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Middle-age malaise continues to plague Korn on their untitled eighth album, a plunge back into the dark dirges after a brief acoustic excursion on the spring 2007 placeholder MTV Unplugged. This is the true successor to the 2005 LP See You on the Other Side, where they jumped ship from Epic to Virgin and worked with the Matrix in an attempt to give the band an electronic makeover in the wake of the departure of Brian "Head" Welch, a move that didn't exactly endear them to their fans, maybe because along with the electronic flourishes came a lighter tone. Ironically, it's hard to deny that the bigger musical picture overwhelms the individual moments on Untitled, which is long on mood and short on gripping songs, or even memorable riffs. To a certain extent, this has always been true with Korn -- one of the signatures of alt-metal is that it's about sound rather than song -- but it's striking that even as the band adds some odd flourishes.
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TRACK LISTING
Disc 1
1 Intro 1:57
2 Starting Over 4:02
3 Bitch We Got a Problem 3:22
4 Evolution 3:37
5 Hold on 3:05
6 Kiss 4:09
7 Do What They Say 4:17
8 Ever Be 4:48
9 Love and Luxury 3:00
10 Innocent Bystander 3:27
11 Killing 3:36
12 Hushabye 3:52
13 I Will Protect You 5:30
14 Sing Sorrow Bonus Track 4:33
Disc 2
1 Bonus Material DVD
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