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=== Untitled eighth album, Luzier's addition and ''Korn III: Remember Who You Are'' (2007–2011) === Korn's [[Untitled Korn album|untitled album]] was released on July 31, 2007, debuting at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 123,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref name="MTV-News-2007-08-08">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566617/20070808/common.jhtml|title=Common Creams Korn, Coasts To First Billboard No. 1|date=August 8, 2007|access-date=October 3, 2007|publisher=[[MTV News]]|author=Harris, Chris|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014014335/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566617/20070808/common.jhtml|archive-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref> The album was certified gold by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA" /> It concluded Korn's deal with Virgin Records<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-03-26">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137467|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329134124/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137467|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2010|title=Korn Frontman Confirms Roadrunner Deal|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=March 26, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> and features touring keyboardist [[Zac Baird]].<ref name="Billboard-2007-06-01">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051801/korn-goes-experimental-vents-anger-on-new-album|title=Korn Goes Experimental, Vents Anger on New Album|work=[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]|date=June 1, 2007|access-date=October 3, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328202237/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051801/korn-goes-experimental-vents-anger-on-new-album|archive-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref> Drumming duties were left up to [[Terry Bozzio]] and [[Bad Religion]]'s [[Brooks Wackerman]], as David Silveria went on a hiatus.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2007-01-09">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65008|title=Korn Is 'Having a Lot of Fun' Working with Drummer Terry Bozzio|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=March 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726150509/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65008|archive-date=July 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Joey Jordison]] from [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] played drums during Korn's live shows until the permanent addition of [[Ray Luzier]] ([[Army of Anyone]], [[David Lee Roth]]). This confirmed David's departure.<ref name="MTV-News-2007-04-20">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1557693/20070420/furtado_nelly.jhtml|title=For the Record: Quick News on Nelly Furtado, Lindsay Lohan, Sanjaya, Korn, Ciara, DJ Drama & More|date=April 20, 2007|access-date=July 22, 2007|publisher=[[MTV News]]|author=Harris, Chris|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809142857/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1557693/20070420/furtado_nelly.jhtml|archive-date=August 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Blabbermouth-2008-02-27">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=91725|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527000219/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=91725|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2012|title=Korn Bassist Says Ray Luzier Is 'My Favorite Drummer I've Ever Played With'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 27, 2008|access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Blabbermouth-2008-04-28">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95816|title=Ray Luzier's Korn Audition Posted Online|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 28, 2008|access-date=March 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501115751/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95816|archive-date=May 1, 2008}}</ref>"[[Evolution (Korn song)|Evolution]]" and "[[Hold On (Korn song)|Hold On]]" were released as singles to promote the untitled album. The former peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref name="US-Bubbling-Under-Hot-100-singles" /> A third single, "Kiss", had a limited release in April 2008.<ref name="FMQB-Modern-Rock-Airplay-Archive">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=Modern Rock – Available for Airplay Archive|work=[[FMQB]]|publisher=Mediaspan Online Services|access-date=March 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424132036/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|archive-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> Korn covered the song "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" in 2008, which was originally performed by [[Paul Reubens]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], and [[Danny Elfman]] and was released on the compilation album ''[[Nightmare Revisited]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nightmare-revisited-mw0000798327|title=Nightmare Revisited – Various Artists|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 22, 2013|author=Unterberger, Richie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717210738/http://www.allmusic.com/album/nightmare-revisited-mw0000798327|archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> [[Ubisoft]] reported in October 2008 that Korn had "written and recorded an original song inspired by Ubisoft's ''[[Haze (video game)|Haze]]'' video game, simply entitled "Haze",<ref>{{cite news|first=Sean|last=Ridgeley|url=http://www.neoseeker.com/news/7943-korn-promote-haze-with-new-song/|date=April 25, 2008|title=Korn promote Haze with new song|publisher=Neoseeker News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614141827/http://www.neoseeker.com/news/7943-korn-promote-haze-with-new-song/|archive-date=June 14, 2011|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> which was released on April 22, 2008.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2008-04-23">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95543|title=Korn: 'Haze' Video Available|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 23, 2008|access-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501183355/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95543|archive-date=May 1, 2008}}</ref> Korn also released a live DVD, ''[[Live at Montreux 2004]]'', one of their performances with former guitarist Brian Welch on May 12, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-montreux-2004-mw0001920084|title=Live at Montreux 2004 – Korn|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326131632/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-montreux-2004-mw0001920084|archive-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref> {{Listen | filename=Korn - Oildale (Leave Me Alone).ogg | title="Oildale (Leave Me Alone)" (2010) | description=[[Roadrunner Records]] said that "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)" "buzzes with an eerie clean guitar that slowly gives way to a steamrolling bass and riff assault."<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-04-24">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139070|title=Korn: 'Remember Who You Are' Track Listing Revealed|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]]|date=April 24, 2010|access-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701195030/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139070|archive-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> }} In a YouTube video, bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu affirmed that a [[charity single|charity song]] titled "[[A Song for Chi]]" would be released, featuring [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] guitarist [[Jim Root]]; [[Clint Lowery]] of [[Sevendust]]; drummer [[Dave McClain (drummer)|Dave McClain]] of [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]; and former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, among many other musicians.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2009-08-29">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126111|title=Metallica, Korn, Slipknot, Machine Head Members Join Forces To Record 'A Song For Chi'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 29, 2009|access-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616150001/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126111|archive-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref> The song was intended to raise money for [[Deftones]] bassist [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]], who fell into a comatose state following a car accident in November 2008.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2008-11-04">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108258|title=Deftones Bassist in Coma After Car Crash|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 4, 2008|access-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616174918/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108258|archive-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref> {{Quote box |quoted=true |bgcolor=#FFFFF0 |salign=center |quote = ...''Korn III: Remember Who You Are'' isn't a numbering device, it signifies an opening of another phase in Korn's career. Somehow, the band has bypassed a Korn II altogether in their discography, but it's commonly acknowledged that the tail-end of the 2000s found the group floundering a bit, going so far as to flirt with the Matrix in an attempt to figure out which direction to go now that they've hit middle age. |source = Stephen Thomas Erlewine on ''[[Korn III: Remember Who You Are]]''<ref name="AllMusic-Korn-III-Remember-Who-You-Are">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/korn-iii-remember-who-you-are-mw0002003977|title=Korn III: Remember Who You Are – Korn|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 10, 2013|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317065338/http://www.allmusic.com/album/korn-iii-remember-who-you-are-mw0002003977|archive-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> |width = 30% |align = left }} Along with the announcement of the Ballroom Blitz Tour in March 2010, the title for the new album was revealed as ''[[Korn III: Remember Who You Are]]''.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-03-16">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136788|title=Korn to Headline Jägermeister Music Tour|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=March 16, 2010|access-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616145420/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136788|archive-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/news_865/104522-korn.html|title=Korn: anunciada nova turnê, "Ballroom Blitz Tour"|publisher=whiplash.net|date=March 17, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527000227/http://whiplash.net/materias/news_865/104522-korn.html|archive-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> Later that month, Munky announced that Korn has officially signed to [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-03-26" /> Jonathan Davis later confirmed the record deal: "We're going to go to Roadrunner. [It is] real exciting for us, too, because they're one of the last record companies to let you do what you want to do." Davis continued, "All the great bands around are on that label and everything seems to just work out right and it seems like a good home for us right now."<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-03-26" /> The lead single, "[[Oildale (Leave Me Alone)|Oildale]]", was made available for streaming in May 2010.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-05-05">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139591|title=Korn: New Song Available For Streaming|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 5, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609073031/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139591|archive-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref> "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)" was simultaneously released to radio stations and became a top-10 hit on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] airplay chart.<ref name="US-Mainstream-Rock-singles">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=korn|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} |title=Korn – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705014843/http://www.billboard.com/artist/306042/korn/chart?f=376 |archive-date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> A music video directed by Phil Mucci received an exclusive premiere on [[MTV2]].<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-05-31">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140938|title=Korn: 'Oildale' Video Released|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 31, 2010|access-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813230247/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140938|archive-date=August 13, 2010}}</ref> ''Korn III: Remember Who You Are'' was released on July 13, 2010.<ref name="AllMusic-Korn-III-Remember-Who-You-Are" /> It debuted and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 63,000 purchases reported.<ref name="US-albums" /><ref name="Billboard-2010-07-21">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957271/eminems-recovery-tops-billboard-200-for-a-fourth-week|title=Eminem's 'Recovery' Tops ''Billboard'' 200 for a Fourth Week|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 21, 2010|access-date=April 16, 2013|author=Caulfield, Keith|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527092313/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957271/eminems-recovery-tops-billboard-200-for-a-fourth-week|archive-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> A second single, "[[Let the Guilt Go]]", was released that same month, reaching number 23 on Mainstream Rock.<ref name="US-Mainstream-Rock-singles" /> "Pop a Pill" was scheduled to be the third single from ''Korn III: Remember Who You Are'', but plans were scrapped by Roadrunner Records due to unsatisfactory results with previous singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/122809-the-lowdown-ray-luzier-of-korn.html|title=The Lowdown: Ray Luzier of Korn|publisher=The Altsounds Network|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018045722/http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/122809-the-lowdown-ray-luzier-of-korn.html|archive-date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> Korn co-headlined the [[Music as a Weapon|Music as a Weapon V]] tour with [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] in late 2010 and early 2011.<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-11-21" /> The tour also featured supporting acts [[Sevendust]] and [[In This Moment]].<ref name="Blabbermouth-2010-11-21">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149742|title=It's Official: Disturbed, Korn, Sevendust, In This Moment To Take Part In 'Music As A Weapon V'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 21, 2010|access-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127001143/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149742|archive-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
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