Korn
Untitled
Release Date: Jul 31, 2007
Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
Record label: Virgin
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Album Review: Untitled by Korn
Mediocre, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 4/10
Middle-age malaise continues to plague Korn on their untitled eighth album, a plunge back into the dark dirges after a brief acoustic excursion on the spring 2007 placeholder MTV Unplugged. This is the true successor to the 2005 LP See You on the Other Side, where they jumped ship from Epic to Virgin and worked with the Matrix in an attempt to give the band an electronic makeover in the wake of the departure of Brian "Head" Welch, a move that didn't exactly endear them to their fans (maybe because along with the electronic flourishes came a lighter tone). Such frivolity is missing from the aggressively ugly Untitled, which immediately hits you over the head with spookiness, from the twisted malicious cartoon crows on the cover to the silly spectral carnival music that functions as an opening fanfare.
Based on rating 2.0/5
Review Summary: Untitled hammers yet another nail into Korn's coffin. Bland, trite, uninspired and boring.Let's just be honest here: the notion of Korn being relevant in 2007 is laughable at best and ridiculous at most realistic. To say that it's been a bumpy ride for Korn over the last few years is to make the understatement of the decade. Given their history (in this decade especially), it's almost admirable that they haven't split up or at least faded into obscurity.