The Serenity Of Suffering
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Consequence of Sound
For the long-time Korn fan who has weathered the band’s myriad permutations and consistently come away with something to appreciate, Serenity will likely come as a breath of fresh air.
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AllMusic
Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Evanescence), The Serenity of Suffering is a welcome return to a time when Korn were at the top of their game. It's one of their best albums, almost heart-warming in its cathartic familiarity.
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Blabbermouth.net
"The Serenity of Suffering" serves its fans first, no question, but it is a step down and queries how much is left the band's creative tanks.
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New Noise Magazine
Overall, it’s a bit uneven, but if you can get past how silly it all is, at least this is an enjoyable, if flawed, ride.
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Cross Rhythms
But this is still a return to somewhere near Korn's best form.
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Enuffa.com
I like it a lot. This album suits my preference on how I like Korn to sound.
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Ultimate-guitar
In Korn's back-and-forth between chasing sounds in new directions and going back to old glory, their re-appeal to their emblematic nu metal sound in "The Serenity of Suffering" does a better job in its throwback effort to the golden era of Korn, both sonically and symbolically, due to Welch being back in the group.
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The Soundboard
For a band who many would be forgiven for thinking were running on fumes, The Serenity Of Suffering is proof that there’s still juice in the tank yet, and to pull one this strong is just the icing on the cake.
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Already Heard
‘The Serenity of Suffering’ is just the home run we wanted from Korn, a band that refuse to be confined to the past.
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Immortal Reviews
The Serenity Of Suffering takes everything the band once was and combines those elements with what they are now, creating a familiar yet intense body that's new yet reminiscent of another time.
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Louder
Whereas Paradigm mixed up dance, funk and metal, Suffering is a throwback to their earlier, heavier records.
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Clash Magazine
They’re not going to make any new fans, and ‘The Serenity Of Suffering’ will likely more than please the die-hards that have followed them throughout their career.
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Spectrum Culture
Really, The Serenity of Suffering is not all that dynamic and often sounds messier than necessary. These tendencies aren’t awful at the beginning of the record, but once one has reached, say, track six or track seven, it wears thin, making the case that maybe one could live more comfortably with Korn EPs or singles than with all these full-blown albums.
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Metal Music Archives
Korn is back with their twelfth studio album, The Serenity of Suffering, and has not left fans disappointed. The band has called it a "back to our roots" album like they did with Korn III.
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PureGrainAudio
Not relying as heavily on the electronic influence that over-saturated recent Korn material, The Serenity of Suffering is an altogether heavier, darker effort from the band and one that sees the Bakersfield outfit revisiting a direction that made them such a unique group in the first place.
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The Montclarion
Jonathan Davis and the boys from Korn are once again back in the metal scene with a new album that hinges on the verge of death metal.
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Renowned For Sound
The Serenity Of Suffering is a noteworthy timestamp in the ever forming Korn sound. It presents concurrent cadences and challenging intricacies that highlight a fuller and bolder colouring the band have so well illustrated with the record.
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HEAVY Magazine
You will be banging your heads like it was the late 90’s.
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Crossfader
Korn don’t sound like veterans; they sound like amateurs attempting to do what their favorite bands have done way better without any of the talent or vision, and SERENITY OF SUFFERING causes way more suffering than serenity as a result.
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Loud
The Bakersfield originators go back to basics on album number twelve with big beats, creepy background guitars, and crisp vocal melodies.
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Stereoboard
This is a good Korn record. There are too many middle-of-the-roaders for it to rival their classic albums, but when it gets going, ‘The Serenity Of Suffering’ stretches the neck muscles in just the right way and ensures the band won’t be short on new live material.
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The Gryphon
This translates to an album that will certainly provide moshers with fresh riffs to headbang to but, in The Serenity Of Suffering, Korn haven’t really transcended their earlier material.
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MHF
What I enjoyed the most while hearing this album are Jonathan’s harsh vocals, in addition to the heavy riffs they made the album groovier and heavier, heavier than their previous releases for the past decade or something.
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Metal-Temple.com
One of the strengths of this album is the way that little background details add texture to the music without the compositions sounding cluttered or unfocused. Electronic elements and turntables pop up throughout, but they sound at home among the heavy metal elements.
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