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Korn frontman Jonathan Davis is still “struggling with COVID after-effects” after the singer tested positive for the virus earlier this month, according to guitarist Brian “Head” Welch.The nu-metal outfit were forced to cancel or postpone several dates on their current US tour after Davis received a positive test for COVID-19 on August 14.

Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has tested positive for COVID-19, causing the nu-metal outfit to postpone six dates of their current US tour, with a further two shows cancelled altogether.The news comes after Korn spontaneously cancelled a show in Scranton, PA last Saturday (August 14), hours before they were due to hit the stage.

Korn‘s Jonathan Davis has shared a cover of Pet Shop Boys classic ‘It’s A Sin’ – you can listen to it below.The eerie new take on the 1987 pop classic appears on the soundtrack for the first season of popular TV series Paradise City, which also includes Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker‘s reworking of Edwin Collins‘ ‘A Girl Like You’.The soundtrack also includes a medley of tracks including Paradise City bands The Mavens and The Flux with their covers of Queensryche‘s ‘I Don’t Believe In Love’

Korn‘s lead guitarist Brian “Head” Welch has said bassist Reginald “Fieldy’ Arvizu is sitting out the band’s upcoming US tour because he needs time to heal and reflect at home.The guitarist and backing vocalist said in a new interview that Fieldy has fallen back on some of his old “bad habits” and will use the time to “recharge” with his family at home.Speaking last Friday (July 16) to 97.9 GRD’s Tommy Carroll at the Upheaval festival in Michigan, Head said: “Fieldy is good, man.

Korn have announced their first ever collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).The metal band are the latest musicians to delve into the popular digital market, with the band teaming up with the Mexico-based graphic designer and 3D artist Dreamonaut for the ‘Monuments’ collection.Korn’s NFTs include four unique audio-visual assets “that celebrate the band’s impact on rock and metal music around the world through Dreamonaut’s digital surrealist style”.“This collection is an introspection of

Korn have announced that Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto ‘Ra’ Díaz will be filling in for Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu throughout their forthcoming summer tour.The news comes following last month’s revelation that Fieldy would be taking an extended hiatus from Korn, citing a need to manage “bad habits” that had “caused some tension with the people around [him]”.Sharing the announcement today (June 12) on their Facebook page, the band wrote: “We appreciate your kind words of support in response

Korn bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu has shared that he will not be joining the band on their forthcoming North American tour, citing a need to take time off to manage “bad habits”.Fieldy took to social media this morning (June 22) to make the announcement, admitting that over the past six years, “I’ve been dealing with some personal issues that at times have caused me to fall back on some of my bad habits and has caused some tension with the people around me”.“It’s been suggested to me to take

Korn, rather than Kora as her mother intended.The mother, Kells Tate, shared the hospital’s mistake on Twitter, posting a photo of the birth certificate and saying: “THE HOSPITAL MESSED UP MY BABYS NAME AND WE JUST GOT THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND ITS KORN MY BABYS NAME IS LEGALLY KORN.”She added in a follow-up tweet: “1. The name is supposed to be Kora.

KoRn worked on a new album during lockdown, the band’s frontman Jonathan Davis has confirmed.The band last released an album in 2019 with ‘The Nothing’. That record was their 13th studio album since forming in 1993.Speaking to Kerrang!, Davis said the group had used the enforced downtime brought about by the coronavirus pandemic to work on a new album.“We just got done writing a record,” he said.

Korn and Faith No More have announced a co-headlining tour of North America. Their shows together take place this summer, beginning August 7 at Denver’s Pepsi Center. Check out the tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)