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  Studio Album · No. 13

The Nothing Songwriting Credits by KoRn

2019 Roadrunner / Elektra 13 tracks 44 min

Produced by Nick Raskulinecz  ·  Engineered by Josh Wilbur (mixing), Ted Jensen (mastering)

Roadrunner / Elektra Nu Metal
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Who wrote the songs?

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By the Numbers

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The Nothing was produced by Nick Raskulinecz and mixed by Josh Wilbur, with Ted Jensen mastering at Sterling Sound. The album was written while Jonathan Davis was grieving the death of his wife Deven Davis in August 2018, giving the record a deeply personal darkness. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 with 33,000 album-equivalent units, Korn's 14th consecutive US top-10 album. No singles from the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Nothing is the thirteenth studio album by Korn, released in September 2019 on Roadrunner Records and produced by Nick Raskulinecz, recorded in the aftermath of Davis's wife's death and addressing grief, loss, and depression with the same confessional specificity that had characterized the band's earliest work. Davis wrote all lyrics; the album's themes are the most personally raw since the self-titled debut, with 'Cold,' 'The Seduction of Indulgence,' 'Finally Free,' and the title track addressing bereavement through the same confessional framework that made the 1994 debut distinctive. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 43,000 first-week units and has been certified gold in the United States; 'Cold' reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The Nothing is regarded by critics as the most emotionally direct and artistically significant album of Korn's second decade, with the biographical context giving the grief-themed material a weight that the band's output had not consistently carried since Issues. The Nothing's grief-narrative context and its exceptional critical reception within the Korn catalog demonstrate that the confessional emotional honesty of the 1994 debut remained the band's deepest and most creatively fertile artistic resource, and the album's commercial performance, top-five Billboard 200, confirmed that biographical authenticity continues to generate genuine commercial engagement from the audience that has followed the band for three decades.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Nothing
Jonathan Davis Jonathan Davis Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan Davis
2
Cold
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierLauren ChristyNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
3
You'll Never Find Me
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierBilly CorganNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
4
The Darkness Is Revealing
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
5
Idiosyncrasy
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
6
The Seduction of Indulgence
Jonathan Davis Jonathan Davis Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan Davis
7
Finally Free
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
8
Can You Hear Me
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
9
The Ringmaster
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
10
Gravity of Discomfort
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierLauren ChristyNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
11
H@rd3r
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierLauren ChristyNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
12
This Loss
Jonathan Davis Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay LuzierJohn FeldmannNick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan DavisJames ShafferBrian WelchReginald ArvizuRay Luzier
13
Surrender to Failure
Jonathan Davis Jonathan Davis Nick Raskulinecz Jonathan Davis

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Frequently Asked Questions The Nothing

Who produced The Nothing by Korn?
The Nothing was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who had also produced The Serenity of Suffering (2016). Josh Wilbur handled mixing and Ted Jensen mastered at Sterling Sound in New York. The album was released September 13, 2019, through Concord Records.
What inspired The Nothing by Korn?
The Nothing was written while Jonathan Davis was processing the death of his wife Deven Davis, who passed away in August 2018 from a toxic drug combination. The album's lyrics and title reflect Davis's experience of grief, loss, and absence. Producer Nick Raskulinecz and the band worked to channel that emotional weight into the record.
Did Korn write all the songs on The Nothing themselves?
Yes, all songs on The Nothing are credited to Korn. Jonathan Davis wrote the lyrics drawing from his personal grief following his wife's death, while the band collaborated on the music. Producer Nick Raskulinecz contributed to the creative direction of the album's sound.
What was the first-week chart performance of The Nothing by Korn on the Billboard 200?
The Nothing debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 with 33,000 album-equivalent units in September 2019. The result marked Korn's 14th consecutive US top-10 album, a streak that began with their 1994 self-titled debut and continued without interruption through every studio album since.
Did any singles from The Nothing by Korn chart on the Billboard Hot 100?
No singles from The Nothing charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Four singles were released, You'll Never Find Me (June 2019), Cold (August 2019), Can You Hear Me (September 2019), and Finally Free (October 2020), but none entered the main chart.
What is the runtime of The Nothing by Korn?
The Nothing runs 44 minutes and 20 seconds across 13 tracks. It was released September 13, 2019, through Concord Records, and debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, Korn's 14th consecutive US top-10 album.
Who wrote Cold by Korn?
"Cold" is credited to Korn, Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Brian "Head" Welch, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. It was released as a single on August 2, 2019, as the second single from The Nothing. Davis wrote the lyrics as part of his processing of his wife Deven Davis's death in 2018.

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