Follow the Leader
by Korn
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 August 1998
- Label: Immortal
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:08:57
- Community rating: 3.44/5 from 18 ratings
Artists on this release: Thomas Chong, Jonathan Davis, Munky, Cheech Marin, Head, Fieldy, Gaye Delorme, David Silveria
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Follow the Leader' propelled Korn to massive commercial success, refining the nu-metal blueprint with heavy hip-hop influences and aggressive rhythmic grooves. The album explores dark themes of alienation and anxiety through Jonathan Davis's visceral vocal performances and the band's signature down-tuned, vulgar sonic assault.
Genres
Descriptors: vulgar, rhythmic, alienation, groove-heavy, bassy, distorted, hard, abrasive, commercial, melodic
Tracklist
- (no audio)
- It's On! (4:28)
- Freak On A Leash (4:15)
- Got The Life (3:45)
- Dead Bodies Everywhere (4:44)
- Children Of The Korn (3:52)
- B.B.K. (3:56)
- Pretty (4:12)
- All In The Family (4:48)
- Reclaim My Place (4:32)
- Justin (4:17)
- Seed (5:54)
- Cameltosis (4:38)
- My Gift To You (7:15)
- (silence) (1:55)
- Earache My Eye (6:26)
Credits
- Korn - primary artist, producer, written-by
- Paul Pontius - a&r
- Aim茅e Macauley - artwork [art host], graphic design
- Greg Capullo - artwork [cover], illustration
- Todd McFarlane - artwork [cover], design/illustration, illustration
- Fieldy - bass, electric bass guitar
- Brian Haberlin - cover [coloring], illustration
- Aron Michalski - crew [kornkrew]
- Bill Sheppell - crew [kornkrew]
- Chris Baird - crew [kornkrew], engineer [pre-production], engineer
- Danny Hamilton - crew [kornkrew]
- David Selg - crew [kornkrew]
- Erik Barrett - crew [kornkrew]
- Graham Holmes - crew [kornkrew]
- Judd Kalish - crew [kornkrew], technician [studio drum technician]
- Michael Lamb - crew [kornkrew]
- Michael Villalovos - crew [kornkrew], technician [studio guitar technician and sounds]
- Tony Cruz - crew [kornkrew]
- Brent Ashe - design [cover], design
- David Silveria - drums, drums (drum set)
- Don C. Tyler - edited by [digitally], editor
- Terry Fitzgerald - executive-producer [executive in charge of music for tme]
- Head - guitar, electric guitar
- Munky - guitar, electric guitar
- Gene Salomon - legal [representation]
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP - legal [representation]
- Gudvi, Chapnick & Oppenheim - management [business]
- Michael Oppenheim - management [business]
- The Firm - management, executive-producer
- Stephen Marcussen - mastered by, mastering
- Brendan O'Brien - mixed by
- Joseph Cultice - photography by, photography
- Steve Thompson - producer
- Toby Wright - producer, recorded by
- John Ewing Jr. - recorded by [additional], recorded by [assisted by]
- Jonathan Davis - vocals, bagpipes, bagpipe, lead vocals vocal
- Ice Cube - guest [appearance], vocals
- Justin Walden - programmed by [additional], drums [additional], drums [additional], programmed by [additional]
- O'Shea Jackson - written-by [additional]
- Fred Durst - guest [appearance], vocals, written-by [additional]
- Tommy D. Daugherty - programmed by [additional]
- Tre Hardson - guest [appearance], vocals, written-by [additional]
- Cheech Marin - vocals, written-by
- Gaye Delorme - written-by
- Thomas Chong - written-by
- Brendan O鈥橞rien - mix