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List of Korn band members

Korn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993 by Jonathan Davis, James Shaffer, Brian Welch, Reginald Arvizu and David Silveria. With the exception of a brief departure of drummer David Silveria due to a wrist injury the band had always performed and recorded with its original five members. After the departure of guitarist Brian Welch the band formed a back-up band to replace Welch's guitar playing and later Silveria's drumming after his departure in 2006. The band has also brought in other instruments that previously hadn't been used by the band such as keyboard and various percussion instruments.

Official band members

Official members to the right are in bold. Any member not in bold was never an official member and either only toured or recorded with Korn.

Current

Jonathan Davis
Active: 1993 onward
Instruments: Lead vocals, bagpipes, drums
Release contributions: all Korn releases
Davis was recruited from the fellow local band Sexart by the rest of the original band members to join the band which was named briefly Creep. After Davis joined the band the group quickly changed their name to Korn.[1]
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
Active: 1993 onward
Instruments: bass, backing vocals[2]
Release contributions: all Korn releases
Arvizu played in a number of different bands with high school friends Brian Welch, James Shaffer, Ty, and David Silveria including L.A.P.D., however due to vocalist Richard Morrill's drug addiction the band fell apart in the early nineties, and the remaining members recruited Davis as their new lead vocalist. Along with Davis, Arvizu is the only original member still in the band that has never "quit" at any point in their career.
James "Munky" Shaffer
Active: 1993 onward
Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, lap steel
Release contributions: all Korn releases
Shaffer was one of four members of the band who previously played with L.A.P.D.. Since Brian Welch's departure from the band in 2005 Shaffer is the only official guitarist of the band while all other guitarists that have played with the band have been members of the back-up band. In 2008 Shaffer left the band temporarily to spend time with his ill father.
Ray Luzier
Active: 2007 onward
Instrument: drums, percussion
Release contributions: Korn III: Remember Who You Are
Luzier reportedly flew to Seattle to audition for Korn with Munky and Fieldy. When told to learn only five of their songs, Luzier learned thirty. Not only did he perfect their studio versions of each song, but the live as well. After an audition such as this, the band immediately invited Ray to join the band.[citation needed] Luzier played his first show with Korn on January 13, 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Jonathan Davis
    Jonathan Davis
  • Reginal "Fieldy" Arvizu
    Reginal "Fieldy" Arvizu
  • James "Munky" Shaffer
    James "Munky" Shaffer
  • Ray Luzier
    Ray Luzier

Former

David Silveria
Active: 1993-2006
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: all Korn releases from their self-titled (1994) to See You on the Other Side (2005).
In early December 2006 Silveria announced his indefinite “hiatus" from Korn, the band recruited several drummers to record the band's eight studio album and to tour in support of it. It was later revealed that Silveria would most likely not be playing with Korn in the future.[3]
Brian "Head" Welch
Active: 1993-2005
Instruments: guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: all Korn releases from their self-titled (1994) to Take a Look in the Mirror (2003).
Welch was the only of the original members to leave the band after converting to Christianity and choosing "Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end".[4] Jonathan Davis has expressed interest in working with Welch again but also stated that it is not likely.[5]
  • David Silveria
    David Silveria

Back-up band

Current

Shane Gibson
Active: 2008-present
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: none.
Gibson was recruited to replace Clint Lowery who had to leave the back-up band one month early due to a family emergency, which left Gibson with less than one day to learn all the songs in the band's setlist.[6] Gibson has also been playing guitar for Jonathan Davis solo project Jonathan Davis and the SFA.[7]
Zac Baird
Active: 2006-present
Instruments: keyboard, piano, backing vocals
Release contributions: all from MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007) to "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (2008).
Baird joined after the release of See You on the Other Side to play the keyboard parts from the album and to add keyboard parts to older songs. In late 2006 Baird played piano with the band during an unplugged concert with the band. In 2007 Baird entered the studio to record keyboard and piano parts to give the band's eighth studio album a more atmospheric and dark sound.[8] Beside his work with Korn Baird has also worked with Jonathan Davis and the SFA[9] as well as Shaffer's Fear and the Nervous System.[10]

Former

Mike Bordin
Active: 2000-2001
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: none.
Bordin was the first person besides the founding members to perform with Korn when he temporarily replaced David Silveria who had suffered a wrist injury during the 2000 Sic and Twisted tour. Bordin played with remainder of the tour and departed from the band in 2001 after Silveria's wrist had recovered.
Rob Patterson
Active: 2005-2007, 2008
Instruments: guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007).
Patterson joined the band in 2005 to replace original guitarist Brian Welch in concerts, after performing with the band unplugged concert Patterson was fired after a personal fallout with James "Munky" Shaffer. Patterson briefly rejoined the band again in 2008 during the European leg of the tour when Munky was forced to return to America because his father had fallen ill.
Michael Jochum
Active: 2006-2007
Instruments: percussion, drums
Release contributions: MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007).
Jochum joined the band in 2006 as the bands percussionist during the See You on the Other Side and the 2006 Family Values Tour, during the bands unplugged concert Jochum played drums due to Silveria's hiatus. Jochum has also been touring and recording with Jonathan Davis and the SFA up until recently.
Kalen Chase
Active: 2006-2008
Instruments: thrash percussion, backing vocals
Release contributions: MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007).
Chase joined the band primarily as the bands backing vocalist for the 2006 See You on the Other Side tour but have also played a variety of different percussive instruments. In a blog post on MySpace, Kalen mentions he took time off from Korn to focus on his band called the Changing, which hints that he might be coming back to Korn's back up band in the future. He also formed Sexual Gyrations of the Universe along with Jonathan Davis, however it is currently unknown if anything from this project will be released to the public.[11]
Terry Bozzio
Active: 2007
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Untitled (2007).
Bozzio joined the band in 2007 during the recording sessions for their eighth studio album to stand in for original drummer David Silveria. After only recording six tracks for the album Bozzio departed and Jonathan Davis announced that Bozzio would not tour with the band as planned. James Shaffer later revealed that Bozzio had imposed himself on the band, demanding to be a full member of the band while receiving 25% interest, which the rest of the band felt was offensive.
Brooks Wackerman
Active: 2007
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Untitled (2007).
Wackerman was called in to finish the recording of the untitled album after Bozzio's departure, after recording four songs that made it onto the album Wackerman was forced to leave due to his commitments with Bad Religion.
Clint Lowery
Active: 2007
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: none.
Lowery joined the band to tour in support of the untitled album in 2007 and stayed on tour for eight months before being forced to leave due to a family emergency, Lowery later rejoined his previous band Sevendust.
Joey Jordison
Active: 2007
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: none.
Jordison joined the band to tour European Festivals, Family Values and the first leg of the Bitch We Have a Problem Tour in 2007.[12] At the end of 2007 Jordison returned to record All Hope is Gone with Slipknot.

Timelines

Members with an asterisk next to their name are/were session or live members only.

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See also

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References

  1. ^ Korn - Who Then Now? Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  2. ^ YouTube.com
  3. ^ Bandit.se Jonathan Davis interview Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  4. ^ "Brian 'Head' Welch Leaves Korn, Citing Moral Objections To Band's Music". MTV. 2005-02-22. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  5. ^ "Headbanger's blog podcast". Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  6. ^ Loc Dog Show - Episode 39 Kush TV Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  7. ^ ShaneGuitar.com - Main page Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  8. ^ Korn Goes Experimental, Vents Anger On New Album Billboard.com Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  9. ^ Jonathan Davis and the SFA MySpace Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  10. ^ "Korn Guitarist Launches Fear and the Nervous System Project". Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  11. ^ Jonathan Davis and the SFA Webcast Retrieved: 2009-04-03
  12. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Nelly Furtado, Lindsay Lohan, Sanjaya, Korn, Ciara, DJ Drama & More". MTV. 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2005-07-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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