The musicians were looking for a new and fresh sound and later Davis noted that See You on the Other Side turned out to be one of their most experimental works. See You on the Other Side (2005) was the first record created without Brian Welch who left the band after thirteen years of collaboration. Also Korn recorded the song Alive, the band’s very first composition, which was presented only in demo-album Neidermeyer's Mind. This time the musicians decided to go back to the original aggressive sound of their first records. The sixth studio work Take a Look in the Mirror was released in 2003. In 2003 Korn won the Grammy award for Here to Stay in nomination Best Metal Performance. Moreover, all the heavy music lovers got such hits as Alone I Break and Here to Stay. The record Untouchables (2002) was well received by the fans who enjoyed its aggressive sound. The same year Korn appeared in one of South Park episodes, presenting the very first single from Issues - Falling Away from Me. In 1999 the band released the next album titled Issues. That album included songs Got the Life and Freak on a Leash, which are considered to be among the most recognizable Korn’s songs. Follow the Leader turned out to be really successful and it debuted at number one in Billboard chart. Composition Earache My Eye was recorded with an actor Cheech Marin, who is well known from the movies Up in Smoke. Korn collaborated with Ice Cube, Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit and other musicians while creating that album. Life Is Peachy was followed by the record Follow the Leader (1998). Korn were gaining popularity and in 1997 they headlined at Lollapalooza festival with the famous Tool. Life Is Peachy was as good as the first album and pretty soon it was certified double Platinum. Korn kept on creating music in the same style however songs Porno Creep and Swallow had quite strong funk influence. The band’s second studio work Life Is Peachy was released in 1996. Three years after the release of Korn the composition Shoots and Ladders was nominated for Grammy for Best Metal Performance. Thereby Korn managed to attract a lot of attention in no time. Later that style was named nu metal and the band’s debut record, in its turn, was titled the very first nu metal album. Korn presented absolutely revolutionary sound, including elements of metal, grunge and hip-hop. The band’s debut long play titled Korn was released in 1994. The quantity of Neidermeyer's Mind was rather small, and nowadays it is quite difficult to find this demo-album. Their first demo-album Neidermeyer's Mind was issued in 1993 and later all the songs from that record were included into the following studio albums. Thus, well-known by everyone Korn was established. Initially the band was named Corn, but later the musicians came to an idea to spell it in the way a child would spell it. Alongside with Deftones and Limp Bizkit they created a new musical style by mixing the elements of grunge, metal and other different styles. The legendary rock band Korn was formed in California in early nineties.
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