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ByBrian Boone

Korn loudly stormed out of Bakersfield, California, in the mid-1990s with a couple of heavy metal albums – Korn and Life is Peachy – so casually innovative that they ushered in a whole new scene.

Combining hard-edged guitars with house-shaking bass and glass-shattering drums with elements of hip-hop, Korn was at the forefront of "nu metal" or "rap rock," providing the rock sound of the millennium era alongside fellow TRL stalwarts like Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock.

Songs like "Blind," "Got the Life," "Freak on a Leash," and "Falling Away from Me" remain rock radio staples and have influenced a generation of introspective and somber rock bands.

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What Korn also brought to the table: nuanced, anguished lyrics delivered by singer Jonathan Davis that served as a means of catharsis both for him and Korn's millions of fans.

All that pain in Korn's music is real — its members have over