Requiem
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CRITIC REVIEWS
90
KORN prove that they are true masters of their art, and even though this is album fourteen, they haven’t run out of steam yet. This album is sure to delight fans both old and new.
90
Against the odds, Korn have done it again with Requiem, a quick and ferocious blast that finds the band still hungry and innovative nearly 30 years into the game.
12mo
80
This is likely Korn’s most consistent offering since Untouchables, which turns 20 this year, not just because of its quality but because it feels like a tight collection.
80
Korn are anew, and ‘Requiem’ sees them fearless, embracing what made them famous to begin with.
80
‘Requiem’ has brought something new to a discography that, until now, has been an exploration of human suffering. It’s led to the band’s most nuanced record to date.
80
There’s certainly a lesson to other bands about getting in, getting everything off your chest and getting out on Requiem. Less is very much more in this instance.
80
Nine great songs, 33 deliciously morbid minutes: "Requiem" is further proof of KORN's extraordinary resilience and unerring vitality.
80
Overall, Requiem is another return to excellent form for Korn. Its nine tracks flow with crisp focus, and every song is in that sweet spot of around four minutes.
12mo
70
For fans of nu metal and heavy riffs, Requiem will not disappoint, but it lacks the sadness that Korn have long tapped into to differentiate themselves from the pack.
70
A solid, engaging late-period Korn album that doesn’t add an awful lot to their legacy, but certainly doesn’t disgrace it.
12mo
60
Constantly charging their craft to its lightning-striking best, the epic howls and growls we all know and love are older and wiser, but no less cathartic or powerful.
11mo
50
"Let the Dark Do the Rest" is the nu-metal lifers' poppiest rocker in years. But when Jonathan Davis sings "I know this all sounds so cliché," on "Lost in the Grandeur," he's pretty much right.
11mo
If I were to epitomise KoRn with a single word, that word would be incessant.
KoRn is a band whose influence is something that the vast majority of metal fans choose to be blissfully ignorant of, which is a disservice. After all, it’s thanks to KoRn’s debut self titled in album in 1994 that the infamous subgenre of Nu Metal blossomed with it’s rancid, cardinal petals, shredding through the metal scene with it’s brutal and bastinade rhythms, bludgeoning drum work, and ... read more
KOЯN | CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Ahh, Korn. One of the most wild, bold and inconsistent bands to come from the metal scene. They could even almost be compared to Weezer sort of (I do find Korn to be more tight with their discography). Let’s face it, there’s always ups and downs for this bands and always a neat little tale for each record. 1994’s Korn was the product of young outsiders who wanted or maybe needed to get out their pain. 1996’s Life Is Peachy was, while insanely ... read more
NO NUANCE REVIEW
You guys are still doing this, huh?
You know, it’s okay if you want to do something else. Plenty of artists start doing a certain sound, grow out of it or exhaust every idea they possibly have, and then move onto something else. It’s perfectly fine, encouraged even. You know you don’t have keep making a xerox of a xerox of every other album you’ve done but worse, right? You can do something else.
Average. The production could be better (can you hear the bass?), same with the songwriting. There is nothing on Requiem that Korn haven't done before. It's not awful though I wish riffs were more intense and the bass was more prominent.
Best: Forgotten, Lost In The Grandeur, Penance To Sorrow, My Confession.
I didn't come into this listen expecting much. I really didn't need anything to be spectacular or boundary pushing. With that said, this album is a waste of time. It comes out stumbling with the first three tracks, then ends up landing face first in a dumpster by the end of it. All tracks sound the same, it sounds like random chords were just thrown in random spots on songs like Let The Dark Do The Rest, Lost In The Grandeur, or Hopeless and Beaten, the singer is almost offkey like he forgot ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Forgotten 3:17 | 71 |
| 2 | Let The Dark Do The Rest 3:39 | 69 |
| 3 | Start The Healing 3:28 | 73 |
| 4 | Lost In The Grandeur 3:50 | 63 |
| 5 | Disconnect 3:26 | 67 |
| 6 | Hopeless And Beaten 3:59 | 57 |
| 7 | Penance To Sorrow 3:20 | 60 |
| 8 | My Confession 3:34 | 59 |
| 9 | Worst Is On Its Way 4:03 | 67 |
Total Length: 32 minutes
Year End Lists
| #15 | / | Revolver |
| #45 | / | Kerrang! |
| #46 | / | Metal Hammer |
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11mo
I’m so glad Jonathan has started his healing so to speak. Like the guy genuinely seems to be in a lot better of a place than two years ago. He’s got a girlfriend too and it seems like we’ll get another more slightly upbeat record from Korn. Even if you don’t like Korn, Jon getting better is really something great to see.
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Added on: November 11, 2021