The NothingKorn · 2019

nme

8.0

“On ‘The Loss’, the penultimate track from Korn’s new album, ‘The Nothing’, frontman Jonathan Davis sings, “happiness is a club I’ll never be in.” It’s a stifling, hopeless image, one with little light at the end of the tunnel, and a lyric that sums up not only this album, but the band’s 26-year career in general. All metal bands deal with bleak topics – drugs, abandonment and suicide – but few of ”

Gunnar

9.3

“**💭 Thoughts:** Korn’s thirteenth studio album, *The Nothing*, is the nu-metal pioneers’ follow-up to their return-to-form record *The Serenity of Suffering*, a record I personally believe to be one of their best. This was a consistently great record from front to back for the most part, with the band continuing to utilize the sound established on the previous record. There are a few true skips; however, the rest of the album is phenomenal. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) The End Begins 🟡 2.) Cold 🔵🥈 3.) You’ll Never Find Me 🔵🥉 4.) The Darkness Is Revealing 🔵 5.) Idiosyncrasy 🔵 6.) The Seduction of Indulgence 🟡 7.) Finally Free 🟢 8.) Can You Hear Me 🟢 9.) The Ringmaster 🟢 10.) Gravity of Discomfort 🔵 11.) H@rd3r 🔵 12.) This Loss 🔵🥇 13.) Surrender to Failure 🟡 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable”