Korn

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Korn (sometimes typeset as KoЯn to fit their logo) is a Grammy Award-winning band from Bakersfield, California.

They are often credited with creating the nu metal genre [1] and, along with other bands of the time, inspiring a wave of nu metal, alternative metal and rap metal bands through the mid 1990s and early 2000s, assisting in particular Limp Bizkit (who were discovered by Korn themselves) and Slipknot. Despite this, Korn have been quoted for disliking the term and even being called 'metal'. Jonathan Davis has said that Korn's music can't be classified and that it contains many other influences besides simply 'metal'. The official review on the iTunes Store for their first album goes as far as saying that Korn "disdain the term".

Since their 1994 self-titled debut, Korn have sold over 25 million records worldwide - including 16 million in the U.S., making them one of the best-selling metal acts of the last twelve years.[2] The band's catalogue consists of seven consecutive platinum studio albums, one platinum compilation album, and seven consecutive debuts (including Greatest Hits, Volume 1 compilation album) in top 10 of Billboard Top 200 best selling albums. To date Korn has scored 6 Grammy nominations, and won 2 such an awards. 8 of their albums has been awarded as multi-platinum, despite only part of them went on Billboard.

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  1. Rock Star Magazine.
  2. www.showtimetickets.com. Mention of sales.