The Nothing (Korn album)

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The Nothing
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Studio album by
Korn
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
RecordedAugust 2018–Early 2019
Studio
Genre Nu metal [1]
Length44:20
Label
Producer Nick Raskulinecz
Korn chronology
The Serenity of Suffering
(2016)		The Nothing
(2019)		 Requiem
(2022)
Singles from The Nothing
  1. "You'll Never Find Me"
    Released: June 25, 2019 [2]
  2. "Cold"
    Released: August 2, 2019 [3]
  3. "Can You Hear Me"
    Released: September 6, 2019 [4]
  4. "Finally Free"
    Released: October 15, 2020

The Nothing is the thirteenth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on September 13, 2019, through Roadrunner and Elektra. The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. [5] [6]

Contents

Background and recording

According to the band's lead singer, Jonathan Davis, the title of the album was inspired by a villain from The NeverEnding Story . [7] This is the first album recorded after the deaths of Davis' wife Deven and mother Holly Marie Chavez, which is reflected in the lyrics of songs such as "Finally Free". [8] This affected Davis during the recording of the album, which he treated as a form of personal therapy. Some of his emotional breakdowns were recorded and ended up on the album, most notably towards the end of the intro, "The End Begins". Davis said about the album:

"I went through hell last year and had to purge what I was going through and bring the listener through that experience. I don't know how to explain it but it takes me over. When you hear me break down and cry, that's not fake. It's how I get it out. Some people go to a shrink. My music is that for me." [9]

—  Jonathan Davis

The recording process was unusually long for a Korn record as Davis stated in an interview with Kerrang! that while he would do a typical Korn record in two weeks, he spent around four months recording the vocal tracks for The Nothing. [10]

Following the album's release, the band was scheduled to go on tour co-headlined with Alice in Chains. [11]

Release and promotion

On June 25, 2019, the band revealed the title of the album, official release date and unveiled its first single, "You'll Never Find Me", [12] and the second, "Cold", on August 2. [13] [14]

On September 6, with the release of the third single "Can You Hear Me", Korn announced a six-episode podcast series. The podcast bears the same title as the album and is a fictional show about a journalist who travels to a small Kansas town to investigate a teenager's disappearance. [15]

On the day of release, September 13, the band played an invite-only special concert. The set list included four tracks from The Nothing, three of which had not been played live previously. [16]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [17]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [18]
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [19]
Consequence of Sound B+ [20]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [21]
Louder Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [22]
Metal Injection8/10 [1]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [23]
Rock 'N' Load10/10 [24]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [25]
Wall of Sound9/10 [26]

The Nothing received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 83 out of 100 based on six reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [17] It is also the highest Metacritic rating out of all Korn's albums rated on the website. [27] AllMusic gave the album a positive review saying, "Over atmospheric NIN-like piano and towering drums, he exposes his guilt-stricken soul in a final confessional. As the swell fades away, he weeps, "I failed, I failed." It's one of the saddest moments in their catalog, a low point that ironically elevates this album to one of their strongest statements. Korn have always excelled at pain, but with The Nothing, this is the most authentic it's ever been." [18]

Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [28]

Commercial performance

The Nothing debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 33,000 album-equivalent units, of which 29,000 were pure album sales. It is Korn's 14th US top-10 album. [29] As of the end of 2020, the album has sold over 80,000 traditional copies in the US.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The End Begins" Jonathan Davis 1:31
2."Cold"Davis, James Shaffer, Brian Welch, Reginald Arvizu, Ray Luzier, Lauren Christy, Nick Raskulinecz 3:46
3."You'll Never Find Me"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Billy Corgan, Raskulinecz3:41
4."The Darkness Is Revealing"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Raskulinecz3:40
5."Idiosyncrasy"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Raskulinecz4:39
6."The Seduction of Indulgence"Davis1:43
7."Finally Free"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier3:53
8."Can You Hear Me"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier2:53
9."The Ringmaster"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier3:01
10."Gravity of Discomfort"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Christy, Raskulinecz3:35
11."H@rd3r"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Christy, Raskulinecz4:47
12."This Loss"Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, John Feldmann, Raskulinecz4:41
13."Surrender to Failure"Davis2:21
Total length:44:20

Personnel

Charts

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