Before Korn released Follow The Leader in 1998, nu-metal hadn’t really had that “hit” album quite yet. Linkin Park was still getting rejected by every label under the sun, Deftones were just starting to emerge with the previous year’s Around The Fur, and bands like P.O.D. and Slipknot were still a year away from catching…
Korn’s decision to title their breakout third album Follow The Leader was a particularly prescient move. In the few years since their 1994 self-titled debut essentially created the sonic template of we know as nu-metal today, a plethora of like-minded bands like Coal Chamber had emerged in its wake. Certainly, the first two Korn records…
Dropping almost 270,000 units in its first week of release, the release of Korn’s alternative metal landmark Follow The Leader in 1998 was a watershed moment for both nu-metal and Korn as a whole. While previous records Korn and Life Is Peachy helped to put them on the national map, it’s Follow The Leader that…
Korn’s influence in metal culture is undeniable. Even if you hated nu-metal and the legions of bands that Korn helped spawn with their 1994 self-titled debut album, they’ve created and recorded some of the most important metal songs of the last 25 years. Given that the band celebrated the 20th anniversary of their self-titled album…
