Korn - The Paradigm Shift (Deluxe) (2013) [FLAC] torrent

Korn - The Paradigm Shift (Deluxe) (2013) [FLAC]

Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Alternative
Source: CD (log)
Codec: FLAC
Bit Rate: ~ 900 kbps
Bit Depth: 16
Sampling Rate: 44,100 Hz

01 Prey For Me
02 Love & Meth
03 What We Do
04 Spike In My Veins
05 Mass Hysteria
06 Paranoid & Aroused
07 Never Never
08 Punishment Time
09 Lullaby For A Sadist
10 Victimized
11 It's All Wrong
12 Wish I Wasn't Born Today
13 Tell Me What You Want

While their last album, the dubstep-drenched Path of Totality, felt like a real change in the way Korn did things, The Paradigm Shift finds the nu-metal pioneers once again changing things up on their 11th studio album. Returning to a more traditional sound, the album finds the band pushing the electronics back to a supporting role while putting the guitars up in the spotlight. Most notably, though, is the return of former guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, whose last appearance on a Korn record was a decade ago on Look in the Mirror. The renewed partnership between Head and Munky is one that pays off, but not in the way longtime fans might expect. Rather than making a full-on return to the sort of guttural, shuddering sound the band made famous in the '90s, The Paradigm Shift is a much more driving and direct album. Replacing the sort of creeping, churning aggression that emanated from their earlier work is a newfound vigor. This makes for a refreshing change of pace from the band, who have been on a real hot streak when it comes to experimenting with their sound. And even though The Paradigm Shift might not be the album that listeners might expect after a reunion with Head, it shows the kind of creativity and inventiveness that, love them or hate them, helped to make them an influential force in heavy music. This capacity for change is what has helped Korn to make it this far, and it's a quality that will probably see them continue to flourish as time goes on.