KORN: Crop Circle Performance Available Online

July 12, 2010

KORN performed for an hour and twenty minutes inside the mysterious crop circle that was recently revealed in the final installment of a viral web campaign. The band worked closely with longtime U.K.-based circle makers, CircleMakers.org, on the shadowy design which features a series of intricate circles, one of which includes the iconic KORN logo, and stretches over 920 feet long and 350 feet wide. The concert event, which is a first for a rock band, takes inspiration from the eerie atmosphere of PINK FLOYD's legendary "Live at Pompei". The concert made its North American broadcast premiere on HDNet on Sunday, July 11 and had a worldwide online premiere on Monday, July 12 via MySpace in countries all over the world.

Check out footage of the performance below.

"The setting and the mood took us into a totally new direction musically. We took the opportunity to stretch out and experiment with the performance. I don't think we'll ever be the same," said frontman Jonathan Davis.

"I felt like we were on some new frontier musically for KORN," said guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. "This is definitely going to add a new dimension to our live shows."

Over the last month, web watchers were exposed to mysterious, unexplainable footage shot from a wheat field near KORN's native Bakersfield, California. The viral series lead many to wonder what was going on and what exactly KORN had in store for their loyal fans. Well, the time has come to find out what is really going on with these ominous "signs." The band performed several songs from "Korn III - Remember Who You Are", their new album which is due out July 13. KORN also dipped into its beloved catalog and played numerous classics and fan favorites.

"We spent a lot of time fooling around in the wheat fields and corn fields surrounding Bako when we were kids, and it gets pretty spooky out there at night. That's where we got the inspiration for the whole thing, so we decided to have some fun with the viral videos," Davis also said.

KORN is one of the co-headliners of the third annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.

The band performed earlier this month on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"'s outdoor stage, playing two new songs from "Korn III" as well as four fan favorites.

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