a “Korn fan”. Korn came into my world through Metallica and an interest in metal. I’ve loved them for thirty years. Because there is no typical “Korn fan”. The music is so real that it stands up alongside any great music from any genre. Their music sits in my collection alongside Lou Reed, Hank Williams, Radiohead, the Beach Boys… because they’re in that category that transcends genre.
DUDE youre the first guy to rate Issues properly it's almost equal or just slightly below their debut in terms of being an instant classic! Liked and subscribed 🤟🤟
@MetalTrenches I tell ya man, I find it disappointing that their greatest era was 1994-2003, because I love "Thoughtless" from "Untouchables", but it's clear that Jonathan Davis's peak was both "Issues" and the music he wrote for "Queen of The Damned" in 2002🤷
Serinty i like alot because it goes back to the old sound more but also.keeps a new more alternative sound which i really enjoy. Still missing that funky goods,but their heading the right way
14 the dubstep one 13 Life is peachy 12 Untitled 11 Remember who you are 10 The Paradigm 9 The Serenity of Suffering 8 Follow the leader 7 Requiem 6 Take a look in the mirror 5 The Nothing 4 korn 3 Untouchables 2 See you on the other side 1 Issues
in college i converted 3 friends who were absolute haters into total believers that Issues was Korn's BEST album. You are so correct, it really is a perfect, no skips.
I'm with you on Issues. Man I've heard so many reviews where they shit on Issues. That is my favorite Korn album. 100 percent agree. Every song is a banger.
Love all KoRn's albums except Path of totality. Cool that you mentioned Periphery remain indoors. I've been listening to Periphery since the beginning of their career with Spencer.
I really don’t get how people can put untouchables above any of the first four albums; I think it has a couple of bangers, but I’m not a fan of the production or even vocals for that matter. I would definitely put take a look in the mirror above it.
Issues is pretty underrated. I remember when it came out it didnt get the best reviews but besides the self titled its the album ill throw on when i want to hear some korn.
Korn… one of the first bands I got into. Man I can write a novel on how much my friends and I loved Korn. 98/99 when “Freak on a Leash” and “Got the Life” had a lot of radio play. When I finally got a recorded copy on cassette, nonstop listen. My friend Kyle lend me the self titled and that was it. That album was their best. Still to this day. I remember playing “Shadow Warrior” on PC and my dad walked in when “F****t” was on and the lyric “you can suck my dick and fucking like it” and my dad was stupid pissed lol So many memories of Korn… I will say I never understood the hype of Untouchables. I remember a friend of my sister’s downloaded it months before it came out and I was stupid hyped…then I was majorly disappointed. Like the singles and maybe 2 other tracks are fine but god that cd is not good. I don’t care what people say. S: Self Titled, Follow the Leader A: Life Is Peachy, Issues, Nothing B: Untitled, Serenity C: Untouchables, Take a Look, III, Otherside D: Paradigm, Totality Can’t wait to listen to the new one!
My Ranking: 1. Issues 2. The Paradigm Shift 3. See You on the Other Side 4. Untouchables 5. Follow the Leader 6. The Serenity of Suffering 7. Life Is Peachy 8. Requiem 9. The Nothing 10. The Path of Totality 11. Korn 12. Untitled 13. Take a Look in the Mirror 14. Korn III: Remember Who You Are
S tier: KoRn, Issues, Follow the leader, The Serenity of Suffering A tier: Life is pieachy, B tier: Take a look in the mirror, The Nothing, Requiem C tier:The paradigm shift, Untitled D tier: The Path of Totalyty, KoRn lll, See you on the other side Thank you for ranking the band's albums! They're definitely one of my favorite bands. Personally TSOS sholud be evaluated more but it's good to see other ranking. Keep it up man!
Dude, "Daddy" is one of the greatest closing tracks of all time! I love the pure raw emotion, but I do feel bad for Jonathan Davis because he had to be a victim of that kind of crime, and his family not believing him😢😢. Anyways, KICKASS REVIEW!! Keep em coming
Ouf i ran straight to the comments when he said he didn’t like untouchables. I’m surprised he said that, as it’s JDs favorite album also the most expensive one in the making i think because the producer wanted it to be perfect
Yeah I know! I was just surprised cause I really like the album, still loved the video and pretty much agreed with everything🤘gonna go watch the other one about the album covers as I eat dinner
Stopping by cause I always drop a like on your new videos, & I have to say: I had NO idea Korn had this many albums. After "Untouchables" I dipped. I just...I couldn't. It was the album Jon spent $4.3 million to make, because he was tired of people saying he was screaming & not singing (hence the emphasis on his vocals changing for this one), but I gotta admit...I was ticked he'd let people get to him like that & change up. It's definitely awesome to stay open to change, but not like this (not like this)! Also, Korn had been losing me for awhile due to the fact a 40 year old man was still crying about high school bullies (even his friend Chino called him out on it around 2001). I got to finally see them at OzzFest 2003 & it was this perfect cap off for me. It was the closing of the book for my many years listening & loving Korn. No hate to them, or anyone who digs em, but it was just time to leave once "Untouchables" came out.
Shoots and Ladders is a song about how dark the nursery rhymes songs are. like the song pocketful of posies we all fall down, is talking about the black plague, but we sing the songs in school (when I was in school) cause it was fun and didnt know the meaning of these songs. Korn first album is the best.
For some reason I thought you had already made this video so this was a nice surprise. I saw Korn when They opened for Slipknot back in 2014. They put on a great show.
I’ve taken a break from death metal lately because of an extreme obsession with Woodstock 99. All those performances have been my shit lately, and Korn got me into Metal 4 years ago when I was still a lil turd in highschool. ARE YOU READY!?
No Gerri, you're f__ked! This is a really cool tier list and I'd have to agree with you. While some Korn's music has not aged well, I do owe a lot to them for getting me into the metal genre and the music helping me get through middle/high school as a kid with a disability and bullied relentlessly, Korn's music along with other bands kept me here.
Solid list, I mostly agree but would swap Untouchables with Follow the leader, and probs rank take a look in the mirror as D tier. Gonna go spin the new one now!
I can't wait to give Requiem a listen based off of the singles. Here would be my tier-list for Korn. S - Self-titled, Follow the Leader A - Life Is Peachy, Issues, Take a Look in the Mirror, The Serenity of Suffering B - Untouchables, The Nothing C - See You on the Other Side D - Untitled, Korn III, The Paradigm Shift F - The Path of Totality
Their last two releases are two of their top 5 records in my opinion, they may lack the "classic" feel, but musically Korn are at the top of their game still for me.
S - Take A Look In The Mirror, Follow The Leader, Korn A - The Nothing, The Paradigm Shift, The Serenity Of Suffering B - See You On The Other Side, Untouchables, Life Is Peachy C- Issues, III: Remember Who You Are D - Path Of Totality, Untitled
@@MetalTrenches honestly for me i could do without all those friggin interlude tracks on it. and outside of the singles which are amazing the other songs are just solid not great not bad just somewhere in that middle area. just one guys opinion though. i think your crazy for ranking Take a look In The Mirror so low. but hey different people different ears i guess. at the end of the day i enjoyed the video just cool to get a fellow Korn fans perceptive on the music.
My first "real" concert was in either 1994 or 1995. It was Danzig, Marilyn Manson and Korn. Pretty sure it was Manson's 2nd tour ever and Korn's 1st ever. It was in a tiny club in South Dakota. It was great. Korn's first 5 albums were pretty solid and then they lost me after that.
I think your perception of The Untouchables is a bit tainted by your young selfs bias against the album. But that’s totally fair and I appreciate that you mentioned it.
@@MetalTrenches oh I know it but I think personally certain albums are firmly either docked or added points by life experiences. You said you hated the shift as a teen in a way similar to how much I hated Vol 3 of Slipknot. Listening back I can objectively somewhat get why people love that album but it’s a fat F from me. Anyway, not shitting on you but I think years of a certain feeling can only allow relistens to do so much.
Remember who you are should have been ranked higher. That album is so underrated. Jonathan bares his soul in that album. It doesn't feel forced. It really feels authentic. But hey. That's just my opinion.
One thing i think is an issue with follow the leader that i don’t see anyone talk about is the random sound effects in the some songs that serve no purpose and actually hurt the song like the background noise in It’s On or the dog and cat noises in Dead Bodies Everywhere
I need to listen to more of the recent stuff but for me out of the first 6? 1. Korn 2. Follow The Leader 3. Life Is Peachy 4. Untouchables 5. Issues 6. Take A Look In The Mirror(really underrated.)
Korn Albums Ranked (Haven't Listened to Their full Discography) S- Korn, Life Is Peachy, Follow The Leader A- Issues, The Nothing B- Untouchables, Requiem C- Take A Look In The Mirror, The Serenity Of Suffering D- The Paradigm Shift F- The Path Of Toality
Hey man great review I myself class untouchables as like a top 5 , I kinda see that as there last great album. Obviously completely subjective but I still feel that captures that atmosphere Issues did, while not being quite as strong but quite melodic in places like hollow life, which is definetly up there for me, infact I really like the unplugged version they done of that song, the acoustic riff in there is just fantastic. It will be interesting to hear there new album I'm glad to hear it get a good review atleast
My very subjective list. 14. Path of Totality 13. Requiem 12. Serenity of Suffering 11. Paradigm Shift 10. The Nothing 9. Korn III 8. Korn (Daddy is a large sore spot for me) 7. Life is Peachy 6. Take a Look in the Mirror 5. Untouchables 4. Untitled 3. See you on the Other Side (2 or 3 big duds but the good outweighs the bad imo) 2. Follow the Leader 1. Issues
I haven't given any of the albums a deep listen after See You on the Other Side, just a few songs on each, but none really grabbed me. I'll have to give some of these later ones another try. As far as the earlier ones go, the only thing I would change is switching Untouchables and Take a Look in the Mirror. There's a few songs on TALITM that I don't care for, but the overall heaviness of it elevates it for me. I just have a lot of fun with it I guess. Also glad to see some love thrown to Helmet in the Bush. That might be my favorite Korn song actually. Really dark meaning about meth addiction, but damn it slaps.
@@MetalTrenches It really is. Great groove too. Also has some vocal diversity going on as well. I still remember riding in my buddy's 68 Cutlass back in the 90's smoking up and we always head banged extra hard to that one. Used to quote the little intro all the time too lol.
@@MetalTrenches No idea how I just saw this. Sorry it’s so late lol. My first Korn album was Issues. I do think Issues is S tier, but I just think the intensity on Untouchables is unmatched.
My ranking 1. Korn 2. Life is peachy 3. Follow the Leader 4. Issues 5. Take a look in the mirror 6. Serenity of suffering 7. Paradigm shift 8. Untouchables 9. The nothing 10. Requiem See you on the other side, untitled, path of totality and remember who you are I don’t like at all really. Maybe a few songs
My list is S: Korn Follow The Leader A: Life is Peachs Issues Look at the mirror The serinity of suffering B: Untouchated, See You On the other side, The path of totality The Nothing Requiem C: untitled, the paradigm shift, D: Korn 3
My Ranking: 14: Path of Totality 13: Korn III 12: See You on The Other Side 11: Untitled 10: The Paradigm Shift 9: Take a Look In The Mirror 8: Requiem 7: The Serenity of The Suffering 6: The Nothing 5: Follow The Leader 4: Life is Peachy 3: Untouchables 2: Issues 1: Korn
I find it super interesting how the fans that listened to Korn since like the Self Titled - Life is Peachy era don't really like the newer albums (or at least don't like the new style as much). I knew Korn since I was a kid but did not get super deep into their discography until Paradigm Shift came out and I gotta say I like their newer style (the last 4 albums) more than anything they've done in the past. I also find See you on the Other Side pretty awesome. I was in highschool when I first listened to it and it was super pop with very catchy vocal melodies, but it had that weird creepy album art and weird fucking lyrics and I just loved that.
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Ive heard the issues songs too many times im going for the deep cuts
“Untouchables” is sooo good. It’s probably their most expensive record they had production wise. But the songs are so thick and heavy and I really like Jon’s vocal approach on it too.
I just wish it were more consistent. It's just not as strong as Issues imo
@@MetalTrenches that’s how I feel about “FTL,” unpopular opinion. I still like it, but tracks like Seed, All in the Family, Children of the Korn and Cameltosis don’t really do anything for me.
@@Eccentricjuices I think Reclaim My Place is the only thing that bogs FTL down, imo. I love the all the cheesy rap stuff because Head and Munky really groove on their guitar writing.
@@Chris-il6iq yeah I definitely agree with Reclaim My Place. Don’t get me wrong their music in general in this time period. Very well written. It’s just the cheese that bumps it down.
Agreed!! It’s KoRn’s Dark side of the Moon Album🤘🏼💀🤘🏼 it’s my top 2
I think one of the main reasons why Issues is such a phenomenal, focused, and consistent album is because Brendan O'Brian had a very professional and serious work ethic. According to the band members, Brendan did not tolerate booze, drugs, partying, etc. He didn't tolerate goofing around. Instead of a mindset of "Hey, let's party and have fun while we record this record", he had a philosophy of "When you show up to the studio, you are going to be sober, clear-headed, and ready to work."
Take A Look In The Mirror is full of nasty bass and it's just heavy and dark. I love this album
yall want a single, say fuck that
The whole album is heavy with some of the coolest vocals from JD. Underrated
100%. Right Now is my favorite Korn song and that's largely in part due to the bassline
I graduated high school in 99 so Issues will always stand out to me (along with Slipknot). I will always reach for the first album when I'm in a Korn mood. Takes me back to when I was13/14 when I got into tool and white zombie. Predictable is still my favorite Korn track. 🤘🏼
Good times
Korn first album is so deep and personal, and changed music alot at the time. Still one of their most funky and heaviest albums
Fun fact. Y’all Want A Single is the song that got me into Korn. Take a Look in the Mirror is my favourite album.
Respectable
I was raised listening to KoRn and they’re my favorite band still. My favorite album is Untitled. People can think what they want but I can listen to that album nonstop and still love it. It just hits me differently.
Ever be is my favorite track from there even tho it’s an outdated diss track
Here's my tier list:
S: Issues, Korn
A: Life is peachy, follow the leader, Untouchables
B: The Nothing, Requiem, The serenity of suffering
C: Take a look into the mirror, The Path of Totality
D: See you on the other side
E: The Paradigm shift
F: Untitled, Korn III: Remember who you are
Pretty close to how I'd rank them. I like paradigm, not a huge see you fan. But besides that pretty close.
Issues its a pop rock shit
You have a point but it's still good in my opinion
Issues is king👍🏼
I was absolutely obsessed with Korn in the mid 90's. I would literally eat, sleep and breathe Korn. I knew every little fact possible that I could research. I can't even define how much of a fan I was. But after take a look in the mirror, Korn slowly started to die for me. It's not for lack of trying, believe me. I've struggled to remain a fan. But I just don't hear Korn anymore. And despite Ray being a very talented drummer, I will never accept him as Korn's drummer. My heart lies with David's grooves.
The Nothing, Requiem and Serenity of Suffering are very good. You should give them a shot
@@raulfigueroa588 like I said, it's not from a lack of trying.
@@garrettroberts7339 fair enough. I agree David’s drumming is so key to the Korn groove which isn’t quite the same anymore
@@garrettroberts7339I’m with you but I’m finally listening to all of the albums including everything I’ve missed. I was always a fan of the first 5 but I really like Take A Look In The Mirror and keep hearing that The Nothing is one of their best ever so I’m excited to get there.
I am a huge fanatic of thrash metal, traditional heavy metal, and melodic death metal. But I still love Korn. They are my personal "guilty pleasure" band.
What's they to be guilty about listen to Korn
@@JohnWayne-vf5bs they are very cringe although I enjoy them tho
@@MANGRINDER_band_ True but who more cringe Korn or limp Bizkit
@@JohnWayne-vf5bs limp bizkit by far lol
@@MANGRINDER_band_ yep have you ever heard of project 86
I think that Untitled and TALITM both should be at least in B tier. Untitled is very original and I love how they utilized synths and other instruments on this album, while TALITM is very consistent and entertaining (for me at least)
You continue to have a talent for great condensed yet informative review/critiques - smooth discography run downs
Another great video dude.
My personal rankings:
S - KoRn, Issues
A - Follow the Leader, The Nothing, Untouchables
B - Life is Peachy, See You On The Other Side, The Serenity of Suffering
C - The Paradigm Shift
D - Take A Look In The Mirror, Untitled, Korn III, The Path of Totality
??? - Requiem
I think Korn's been on the upswing with their last three albums, like a sort of comeback. The Nothing is my favorite Korn album since Follow the Leader, and it's emotional enough for me to realise that it's everything Korn III was supposed to be. I hope the momentum keeps going on Requiem and they have yet another A tier album, and I also hope my only complaint with the album is that it's too short.
I always prefer too short to too long. Honestly though, the length feels perfect to me.
I think Requiem is absolute A tier for me and creeping into S Tier. It has no filler and all the songs are so damn good
The debut and issues as the two best korn albums, i see, you are a fellow man of culture, good sir. not quite on par with your rank of untouchables, deserves a much higher spot, that was the album that ultimately made me a korn fan.
Great video. Untouchables had a special place for me though at that time of high school
Fair enough 🤘🏻
Perfectly put together. I’d say life is peachy above issues though.
Listen to them back to back. LIP has some duds, Issues has none, but that’s just my opinion
@@MetalTrenches to be honest I can barely remember anything off of issues. What I love most about LIP is that even if there are duds, at least I remember every single song for the most part. Issues production was just boring to me.
So I agree with everything except for Untouchables that is one of my all time favorites. Although , you provided many facts about the albums and songs. The structure of your content is awesome dude keep it up
Thanks
Untouchable is a masterpiece takes the experiment of issues , and has a perfect korn sound, hollow life is so deep and amazing .
The ambience of issues is unreal same with path of totality, but issues by far creates one hell of an ambience that really resonates with different emotions.
I think KoRn is one of those bands that hasn't really put out a BAD album per say!! Sure, they put out some underwhelming albums, but their weakest albums are still better than some other major bands, and that's quite impressive given the fact that they put out 14 studio albums in 30 years. Though I'd definitely swap some albums around, their Untitled Album is their weakest imo and some songs on Follow the Leader aged like milk over the years, but most of it matches toward what I think, and is an overall a good ranking.
I would mostly agree with you.
untouchables is timeless.
My ranking
1. Issuises
2. Korn
3. Path of totality
4. Follow the leader
5. The nothing
6. Requim
7. Untouchables
8. Serenity of suffering
9. The paradigm Sift
10. Life is peachy
11. See you on other side
12. Korn iii : remember who you are
13. Untitled album
14. Take a look in the mirror
That's the highest I've ever seen The Path Of Totality
@@MetalTrenches yeah i really dig the album
Nice reviews of the albums. For me.
S - Follow the Leader, Korn, The Nothing
A - The Serenity of Suffering, Life is Peachy, Issues
B - Requiem, Take a Look in the Mirror, Untouchables
C - The Paradigm Shift, Korn III
D - See You on the Other Side, Untitled, The Path of Totality
My current favorites are Take a Look in the Mirror and See You on the Other Side. I love some of their earlier work as well like Blind. I absolutely love their nasty bass sound and creative use of stuff like bagpipes.
I understand everyone has their own favorites but those are my favorites. This video did give me some good recommendations to explore as well though.
I do appreciate you looking at things objectively though.
You did mention a "top 25 songs" with one of the last albums, and I wonder if you actually would do a video where you do more of a dive into some of your top favorite tracks.
Really interesting. Probably agree with more of this list than I would have thought. A big difference for me would be serenity hitting A tier for me and nothing being B. I LOVE serenity. It's an amazing album because it brought back an old sound but modernised it.
🤘🏻
Take a look into the mirror has definitely grown to be a favorite of mines. Even if it wasn’t a strong album especially with the issues they went through.
I prefer it over See You On The Other Side but also that wasn’t bad either lol. Kind of binging through your videos, they are quite nice
Glad you’re enjoying them 🤘🏻
My ranking
1) Self Titled
2) Issues
3) Follow The Leader
4) Untouchables
5) Take A Look In The Mirror
6) Life Is Peachy
7) The Nothing
8) Serenity Of Suffering
9) Requiem
10) The Paradigm Shift
11) See You On The Other Side
12) The Path Of Totality
13) Untitled
14) Korn III
S - Follow the Leader (I listen to this ALL the time), Untouchables, Issues
A - The Nothing, Take Another Look In The Mirror, Untitled
B - Self Titled, Life Is Peachy, The Serenity of Suffering
C - Korn III: Remember... The Paradigm Shift, See You On The Other Side,
D - Path of Totality
Nice
I agree that Issues is probably their best album. Their debut is a close second for me. But I do have to say that Untouchables has some great songs. "Here to Stay" is maybe my single favorite Korn song. It's so pissed off and sludgy.
I am both shocked and incredibly pleased at the same time to see that you ranked the albums EXACTLY the same way I would have. You have excellent taste, my friend!
S: Issues, The Nothing, Korn
A: FTL, Untitled
B: TPOT, Life is peachy
C: Requiem, SYOTOS, Untouchables
D: TALM, Korn III, Paradigm Shift,
S tier
Korn
Issues
Untouchable
A tier
The nothing
B tier
Take a look in mirror
Life is peachy
Follow the leader
Serinity
C tier
Untitled
Paragram
Requierm
D tier
Path of totality
Korn 3
See you on other side
What's insane to me is that all the synths off of Follow the Leader and a lot of other albums are completely made by guitar.
Korn are the band that popularized 7 string guitars, invented nu metal, popularized panic chords, and started an entire new wave in American metal in general. One of the best bands of all time and one of the best and most influential debuts of all time, even if I'm not a huge fan of their debut (Issues my GOAT)
Honestly I think The paradigm shift is their 2nd best album
I think it's amazing! Glad I'm not alone! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills that no-one else gets it!
@@nigelchallenge that's great! I genuinely don't understand why people hate on it so much
@@ReMarkArtist the reason I haven’t been liking it based on what I’ve heard so far is that korn and used to have this really filthy sound that I really like and with this album it’s sounds a little too clean for me I still like some songs on there it just doesn’t hit as hard for me as issues did
@@cringeybydefault4151 well it's not as agressive, but that's not necesarilly a bad thing imo.
@@remisreviews5036 true but that aggressiveness is what made me fall in love with korn
Follow the leader was the first cd I bought with my own money
S - Korn, Issues
A - Follow the Leader, The Nothing
B - Untouchables, Life is Peachy, Serenity of Suffering
C - Take a Look in the Mirror, See You on the Other Side, Korn III
D - untitled, Paradigm Shift
F - Path of Totality
Haven't heard the new album yet, but based on the singles I've heard so far... Ooof! It's shaping up to be a major disappointment, especially considering how good The Nothing was (it was one of my favorite albums of 2019). Hope I'm wrong on this, but I only liked 1 of the 3 singles ("Forgotten")
It’s still better than most of the later career stuff I’d say
@@MetalTrenches
I just listened to the new album. I'd put it at C-tier.
Luckily we have the new Venom Prison album. And new songs from Kreator and Arch Enemy as well.
Issues had crazy background production features.
In Wake Up you can hear like a whistle or bird synth (??) in the background of the verses (only in the left speakers).
Make Me Bad has a very recognizable Drum Maschine supported intro with industrial elements.
Wish You Could Be Me has also such a unique sound texture.
On top of that they really peaked with their guitar fx usage here (alongside Follow The Leader)
10/10 Album
I so agree on Issues being S tier. I liked Follow the Leader, and especially the track Got the Life, but when Here to Stay came out I was really floored by how good it was. And actually when talking about Untouchables. That one is also S tier for me. The album has a amazing mood to it. And I am with you on the last three albums, they are very enjoyable.
Miss those old days
@@MetalTrenches I mixed up the titles. It is actually Falling Away From Me that really got me into the band. What a monster track is that. But Here to Stay is amazing too.
If I had to do one today
1. Untouchables
2. Issues
3. The nothing
4. KoRn
5. Follow the leader
6. Life is peachy
7. Take a look in the mirror
8. Serenity of suffering
9. Paradigm shift
10. Requiem
11. Untitled
12. Path of totality
13. See you on the other side
14. Between here and the lost
15. Perfectly preserved
16. B sides
17. Live and rare
18. Live at cbgb
19. Unplugged
20. Korns greatest hits
21. Queen of the damned soundtrack
22. End of days soundtrack
23. Videodrone
24. Any other nu metal
25. III remember who you are
Live at CBGB is their best live album imo
@@donweensatan oh for sure, as a video or live stand alone album. It's great. Great set. Great sound. Great performance. But I just ranked the studio albums as I prefer them.
@@donweensatan and I threw the others on there as a joke, to say how little I liked III remember who you are.
Great albums: First album, Follow the Leader, Issues, Untouchables.
Good albums: Take a Look in the Mirror, The Paradigm Shift, Serenity of Suffering, The Nothing, Requiem.
Ok albums: The Path of Totality, See You on the Other Side, Life is Peachy.
Bad albums: Untitled, Remember who you are.
S: Life Is Peachy, Self-Titled, Issues
A: Follow The Leader, Take A Look In The Mirror
B: Untouchables, See You On The Otherside
C: Korn 3, The Nothing, Untitled
D. The Paradigm Shift, The Path of Totality, The Serenity Of Suffering
F: Not sure if I've ever been turned off by Korn album that much, but from the new singles I don't have much faith in Requiem. Hopefully I'm wrong
It's got some great songs that haven't been released. Definitely better than some of those lower tier albums
This is the correct ranking
Self-Titled----Untouchables, there isn't a song that I skip.
I love the raw and heavy consistent guitar tones of Life is Peach. I love the infectious choruses on Follow the Leader. I love how they dialed it back on Issue, I see it as a more hard-rock oriented album than a nu metal album. I love the diverse guitar effects and experimentation on Untouchables, very atmospheric record.
Take a look in the Mirror had potential to be great. The singles were great!! but they should have taken more time on this album.
See You... there isn't a song I skip. Jonathan carries the entire record, and the rest of the band don't know to formulate a song without Brian. This must have been hard for them.
Untitled I really like but at the same time forgettable. The instrumentation kind of stepped up, but not to Jonathan's level. I see this one as Jonathan's solo project.
Korn III is super forced but straight up trash. Vocals and drum are the only thing i could hear on this record. Jonathan doesn't seem to have any inspiration and Ray is just doing too much on the drums.
Path of Totality I think lit a fire under Korns Ass. I think the dynamic between members is finally there cause this record sounds like an actual Korn album compared to the previous 3.
Paradigm Shift I love how much it sounds like Take a look in the Mirror but with avenues they've never done before. A good mix of new and old.
Serenity I love how much it sounds like Untouchables + Take a look in the Mirror. This sound is Classic Korn to me.
Nothing sounds more like Paradigm but with a heavier and darker presence. The sounds like New Korn material.
Path of Totality--- Nothing, I didn't enjoy when they were first released.
But going back in preparation for Requiem, I found a new love for those records.
It was fun going through them all again
@@MetalTrenches I forget how much of a korn fan I am. You putting Requiem in B, I already know I am going to like it.
Life is Peachy is raw and does have some sick drumming by David but it just feels like a weak retread of Self Titled half the time. The song K%$# feels like cringy fanservice to appeal to teenagers
@@masterknife8423 Life is Peachy, i similarly compare it to Tool's Aenima.
On Undertow you feel that Tool were trying to fit in a specific area in music borrowing a lot from grunge. Trying to fit into a square. But with Aenima this is Tool simply just Jamming out as a band. Not trying to fit into a square and not pushing any envelopes yet. Just jamming and grooving with one another.
Aenima has interludes such as Useful Idiot, Message to Harry Manback, Intermission, Die Eier von Satan, Cesaro Summability, and (-) ions. Life is Peachy has porno creep, Wicked, Low Rider, and to some extent Twist.
Undertow and Korn's Self-titled didn't carry any interludes. It was one heavy hitting song after another. On some occasions an album does need a break in between songs, and this is what they were experimenting with. The result turned out great. I'm not a fan of interludes but these don't offend me, it makes the listen more entertaining.
I do agree that Korn's self-titled is more thought out compared to Life is Peachy from the lyrics, the song writing, and song structure. But with Life is Peachy this is Korn just Jamming as a band. Grooving with one another and having fun.
Aenima and Life is Peachy from the recording sounds like these two Bands had fun making these records. And that is what I really like, when you could tell that an artist had a blast making their form of art.
S- Untouchables, Follow the Leader
A- Korn, Life Is Peachy
B- Issues, Serenity of Suffering, The Nothing, Take a Look in the Mirror
C- The Paridigm Shift, See You on the Other Side, Requiem
D- The Path to Totality, Untitled, Korn lll
Paradigm shift did have a banger!!! Love and meth was their first banger in 8 yrs!
A - KORN, FTL, ISSUES
B - SOS, LIFE IS PEACHY, THE NOTHING
C - UNTOUCHABLES, TALITM
D - SYOTOS PARADIGM SHIFT
E - KORN III , UNTITLED
F - PATH OF TOTALITY
My favourites are FTL, self titled , Life is Peachy, issues and Untouchables. Life is Peachy my favourite next to Untouchables.
You know they’re a great band because their fans span all genres. In the 90s I was a British kid living in a sheltered suburban town singing Christian hymns at school and listening to the Beatles through my parents at home - the last person you’d consider a “Korn fan”.
Korn came into my world through Metallica and an interest in metal. I’ve loved them for thirty years.
Because there is no typical “Korn fan”. The music is so real that it stands up alongside any great music from any genre.
Their music sits in my collection alongside Lou Reed, Hank Williams, Radiohead, the Beach Boys… because they’re in that category that transcends genre.
DUDE youre the first guy to rate Issues properly it's almost equal or just slightly below their debut in terms of being an instant classic! Liked and subscribed 🤟🤟
Welcome 🤘🏻
@@MetalTrenches big ups from the Land Down Under 🤟🇦🇺
“No one’s there” is my all time favorite KoRn jam🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
@MetalTrenches I tell ya man, I find it disappointing that their greatest era was 1994-2003, because I love "Thoughtless" from "Untouchables", but it's clear that Jonathan Davis's peak was both "Issues" and the music he wrote for "Queen of The Damned" in 2002🤷
Serinty i like alot because it goes back to the old sound more but also.keeps a new more alternative sound which i really enjoy. Still missing that funky goods,but their heading the right way
14 the dubstep one
13 Life is peachy
12 Untitled
11 Remember who you are
10 The Paradigm
9 The Serenity of Suffering
8 Follow the leader
7 Requiem
6 Take a look in the mirror
5 The Nothing
4 korn
3 Untouchables
2 See you on the other side
1 Issues
Looks like someone is trying to be edgy and putting the dubstep one at the top and issues at the very bottom?! 😅
@@blakelyhall8191
Nope
Read the numbers
in college i converted 3 friends who were absolute haters into total believers that Issues was Korn's BEST album. You are so correct, it really is a perfect, no skips.
I'm with you on Issues. Man I've heard so many reviews where they shit on Issues. That is my favorite Korn album. 100 percent agree. Every song is a banger.
When "Make Me Bad" first came out, my knee-jerk reaction was; "what the fuck is SHMEGGY BAG?".
Love all KoRn's albums except Path of totality. Cool that you mentioned Periphery remain indoors. I've been listening to Periphery since the beginning of their career with Spencer.
Yeah, this new album is really boring man. I’m reacting to new Arch Enemy, Monuments, and a few others now.
@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 I'm going to see if it grows on me.
@@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385 I put RHCP on the list too.
@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 call me Korny but that one of my favorite album of them if im gonna be honest
I really don’t get how people can put untouchables above any of the first four albums; I think it has a couple of bangers, but I’m not a fan of the production or even vocals for that matter. I would definitely put take a look in the mirror above it.
Issues is pretty underrated. I remember when it came out it didnt get the best reviews but besides the self titled its the album ill throw on when i want to hear some korn.
I agree with Issues it's a fantastic album and the vocals (particularly on Make Me Bad) are phenomenal. It's one of my favorite albums of all time
Korn… one of the first bands I got into. Man I can write a novel on how much my friends and I loved Korn. 98/99 when “Freak on a Leash” and “Got the Life” had a lot of radio play. When I finally got a recorded copy on cassette, nonstop listen. My friend Kyle lend me the self titled and that was it. That album was their best. Still to this day. I remember playing “Shadow Warrior” on PC and my dad walked in when “F****t” was on and the lyric “you can suck my dick and fucking like it” and my dad was stupid pissed lol
So many memories of Korn…
I will say I never understood the hype of Untouchables. I remember a friend of my sister’s downloaded it months before it came out and I was stupid hyped…then I was majorly disappointed. Like the singles and maybe 2 other tracks are fine but god that cd is not good. I don’t care what people say.
S: Self Titled, Follow the Leader
A: Life Is Peachy, Issues, Nothing
B: Untitled, Serenity
C: Untouchables, Take a Look, III, Otherside
D: Paradigm, Totality
Can’t wait to listen to the new one!
So much nostalgia. Hope you enjoy the new one. It's not perfect, but there is some good stuff to be found there.
My Ranking:
1. Issues
2. The Paradigm Shift
3. See You on the Other Side
4. Untouchables
5. Follow the Leader
6. The Serenity of Suffering
7. Life Is Peachy
8. Requiem
9. The Nothing
10. The Path of Totality
11. Korn
12. Untitled
13. Take a Look in the Mirror
14. Korn III: Remember Who You Are
S tier: KoRn, Issues, Follow the leader, The Serenity of Suffering
A tier: Life is pieachy,
B tier: Take a look in the mirror, The Nothing,
Requiem
C tier:The paradigm shift, Untitled
D tier: The Path of Totalyty, KoRn lll, See you on the other side
Thank you for ranking the band's albums! They're definitely one of my favorite bands. Personally TSOS sholud be evaluated more but it's good to see other ranking. Keep it up man!
wheres untouchables? its definitely s tier
I haven’t listened to Requiem yet, but I can’t wait to. At the moment, my two favorites are Issues and The Nothing. Both 9/10s imo.
Issues is the GOAT
Requiem could have been A tier
i wasnt asking for it, i am glad that they experiment with by paths to totality.
Dude One More Time is like one of my all time favorite Korn songs! Children of the Korn and All In The Family are awesome songs also haha.
Dude, "Daddy" is one of the greatest closing tracks of all time! I love the pure raw emotion, but I do feel bad for Jonathan Davis because he had to be a victim of that kind of crime, and his family not believing him😢😢. Anyways, KICKASS REVIEW!! Keep em coming
Ouf i ran straight to the comments when he said he didn’t like untouchables. I’m surprised he said that, as it’s JDs favorite album also the most expensive one in the making i think because the producer wanted it to be perfect
Those factors just don’t make it better than the first four in my eyes. I like the old production better for the darkness of their sound
Yeah I know! I was just surprised cause I really like the album, still loved the video and pretty much agreed with everything🤘gonna go watch the other one about the album covers as I eat dinner
Its my favorite album beside Issues and The Nothing
@@stevegroh4520 yes!! Same
Stopping by cause I always drop a like on your new videos, & I have to say: I had NO idea Korn had this many albums.
After "Untouchables" I dipped. I just...I couldn't. It was the album Jon spent $4.3 million to make, because he was tired of people saying he was screaming & not singing (hence the emphasis on his vocals changing for this one), but I gotta admit...I was ticked he'd let people get to him like that & change up. It's definitely awesome to stay open to change, but not like this (not like this)! Also, Korn had been losing me for awhile due to the fact a 40 year old man was still crying about high school bullies (even his friend Chino called him out on it around 2001).
I got to finally see them at OzzFest 2003 & it was this perfect cap off for me. It was the closing of the book for my many years listening & loving Korn.
No hate to them, or anyone who digs em, but it was just time to leave once "Untouchables" came out.
Those were certainly the golden years
Shoots and Ladders is a song about how dark the nursery rhymes songs are. like the song pocketful of posies we all fall down, is talking about the black plague, but we sing the songs in school (when I was in school) cause it was fun and didnt know the meaning of these songs. Korn first album is the best.
That black plague thing has actually been debunked now fyi
For some reason I thought you had already made this video so this was a nice surprise. I saw Korn when They opened for Slipknot back in 2014. They put on a great show.
Been waiting for the right time 🤘🏻
I’ve taken a break from death metal lately because of an extreme obsession with Woodstock 99. All those performances have been my shit lately, and Korn got me into Metal 4 years ago when I was still a lil turd in highschool.
ARE YOU READY!?
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Everyone shits on See you on the Other Side but I loved that one huge big time.
Same!
No Gerri, you're f__ked! This is a really cool tier list and I'd have to agree with you. While some Korn's music has not aged well, I do owe a lot to them for getting me into the metal genre and the music helping me get through middle/high school as a kid with a disability and bullied relentlessly, Korn's music along with other bands kept me here.
Cheers!
Solid list, I mostly agree but would swap Untouchables with Follow the leader, and probs rank take a look in the mirror as D tier. Gonna go spin the new one now!
Heresy! lol
@@MetalTrenches I said what I said, bro! 😂
Woohoo! I pre ordered Requiem and the cd arrived today! I'm buzzing!
I quite enjoyed it as far as their later albums go
@@MetalTrenches ooh, I'll let you know my thoughts!
I can't wait to give Requiem a listen based off of the singles. Here would be my tier-list for Korn.
S - Self-titled, Follow the Leader
A - Life Is Peachy, Issues, Take a Look in the Mirror, The Serenity of Suffering
B - Untouchables, The Nothing
C - See You on the Other Side
D - Untitled, Korn III, The Paradigm Shift
F - The Path of Totality
Good list
@@MetalTrenches Now that I've given Requiem a listen, I would put it at B-tier as well.
Terrible list 😂 FTL, LIP are C at best
@@sagddesign78 I couldn't disagree more, but as long as Follow the Leader is still S-tier than we're good.
Their last two releases are two of their top 5 records in my opinion, they may lack the "classic" feel, but musically Korn are at the top of their game still for me.
S - Take A Look In The Mirror, Follow The Leader, Korn
A - The Nothing, The Paradigm Shift, The Serenity Of Suffering
B - See You On The Other Side, Untouchables, Life Is Peachy
C- Issues, III: Remember Who You Are
D - Path Of Totality, Untitled
I demand a relisten of Issues 😂
@@MetalTrenches honestly for me i could do without all those friggin interlude tracks on it. and outside of the singles which are amazing the other songs are just solid not great not bad just somewhere in that middle area. just one guys opinion though. i think your crazy for ranking Take a look In The Mirror so low. but hey different people different ears i guess. at the end of the day i enjoyed the video just cool to get a fellow Korn fans perceptive on the music.
@@jonathansenior6185 thank you! Im not the only one who thinks almost every other song on that album is mid! It compares nothing to follow the leader
My first "real" concert was in either 1994 or 1995. It was Danzig, Marilyn Manson and Korn. Pretty sure it was Manson's 2nd tour ever and Korn's 1st ever. It was in a tiny club in South Dakota. It was great. Korn's first 5 albums were pretty solid and then they lost me after that.
I think your perception of The Untouchables is a bit tainted by your young selfs bias against the album. But that’s totally fair and I appreciate that you mentioned it.
Well I mean that’s specifically why I go back to relisten each time.
@@MetalTrenches oh I know it but I think personally certain albums are firmly either docked or added points by life experiences. You said you hated the shift as a teen in a way similar to how much I hated Vol 3 of Slipknot. Listening back I can objectively somewhat get why people love that album but it’s a fat F from me. Anyway, not shitting on you but I think years of a certain feeling can only allow relistens to do so much.
Remember who you are should have been ranked higher. That album is so underrated. Jonathan bares his soul in that album. It doesn't feel forced. It really feels authentic. But hey. That's just my opinion.
See You On The Otherside is one of my favorite albums of theirs.
Best korn album is untouchables
One thing i think is an issue with follow the leader that i don’t see anyone talk about is the random sound effects in the some songs that serve no purpose and actually hurt the song like the background noise in It’s On or the dog and cat noises in Dead Bodies Everywhere
I need to listen to more of the recent stuff but for me out of the first 6?
1. Korn
2. Follow The Leader
3. Life Is Peachy
4. Untouchables
5. Issues
6. Take A Look In The Mirror(really underrated.)
Korn Albums Ranked (Haven't Listened to Their full Discography)
S- Korn, Life Is Peachy, Follow The Leader
A- Issues, The Nothing
B- Untouchables, Requiem
C- Take A Look In The Mirror, The Serenity Of Suffering
D- The Paradigm Shift
F- The Path Of Toality
Solid. You aren't really missing much with some of the ones you don't have on there.
Hey man great review I myself class untouchables as like a top 5 , I kinda see that as there last great album. Obviously completely subjective but I still feel that captures that atmosphere Issues did, while not being quite as strong but quite melodic in places like hollow life, which is definetly up there for me, infact I really like the unplugged version they done of that song, the acoustic riff in there is just fantastic. It will be interesting to hear there new album I'm glad to hear it get a good review atleast
Thanks.
My very subjective list.
14. Path of Totality
13. Requiem
12. Serenity of Suffering
11. Paradigm Shift
10. The Nothing
9. Korn III
8. Korn (Daddy is a large sore spot for me)
7. Life is Peachy
6. Take a Look in the Mirror
5. Untouchables
4. Untitled
3. See you on the Other Side (2 or 3 big duds but the good outweighs the bad imo)
2. Follow the Leader
1. Issues
I haven't given any of the albums a deep listen after See You on the Other Side, just a few songs on each, but none really grabbed me. I'll have to give some of these later ones another try. As far as the earlier ones go, the only thing I would change is switching Untouchables and Take a Look in the Mirror. There's a few songs on TALITM that I don't care for, but the overall heaviness of it elevates it for me. I just have a lot of fun with it I guess. Also glad to see some love thrown to Helmet in the Bush. That might be my favorite Korn song actually. Really dark meaning about meth addiction, but damn it slaps.
Helmet in The Bush. That guitar tone is soooo grimy
@@MetalTrenches It really is. Great groove too. Also has some vocal diversity going on as well. I still remember riding in my buddy's 68 Cutlass back in the 90's smoking up and we always head banged extra hard to that one. Used to quote the little intro all the time too lol.
Untouchables is hands down their best album. Album is brutal and slays all the way through.
Out of curiosity: was that your first album?
@@MetalTrenches No idea how I just saw this. Sorry it’s so late lol. My first Korn album was Issues. I do think Issues is S tier, but I just think the intensity on Untouchables is unmatched.
Surprised The Nothing is so high! I know a lot of people loved it when it came out, but it’s just kinda ok for me
I mean compared to the others it’s so much better
I also didnt think it was that great
Children of the Korn is my all time fav Korn song
My ranking
1. Korn
2. Life is peachy
3. Follow the Leader
4. Issues
5. Take a look in the mirror
6. Serenity of suffering
7. Paradigm shift
8. Untouchables
9. The nothing
10. Requiem
See you on the other side, untitled, path of totality and remember who you are I don’t like at all really. Maybe a few songs
My top 5 Korn albums are...
1.TALITM
2. The nothing
3. Sos
4. (Tie) life is peachy/issues
5. Self titled
I remember back in the days i hated Untouchables to, now it's my favorite Korn album
My list is
S:
Korn
Follow The Leader
A:
Life is Peachs
Issues
Look at the mirror
The serinity of suffering
B:
Untouchated,
See You On the other side,
The path of totality
The Nothing
Requiem
C:
untitled,
the paradigm shift,
D:
Korn 3
Everything I’ve known is my favorite Korn song of all time
My Ranking:
14: Path of Totality
13: Korn III
12: See You on The Other Side
11: Untitled
10: The Paradigm Shift
9: Take a Look In The Mirror
8: Requiem
7: The Serenity of The Suffering
6: The Nothing
5: Follow The Leader
4: Life is Peachy
3: Untouchables
2: Issues
1: Korn
Old school Korn fan since the late 90s and I always thought Life is Peachy was a dud
I find it super interesting how the fans that listened to Korn since like the Self Titled - Life is Peachy era don't really like the newer albums (or at least don't like the new style as much). I knew Korn since I was a kid but did not get super deep into their discography until Paradigm Shift came out and I gotta say I like their newer style (the last 4 albums) more than anything they've done in the past. I also find See you on the Other Side pretty awesome. I was in highschool when I first listened to it and it was super pop with very catchy vocal melodies, but it had that weird creepy album art and weird fucking lyrics and I just loved that.
Like almost every album has some good singles but as a whole they just lack that same magic