KORN ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF 12th STUDIO ALBUM - VIDEO!

Following great anticipation, KORN--one of the most influential rock bands of modern times--today (July 22) have announced their 12th studio album, THE SERENITY OF SUFFERING. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Mastodon), the album will be released on October 21 and features a special guest appearance from Corey Taylor of Slipknot. It marks the band's welcomed return to Roadrunner Records who previously released 2010's KORN III - Remember Who You Are and 2011's The Path of Totality.

KORN--Jonathan Davis (vocals), James "Munky" Shaffer (guitar), Brian "Head" Welch (guitar), Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass) and Ray Luzier (drums)-performed the first single "Rotting In Vain" in front of 25,000 peopleduring a thunderous set at Chicago's Open Air festival this past Saturday, July 16. Today, fans everywhere can tune in as the song is officially released alongside its video with the launch of the album.


"'Rotting in Vain' was written about being in that black place, being in situations that I don't like in life--be it relationships, or feeling when you're stuck and you're just being abused or you don't like where you're at, and you just sit there and rot," shares Jonathan Davis. "It takes you years and years to figure out how to claw your way out. That's where 'Rotting in Vain' came from. I'm just sitting there, fucking dying and letting it happen for years and years and not helping myself to get out of that place. That's the vibe that inspired the song."

"Rotting In Vain"'s macabre video--which makes its premiere today via Rollingstone.com--captures the essence of the song. Starring "Sons of Anarchy" actor Tommy Flanagan along with KORN, the video taps into the dark underbelly of a bizarre world.View the video-lensed by famed rock video director Dean Karr--now below

Earlier this week, the multi-platinum Grammy-winning rock band kicked off the "Return of the Dreads Tour," their co-headlining summer trek with Rob Zombie and special guest In This Moment that crosses the U.S. through September 3. Beginning September 24, KORN will share co-headlining duties with Breaking Benjamin on the "Nocturnal Underground" fall arena tour, featuring special guests Motionless In White and Silver Snakes, that takes the band deep into the heart of America through late October. Additionally, KORN is also set to appear at the Louder Than Life and Aftershock Festival in October. KORN's full tour routing can be found below.

KORN's complete U.S. tour routing for 2016 is:

Co-headlining with Rob Zombie
Fri
7/22
Albuquerque, NM
Isleta Amphitheater

Sat
7/23
Phoenix, AZ
Ak-Chin Pavilion

Sun
7/24
Irvine, CA
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

Tue
7/26
Nampa (Boise), ID
Idaho Center Amphitheater

Wed
7/27
Auburn, WA
White River Amphitheatre

Fri
7/29
Mountain View, CA
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sat
7/30
Las Vegas, NV
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino

Tue
8/2
Austin, TX
Austin 360 Amphitheater

Wed
8/3
The Woodlands, TX
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Thu
8/4
Dallas, TX
Gexa Energy Pavilion

Sat
8/6
Noblesville, IN
Klipsch Music Center

Sun
8/7
Cincinnati, OH
Riverbend Music Center

Tue
8/9
Maryland Heights, MO
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Wed
8/10
Kansas City, MO
Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

Sat
8/20
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort (without Rob Zombie)

Sun
8/21
Clarkston, MI
DTE Energy Music Theatre

Tue
8/23
Toronto, ON
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

Wed
8/24
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Blossom Music Center

Thu
8/25
Burgettstown, PA
First Niagara Pavilion

Sat
8/27
Syracuse, NY
Lakeview Amphitheater

Sun
8/28
Boston, MA
Xfinity Center

Tue
8/30
Holmdel, NJ
PNC Bank Arts Center

Thu
9/1
Hartford, CT
Xfinity Theatre

Fri
9/2
Camden, NJ
BB&T Pavilion

Sat
9/3
Bristow, VA
Jiffy Lube Live

Co-headlining with Breaking Benjamin
Sat
9/24
Fargo, ND
Scheels Arena

Sun
9/25
Omaha, NE
Baxter Arena

Tue
9/27
Cedar Rapids, IA
US Cellular Center

Wed
9/28
Peoria, IL
Peoria Civic Center

Festival Appearances
Sat
10/1
Madison, WI
JJO Sonic Boom

Sun
10/2
Louisville, KY
Louder Than Life
Co-headlining with Breaking Benjamin

Wed
10/5
Charlotte, NC
PNC Music Pavilion

Fri
10/7
Pelham, AL
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre

Sat
10/8
Southaven, MS
Landers Center

Sun
10/9
Biloxi, MS
Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Tue
10/11
Tampa, FL
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds

Wed
10/12
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Thu
10/13
Alpharetta, GA
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Sat
10/15
Rogers, AR
Walmart AMP

Sun
10/16
Tulsa, OK
BOK Center

Tue
10/18
Topeka, KS
Landon Arena

Wed
10/19
Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs World Arena
Festival Appearance

Sat
10/22
Sacramento, CA
Aftershock Festival

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Sevine E. Levine    July 22, 2016