james shaffer

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Korn are delivering their 13th album, The Nothing, appropriately on Sept. 13. The effort marks a sonic shift for the band, one they’ve been discussing over the past year or so. In May 2018, Jonathan Davis was in the midst of gearing up for the release of his debut solo album, Black Labyrinth. Duri...

Korn are currently on a massive summer tour with Alice In Chains, Underoath, Fever 333 and Ho99o9, but their regular guitarist will be missing for the next week.  Guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer is stepping away from the group as he and his wife await the birth of their daughter. He will be away...

The four original members of Korn are reportedly suing their former drummer, David Silveria, after the ex-bandmate apparently breached an exit contract he had with the band by attempting to collect undue royalties, The Blast reports. Royalties are payments that go to copyright holders for the use of their intellectual property...