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Super producer Ross Robinson has been given the unenviable task of bottling lightning, and he's certainly earned his money this time round; from Jonathan Davis' tortured, primal yelps to the pounding drums and a bass sound that ebbs and flows violently through your extremities.
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Remember Who You Are is the sound of a band not so much rediscovering their past as recycling it.
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Korn III (a reference to this lineup as the third incarnation of the band) moves forward more than it retrenches, referencing some stylistic trademarks while introducing some fresh dynamic sensibilities.
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They've gone back to the coiled, furious sputter of their debut but there's no disguising that Korn is an older band, substituting precision for frenzy without diluting their power.
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His persistent self-flagellation could do with more hooks, but Remember packs pain by the pound.
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The draw is Davis, who spits scarred-teen scat like a guy whose parents just signed him up for military school. Not easy when you're pushing 40.
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The band's ninth album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, is boring, melodramatic, self-righteous, dim-witted, and chock full of cliches-just like most everything else Korn has released over the past two decades.
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On Korn III: Remember Who You Are, the band has jumped back to the sound and attitude that made it famous - if without particularly inspired tunes - and Mr. Davis, almost 40, seems to have regained some of his younger self as a lyricist.
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Hell, the fact that I don't ever have to hear Korn III again is enough to put a smile on my face.
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Kerrang!As painful and draining Korn III undoubtedly must have been to create, there's no doubt that it re-asserts the quartet's status as one of metal's most innovative bands. [10 Jul 2010, p.50]
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UncutTheir formula--downtuned guitar, chunky rhythms, serial killer vocals--is proven, but ugly enough that it'll only resonate with fans. [Sep 2010, p.96]
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Q MagazineNu-metallers try to recapture former glories. Fail.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 45 out of 80
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Mixed: 26 out of 80
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Negative: 9 out of 80
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Sep 11, 2010
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