Korn guitarist not sure about playing new songs live yet
Korn unveiled its new single, "Evolution," on rock stations around the country over the weekend and debuted it live at a Los Angeles radio festival on Saturday (May 19th). But guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told us that he's not sure when fans will get to hear more new songs live before the album hits shelves on July 31st: "At this time, we are just gonna do the one, just the first single, and then we're going to probably do some more new songs, but we just, we have to kind of figure out which ones."
Korn recently posted another new song at its MySpace page, called "I Will Protect You."
The band has not yet finalized a title for its eighth album, which will follow up 2005's See You on the Other Side.
Korn will co-headline this summer's Family Values Tour with Evanescence. beginning on July 20th in St. Louis.
In other news, ex-Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will embark on a low-key promotional tour for his upcoming book, Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story, which is due out in July. The book chronicles Welch's life and career with Korn, his struggle with drugs and his embrace of Christianity when he left the group. Welch is also planning to release his first solo album later this year.
Confirmed Brian Welch book tour appearances:
July 5 - New York, NY - Barnes & Noble at Astor Place - 7:00 p.m.
July 6 - New York, NY - Book Review Bookstore - 8:00 p.m.
July 7 - Ridgewood, NJ - Bookends Bookstore - 10:00 a.m.
July 7 - Moorestown, NJ - Barnes & Noble - 3:00 p.m.
July 8 - West Chester, PA - Chester County Bookstore - 1:00 p.m.
July 10 - Baltimore, MD - Barnes & Noble (Power Plant) - 7:00 p.m.
July 11 - McLean, VA - Borders - 7:00 p.m.
July 13 - Atlanta, GA - Books-A-Million - 7:00 p.m.
July 16 - Mesa, AZ - Borders - 7:00 p.m.
July 17 - Torrence, CA - Borders - 7:00 p.m.
July 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Book Soup - 7:00 p.m.
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Korn recently posted another new song at its MySpace page, called "I Will Protect You."
The band has not yet finalized a title for its eighth album, which will follow up 2005's See You on the Other Side.
Korn will co-headline this summer's Family Values Tour with Evanescence. beginning on July 20th in St. Louis.
In other news, ex-Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will embark on a low-key promotional tour for his upcoming book, Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story, which is due out in July. The book chronicles Welch's life and career with Korn, his struggle with drugs and his embrace of Christianity when he left the group. Welch is also planning to release his first solo album later this year.
Confirmed Brian Welch book tour appearances:
July 5 - New York, NY - Barnes & Noble at Astor Place - 7:00 p.m.
July 6 - New York, NY - Book Review Bookstore - 8:00 p.m.
July 7 - Ridgewood, NJ - Bookends Bookstore - 10:00 a.m.
July 7 - Moorestown, NJ - Barnes & Noble - 3:00 p.m.
July 8 - West Chester, PA - Chester County Bookstore - 1:00 p.m.
July 10 - Baltimore, MD - Barnes & Noble (Power Plant) - 7:00 p.m.
July 11 - McLean, VA - Borders - 7:00 p.m.
July 13 - Atlanta, GA - Books-A-Million - 7:00 p.m.
July 16 - Mesa, AZ - Borders - 7:00 p.m.
July 17 - Torrence, CA - Borders - 7:00 p.m.
July 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Book Soup - 7:00 p.m.
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