THERE WAS A SHIFT IN THE WORLD OF METAL ON THIS DATE IN 1994 WITH THE RELEASE OF A DEBUT ALBUM BY A BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA BAND CALLED KORN…WITH A K AND BACKWARDS R…THE SELF TITLED ALBUM WAS WELL RECIEVED BY CRITICS AND IS SAID TO HAVE ESTABLISHED THE NU METAL GENRE INTO THE MAINSTREAM AND INFLUENCED OTHER BANDS LIKE SLIPKNOT, COAL CHAMBER AND LIMP BIZKIT…AND THEY FEATURED BAGPIPES…SERIOUSLY, WHO SAW THAT COMING? THE ALBUM PEAKED AT ONLY 72 ON THE CHARTS, BUT BECAUSE OF TOURING AND FAN SUPPORT IT WENT DOUBLE PLATINUM IN LITTLE OVER 4 YEARS…IT’S KORN WITH THE 3RD SINGLE OFF THAT DEBUT ALBUM THAT MOCKS THE SEEMINGLY INNOCUOS OLD SCHOOL NURSERY RHYMES THAT ACTUALLY HAVE DARK AND SOMETIMES EVIL MEANING…IT’S ‘SHOOTS & LADDERS” ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X
