It’s hard to escape the fact that some of this year’s biggest albums came from the harder side of rock music. Korn’s Jonathan Davis, who had just released a sixth album last week, certainly took notice.
“It’s good to be in good company,” he said in an interview to Maniacs. “Slipknot’s doing really good. I’ve been watching those guys since they were just little f***ing kids beating the f**k out of each other on stage…And to see what they’ve blossomed into is amazing.”
“And then f**k, everyone’s been waiting for a Tool record for how long?” he shifted his attention to his senior rockers. “They’re an amazing band. It just feels really good to see, you know? It feels like a camaraderie of bands. One band being successful helps all of us because we’re becoming a dying breed.”
Despite the success Slipknot, Tool, and even Korn had this year, Davis isn’t happy with how things are run by record companies. “I feel like since the music industry took a turn that there are no more labels willing to spend money to help rock artists be bigger than life rock and roll things anymore,” he complained.
But still, no one can argue with success: “It’s awesome to see that bands like us are still out there doing this and we’re flying the flag for rock n roll. There’s still people who want to come see that and enjoy that.”
