The Path of Totality
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| Released | December 6, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | January–September 2011 | |||
| Studio | Korn Studios, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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The Path of Totality is the tenth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on December 2, 2011, in Europe and December 6, 2011, in the US. The album is a departure from Korn's usual sound and was produced by various electronic music producers such as Skrillex, Noisia, Excision and various other independent producers. "Get Up!", is one of three tracks produced by Skrillex, and was released as a download on May 6, 2011. "Narcissistic Cannibal" was released as the second single on October 18, 2011.
Regarding the album, vocalist Jonathan Davis stated: "I want to trail-blaze. I want to change things. I want to do things we're not supposed to do. I want to create art that's different and not conform to what's going on. We didn't make a dubstep album. We made a Korn album." The album was made available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes on October 21, 2011, as well as special bundle packages available on Korn.com.
The album received mixed reviews. Revolver named it their album of the year in their 100th issue. Korn was also inducted into the Kerrang! Hall of Fame during the 2011 Kerrang! Awards.