Jonathan Davis “went full-on Queen” vocally for upcoming Korn record

Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis has opened up about the band’s highly-anticipated album The Nothing and compared the sound of it to Queen

The band just dropped the first single from the album called “You’ll Never Find Me.” According to Davis, the new full-length is an abstract look on “an extraordinary force” within the world we live in.

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“It’s not something we can choose to navigate, but rather an awareness of this presence that surrounds us with every breath, as if we are being watched at every moment,” he explains. “It’s the place where black and white energies attach themselves to our souls, and shape our emotion, choices, perspective and ultimately our very existence.”

You can listen to the first Korn single below. 

Now, Jonathan Davis has opened up even more about the deeply personal album and gave fans an insight on what it will sound like. 

In an interview with Kerrang!, he said he’s been experimenting with his vocals a lot on the album and was influenced by artists such as Queen and Electric Light Orchestra. 

“It’s just a completely different beast. Musically, I think it’s leaps and bounds from that. The guys had fun working with Nick Raskulinecz again, but you could tell my level of involvement from that to that,” he said. 

“I mean, shit, on this record there’s some songs that’ve got 20-something vocal tracks on it – I went full-on Queen and ELO! They were some of my influences and I wanted to do some of those big vocal beds. I took my time, I was really into making the vocals sound amazing. I did all kinds of recording shit that I learned over the years, so this wasn’t a week like the last record.”

You can check out the full track list for The Nothing below. 

  1. The End Begins
  2. Cold
  3. You’ll Never Find Me
  4. The Darkness is Revealing
  5. Idiosyncrasy
  6. The Seduction Of Indulgence
  7. Finally Free
  8. Can You Hear Me
  9. The Ringmaster
  10. Gravity Of Discomfort
  11. H@rd3r
  12. This Loss
  13. Surrender To Failure

The Nothing drops September 13. 

Korn kicks off a massive tour with Alice In Chains, Ho99o9and FEVER 333 with more support acts on the way. Tickets are on sale now with a full list of dates below.

Dates:

07/18 – Del Valle, TXAustin360 Amphitheatre*
07/20 – The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^
07/21 – Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion*
07/23 – Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre*
07/25 – Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
07/26 – Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena*
07/28 – West Palm Beach, FLCoral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds*
07/30 – Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach*
07/31 – Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live*

08/02 – Darien Center, NYDarien Lake Amphitheater*
08/03 – Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion^
08/06 – Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
08/07 – Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center*
08/09 – Mansfield, MAXfinity Center^
08/10 – Hartford, CTXFINITY Theatre*
08/11 – Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
08/13 – Clarkston, MIDTE Energy Music Theatre*
08/14 – Toronto, ONBudweiser Stage*
08/16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center*
08/17 – Burgettstown, PAKeyBank Pavilion+
08/18 – Cincinnati, OHRiverbend Music Center+
08/20 – Noblesville, INRuoff Home Mortgage Music Center+
08/21 – Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+
08/23 – Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+
08/25 – Denver, CO Pepsi Center+
08/27 – Albuquerque, NMIsleta Amphitheatre+
08/30 – Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance+
08/31 – Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion+

09/02 – Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre+
09/04 – Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre+

10/13 – Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival#
* with HO99O9
+ with FEVER 333
^ support TBA
# Festival Date

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