Dead Bodies Everywhere: On 1998’s ‘Follow The Leader’, Korn helped nu-metal emerge as a mainstream force
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…