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See You on the Other Side (2005)

Where the lyrics of See You on the Other Side take you, and where it was really made.

Korn recorded their seventh album in singer Jonathan Davis's home studio, a room that had already served the previous album and a film soundtrack.

Key places

Recorded at Jonathan Davis's home studio (2005)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — The album was recorded in Jonathan Davis's home studio, a room that had earlier been used for Take a Look in the Mirror and the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. The pin sits at the city centre of Los Angeles, not at the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Seventh studio album by American nu metal band Korn
• Released December 6, 2005 by Virgin Records
• First album as a quartet after founding guitarist Brian 'Head' Welch left the band
• Last album with original drummer David Silveria, who left the band in December 2006
• Korn experimented with different musical styles and worked with pop producers The Matrix

Background

• After completing their record deal with Sony BMG in 2004, Korn partnered with EMI Records and signed to Virgin Records
• Virgin paid Korn $25 million for a share in the profits of this album and the next, including tours and merchandising
• Virgin also received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales and other revenue sources

Recording

• Recorded in Jonathan Davis's home studio, which had been used for the previous album Take a Look in the Mirror and the Queen of the Damned soundtrack and score
• Davis said the band made the album by themselves after the difficulties of Head's departure and leaving their label

Cover

• Layout design and an original painting by American surrealist/gothic painter David Stoupakis on the cover
• Eleven more paintings by the artist appear as additional artwork on the deluxe special edition

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993 by James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and David Silveria, former members of L.A.P.D.
• Name styled KoЯn; the backwards R was borrowed from the Toys R Us logo.
• Demo Neidermayer's Mind (1993) pioneered the nu metal sound.

Members

• Current: Jonathan Davis (vocals), James "Munky" Shaffer (guitar), Brian "Head" Welch (guitar, returned 2013), Ray Luzier (drums, since 2008).
• Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass) departed in 2021; Silveria left in 2006.

Career

• Debut album Korn (1994); Life Is Peachy (1996) brought commercial breakthrough.
• Follow the Leader (1998) and Issues (1999) both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
• Over 40 million records sold worldwide as of 2021; two Grammy Awards from eight nominations.
• Fourteen official releases reached the Billboard 200 top ten; the band is credited as the originators of nu metal.

Reception

At release

• Metacritic: generally favorable reviews, a weighted average of 64 out of 100 from 14 critic scores
• The New York Times: Jon Pareles praised The Matrix for adding depth and dynamics rather than blatant hooks
• Entertainment Weekly: Michael Endelman graded the album B-plus, calling it sonically stunning and noting the wide range of styles
• The Gauntlet: Erin Fox rated the album five out of five points
• Blabbermouth.net: Don Kaye rated the album six out of 10, finding a curiously distant, mechanical sound from the production
• AllMusic: Johnny Loftus gave three and a half stars out of five, while saying the album sounded a little too processed at times
• Virgin Media: rated the album three out of five stars and called Twisted Transistor the strongest track
• Yahoo! Music: Niall O'Keeffe was harsh, saying the nu-metal style Korn stood for was ancient history

Reappraisal

• Ultimate Guitar: ranked the album second in its Top 10 albums of 2005 poll
• Revolver: ranked the album the tenth best of Korn's 14 albums in 2022

Records

• Sold more than 220,000 copies in its first week, debuting and peaking at number three on the Billboard 200
• Stayed in the top half of the chart for thirty-four consecutive weeks
• Reached 1.2 million copies sold in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan
• First certified gold in the United States on January 12, 2006, and later platinum on March 16, 2006

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Lead single 'Twisted Transistor' premiered on KDGE 102.1 FM The Edge in Dallas-Fort Worth and was officially released to radio on September 27, 2005
• Brent Decker e-mailed the night DJ Ayo to request the rumored single before it was officially released
• The promotional world tour included a special performance of 'Here to Stay' on a plane from London to New York City
• The album was mixed at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City
• The album's Portuguese-language article notes it was Korn's last studio album with drummer David Silveria

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

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