Korn

Korn (sometimes typed KoЯn to imitate the band's logo) is an influential nu-metal band from Bakersfield, California. They are often credited with starting and instigating the nu metal genre and inspiring the wave of nu metal ba

Korn (sometimes typed KoЯn to imitate the band's logo) is an influential nu-metal band from Bakersfield, California. They are often credited with starting and instigating the nu metal genre and inspiring the wave of nu metal bands in the mid 1990s and early 2000s, assisting, in particular, the careers of Limp Bizkit and Deftones.

Korn originally formed as LAPD (which stood for Love And Peace Dude, also rumored to be Laughing As People Die), which consisted of all five members apart from singer Jonathan Davis and guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. They later changed their name to Creep and added guitarist Brian Welch. When Davis joined the band in 1993, they began styling their name as 'KoЯn' (with a backwards letter "R"), releasing their debut album, Korn, through Epic/Immortal Records in October, 1994. Korn is arguably the album most responsible for the rise of nu metal and influencing later nu metal bands such as Limp Bizkit.