Alice in Chains were the recipients of the Museum of Pop Culture's 2020 Founders Award, and at the great virtual celebration that took place this week, Korn (almost) stole the show with their rendition of 'Would?' (watch below). Also performing were the Alice in Chains themselves, Metallica, members of Soundgarden, Nirvana and Pearl Jam, Billy Corgan, Mastodon, as well as Chris Cornell's eldest daughter, Lily Cornell Silver, who made her live musical debut with a piano cover of 'Black Gives Way To Blue'.

Korn made their own surgical masks in the shadow of coronavirus-mania - and they already sold out. The masks were on Korn's online webstore for $10 (usually they are sold as a 20-pack for less than $20) - and more is coming, for $11. These masks protect from… absolutely nothing. They're not actual, medically-approved masks. They're merchandise. The masks are of more use to those who are actually carrying the virus, since it can prevent the spread of the germs when they cough - Loudwire makes sense of the situation.

Korn will play a virtual concert in MMORPG games AdventureQuest 3D and AdventureQuest Worlds, where characters will receive a “magical concert ticket” to attend the show, where they can pick up loot while battling monsters as the band plays, Kerrang reports. The event is free to play and new players can also attend, as new […]

Including: most left-brained new MC TisaKorean with his 'Double Dare', a gay anthem for summer 2019 'On A Roll' by Ashley O (Miley Cyrus, for un-Black Mirror fans), joyous sound of someone finally coming into his own in 'Let You Know by Flume, trademark agitated beauty by Hiss Golden Messenger in 'I Need A Teacher', unexpectedly […]

Loudwire makes a very good point with an article about metal musicians playing very different music from their metal origins. Examples are funnily convincing: Adam 'Nergal' Darski from death-metal band Behemoth has a country side-project, Jonathan Davis on Korn has a world-music solo career, Anders Bjorler from At The Gates and Dick Lovgren from Meshuggah […]