Tag Archives: Korn
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AFTERSHOCK: Korn, Sleep Token, Turnstile mark the past and greet the future on day 3
Korn performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 7, 2023. SACRAMENTO — The third day of Aftershock Festival was marked by eclectic takes on hard rock, both from legacy acts like Korn and buzzworthy up-and-comers. The heat subsided a bit but the musical fireworks burned…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Korn sees the light on the dark ‘Requiem’
Korn, “Requiem.” The road to Requiem was long for Korn frontman Jonathan Davis and his bandmates. Davis dealt with loss and strife within his own family, while much of the band had to adapt to the realities of the pandemic, and bassist Fieldy had his own battles with addiction. And…
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RIFF’s best concert photography of 2021, starring Lil Baby and Lindsey Stirling
RIFF photographers’ best work in 2021 included these shots of (clockwise from top left) Lil Baby, Lindsey Stirling, J Balvin, Murs, Black Veil Brides, Tinashe, Bleachers, MisterWives, J. Cole, Korn, Megan Thee Stallion and KISS. Concerts returned, first tentatively and then in full force. We asked our photographers to…
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PHOTOS: System of a Down brings Korn and chaos to Oakland Arena
System of a Down performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Oct. 18, 2021. Derek Tobias/STAFF. OAKLAND — Los Angeles hard rockers System of a Down powered through the Bay Area for the first time in over 10 years on Monday, bringing Korn along for the ride after Faith No…
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PHOTOS: Korn and Staind a contrast in COVID era at Shoreline show
Korn performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2021. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Despite singer Jonathan Davis still recovering from a bout of COVID-19—and guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer quarantining after having tested positive for the illness mere days ago, rockers Korn brought their unique flavor of…
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REVIEW: Korn lights up the sky on electrifying ‘Monumental’ stream
Korn performs during its “Korn: Monumental” stream in Los Angeles, airing on April 24, 2021. Courtesy: Steve Thrasher. Streamed concerts have come in many forms throughout the pandemic. Some artists keep it simple, opting for a traditional stage setup to recreate our memories of traditional concert experiences. Others opt…
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INTERVIEW: Chester Bennington origin story told through Grey Daze’s ‘Amends’
Grey Daze. Clockwise from top left: Mace Beyers, Cristin Davis, Sean Dowdell and Chester Bennington. Courtesy. Before Linkin Park’s world tours, diamond-selling albums and legions of adoring fans, there was Grey Daze. The mid-’90s grunge rockers from Phoenix had big dreams, a big sound and a big voice in a long-haired,…
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Magic Giant and Sean Liming’s top 10 concert photos of 2019
Magic Giant performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Mar. 1, 2019 With 2019 coming to a close, I can take a look back and wonder how I managed to cover that many concerts this year. I shot 34 shows over the past 12 months. With that being…
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Aftershock secures place as heaviest fest in the West with Tool, Slipknot, BMTH
Tool performs at the Aftershock Festival on Oct. 13, 2019. Courtesy of Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Northern California’s annual hard rock festival, Aftershock, continued its upward trajectory as one of the premiere national events for heavy music. What began back in 2012 as a one-day and one-stage event has ballooned…
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REVIEW: Korn, Alice in Chains celebrate generations of hard rock at Shoreline
Korn performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Sept. 4, 2019. Photos: Sean Liming. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Hard rock trailblazers of present and future came together for a mega-bill Wednesday night at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, capped off by co-headlining performances by Korn and Alice in Chains. The bill also…
