


As the swell fades away, he weeps, "I failed, I failed." It's one of the saddest moments in their catalog, a low point that ironically elevates this album to one of their strongest statements. AllMusic gave the album a positive review saying, "Over atmospheric NIN-like piano and towering drums, he exposes his guilt-stricken soul in a final confessional. It is also the highest Metacritic rating out of all Korn's albums rated on the website. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 83 out of 100 based on six reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The Nothing received acclaim from music critics. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The set list included four tracks from The Nothing, three of which had not been played live previously.

On the day of release, September 13, the band played an invite-only special concert. The podcast bears the same title as the album and is a fictional show about a journalist who travels to a small Kansas town to investigate a teenager's disappearance. On September 6, with the release of the third single "Can You Hear Me", Korn announced a six-episode podcast series. On June 25, 2019, the band revealed the title of the album, official release date and unveiled its first single, " You'll Never Find Me", and the second, " Cold", on August 2. įollowing the album's release, the band is scheduled to go on tour co-headlined with Alice in Chains. The recording process was unusually long for a Korn record as Davis stated in an interview with Kerrang! that while he would do a typical Korn record in two weeks, he spent around four months recording the vocal tracks for The Nothing. When you hear me break down and cry, that's not fake. I don't know how to explain it but it takes me over. "I went through hell last year and had to purge what I was going through and bring the listener through that experience.

Some of his emotional breakdowns were recorded and ended up on the album, most notably towards the end of the intro, "The End Begins". This affected Davis during the recording of the album, which he treated as a form of personal therapy. This is the first album recorded after the deaths of Davis' wife Deven and mother Holly Marie Chavez, which is reflected in the lyrics of songs such as "Finally Free". According to the band's lead singer, Jonathan Davis, the title of the album was inspired by a villain from The NeverEnding Story.
