Rick Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Rock group Korn's guitarist quits Korn's Brian Welch (left) said he had found new happinessKorn's Brian Welch said he had found new happiness The guitarist with US rock band Korn has quit the music business, saying he made the decision after experiencing a religious awakening. Brian 'Head' Welch told a radio station in California that his bandmates respected his decision to leave. A replacement guitarist has yet to be named by Korn, who are currently at work on their eighth studio album. Welch added that he would appear at a church in Bakersfield to explain how he "got to this place in life". The remaining members of Korn, who are known for their hardcore brand of rock, said they hoped Welch "finds the happiness he is looking for". UK success The 34-year-old made reference to the band's aggressive brand of music and its young fans in his parting statement. "Anger is a good thing, and if kids want to listen to Korn, good, but there's happiness after the anger," he told his local radio station in Bakersfield. "I'm going to show it through my actions, how much I love my fans," added Welch. Korn have enjoyed a moderate degree of chart success in the UK, with 10 singles breaking into the Top 40. Their best performance to date in the UK has been 2002's Here To Stay, which reached number 12, while their album Untouchables, released in the same year, made it to number four. From BBC.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopie85 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yeah sad they were one of the best shows Ive ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Just read the official announcement on koRn.comThe official announcement sounds so sarcastic, i'm not sure if it's meant to be or not.R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqueous_Transmission Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 nooooooooooooooooooooooooff topic: the thing behind the song 'pretty' makes me cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 thers tshirts going around saying "Korn gave Head to God" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 that rendition of another brick in the wall was...was...::throws up:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 thers tshirts going around saying "Korn gave Head to God" Hahahahahaha *Cue new MSN name*R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Boy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Korn sucksnu-metal sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_barker Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 well.. i dont think korn will ver be the same.. its just like wen led zep lost bonzo (r.i.p), but this is on a smaller scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 well.. i dont think korn will ver be the same.. its just like wen led zep lost bonzo (r.i.p), but this is on a smaller scale don't even go there...noooooooo comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 oh woopee so now they can destroy Pink Floyed with a new guitaristBTW Blink 182 Also broke up!! there is a fucking god!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagge Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I think he just got tierd of the whole music industry and wanted out. He only Used his"religious awakening" to in someway justified his actions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Phantom Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 i liked Korn's first album but the others were shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 They're also planning to continue as a 4-piece, and not replace Head - which I think is strange. I'm not heavily into Korn, but one of my friends is. He says you can't play the songs with only one guitarist. Perhaps Jon is going to start playing lead guitar as well as sing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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