KORN – Writing Heavy Groove Riffs For New Album

KoRn singer Jonathan Davis, bassist Fieldy, guitarist Munky and drummer Ray Luzier have been working together in Fieldy's basement studio in Laguna Hills, CA coming up with a bunch of material for a new record, as well as an album of cover songs. The group is working with original KoRn producer Ross Robinson, which is bringing them back to their roots. Fieldy told Billboard.com that working with Robinson "really brings out old school Korn. It's heavy riffs and we're trying to strip it down raw and get those heavy groove riffs that make you want to hop around or jump around or just go crazy. We're going towards that."

Fieldy added that "there's nothing lyrically put down yet," but Davis may bring a portable studio on the road when KoRn kicks off its tour with Avenged Sevenfold on Saturday in Tucson, so that he can begin laying down ideas. The album could be out by the end of the year.

Meanwhile, the band has also been practicing a diverse array of cover songs such as Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole," Faith No More's "We Care a Lot" and the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way." They will be part of the separate covers album, but it is uncertain when that project will be ready for release. For now, the band is just looking forward to getting back on the road.

"We're just going to take a little break now (from recording) and come back fresh," Fieldy told Billboard. "We've been home for over a year now. We really want to get out on stage. We put together a set of a lot of KoRn classic songs; I'm excited to play some of these songs we haven't played in years."

Here are remaining KoRn dates in May:

May 19 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
May 21 – Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
May 22 – Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theatre
May 23 – Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook
May 30 – Kansas City, MO @ Rockfest 2009
May 31 – Des Moines, IA @ Balloon Classic Field

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Read Rocket's acclaimed 2008 interview with Ex-KoRn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch HERE.