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KORN Frontman Says Former Guitarist HEAD Is 'Not Ready' To Rejoin Band Just Yet

May 19, 2008

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis confirmed during an online chat on Korn Korner, the group's official chat room, that KORN's forthcoming album will be produced by Ross Robinson, the man behind the band's first two releases, "Korn" (1994) and "Life is Peachy" (1996). Davis also addressed the persistent rumors that KORN's original lineup could be reuniting later this year.

KORN's lineup was stable for the first 12 years and six albums of the band's existence, until guitarist Brian "Head" Welch left in 2005 to devote his life to Christianity and drummer David Silveria took a "temporary hiatus" in 2006 to spend time with his family and restaurant business.

Davis, guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu have carried on with a revolving cast of touring and studio musicians in the interim.

Writing on Korn Korner this past Saturday (May 17),Davis said, "Head doesn't want to come back yet. I miss him sooooo fuckin' bad, but I don't think he is ready to be put back in the element he ran from. Drugs are everywere, and I think he's not ready to be around it yet. I think Fieldy can help him a lot because he's Christian [too] and sober and does fine. Now David, I don't know what's gonna happen there. I just think he is done with music; it not his passion anymore. It sucks, but hey, he has to be happy, right?! We are very happy with [current KORN touring drummer] Ray [Luzier]. Every time I see him, he's got a drum magazine or a drumstick in his hands. It pumps me and Fieldy and Munk up. So maybe one day you will see Head up there with us, I hope."

A new KORN collection, titled "Playlist: The Very Best of Korn", was released on April 29. The compilation came two weeks ahead of the May 13 arrival of a DVD called "Live in Montreaux 2004". That disc features a full concert by the original lineup of the band, before the departures of guitarist Welch and Silveria.

A new KORN single called "Kiss" went to radio stations last month. The song is taken from the band's untitled 2007 album, which has sold around 400,000 copies in the U.S. since coming out last July.

An interview with Jonathan Davis conducted last month by David Farrier of New Zealand's TV3 can be viewed below.

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