![]() ![]() ![]() 6.1.1 RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 Looks.4.2 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1. ![]() 1.2 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1.In that respect, this is merely a harbinger of things to come. What this means is that while there is quite a bit of sonic experimentation, the band is still clinging to it's signature sound, teetering on the cusp, dangerously close to the edge and poised to dive (or fall, as it may be) off into the deep cesspool of new aural terrain. For all the added elements courtesy of The Matrix and Atticus Ross, it's still very much a Korn album, keeping very much in tune with their past. There's also two interesting remixes of "Twisted Transistor," plus it's one of the best designed packages in recent memory, featuring bugged out art from David Stoupakis and a wonderful pop-up insert. ![]() The deluxe edition features a nice bonus disc that contains three additional tracks-the grinding crunch of "It's Me Again" the clean, streamlined sirenesque-like "Eaten Up Inside" the dark, clanking shuffle of "Last Legal Drug (Le Petit Mort)". In fact the whole album is a one giant headphone revealing all kinds of tripped out nuance and fractured fairy tale (ultra grim Grimm) ambiance that will leave your head swirling. The best moments come when the band goes for stripped down, primordial crunch, like on the stomping bluntness of "Coming Undone" or the festering scratch guitar drenched "Getting Off" and the lumbering metallic push and echo glitch of "Liar." These songs are vintage Korn, but with intriguing headphone allure. The band even goes from some elongated "jamming" on tracks like "Seen It All," which is a cacophonous blend of disparate stylistics. Other times it presents the band in a new, funky light ("Open Up," with its staccato, syncopated rhythms). Mostly it helps bring out diversity in Davis' vocal calisthenics ("Love Song" is a prime example). Undeniably the band takes on an almost Nine Inch Nails vibe at times ("Throw Me Away") but it never sounds forced or plagiaristic. Then there's the matter of the aforementioned electronics. Musically speaking, the band, which has been trimmed to a tight 4-piece in the wake of second guitarist Head's departure, sounds meaty and vengeful, Fieldy's bass keeping the low-end firmly entrenched in the Stygian depths David Silveria's rhythms steady and pounding Munky's seven-string assault searing and intrusive. He shifts into caterwaulic sheen on "Souvenir," wailing in a monochromatic blitz and kicking out a mock operatic swell on the chorus (think Queen taken to the dark side). "Hypocrites" features the trademark growl and howl, but also sees Davis tippling into a melodic cadence on the chorus. While these accoutrements add a great deal to the album, Davis is to be commended for flexing some off-the-beaten path (for Korn, that is) vocal tactics. These bits and pieces of electronic embellishment are strewn throughout the album, thanks mostly to The Matrix and the album's other producer, Atticus Ross, who is best know for his group 12 Rounds. The track is an excellent example of the swirling ambiance that is buried underneath the trademark Korn sound bits of glimmering guitar and shimmering synth lurk just beneath the surface, adding a wonderful dimension to the affair. When he grumbles "Don't want to talk about politics/don't make me talk about politics/don't give a shit about politics," it becomes one of the great anti-social commentary tracks of all time. "Politics" is a pointed slash and burn blitz augmented by swirling mesmerism in the form of frontman Jonathan Davis' alternating growl, melancholic swoon, and angst ridden rant. Yet this song isn't terribly indicative of what else populates the album. It's no wonder the group has remixed the hell out of it and slipped it into the late night maelstrom of dance clubs the world over. The track burbles and grinds with turgid glee and warped sensibility. But keep in mind that this is Korn we're dealing with, so a pop song from them is anything but an Avril sing-a-long. Yes, it's a pop song, in a manner of speaking. "Twisted Transistor" is the track most will be familiar with. ![]()
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