Every artist in the industry always has a point in their careers where they had a hard time matching the success of their previous releases. Korn is not an exception as Jonathan Davis revealed the band's struggles before the release of their 2002 album.
According to Audacy, the band's "Untouchables" record was one of the hardest albums to make as they underwent many anxieties and problems, especially the singer.
Speaking to Metal Hammer, the frontman said their fifth studio album that featured their Grammy Award-winning song "Here To Stay" as he wanted to top their previous releases "Issues" in 1999 and "Follow The Leader" in 1998.
Since most of the band members are experiencing success at the time after the release of their previous albums, Davis said everyone was partying and drinking and he was the only one "sober."
"It wasn't all booze and chicks and drugs by that point, it was just money. We could basically do whatever we wanted," he said.
Because he had the drive to work on a new project for his group, the singer locked himself in the master bedroom and wrote the album.
To work on the record, they rented three houses in Arizona. He later recorded vocals and melodies in Canada.
However, he didn't like it there so they moved while paying for "lodging for everyone."
The album is now celebrating its 20th anniversary and Davis recalled that he wanted the album to be their "Dark Side Of The Moon" era.
When he told the idea to Michael Beinhom, the producer told him it was "cool" but they had to take note that it would take a "long time" to finish and could be expensive.
Davis said their producer isn't joking because it indeed took a while and the final cost totaled up to $4 Million.
"I'd say 3.1 of that was keeping our entire touring crew on retainer for two years. That was a dips*** move; we should have listened," he added.
Today, the band is gearing up to go back on tour after their successful shows last spring.
The upcoming tour will feature songs from their latest album "Requiem." They're special guest will be Evanescence.
Korn's first show will kick off in Denver, Colorado, on August 16 before heading to different cities across the United States.
Their last show will be on September 16 in Washington state.
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