Follow The Leader (studio album) by Korn

The good songs on this album are them firing on all cylinders. It's On! is an absolutely epic opener, showcasing a well-refined sound that follows strongly for four or five tracks. Then the album is let down by its B-side being good at best and average at worst.

Great album but unfortunately a bit top-heavy.

From EyeKanFly 02/09/2023 15:20

I think I like Korn. But it's difficult for me to manage them unless it's in small doses. At an hour and 10 minutes with an average song length of over 4.5 minutes (not counting the interlude/bonus track), this is much too big of a dose of Korn for me to enjoy. If "Freak on a Leash" or "Children of the Korn" came up on a shuffled metal playlist, I think I'd enjoy them, but it's hard for me to sit through more than 4 minutes at once. Usually when I like something in small doses, it means I can work my way up to enjoying it in big doses, but I just can't see myself doing that for a niche genre that hit its peak over 20 years ago.

From Goliath 11/05/2018 10:15

Great cover art, interesting sound textures, bit too raucous for me. Metal doesn't need rap. I read a review which describes this album as 'suburban gimmick metal', I think this fits.

From cestuneblague 08/17/2017 14:33

Probably more of an experimental hip-hop album than a full on rock one, it feels a bit soft for the latter and not quite committed enough to the former, but defintely has some interesting things going on even if the songs themselves are a bit dissapointing.

From exileonthehell 10/24/2015 00:53

All tracks are a 80/100
Album rating is 66/100
Seriously?

From lightmyway 05/07/2012 03:20

Their best, and also the first by them I bought. I think a lot of people who bash nu metal don't really understand it, or remember what a breath of fresh air it was at the time. Trust me, this needed to happen. A great album.