Metalstep Monday 4: Korn: The Path Of Totality

     You may have heard of Korn, the giants of metal they are, still kicking after eighteen years of rocking my ears off. Well way back when, April 14, 2011, to be exact I heard the first single off their newest album and it moved me to a point where I just had to start a blog to write about it and spread the word to as many people as I could. I'm proud to say that nearly ten months and 10, 000 pageviews later I'm ready to put forth the complete album in all  its glory.

     So I was cruising Spin magazines website the other day and happened across the supposed "best metal albums" of 2011, to my delight not only was the new Mastodon album on it so was The Path of Totality, which believe it or not I had almost given up on seeing, last I checked it was delayed or maybe my local HMV was yanking my chain. Either way its out now and absolutely fucking amazing. First off lets say I attained my copy through less than legal sources but I plan on buying a physical copy at my earliest convenience, but if you can't wait grab it here on itunes or here if you don't give a fuck (just in general).

     So if you happen to not be amazing then you don't have a clue whats so damn awesome about this album, well lets just say of the thirteen tracks in that .zip file none of them are unblemished by top notch dubstep. Yeah the boys shook the can and teamed up with nine different dubstep figureheads and created a masterpiece of epic proportions. Yeah you heard me right, nine, count 'em, Skrillex, Feed Me, Excision, Datsik, Downlink, Noisia, 12th Planet, Flinch, and Kill The Noise. Until you hear it you'll just have to take my word that every single track is pure gold and this album dserves more press than it has so far recieved. That being said if you're a hardcore Korn fan and have followed them from day one you might need to pull that stick out of your ass to appreciate the lengths this album pushes the limit and the industry. All in all The Path of Totality is the underdog but its day will come... its day will come.