The Paradigm Shift is the eleventh studio album by the nu metal band Korn, released by multiple labels in the UK on October 7, 2013, and in the US the next day. It is the first Korn album to feature original guitarist Brian “Head” Welch since 2003’s Take a Look in the Mirror. Following the year after the release of The Path of Totality, Korn had begun proposing ideas for their next album. James “Munky” Shaffer stated that the album would contain darker elements similar to Issues (1999) mixed with the heaviness of Untouchables (2002). On May 2, 2013, it was revealed that original guitarist Brian “Head” Welch rejoined the band after an eight-year absence and had been recording for the new album. The first single, “Never Never”, was officially released on August 12, 2013. The track “Love & Meth” leaked on September 6, 2013, after the band had released several previews. The track “Lullaby for a Sadist” was originally written in 2010 prior to the idea of a dubstep-infused album, but the song did not make the cut for Korn III: Remember Who You Are. “Spike in My Veins” was originally written and recorded with Noisia for inclusion on J Devil’s debut album, but ended up being reworked as a Korn song.
Tracklist:
- Prey for Me
- Love & Meth (Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Gilmore, Rauch, Suddarth
- What We Do
- Spike in My Veins (Davis, Shaffer, Welch, Arvizu, Luzier, Nightwatch)
- Mass Hysteria
- Paranoid and Aroused
- Never Never
- Punishment Time
- Lullaby for a Sadist
- Victimized
- It’s All Wrong
Credits:
Korn
Jonathan Davis: lead vocals, keyboards, programming
Brian “Head” Welch: guitars, backing vocals
James “Munky” Shaffer: guitars, backing vocals
Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu: bass
Ray Luzier: drums
Other credits
Don Gilmore: production, mixing
Nightwatch: production (“Spike in My Veins”)
Jasen Rauch: additional production (“Love & Meth”), engineering, programming
Mark Kiczula: engineering
Zaylien: keyboards, programming
Nick Suddarth: keyboards, programming
Brad Blackwood: mastering
Peter Katsis: A&R
Roboto: cover art
Sébastien Paquet: film director
