KORN ALBUM ATTACKED BY MUSIC FANS
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[ August 13th 2003 ]

Fans attacked Korn's last album, 2002's "Untouchables," for being too slickly produced, and it wound up being the band's lowest-selling album to date. Korn seems to have taken those opinions into consideration when writing its sixth album, due this fall. "Did My Time" is featured in the movie "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" -- but it doesn't appear on the soundtrack. The song opens with a raw guitar riff before switching to the heavy, bass-driven sound that has spawned many an imitator since Korn's debut nine years ago.

While the band's signature tone hasn't changed that much over the years, this song's chorus reveals a more musical and melodic side of the group. Currently opening for Ozzy Osbourne on this summer's Ozzfest, Korn has done its time, and fans have responded in kind, harvesting this early taste of the new album with its blast onto The Billboard Hot 100 at No. 56.