Editing Korn (section)

===Style and instrumentation===
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 |description = Tim Grierson of [[About.com]] wrote, "as "Falling Away From Me" reveals, Korn integrate rap's staccato rhythms, textured guitar hooks, and distorted power chords into their sound".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rock.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/BestRapRockSongs.htm|title=Top 10 Essential Rap-Rock Songs|publisher=[[About.com]]|last=Grierson|first=Tim|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194957/http://rock.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/BestRapRockSongs.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>
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Korn is identified as the pioneers of nu metal music, a form of [[alternative metal]] music which began in the mid-1990s.{{sfn|McIver|2002|pp=10; 12}}<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2945625/vintage-korn-life-is-peachy-at-20/|title=Vintage Korn: Life Is Peachy At 20|publisher=MTV|last=Lambert|first=Molly|date=October 20, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225040414/http://www.mtv.com/news/2945625/vintage-korn-life-is-peachy-at-20/|archive-date=February 25, 2017}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/style/alternative-metal-ma0000012328|title=Alternative Metal|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 16, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223033528/http://www.allmusic.com/style/alternative-metal-ma0000012328|archive-date=December 23, 2015}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/korn-mn0000112789|title=Korn – Overview|access-date=April 4, 2013|website=[[AllMusic]]|author=Ankeny, Jason|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406035200/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/Korn-MN0000112789|archive-date=April 6, 2013}}
*{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PxWasD0U6pcC&pg=PA104|pages=103–104|title=Studies in Symbolic Interaction|editor-first=Norman K.|editor-last=Denzin|editor-first2=Christopher J.|editor-last2=Schneider|editor-first3=Robert Owen|editor-last3=Gardner|editor-first4=John Bryce|editor-last4=Merrill|editor-first5=Dong|editor-last5=Han|chapter=Music Genre as a Gendered Process: Authenticity in Extreme Metal|last1=Hutcherson|first1=Ben|last2=Haenfler|first2=Ross|publisher=Emerald Group Publishing|year=2010|isbn=9780857243614}}
*{{Cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/tags/korn/ |title=KORN |publisher=Loudwire |accessdate=March 9, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314175517/https://loudwire.com/tags/korn/ |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/korn-mn0000112789/biography |title=Korn - Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310074925/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/korn-mn0000112789/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> While generally considered an alternative metal and nu metal band, the band has also been labeled as [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name=loudwire>{{Cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/tags/korn/ |title=KORN |publisher=Loudwire |accessdate=March 9, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314175517/https://loudwire.com/tags/korn/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[grunge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/38844/first-look-the-news-in-brief-october-13-1999|title=First Look: The News in Brief, October 13, 1999|date=October 13, 1999|publisher=E!|access-date=October 27, 2014|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213123441/http://au.eonline.com/news/38844/first-look-the-news-in-brief-october-13-1999|url-status=live}}</ref> [[rap rock]],<ref>{{Cite book |last= Friedlander |first=Paul |title=Rock and roll : a social history |publisher=Westview Press |location=Boulder, Colorado, USA |year=2006 |page=305 }}</ref> [[rap metal]],<ref name=guitarworld>{{Cite book |last1=Kitts |first1=Jeff |last2=Tolinski |first2=Brad |title=Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |year=2002 |page=71}}</ref><ref name=allmusicbio/> [[funk metal]],<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://archive.naplesnews.com/entertainment/in-the-239-korn-to-bring-funk-metal-sound-to-fort-rock-ep-477500830-334286241.html/ |title= In The 239: Korn to bring funk-metal sound to Fort Rock |accessdate= March 9, 2023 |archive-date= March 9, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230309165650/https://archive.naplesnews.com/entertainment/in-the-239-korn-to-bring-funk-metal-sound-to-fort-rock-ep-477500830-334286241.html/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-05/entertainment/25650120_1_korn-funk-heavy-metal Return of Funk Metal with Korn]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826233041/http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-05/entertainment/25650120_1_korn-funk-heavy-metal |date=August 26, 2013 }} Philly.com</ref> [[groove metal]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/10/30/korn-heavy-on-the-hip-hop/c82162ec-aa8b-4011-8f60-a501e3c1d481/ |title=Korn: Heavy On the Hip-Hop |last=Himes |first=Geoffrey |date=October 30, 1998 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828030824/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/10/30/korn-heavy-on-the-hip-hop/c82162ec-aa8b-4011-8f60-a501e3c1d481/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/korn-embraces-sense-of-optimism-on-latest-effort-39448593 | title=Korn Embraces Sense of Optimism on Latest Effort | date=Aug 8, 2022 | accessdate=March 9, 2023 | archive-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220175319/https://www.clevescene.com/music/korn-embraces-sense-of-optimism-on-latest-effort-39448593 | url-status=live }}</ref> They are characterized by the style that incorporated downtuned guitars, a groove-heavy rhythm section, haunted atmospheric production, and dark lyrics.<ref name=allmusicbio>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/korn-mn0000112789/biography |title=Korn - Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310074925/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/korn-mn0000112789/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> Their lyrics focus on pain and personal alienation rather than traditional heavy metal themes.{{sfn|McIver|2002|pp=12–13|loc=How is nu-metal different from old metal?}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kahn-Harris|first1=Keith|title=Extreme metal: music and culture on the edge|year=2007|publisher=[[Berg Publishers]]|isbn=978-1-84520-399-3|page=1|chapter=Introduction: From heavy metal to extreme metal}}</ref>

Historically, when ''Life Is Peachy'' was released, the band's music was not yet labeled "nu metal". Thus, in November 1996, Korn was described as "one of the key players in an American metal revival" alongside Deftones, "two bands that share the same roots".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Portnoy |first=Olivier |date=November 1996 |title=Korn: Voyage en Schizophrénie |trans-title=Korn: Journey Through Schizophrenia |department=Interview |magazine=R.A.G.E. magazine |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=MLP |issue=21 |page=46 |issn=1247-2190}}</ref> In the music community, there have been disagreements whether the band should be considered as "heavy metal". In 2015, lead singer Jonathan Davis commented, "Yeah, we're heavy and downtuned, but metal, to me, is like [[Judas Priest]] and [[Iron Maiden]], that's metal man. I always thought of us as a [[funk]] band."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rank-your-records-korn/|title=Rank Your Records: Korn's Jonathan Davis Rates the Band's 11 Albums|work=NOISEY|date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=December 16, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119224711/http://noisey.vice.com/blog/rank-your-records-korn|archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> Additionally, in an interview with [[Metal Hammer]], Davis said that he had hated the "nu metal" tag. Korn is widely credited as the originators of the nu metal scene. It means that the genre was suddenly inundated with imitators of their sound.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/jonathan-davis-on-why-he-hated-korn-being-called-nu-metal-you-dont-call-metallica-some-thrash-band |title=Jonathan Davis on why he hated Korn being called nu metal: "you don't call Metallica some thrash band!" |publisher=[[Metal Hammer]] |date=November 15, 2022 |accessdate=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312071254/https://www.loudersound.com/news/jonathan-davis-on-why-he-hated-korn-being-called-nu-metal-you-dont-call-metallica-some-thrash-band |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bassist Reginald Arvizu plays his instrument using both the techniques of [[Fingerstyle guitar|fingerstyle]] and [[Slapping (music)|slapping]]. Jonathan Davis was said by author Doug Small to be "the eye of the storm around which the music of Korn rages."{{sfn|Small|1998|p=5}} Small described the band as "a basket-case full of contradictions."{{sfn|Small|1998|p=5}}