Korn remembered who they were just in time to forget it all again on The Path of Totality, an unexpected left turn into dubstep and all manner of dark electronica from the kings of nu metal.
Unexpected this move may be, but not unnatural.
Korn always emphasized texture over riffs, so shifting from a gray guitar grind toward claustrophobic electronic collage doesn’t induce shock, apart from the shock that the album actually works.
Korn’s cast of collaborators -- notably the Grammy-nominated Skrillex, but also Noisia, Excision, Feed Me, and 12th Planet -- does not redefine the band’s character but rather reinterpret it, retaining the same tempos, the same creeping minor-key melodies and riffs, the same sense of enveloping angst that have been present since their 1994 debut.
The difference of arrangement -- heavy on skittish drums and electro walls of assault -- has the curious effect of making Korn seem not adventurous but rather mature: the content of Jonathan Davis’ rants matter less than his tone, and the producers have folded his vocals, along with Munky’s buzzing guitar, into a web that feels like Korn even if it doesn’t strictly sound like any other Korn album, not even the industrial-funk of See You on the Other Side.
Despite all the electronics, there’s no mistaking The Path of Totality as a Korn album...and one of their better ones to boot.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaos Lives in EverythingJonathan Davis, Korn, Sonny Moore | Korn | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Kill Mercy WithinJonathan Davis, Korn, Nick Roos, Martijn Van Sonderen, Thijs De Vlieger | Korn | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | My WallJeff Abel, Jonathan Davis, Korn | Korn | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Narcissistic CannibalJonathan Davis, Korn, Sonny Moore, Jake Stanczak | Korn | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | IlluminatiJeff Abel, Sean Casavant, Jonathan Davis, Korn | Korn | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Burn the ObedientJonathan Davis, Korn, Nick Roos, Martijn Van Sonderen, Thijs De Vlieger | Korn | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | SanctuarySean Casavant, Jonathan Davis, Korn | Korn | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Let's GoJonathan Davis, Korn, Nick Roos, Martijn Van Sonderen, Thijs De Vlieger | Korn | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Get Up!Jonathan Davis, Sonny Moore, James "Munky" Shaffer | Korn | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Way Too FarJohn Dadzie, Jonathan Davis, Adam Glassco, Korn | Korn | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Bleeding OutJonathan Davis, Jon Gooch, Korn | Korn | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | Fuels The Comedy | Korn, Kill The Noise | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Tension | Korn, Excision, Datsik, Downlink | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 324 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12th Planet | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Jeff Abel | Composer |
| 3 | Reginald Arvizu | Bass, Group Member |
| 4 | Sean Casavant | Composer |
| 5 | John Dadzie | Composer |
| 6 | Jonathan Davis | Composer, Executive Producer, Group Member, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 7 | Thijs De Vlieger | Composer |
| 8 | Downlink | Additional Production, Featured Artist, Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Downlink | Featured Artist |
| 10 | Excision | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Feed Me | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Flinch | Featured Artist |
| 13 | Adam Glassco | Composer |
| 14 | Jon Gooch | Composer |
| 15 | J Devil | Producer |
| 16 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 17 | Peter Katsis | A&R |
| 18 | Kill the Noise | Additional Production, Featured Artist |
| 19 | Korn | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Ray Luzier | Drums, Group Member |
| 21 | Jim Monti | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 22 | Sonny Moore | Composer |
| 23 | Noisia | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 24 | Edward O'Dowd | Package Design |
| 25 | Nick Roos | Composer |
| 26 | James "Munky" Shaffer | Composer, Group Member, Guitar |
| 27 | Skrillex | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 28 | Jake Stanczak | Composer |
| 29 | Martijn Van Sonderen | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |