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Korn, sometimes typeset as KoЯn, is a band from Bakersfield, California, and are credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. Along with other bands at the time, they have also inspired many nu metal and alternative metal bands throughout the mid 1990s and early 2000s.

The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, and their untitled eighth album, released on July 31, 2007. To date, Korn has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, along with earning six Grammy nominations, two of which they have won.

Genre
Korn can be credited for creating the nu metal genre, though the group has often said they don't like to be put in that category themselves.

LINEUP
Current members
Jonathan Davis - vocals, bagpipes
James "Munky" Shaffer - guitar
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu - bass

Previous members
Brian "Head" Welch - guitar, backing vocals (1993-2005; left the band for religious reasons as well as reasons pertaining to his daughter and his drug addictions)
David Silveria - drums (1993-2006; on hiatus)