''MTV Unplugged: Korn'' is an acoustic live album by American nu metal band Korn, released worldwide on March 5, 2007, and on the following day in the United States.

Album information

The performance, part of the ''

MTV Unplugged ''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...

'' series, took place in MTV studios in

Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

on December 9, 2006, in front of a crowd of approximately fifty people. It was the band's first and only live album recorded as a three piece band since drummer

David Silveria David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972) is an American drummer, best known as the original drummer for nu metal band Korn from 1993 until leaving the band in 2006. He then became the drummer for Infinika, which was formed in 2012 and d ...

departed the group earlier that month. The MTV concert was Korn's second televised acoustic performance, after appearing on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' on July 18, 2006. The show was broadcast online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007, and was broadcast on television networks in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007. The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including

the Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...

and

Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...

. Additionally, Korn were joined by an array of instrumentalists and touring musicians, including guitarist

Rob Patterson Rob Patterson (born November 9, 1970) is an American guitarist and composer. Background Patterson was born in Natick, Massachusetts. His first major band was the metal, female-fronted Otep. He wrote and played on the albums, '' Sevas Tra'', '' ...

, backup vocalist Kalen Chase, keyboardist

Zac Baird Zachary Baird (born February 16, 1971) is an American keyboardist known for collaborating with the nu metal band Korn.http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051801/korn-goes-experimental-vents-anger-on-new-album ''Korn Goes Experimental, Vents ...

, and percussionist

Michael Jochum Michael Jochum is an American rock/jazz/nu metal drummer. Although a session musician early in his career, he gained more recognition as a touring member of the band Korn. He started as a musician in the late 1970s as a member of the jazz roc ...

. The album debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 at #9, with about 51,000 copies sold in its first week, and experienced 55% decline in sales in the following week.

Richard Gibbs comments on the album

On December 24, 2006,

Richard Gibbs Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs (born December 5, 1955) is an American film composer and music producer whose credits include '' Dr. Dolittle'', ''Big Momma's House'', '' Queen of the Damned'', the television series '' Battlestar Galactica'' and the fir ...

made following statement on his message board:

Track listing

B-sides

* "No One's There" * " Thoughtless" * "Dirty" (MTV Virtual Hills leak) (also on the Japanese edition of the album)

Additional content

The album's booklet contained a special code which granted owners of the recording an opportunity for an exclusive preview of Korn's then forthcoming studio album.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Korn *

Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD or JDevil, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, who are considered a pioneering act of the nu ...

– lead vocals *

Fieldy Reginald Quincy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969), also known as "Fieldy", is an American musician, best known as the bassist for nu metal band Korn. He is also the guitarist/bassist for rock band StillWell. Musical career Prior to Arvizu's tim ...

– bass * Munky – guitar Additional musicians *

– additional guitars * Kalen Musmecci – backing vocals, percussion *

– percussion *

– keys * Jeremy Turner, Evie Koh, Julie Green,

Erik Friedlander Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City. A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...

– cello * Bill Ellison, Jeff Carney – upright bass * Mike Davis, Jeff Nelson – trombone * Dale Struckenbruck – musical saw * Bill Hayes – glass harmonica * Morris Kainuma, Andy Bove – cimbasso * Hana Yoshikawa, Heather McPherson, Wynn Yamami, Midori Yasuda, Alan Okada, Merle Okada – taiko drums Production * Produced by

and Korn * Produced and Directed for MTV by

Alex Coletti Alex Coletti is an executive producer and director, formerly for MTV Networks and is now as head of Alex Coletti Productions. A Brooklyn native and graduate of Brooklyn College, he produced MTV's iconic Unplugged series, was a five-time producer o ...

* Musical direction and arrangements by Richard Gibbs * Recorded by John Harris ** Assisted by Peter Gary, Max Feldman, AJ Maynard * Additional Engineers – Vini Cirilli and Csaba Petcocz * Second Engineer – Jorge Costa ** Assisted by Nick O'Toole * Mixed by

Terry Date Terry Date (born January 31, 1956) is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in rock genres, especially heavy metal. He is well known for his work with Metal Church, Dream Theater, Soundgarden, Overkill, Pantera, Dark Ang ...

* Mastered by

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...

* Audio Post Production – Christopher Koch

Chart positions

;Album ;Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mtv Unplugged: Korn 2007 live albums Korn albums Mtv Unplugged (Korn album) Virgin Records live albums