Korn | Download Festival 2022 | Interview

Korn's Brian 'Head' Welch and Ray Luzier chat with us ahead of their set at Download Festival 2022. They talk returning to Donington, playing track from recent album 'Requiem' live and the huge success of single 'Start The Healing'. Plus, we talk future plans, their upcoming tour with Evanescence and reflect on the 20th anniversary of their 'Untouchables' album.
Interviewer: James Wilson-Taylor
Camera: Mark Forrer
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[@fayewilliams8759]

They were fucking awesome! Got a Korn tattoo (at download) and a couple hours later i was in their moshpit! Dream come true fr🖤

[@jawamc5435]

Phaha was in the pit for em asw we probs bashed heads a couple of times 🤘

[@kepherw]

So good to see that at Download festival they played for 90.000 people's...❤️ In Italy we were only 3.000 😥, but we sang every single note! 🤟😍 Korn's concert is, every time, an explosion of energy and good vibes! I love these guys with all my Heart! ❤️❤️❤️🤟

[@gianmarcoforastiere5295]

In UK rock and metal are still alive, but Download and other festivals have been able to adapt to attract different kind of "metalheads". In Italy people can't accept to find metalcore and old school bands in the same festival.

[@kepherw]

@@gianmarcoforastiere5295 Unfortunately, you are right...we tend more to criticize than to go to concerts for the pleasure of it....

[@ellaaa1498]

Damn they were so sick, my first time ever seeing them and it was so heavy and loud. You guys rock 🤘

[@wiisportsbowling3477]

Same it was my first time seeing them too. When they went into one i was shook!!!! I loved it!!

[@Misaxskull]

ay me too! they were absolutely insane!

[@christianwallin4993]

I'm going to see them tomorrow night at Gröna Lund here in Stockholm, Sweden. A really small outdoor venue for a band like Korn. It's going to get packed and rowdy. Can't remember last time I was this pumped up for a concert. And they added "It's On!" to the live set. Words cannot describe how pumped up I am right now. I wanna be in the first row, right in front of the stage.

[@christianwallin4993]

Brian made me a practicing christian too by the way, so words cannot describe how much this band has meant to me in my life. They saved me more than one time, and in more ways they will ever know.

[@gavintendo]

Love you guys. I met Korn in 2005, but of course Head and Ray weren't there 😭Thanks for honouring the UK with your presence. Wish I could've been at Download for the show, and the Q&A in London too 😭

[@themadrapper101]

Yea but David and Feildy were

[@JKsWorldd]

Head: We did the release of issues at the Apallo theater, in New York, where was it... Brooklyn or Bronx... Ray: I wasn't there.... 😭😭😭

[@dorisg.3]

Love KoЯn as long as they are getting older but not worse, go 😍💋🙏🤘

[@shanehumberstone5262]

KОЯN are awesome,met them a few years ago

[@BiggestKornFan1993]

Last time I'd see Korn earlier this year, They sounded better than they ever have!!! Long live Korn!!

[@Misaxskull]

KORN FOR NEXT YEAR TOO PLS U WERE GREAT

[@Secretoftheooze1983]

Head has always said he’s not big on the untouchables record. I love it. I wonder what’s his favorite one?

[@themadrapper101]

I think it's more because when bands think back on albums they think about what was going on during the time of the making of the album and I think at that time he might of been in a dark place or the band started having problems we don't know about. I heard problems within the band started around that time 2000-2003

[@Secretoftheooze1983]

@@themadrapper101 I agree but I also remember him saying he didn’t like the album back when take a look in the mirror came out and said this album is way better and I believe he was at his worst (drug addiction) then. So who knows.

[@greenmatrix30seven]

Yeah it was kind of a dark time. So prolly the reason

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

@@themadrapper101 Head was AWOL during the TALITM most of the time so Munky actually wrote most of the guitar parts for that album.

[@themadrapper101]

The best Korn albums are the first 6 or 7... Coincidentally with the old drummer even though I don't think he was much of the reason for those albums being their best but that for me will always be Korns most classic period

[@68Red]

Korn played the best set of the weekend closely followed by Shinedown

[@hurtingangel36]

great interview,,,,ho Brian hi ray,,,

[@timothyacker8686]

Amen.....

[@darkhour616]

Just wanted to let you all know...the Apollo Theater is in Harlem, New York. Just saying... 😂

[@danielpeers7140]

They were on great form. Their sound was awesome and JD's voice was as good as record. Ray's drumming was a little much at times. Too many fills, but I'm just being picky!!!!

[@robertward6813]

So good there's no dates apart from download and a QnA in London. Poor effort

[@Skirtis87]

When he was on about "Yeah, we've been over here for 6weeks..." doing what? No British tour, just an hour at Download 😩

[@robertward6813]

@@Skirtis87 yeah absolutely shocking. Kinda put me off them a little bit. I seen then in 1996 at Donington and countless times since. No Irish or UK dates

[@bailiefield4353]

For the record Jonathan needed an oxygen mask between songs after being really ill with covid so although its a shame they couldn't do more, they are only human and it may be a lot for them at the moment.

[@Abibamfordxx]

@@Skirtis87 they’re allowed to have normal lives

[@jamesfinch4745]

Ray looks like he is 65 years old now lol

[@CQC1x]

Ferst

[@inspektorgadget1129]

Ray Luzier stay away from coke !

[@caritalonn3656]

Yes stay to be sober even Brian Welch ❤️

[@mikejames1804]

head burned ray a couple of times on this one

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Head likes to talk a lot, especially about himself. 😁

[@inspektorgadget1129]

is ryan on coke ?

[@inspektorgadget1129]

jep he is

[@JohnCena-kn9tv]

Ryan?

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

What??

[@anarchreignz4049]

Korn sucks besides me