The Path of Totality
Occupation
- Vocals: Jonathan Davis
- Guitar: James Shaffer
- Bass: Reginald Arvizu
- Drums: Ray Luzier
The Path of Totality (English for: " The path to wholeness " ) is the tenth studio album by the American nu-metal band Korn. It was published on 2 December 2011. The album was produced by nine dubstep artists and differs from the previous style of the band.
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Formation
The first single Get Up!, A collaboration with dubstep producer Skrillex, already appeared on 14 April 2011 and was sold exclusively as a download. By September 2011, over 150,000 downloads were sold. The song was first performed after went to Skrillex at Coachella Festival Jonathan and Munky on stage in the Dance Tent and the song there - unannounced - played. Work on the tenth album began in March 2010. The album should be a mix of metal, dance and dubstep elements from the beginning. In the participating dubstep artists are Skrillex, Kill the Noise, Noisia, Feed Me, 12th Planet, Flinch, Datsik, Downlink and Excision. Corn was August 27, 2011 the title The Path of Totality and December 2, 2011 as the release date for the new album known. Before the album went under the working title of X as an allusion that the album is the tenth in grain career. In addition to the standard version of the album with eleven songs, including a deluxe edition was released on which there are two bonus tracks Fuels The Comedy and Tension. Additionally there is a bonus DVD with the title " The Encounter ". The DVD shows a concert of the band in the middle of a crop circle in the home grain in Bakersfield, California. So far, the show was seen only in shortened form on television and online. In addition to Get Up! were released as singles narcisstic Cannibal, Way Too Far and Chaos Lives In Everything. For all singles and music videos were produced.
Title list
All lyrics were written by Jonathan Davis.
Reception
Called Sebastian Kesseler of Metal Hammer The Path of Totality an album of highs and lows. He praised the experimentation of the band and their pursuit of otherness. He forgave five of seven possible points. Simon Long Man of laut.de rated the experiment as failed and attested the album of imagination. He missed two out of five stars. Also said Ronny Bittner of Rock Hard, that the level of pre-release single Get Up! on album length was not quite kept. He missed the grain typical Riffpower and brutality. He forgave seven out of ten possible points.
Chart positions
Tour
Concerts total ( by continent )
- 54 in North America
- 30 in Europe
- 3 in Asia
The Path of Totality The tour began on November 3, 2011 in the United States. Overall, it was the end of six sections. Three legs in North America, two in Europe and one in Asia. Special features of the presented setlists were that the songs were arranged chronologically. So first were songs of the first two studio albums, Korn and Life Is Peachy, as well as rarities that did not make it to these albums, like the never before played live tested Proud. This was followed by songs from the new album The Path of Totality, the greatest hits, and finally an encore. Guest musicians were Elijah Blue Allman, with the band aufführte the song Somebody Someone at a concert in Oberhausen. As the band played on May 5 at the Carolina Rebellion Festival, they performed the song Blind together with original guitarist Brian Welch. It was the first joint appearance with the band after his departure 2005.Während the second European leg bassist Fieldy unlatched momentarily out to be with his pregnant wife. On the following concerts he was represented by Ryan Martinie, who was known for his work with Mudvayne. In another concert in Germany, in Nailsworth, the German comedian Bülent Ceylan was taken in the performance of Got the Life on the stage. This, the band had invited to his show, where she the song Get Up! aufführten with him as bass player. In addition, some concerts were opened by the mitgewirkenden Dupstep artists. They often led to in accompaniment with vocalist Jonathan Davis The Path of Totality, the bonus tracks Tension and Fuels the Comedy.
Structure of the setlist
Intro / Tape: Serenity ( song by Jonathan Davis aka the dubstep artists JDevil ) Sanctuary (beginning)
Older songs and Rare Songs: Predictable, Divine, Lies, Helmet in the Bush, No Place to Hide, Good God, Proud
Songs of The Path of Totality Chaos Lives in Everything, Kill Mercy Within, My Wall, narcisstic Cannibal, Illuminati, Let's Go, Get Up, Way Too Far!
Greatest Hits: Freak on a Leash, Falling Away From Me, Somebody Someone, Here To Stay, Did My Time Oildale ( Leave Me Alone ), Another Brick in the Wall (originally by Pink Floyd )
Addition: Shoots and Ladders and medley of One, Got the Life, Blind
Publications
- September 2, 2012 ( Europe)
- September 4, 2012 (USA)
Live at the Hollywood Palladium is a live album in one is available on CD and DVD or CD and Blu -ray Disc and was published on 2 September 2012. It shows the appearance at the mentioned place on the day of the release of The Path of Totality on December 6, 2011. For this show, the band invited some mitgewirkten on the album dubstep and electro artists and performed with them on their songs. Furthermore, one sees the premiere of the Illuminati and Chaos Lives in Everything. In addition to the concert, the album contains interviews with the band members included keyboardist Zac Baird live.