My first Artist Of The Week!

The first seeds of KoRn formed in 1989 in Bakersfield, CA, when high school friends James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch, both guitarists, with Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu on bass, recruited young drummer David Silveria and vocalist Richard Morrill to form a band which they called L.A.P.D. After moving to Huntington Beach and getting signed to Triple X Records, they released the EP Love and Peace, Dude and a full length album titled Who's Laughing Now.

Due to drug problems, Morrill was let go from the band in 1992, leaving Munky, Head, Fieldy and David to find a new vocalist.

During a trip back to Bakersfield to visit their families in early '93, Munky and Head stopped by a local bar one evening where local band SexArt was playing. They were immediately taken by the vocalist's stage presence and unique vocal style. After the set, they made a point of meeting the singer, whose name was Jonathan Davis, to join their band, which was at that time called Creep.

After some consideration and a visit to a psychic, Davis decided to make the move to Huntington Beach and join Creep. They collectively decided to give the band a new name, which became KoRn.

After being seen in a club my Immortal/Epic Records rep Paul Pontius, they were signed and began working on their debut album with producer Ross Robinson.

KoRn's self-titled debut was released October 11, 1994. The first single was also the album's first track.

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