11 Heaviest Korn Riffs | Munky and Head's Picks

2022 ж. 18 Там.
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Korn's discography is filled to the brim with chunky, groovy, rubber-band-snapping guitar riffs. They're a quintessential part of the Bakersfield alt-metal crew's sound, and while they're by no means the most brutal band in the world, guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch have written some seriously crushing parts over the last 30 years. Because they know better than anyone else, we asked them to choose the 11 heaviest riffs in their catalog and explain what makes each one so physically forceful. The guys went deep, choosing songs that span their entire career and offering up tons of trivia about each pick.
Watch above and let us know your pick for heaviest Korn riff in the comments below!
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  • I love how these two insanely talented guitarists are explaining their own riffs the way a novice Korn fan would explain it.

    @SuperSparrow45@SuperSparrow45 Жыл бұрын
    • There’s really no better way to explain the sound of a riff without the instruments. Or a cat… I swear a7x was using a cat for their guitar solos

      @B_COOPER@B_COOPER6 ай бұрын
    • Any guitarist for that matter

      @ChannelBmac@ChannelBmac6 ай бұрын
    • Insanely talented? What are you smoking?

      @emcats84@emcats846 ай бұрын
    • Two lame old men. Has-been try-hards trying to still be cool.

      @corntrollio854@corntrollio8545 ай бұрын
    • lmao, my fav comment of the year

      @branscombe_@branscombe_5 ай бұрын
  • Absolutely shocked they didn't mention "Here to Stay" (main riff AND middle part) or "It's On", or "Beg for Me".

    @orphia6479@orphia6479 Жыл бұрын
    • You mentioned some good ones!

      @skolvikings8456@skolvikings8456 Жыл бұрын
    • Here to stay is epic

      @KzudemRiM@KzudemRiM Жыл бұрын
    • You're right but the thing with Korn is that...they got so many great heavy riffs that its almost impossible not leaving great ones behind. Especially in old Korn

      @andrepereira744@andrepereira744 Жыл бұрын
    • Agree! Here to Stay, Bottled Up Inside, that album has some heavy groovy riffs. Wonder why they didnt mention it. i don't know maybe the band is not enjoying the albums as we fans are

      @nox3042@nox3042 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank god! they are just overrated songs

      @MarioCastro_o@MarioCastro_o Жыл бұрын
  • I love the way both Munky and Head make the guitar sounds with their voices.

    @LBPreviews@LBPreviews Жыл бұрын
    • 8:17-8:19 haha 😂

      @jeffreylong1478@jeffreylong1478 Жыл бұрын
    • @@jeffreylong1478 yep that's it lol

      @LBPreviews@LBPreviews Жыл бұрын
    • This is literally how me and my buddies talk about riffs. It’s endearing.

      @jsan2548@jsan2548 Жыл бұрын
    • Seems they do not take themselves seriously and talk about the riffs like a kid who built something out of Lego. Great to see famous musicians acting like humans and being completely relatable.

      @o0Donuts0o@o0Donuts0o7 ай бұрын
    • YES, just a great way to communicate what the riff sounds like, they all have such great ability to describe the sound of their music and spc guitars.

      @daveminion6209@daveminion62096 ай бұрын
  • I love how into their own music they are

    @vingaxoc6543@vingaxoc6543 Жыл бұрын
    • That's the only way to do it..love it

      @Dead-xk1lk@Dead-xk1lk Жыл бұрын
    • If you aren’t making music you love, why make music, right?

      @jsan2548@jsan2548 Жыл бұрын
    • I hate my own music Cs it's crap

      @jehanariyaratnam2874@jehanariyaratnam2874 Жыл бұрын
    • You have to be passionate about it. Otherwise, what is the point?

      @samw6344@samw6344 Жыл бұрын
    • @@samw6344 I write music like Korn does, it's all in drop A

      @jehanariyaratnam2874@jehanariyaratnam2874 Жыл бұрын
  • I love Munky's passion. He sounds like he's talking about other people's riffs.

    @gerrypiazza8293@gerrypiazza8293 Жыл бұрын
    • Munky is so damn precious.

      @LBPreviews@LBPreviews Жыл бұрын
    • Nice to see them doing good!

      @GorGob@GorGob Жыл бұрын
    • @sd Actually it's called "Narcissistic" when you only appreciate your own work, which is something every Millennial DOES have.

      @liquidbraino@liquidbraino Жыл бұрын
    • @@GorGob 55

      @territhompson5149@territhompson5149 Жыл бұрын
    • @@liquidbraino He is a huge music fan, and loves and appreciates many other bands.

      @leadme2thebliss21@leadme2thebliss21 Жыл бұрын
  • What a sound these guys invented. Just insane. Defined my youth, honestly

    @ryanfulldark2775@ryanfulldark2775 Жыл бұрын
    • I sampled them for some Phonk exclusives I kept, Most unique sound there is.

      @thirtythreehz@thirtythreehz Жыл бұрын
    • You mean what a horrible sound these guys invented.

      @bigassdummy46@bigassdummy46 Жыл бұрын
    • @@bigassdummy46 No, that’s completely asinine.

      @ryanfulldark2775@ryanfulldark2775 Жыл бұрын
    • @@ryanfulldark2775 pretty sure nu metal folded faster than grunge

      @bigassdummy46@bigassdummy46 Жыл бұрын
    • @@bigassdummy46 Nah, we’re still very much alive.

      @ryanfulldark2775@ryanfulldark2775 Жыл бұрын
  • This is why I always loved them. They’re not pretentious music theory nerds. Just a couple dorks from Bakersfield who love a chunky guitar lick. Considering their long and storied past it’s good to see them staying so down to earth.

    @TopFloorEricc@TopFloorEricc Жыл бұрын
    • So many metal bands are so caught up in "making good riffs" that they miss out on the base, primal aspect that makes for great heavy guitar. A lot of Korn riffs are just basic low open strings and dissonant intervals, but they've got groove and atmosphere in spades. Plus they actually do get into some surprisingly experimental territory, the droning textures on Dead Bodies Everywhere (behind the creepy music box riff) are all guitar through a talkbox but it totally sounds like some kind of synth.

      @noesunyoutuber7680@noesunyoutuber7680 Жыл бұрын
    • ​@NoEsUnKZheadr Yep. I've been saying this for years. Too many guitarists overthink guitar and try to play TOO MANY NOTES. It's not that hard. But everybody keeps trying to one up riffs and ends up making them too complicated.

      @JesusChrist2000BC@JesusChrist2000BC11 ай бұрын
    • ​@@JesusChrist2000BC I actually despise people who think that unless you're playing some 300bpm sweep picking riff that it's not good. Playing that fast or cramming that many notes in doesn't mean you're good. It just means you're fast.😂

      @SirHeadly84@SirHeadly8410 ай бұрын
  • Korn has such a signature sound. Fieldys base almost sounds like drums. I was hooked the very first time I heard them

    @kylefrenette5113@kylefrenette5113 Жыл бұрын
    • It's what led me to bass guitars. I asked my friend at the time who had introduced me to Korn wtf was that clicky noise.

      @jamesprestonbritt@jamesprestonbritt Жыл бұрын
    • @@jamesprestonbritt I can never decide if I like that production or not. It gets the bass way upfront, but it's so scooped all you really get is the clack of those loose strings rattling around.

      @noesunyoutuber7680@noesunyoutuber7680 Жыл бұрын
    • @@noesunyoutuber7680its basically black church gospel bass settings but just hella exaggerated lol

      @bluemcdaniel99@bluemcdaniel998 ай бұрын
    • @@noesunyoutuber7680 in any other context it sucks, but god damn does it work for korn

      @garfield5360@garfield53606 ай бұрын
    • ⁠@@bluemcdaniel99you mean n****r church music

      @-Swamp_Donkey-@-Swamp_Donkey-6 ай бұрын
  • Korn has some of the best riffs

    @JR-dd4ec@JR-dd4ec Жыл бұрын
    • Agreed

      @facundocabrera2467@facundocabrera2467 Жыл бұрын
    • Donald Trump started playing 7 string guitar way before Korn did.

      @Grimeyhoob@Grimeyhoob Жыл бұрын
    • @@Grimeyhoob They have that insane groove. It's really unique.

      @stevemuzak8526@stevemuzak8526 Жыл бұрын
    • @@stevemuzak8526 Vote Trump 2024 bro. We need a Republican dictatorship in the US. Make Metal Great Again.

      @Grimeyhoob@Grimeyhoob Жыл бұрын
    • @@Grimeyhoob bruh wtf. This has nothing to do with Korn lol

      @shayne7192@shayne7192 Жыл бұрын
  • "Lies" "Predictable" "clown" and "dead bodies everywhere" are some of my favorites. They go hard.

    @sammitchell3657@sammitchell3657 Жыл бұрын
    • Predictable may be the heaviest riff ever written period.

      @pauliewalnuts829@pauliewalnuts829 Жыл бұрын
    • I also agree with 'Dead Bodies Everywhere' as well.

      @justincoleman7856@justincoleman7856 Жыл бұрын
    • Clown is a heavy one!

      @kh70000@kh70000 Жыл бұрын
    • Predictable though 🤩

      @fritobeankip@fritobeankip Жыл бұрын
    • @@pauliewalnuts829 Written by: Fieldy, Munky,

      @A200YT@A200YT Жыл бұрын
  • I have to say that the Korn and Fred Durst connection should never be downplayed. That era was HUGE for music. Family Values, Staind, Limp Bizkit; absolutely unreal.

    @jasonsmall839@jasonsmall839 Жыл бұрын
    • How you can compare Korn to those other hacks... boggles my mind

      @tony_1980@tony_1980 Жыл бұрын
    • @@tony_1980 I didn't compare them haha.

      @jasonsmall839@jasonsmall839 Жыл бұрын
    • But as a joke

      @adaptercrash@adaptercrash Жыл бұрын
    • Jason Small AGREED. Amazing era.

      @TheNobleLoyalist@TheNobleLoyalist Жыл бұрын
    • "Dysfunction" from Staind was a great album. Everything else in their discography is ehhhh...

      @AUM_-po9sc@AUM_-po9sc Жыл бұрын
  • It's fantastic to see Head still with the band and still happy. It's just a shame we'll never see Dave back with them. He was such a big part of the sound. Zero disrespect to the work Ray's done.

    @j800r_aswell@j800r_aswell Жыл бұрын
    • It's not disrespectful to say that ray does not bring the groove did. He's just a good metal drummer,

      @boristheb1ad3x67@boristheb1ad3x677 ай бұрын
  • Intro riff for ‘Good God’. Intro riff for ‘Lies’ Main riff for ‘Seed’ Outro riff for ‘Dead Bodies Everywhere’ Main riff for ‘Clown’ They got so many…we could go all day.

    @tmex9588@tmex9588 Жыл бұрын
    • The bridge version of Good God's riff is such a kick in the balls that I instantly have a need to thrash my surroundings whenever I hear it. The Hating's riff is also super brutal, Right Now is a one giant clusterf*ck of heaviness, but my favourite is definitely the heavier main riff of It's On.

      @ambival1@ambival1 Жыл бұрын
    • @T MEX Yaaaaaas!!! Groove Depth Textures of that list💪 I totally hear that as well My sediments exactly!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Rock On

      @faust8569@faust8569 Жыл бұрын
    • Chi, Ball Tongue, Faget, Embrace, Need To, Helmet in The Bush, Mr Rogers, Kill You, No Place to hide, swallow, K$&@. just got goosebumps coming up with this list no lie man..

      @DrazzBreh@DrazzBreh Жыл бұрын
    • The breakdown part in "Falling Away From Me" when Jonathon yells "fuck!' and the song just goes ballistic after that

      @XxTheGoOfYxX@XxTheGoOfYxX Жыл бұрын
    • I was flipping through to see if they put Dead Bodies on there. Heavy breakdown riff on there is a banger.

      @Strik.9@Strik.9 Жыл бұрын
  • Glad to hear David getting recognition. Such and influence on Korns sound

    @rdone4932@rdone4932 Жыл бұрын
    • he set that era

      @ozgunzeki@ozgunzeki Жыл бұрын
    • Too bad he's bitter towards the band.

      @geddyleesowlnose@geddyleesowlnose Жыл бұрын
    • @@geddyleesowlnose nah he's not bitter about the band. It'll take sometime but if Ray ever leaves you could see David make a return if the rest of the guys forgive him for what he said.

      @Fraggzila@Fraggzila Жыл бұрын
    • Oh man, his drumming was heavy as shit.

      @mr.onethirtyeight5088@mr.onethirtyeight5088 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Fraggzila - What did he say?

      @mr.onethirtyeight5088@mr.onethirtyeight5088 Жыл бұрын
  • How did you not put "Blind" on the list. I will never forget, 14 years old, the record had just come out & my buddy comes flying in the house goes to the stereo, puts the tape in & says "dude... listen to this.." Ride cymbal, nah nah nah nah ... and then the guitar riff and the "are you ready?!?!?!?!" that made my brain explode. I was absolutely hooked from that second. I searched everywhere in town for a seven string guitar, but could never find one so I got some heavy ass strings & played a six string tuned down to A. That is still to this day one of the heaviest things I have ever heard & just watch video of any show when that part comes in... Absolute mayhem. Saw them with Ozzy on New Years Eve 1994/5 at McNichols Arena in Denver, which is no longer, at the Mammoth Event Center, which is no longer, the Ogden Theater which is still there. So many shows, so many years & so much great music. Thanks guys, you helped to change my life forever.

    @phif42@phif42Ай бұрын
  • Head & Munky go together like Peanut Butter & Jelly, these guys are made to play guitar together.

    @Kaiser499TV@Kaiser499TV3 ай бұрын
  • Korn is one of the darkest, heaviest, most unique and musically talented bands on the planet. It’s amazing because many people who hear Korn it sounds horrible. I think that’s what makes it even better.

    @artvandalay7632@artvandalay7632 Жыл бұрын
    • When it comes to music, the only thing that matters is how I feel about it. Never cared much about what other people think.

      @ilovebutterstuff@ilovebutterstuff6 ай бұрын
  • The breakdown riff for Freak On a Leash still breaks my neck. It’s so simple, but SO brutal

    @_CPP_@_CPP_ Жыл бұрын
    • GO!

      @stephenm8725@stephenm8725 Жыл бұрын
    • I can’t back this enough dude, I love that fucking riff so much

      @stephenscholl2627@stephenscholl2627 Жыл бұрын
    • @@stephenscholl2627 I’m more than happy that you agree! :D

      @_CPP_@_CPP_ Жыл бұрын
  • Korn's music is aging very well. Seeing them live is a fantastic and energetic experience. I'd recommend anyone go see them while they are still young.

    @Hey_Blinkin@Hey_Blinkin Жыл бұрын
  • that bass drop in ball tongue is... deliscious

    @OGM_OriginalGameMusic@OGM_OriginalGameMusic Жыл бұрын
  • 11 Honorable mentions: Swallow (riff/breakdown) The Hating (riff/ending) You'll Never Find Me (riff/breakdown) Trash (riff/breakdown) Helmet In The Bush (riff) Prey For Me (riff/breakdown) Oildale (riff) No Place To Hide (riff/breakdown) A Different World (riff/breakdown) Everything Falls Apart (breakdown) Idiosyncracy (riff/breakdown)

    @Xenozilla-cn6lh@Xenozilla-cn6lh Жыл бұрын
    • Idiosyncrasy is awesome. Love it.

      @sammitchell3657@sammitchell3657 Жыл бұрын
    • @@sammitchell3657 "When will this end" is pretty heavy as well

      @justaman6@justaman6 Жыл бұрын
    • Here to stay

      @moisesojeda1085@moisesojeda1085 Жыл бұрын
    • I agree so much with your list! The Hating and Oildale, I'll tell you what.

      @LinKoRn-parK@LinKoRn-parK Жыл бұрын
  • 0:30 Daddy 1:40 Ball tongue 3:40 Faget 4:35 Lost in the Grandeur 5:42 Somebody Someone 7:00 Insane 8:30 Kill You 10:00 All in the family 11:45 My gift to you 13:00 Twist 14:20 Freak on a leash

    @SisterBhop@SisterBhop Жыл бұрын
    • thanks Sir!

      @cristianc6005@cristianc6005 Жыл бұрын
    • Should be pinned top comment

      @RobsMemoryLane@RobsMemoryLane Жыл бұрын
    • @@JacksonOfTheJerry another insanely heavy album they didn’t touch: the nothing

      @piercesargeant@piercesargeant Жыл бұрын
    • @@piercesargeant one of their best albums

      @Sandul666@Sandul666 Жыл бұрын
    • nothing from Untouchables is impossible!!!!

      @bobsbigboy_@bobsbigboy_2 ай бұрын
  • Not surprised it’s mostly their first album❤️ it’s always going to be a masterpiece

    @basketkase404@basketkase404 Жыл бұрын
  • The pre chorus riff in Blind is incredibly heavy and is pure funk at the same time. One of my favorite Korn moments

    @pb6270@pb6270 Жыл бұрын
  • "The Serenity Of Suffering" really deserves more respect. In my opinion it was Korn's best album since "Untouchables". Love that album so much❤️

    @radamtv4779@radamtv4779 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes bro!

      @dmitriystoyanov933@dmitriystoyanov933 Жыл бұрын
    • I’m with ya, brutha. I thought the bridge from “Black is the Soul” would’ve came up or something else like “The Hating”.

      @miahthorpatrick1013@miahthorpatrick1013 Жыл бұрын
    • It's my 3rd favorite Korn album on behind Korn and Ftl. That record is amazing.

      @gerrypiazza8293@gerrypiazza8293 Жыл бұрын
    • ROTTING IN VEIN

      @maxlovemusic_iguess@maxlovemusic_iguess Жыл бұрын
    • Yes it does and so does 2019's The Nothing album...that album is one of their best 👌 👍

      @leadme2thebliss21@leadme2thebliss21 Жыл бұрын
  • They will definitely go down as two of the most influential metal guitars ever

    @MrDanMeman@MrDanMeman Жыл бұрын
  • These guys are pretty cool, I get a sense that they don't get enough credit as pioneers, they brought a new type of heaviness into metal and then a lot of genres got inspired and did their thing

    @TheSilverGate@TheSilverGate Жыл бұрын
    • Very good point ;)

      @djmcrae9556@djmcrae9556 Жыл бұрын
  • Ball Tongue has got to have one of the greatest intros to any metal song in history. You can just feel the energy inside building up. And freak on a leash has the best build up to drop, mid song. Honestly the entire thing is just the perfect song imo.

    @lewismx8815@lewismx8815 Жыл бұрын
  • Intro for Blind will always be the heaviest to me, hands down.

    @RobinSijtsma@RobinSijtsma Жыл бұрын
  • Solid riffs. Surprised they didn't put Here To Stay on there. Or the intro to Swallow. Whew. What a riff!

    @IanVase@IanVase Жыл бұрын
    • Swallow is a good riff. If you listen to Cold from The Nothing album, it sounds like Swallow just re-worked a bit in my opinion! I cover both of those songs on guitar and they are pretty much the same notes. I believe Swallow is one of the few Korn songs though that is tuned down a half step, most of the time they are tuned down a whole step.

      @leadme2thebliss21@leadme2thebliss21 Жыл бұрын
    • It was their favorite, not our favorite. I'd probably pick 11 different things entirely - they have so many heavy riffs and moments to pick from.

      @jollyvoqar195@jollyvoqar195 Жыл бұрын
    • That's what I watched the vid to see, if Swallow was on. That sounds almost like a meshuggah riff lol.

      @Vermis8@Vermis8 Жыл бұрын
  • For me Ball Tongue is one of the heaviest but melodic riffs I've ever heard, it never gets old. I love the bridge exchange between these two in Got the Life and yes... I saw the South Park!

    @illuminotme4261@illuminotme4261 Жыл бұрын
    • Korn played in South Park falling away from me not ball tongue

      @Noahjames27@Noahjames276 ай бұрын
    • @@Noahjames27 I never said they played Ball Tongue in South Park !

      @illuminotme4261@illuminotme42616 ай бұрын
  • There 1st album will always be my favorite. I still listen to it.

    @Shadowsurfer66@Shadowsurfer6611 ай бұрын
  • The connection and friendship that these guys have throughout all these years, is simply amazing. Just watched them play last night at Pine Knob in Michigan. They are a real treat to watch live.

    @cjbj17@cjbj17 Жыл бұрын
    • Also the Outtros for each song is badass.

      @cjbj17@cjbj17 Жыл бұрын
    • I was there too. KoRn killed it like always but I think Helmet sucked live

      @lancedorman1290@lancedorman1290 Жыл бұрын
    • 😅😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

      @MaryMJaya@MaryMJaya11 ай бұрын
    • 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

      @MaryMJaya@MaryMJaya11 ай бұрын
    • ​@@lancedorman1290 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

      @MaryMJaya@MaryMJaya11 ай бұрын
  • ive seen Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery a ton of times and i love it. not just because korn is in it but because it is genuinely funny

    @kobecarter1579@kobecarter1579 Жыл бұрын
    • It was the first southpark episode i found funny, and the third episode i saw first two was chinpokomon and starvin marvin in space

      @BeemanFunnyman@BeemanFunnyman Жыл бұрын
    • Jonathan’s monologue about perception always cracks me up

      @josequintero7250@josequintero7250 Жыл бұрын
    • @@BeemanFunnyman there some pretty fucking good episodes

      @kobecarter1579@kobecarter1579 Жыл бұрын
    • @@josequintero7250 i love that bit but i had to rewind it the first time cause he just says it so quickly i couldn't understand

      @kobecarter1579@kobecarter1579 Жыл бұрын
    • NIBLET !

      @rickdiggler9680@rickdiggler9680 Жыл бұрын
  • I still enjoy Korn's music to this day. They are absolute legends!!!

    @jamalsampson9389@jamalsampson9389 Жыл бұрын
    • Listen to them every night before bed.

      @MC-ht6lw@MC-ht6lw Жыл бұрын
  • I knew exactly what "form of...corn!" was & I couldn't be happier he did that

    @brandonmelikian8842@brandonmelikian88425 ай бұрын
  • The powerful energy in Korn’s riffs is so powerful and earth shaking. I describe a live Korn show as like standing on top of the San Andreas Fault during an earthquake. One of my favorite riffs isn’t mentioned here the intro to Dead Bodies Everywhere. It’s Head’s part where the Whammy pedal is shelved all the way up to where it sounds like a creepy music box combined with Munky’s talk box part. And then they just immediately switch to that super heavy sludgy riff. That’s like an underrated fan favorite.

    @dave1986R@dave1986R Жыл бұрын
  • Here are some of my favorite Korn riffs: 1.) Clown (main riff, I also think the may be the heaviest riff.) 2.) Ball Tongue (opening riff) 3.) Fake (main riff) 4.) Lies (main riff) 5.) Falling Away From Me (main riff) 6.) Thoughtless (main riff) 7.) Politics (chorus riff. Munky deserves so much more credit for what he did during that period of Korn. Such good riffs.) 8.) Pop A Pill (opening riff) 9.) Love & Meth (opening riff) 10.) What We Do (2:04-3:06 is just downtuned groovy goodness) 11.) Punishment Time (opening riff) 12.) Insane (opening & breakdown) 13.) Rotting In Vain (main riff) 14.) Black Is The Soul (opening riff) 15.) Die Yet Another Night (2:42) 16.) Good God (opening riff) 17.) Please Come For Me (opening riff) 18.) The Darkness Is Revealing (breakdown riff) 19.) Idiosyncrasy (opening riff) 20.) H@rd3r (main riff) 21.) Cold (opening riff) 22.) Lost In The Grandeur (opening riff) 23.) Penance To Sorrow (opening riff) 24.) My Confession (opening riff) 25.) Worst Is On It’s Way (bridge & breakdown riff) 26.) Freak On A Leash (GO!) 27.) Ass Itch (main riff) 28.) Lost (opening riff) 29.) Victimized (opening riff) 30.) Predictable (opening riff) 31.) Chi (the main riff)

    @Nick-gv9un@Nick-gv9un Жыл бұрын
    • I agree , Clown is the heaviest korn riff, It's so gritty, rough and raw

      @zosocapricorn4143@zosocapricorn4143 Жыл бұрын
    • All this does is solidify how heavy SOS was 😂

      @travisspaulding9540@travisspaulding9540 Жыл бұрын
    • This is a whole ass compilation album

      @RIKDDY@RIKDDY Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, clown may be hands down the haviest.

      @micahrutland991@micahrutland991 Жыл бұрын
  • Definitely the ending to Reclaim My Place after JD's last "wtf".....that's the heaviest korn riff I've heard.

    @MeanT241985@MeanT241985 Жыл бұрын
  • I heard Korns first album in the 5th grade. My older sisters apartment burned down and her roommates copy of the cassette was one of the only things that survived. After listening to that it changed music for me forever

    @shawnlittle346@shawnlittle3465 ай бұрын
  • I would like to add something from Untouchables, which I think is one of their heaviest albums. Especially with songs like Here to Stay, Bottled Up Inside or Beat it Upright.

    @sergiobandadrums@sergiobandadrums Жыл бұрын
    • Wake Up Hate too

      @szwak49@szwak49 Жыл бұрын
    • Embrace and Blame are really heavy too.

      @pain9270@pain9270 Жыл бұрын
    • They have mentioned Insane which basically reworked riff from Beat It Upright.

      @sweepingdenial@sweepingdenial Жыл бұрын
    • @@sweepingdenial really? I didn't know that. I've always known Alive became Need To, then Alive. And Kage became Grandeur. But this is new news to me! Awesome

      @szwak49@szwak49 Жыл бұрын
    • @@szwak49 i mean they did it accidentally - not on purpose. Also, recommend to compare riffs from Chi and The Hating.

      @sweepingdenial@sweepingdenial Жыл бұрын
  • These guys blew minds when they first broke out. Very original sound.

    @davidrussell9290@davidrussell9290 Жыл бұрын
  • i’m genuinely surprised “Counting” didn’t make it on this list……that riff HITS

    @sjcdrums123@sjcdrums1236 ай бұрын
    • Hell yea, that riff is just NASTY.

      @avidspider@avidspider4 ай бұрын
  • This group was my entire teenage experience in the early/mid 90's...I saw them at the first family values tour and still remember it like it was yesterday....and now I'm 40 haha. Such a revolutionary band who laid the foundation for many after them. #muchrespect

    @tedoakley5600@tedoakley5600 Жыл бұрын
    • Id love to go back and see all the classic shows

      @We_Are_All_Vultures@We_Are_All_Vultures6 ай бұрын
  • A personal fav of mine is the opening riff to “Lies” off the first record

    @drummersnail115@drummersnail115 Жыл бұрын
    • Watch my first video, do you agree? 😆

      @8geartodown@8geartodown Жыл бұрын
    • Love that song! 🙌 It's really intense and John's screams add more intensity to it, specially near the end.🔥

      @alkalivegeta@alkalivegeta Жыл бұрын
  • Untouchables has some of the heaviest riffs they ever did., strange they never mentioned anything from it

    @demondriver5151@demondriver5151 Жыл бұрын
    • Korn is a RIFFS band…hard to narrow it down to a top 11, but Untouchables has some of their top riffs for sure

      @jaydennis1999@jaydennis1999 Жыл бұрын
    • The original S/T album & "Untouchables" are my 2 favourite Korn albums. I'm a bit perplexed as to why they didn't mention anything from "Untouchables". 🤔

      @SuperRoo_22@SuperRoo_22 Жыл бұрын
    • Indeed, i can listen to almost the entire album, until that wake up hate and beat it up right weird shit. 😪 Those are some of the worst korn tracks ive ever heard (speaking about their glory days, before SYOTOS)

      @inevitablerebels6901@inevitablerebels6901 Жыл бұрын
    • Embrace is their heaviest song

      @Croot_Music@Croot_Music Жыл бұрын
    • Eh. Bottled up inside, and beat it up right were heavy. The others were pretty tame.

      @sammitchell3657@sammitchell3657 Жыл бұрын
  • These two are absolute monsters when they write together

    @internetdeli3379@internetdeli33796 ай бұрын
  • For me it has to be Blind. Nothing comes on heavier than that riff. The whole album is full of great riffs. Clown needs a special mention too

    @Tkdbadboy01@Tkdbadboy017 ай бұрын
    • Blind was the perfect intro to the band and the genre they pioneered. Like "are you ready" for a sound you've never heard before. First time I heard that was the moment I fell in love with music.

      @jessekuntz458@jessekuntz4584 ай бұрын
    • Clown for sure!

      @BlackSantana@BlackSantana3 ай бұрын
  • Cool to hear these guys sound genuinely excited about some of these riffs. Especially Freak on a Leash where they were like "we're kinda sick of playing that song but at least it has that badass heavy party" lol

    @Kenkoopa44@Kenkoopa44 Жыл бұрын
    • I’ve seen KoRn live 5 times and I myself get a little disinterested when they play that song. But when they get to that heavy part, I’m always reminded of why I loved that song as a young teen.

      @miahthorpatrick1013@miahthorpatrick1013 Жыл бұрын
  • Excellent choices!!! 68 yrs young and a fan from the beginning! Stay safe and have a great tour! 👍🏻🤞🏻🔥🖤

    @kathleenschetina5778@kathleenschetina5778 Жыл бұрын
  • Kinda surprised blind wasn’t on here? It’s like the intro to all that came after and it’s like the defining sound that led to all the rest of these songs. That was the perfect opener to the album that made all this possible. Also ass itch needs more love, it really is one of the most intense songs I’ve heard, especially the ending. Life is peachy had such a unique vibe to it. It was maxed out heavy but also ethereal and relaxing in a way. They really did a great job finding new sounds and new ways to be heavy considering how blown out on drugs they were. But sometimes it’s that period where bands are in their 20s and taking all the drugs that they end up making something that intense and passionate. Not saying to do drugs but that seems to be a reoccurring theme for many bands. Once they get big and sober up they start making material that is “expected” instead of coming up with something straight from their soul because their heart was in it and they were doing it because they truly wanted to and were just having fun doing what they loved.

    @timothywilson6138@timothywilson6138 Жыл бұрын
    • very much agree with ass itch!! underrated song, its my all time favorite by korn

      @milo9586@milo9586 Жыл бұрын
    • I guess because it's mostly not a Korn song. It's written by Jon's former Sexart band member.

      @suikogarden@suikogarden Жыл бұрын
    • that riff is literally just Scapegoat by Fear Factory

      @pentexsucks43@pentexsucks437 ай бұрын
  • I've always thought the middle bit of 'Did my Time' was heavy af too. Love that part.

    @ggkoomz@ggkoomz Жыл бұрын
  • They should reuse that All In The Family riff and make a fully Korn song out of it!

    @disco_duckbill@disco_duckbill Жыл бұрын
    • Agreed

      @travisspaulding9540@travisspaulding9540 Жыл бұрын
  • My gift to you has always been my favorite korn song, it has a very seasons of the abyss vibe. Their woodstock 99 performance of this song still rules.

    @vijlartheodore5563@vijlartheodore5563 Жыл бұрын
  • after being a fan for decades, this short video is so valuable, its rare to connect with you both on such a human level. your music has penetyrated nthe depths of our souls and i personally have always wanted to know you all better, , after all anyone who could make music like this has gotten to be from the same world as i and all of us.

    @brianm4157@brianm4157 Жыл бұрын
  • Been a fan since 94! I was a 10th grader in high school. I listened to your debut album and it blew my friggin’ head off! It was the coolest, grooviest, heaviest thing I ever heard. I was hooked. Thank you for all the great music. It’s been fun, it’s been therapeutic, just fantastic! I’ve yet to see you live. It’s at the top of my list. Thanks for your music! 🤟🏼

    @stingray7849@stingray78494 ай бұрын
  • Here To Stay always slaps my ears into immediate submission with that main riff

    @masontyrannus5210@masontyrannus5210 Жыл бұрын
  • "No way" is my favorite song from Issues. One of their heaviest and darkest korn songs and needless to say very underrated.

    @gerrypiazza8293@gerrypiazza8293 Жыл бұрын
    • Wow, that’s a nice deep cut right there. My band just recorded an acoustic cover of that song. That chorus goes ham!

      @miahthorpatrick1013@miahthorpatrick1013 Жыл бұрын
    • Nailed it great call. The entire bridge section is so great too. Jonathan’s melody writing n vocal performance is top notch on Issues and No Way is as good a display as any.

      @kcmet79@kcmet79 Жыл бұрын
    • Great call! Very underrated song. Same with 'Counting'.

      @mikesaker9378@mikesaker9378 Жыл бұрын
    • @@mikesaker9378 Counting is epic! That whole album is great, 4th best to me.

      @gerrypiazza8293@gerrypiazza8293 Жыл бұрын
    • That's a good one to fall asleep to

      @adaptercrash@adaptercrash Жыл бұрын
  • Awesome video glad to see these guys doing videos in 2022, would love to see more!

    @therealslimdeafy@therealslimdeafy Жыл бұрын
  • That was awesome. Really enjoyed that. All the little behind the scenes tidbits were just delightful.

    @jessekuntz458@jessekuntz4584 ай бұрын
  • The whole Korn discography is a tone of amazing riffs and unique guitar sounds. I love this dudes, so happy that saw them live and they are still on the road after so many years. Long live korn!

    @oniscenco@oniscenco Жыл бұрын
  • I would add Beg For Me. That main riff gets me fucking rock hard. Absolute banger.🔥

    @rudiarroyo-garcia3641@rudiarroyo-garcia3641 Жыл бұрын
  • Really have to thank these guys for being part of my life. Listening to them since i was 11 and they are still throwing out awesome riffs

    @lordsidious83@lordsidious83 Жыл бұрын
  • so cool to hear their excitement for classic Korn riffs and how these guitar melodies were created and built into the chemistry of the other parts of the songs. awesome stuff.

    @daveminion6209@daveminion62096 ай бұрын
  • My personal fav is Camel Song. That chorus just hits hard! The bridge where Jon starts screaming " Take me away" is heavy as hell too!

    @Loki-sk7bi@Loki-sk7bi Жыл бұрын
    • For real. KoRn always had good exclusive songs on movie soundtracks. And Camel Song was no exception.

      @miahthorpatrick1013@miahthorpatrick1013 Жыл бұрын
    • Camel song is one of my fave korn songs.

      @StridenHyper@StridenHyper Жыл бұрын
  • Clown and Ball Tongue, such killer riffs!!

    @MikaDamaged@MikaDamaged Жыл бұрын
  • I love seeing these two talking about the iconic, unique guitar sound they've created for Korn ❤

    @haruno21@haruno213 ай бұрын
  • Old school Korn fan here... all the songs on the list are deserving but I would add Shoots And Ladders middle part, open riff to Lies, Kick the P.A. w/the Dust Bros. , Jingle Balls, middle part in Need To, It’s Me Again - the whole Fn song!, outro riff to Oildale, Justin, the first distorted guitars in Kill You (FUCK, the sick guitar tone, Korn at its finest), the prechorus to Bottled Up Inside and not Korn but Love & Death (Head’s side project) the middle part to Paralyzed (Fn heavy shit right there!!!) Head is an amazing vocalists in his own right, just saying. Fn Korn!!! So good!

    @vegancrue13@vegancrue13 Жыл бұрын
  • 3:57 This is why I really like the David Silveria era... his drumming style was one of a kind

    @DecadeofDecay@DecadeofDecay Жыл бұрын
    • @@Wr0zen dumb decision in the long run

      @travisspaulding9540@travisspaulding9540 Жыл бұрын
    • @@travisspaulding9540 David is a great drummer but he has a sh!t personality.

      @leadme2thebliss21@leadme2thebliss21 Жыл бұрын
    • @@leadme2thebliss21 He’s Ight now but yeah, terrible person.

      @travisspaulding9540@travisspaulding9540 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this! My love for this band is never ending. Thank you thank you thank you

    @markallenayers5510@markallenayers5510 Жыл бұрын
  • I love these kinds of videos. You guys will always be my favorites

    @SnipE_mS@SnipE_mS Жыл бұрын
  • So much creativity in those guitars, it's insane!

    @perrub@perrub Жыл бұрын
  • This is so cool to hear bands talk about their favorite riffs and parts of their songs

    @Akirasloss@Akirasloss Жыл бұрын
  • I could listen to these two gentlemen talk all day long. Great breakdowns of the riffs, and very hard to pick the heaviest ones. So many to choose from!

    @MrsBlaileen1@MrsBlaileen1 Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for reminding me why they'll always be my heroes. Much love and respect for these guys.

    @zeroxromance@zeroxromance Жыл бұрын
  • This is awesome! Our 2 guys discussing about the great music they’ve created! Love you H & M

    @Krampus676@Krampus676 Жыл бұрын
  • Corn was always about the Guitar Buddy bromance. Whether it be chug chug noise, or the typical , speak and then answer, type riffs. I remember I was 11 years old when I heard the first Korn album coming out of my sister's room. The second I heard I heard that sheer heaviness, as well as, the absolute bone dry contemporary tuned kit, it was a milestone breakthrough in music history and changed a lot of things. They were so simple yet so genuinely honest and thoughtful. Thanks boys

    @TravelatorH8r@TravelatorH8r Жыл бұрын
  • Rotting in Vain became a favorite of my, it has a special place in my heart. Because i totally lost the taste of Korn for a long time, right about 2009/10 and never listened another hit... Came back in 2020, and the first track i've took was Rotting in Vain. My god, the heavyness on that one is amazing. Never again, im never leaving them again.

    @AFatWhiteShark@AFatWhiteShark Жыл бұрын
  • Your band is one of my favorites of all time! I’m going to listen to this multiple times. The “GO” in freak on a leash is is definitely a build that fans crave…what a explosion of adrenaline! Just so superb! Thank you gents for every note y’all play👍 was thinking THOUGHTLESS would be discussed as well. There so much more than this 11 or whatever ! Pure talent gents!!!

    @RichM0410@RichM04103 ай бұрын
  • My favorite all time riff from KoRn has to be after the chill droning bridge in Dead Bodies Everywhere.. some serious 7 string work on that part and probably my favorite KoRn song of all time!

    @ericmumper5608@ericmumper5608 Жыл бұрын
  • For me, the here to stay intro

    @mymanjoker@mymanjoker Жыл бұрын
  • What an amazing video. When Head guessed what song Munky was thinking of from his vague description - wow what a moment! Really shows how incredibly in sync with each other they still are. One of the best partnerships in metal music history.

    @HeelTaker7@HeelTaker7 Жыл бұрын
  • You get inspired listening to these guys. So genuine passion for writing and playing live.

    @ARTIFICIALFAITHOFFICAL@ARTIFICIALFAITHOFFICAL2 ай бұрын
  • Untouchables is the heaviest korn album in my opinion. i think it's very underrated.

    @pain9270@pain9270 Жыл бұрын
    • Right, but their sound grew pretty stagnant on that album. I remember even Chino Moreno called them out after they released that album and kind of trashed them!

      @leadme2thebliss21@leadme2thebliss21 Жыл бұрын
    • @@leadme2thebliss21 I think it was a natural progression of their sound that they absolutely perfected on Issues.

      @jonpresley1163@jonpresley1163 Жыл бұрын
    • It's a very good heavy album I approve lol

      @michaelmccune1769@michaelmccune1769 Жыл бұрын
    • Take a look in the mirror is heavier

      @clothbooster@clothbooster Жыл бұрын
  • They're truly incredible playing together! They've had some of the greatest riffs ever! Korn rocks!

    @jaydubb3246@jaydubb3246 Жыл бұрын
  • I love KoRn so much, my whole life they my favorite band! Seeing them still having fun and talking with the same passion they had for music from the start is so inspiring

    @SecretLevel@SecretLevel Жыл бұрын
  • I love it how they can sings his riffs! with so many details!! Thanks for your music, guys. Regards from Argentina.

    @elfakafacundo@elfakafacundo3 ай бұрын
  • Was hoping rotting in vain was on there it opens so beautifully heavy! So many great ones to pick from! Keep it up guys love you!

    @skolvikings8456@skolvikings8456 Жыл бұрын
  • I love Korns heavy riffs. When Im down or in a bad mood I love to grab a guitar and let it all out, Korns music is perfect. My wife knows, when Korns coming out of the basement leave me alone til Im done I need that time. Best guitar Ive ever played it on by far is my K7, what an awesome guitar you guys made.

    @theepimountainbiker6551@theepimountainbiker65517 ай бұрын
  • Appreciate you guys alot. Korn is such a unique and creative band. Legends.

    @jasoncrump1886@jasoncrump18869 ай бұрын
  • just love seeing their bond is still strong after all these years. you can watch them light up as they talk about each part

    @jerrygraham327@jerrygraham3276 ай бұрын
  • I thought they might have picked some of their newer songs to try and prop them up but they didn't disappoint by picking some legit classics. It's cool to know they still enjoy the old stuff.

    @CFChristian@CFChristian Жыл бұрын
  • I was waiting for them to say "the opening to Here to Stay." Small intro, tiny pause, then DUNDUN- DUGGADUGGADUGGA- DUN! DUN DUN, DUGGADUGGA DIN! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    @Black14th@Black14th5 ай бұрын
  • You all are great live you never disappoint! Listen while working. Earbuds in and crank it up!!

    @daneangus8614@daneangus8614 Жыл бұрын
  • Super good list. There are always more can't wait to see you guys in SLC for the 11th time!

    @biglurp7040@biglurp7040 Жыл бұрын
  • I’m so glad “my gift to you” is getting some love Their first 5 albums had these closers that blew my mind

    @icebough4191@icebough4191 Жыл бұрын
    • I hate you,cant you feel the pain,hate you cant you feel the pain

      @mikeb.6783@mikeb.6783 Жыл бұрын
  • I like a big pre-chorus like Somebody Someone and then it just launches into the actual chorus. That structure is amazing! Love that song! I wish they would do more of that. I also like spontaneous, crazy weird breakdowns and stuff like that. Korn is still limitless and full of heaviness and energy! Love it!

    @crigletbuck2299@crigletbuck2299 Жыл бұрын
  • This is the absolute best, and what I love to see most of all! It's so cool and rare to hear what the band members actually think, and either love or not so much, or their own music! Sometime's I try to imagine the mind numbing monotony they must experience after playing some of these songs so many THOUSANDS or maybe TENS OF THOUSANDS of times through the years. All be it they are rock stars, and we love them to the fullest, and they are compensated generously of course! Still they must get sick of these songs some times, so I think it is so cool to hear what songs (or riffs from songs) they still get excited about! I love Korn and I hope they never quit this!!

    @MrSpun1@MrSpun1 Жыл бұрын
  • Really real. Thank you for putting this together.

    @warricksmythevideo@warricksmythevideo3 ай бұрын
  • I love how they are making all sounds when describing the part they're talking about. I know I'm not alone. I do that constantly when I walking around and people think I'm nuts!! Lmao

    @spencerthu2956@spencerthu2956 Жыл бұрын
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