On Friday, November 4th, Nu Metal Kings Korn brought their musical potpourri to New York City's Roseland Ballroom. Joining them on the second show of the first leg of their "Path of Totality (P.O.T.)" tour, were dubstep DJ's Datsik and Downlink, as well as young upstart Dutch Dub-rockers Dope D.O.D.
While this opening acts were something extremely different for all the attendees and we find it great when artists attempt to open other peoples minds, we think they could have brought in one additional Rock band to perform prior to Korn's performance. Having a DJ perform for an entire hour before Korn's performance is a bit too much for the Rock crowd to stomach. We understand that Korn is venturing into the electronic music scene, but they are a Rock band!
The highlight of the opening acts was when Korn's vocalist Jonathan Davis joined DJ Downlink and performed 'Tension', a B-Side of Korn's forthcoming album "The Path of Totality" (set to be released on December 6th via Roadrunner Records).
Now that we got that out of our chests, lets analyze Korn's set. As soon as the band stepped on stage with their Old School look, we knew something good was about to happen. A few seconds later, they kicked off their set with their song 'Predictable' and the crowd went absolutely ape shit! Then they continued their set with classics like 'Lies', 'No Place To Hide', and 'Proud'.
All of a sudden they left the stage and came back looking more "modern", this is when they performed new songs out of their NEW album "The Path of Totality". While most of the crowd had never heard this songs before, Korn's musical energy made sure that the bodies kept grooving out of control!
After delivering 5 new songs to thousands of maniacs, the band performed their hits 'Here To Stay', 'Freak On A Leash', 'Falling Away From Me', and their Pink Floyd cover of 'Another Brick In The Wall'. Next thing you know the band gets off stage and Jonathan Davis returns with bagpipes in hand to perform 'Shoots and Ladders', which was without a doubt the highlight of the night! This was followed by a short version of Metallica's 'One', 'Got The Life' and of course 'Blind'!
At the end of the show, the crowd left sweaty, happy, and drunk! Korn once again proved why they are one of the best bands in Rock music today! If you have the chance to see them in a town near you, do your ears and body a favor: GO SEE KORN!
- Nov. 3 Boston
- Nov. 4 New York City
- Nov. 5 Philadelphia, PA
- Nov. 6 Huntington, NY
- Nov. 9 Miami FL
- Nov.10 Orland, FL
- Nov. 11 Tampa, FL
- Nov. 12 Atlanta, GA
- Nov. 16 Tulsa, OKA
- Nov. 18 San Antonio, TX
- Nov. 19 Houston, TX
- Nov. 20 Dallas, TX
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