KORN Frontman Announces Solo Tour

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis will embark on a solo tour in early April. The trek, which will run through the end of June, will include a number of European festival appearances.

Davis will be promoting his new solo single, titled "What It Is". The song is included on the soundtrack to a new film called "American Satan", which came out on January 26. Davis has also been preparing a new solo album that is expected out this summer via Sumerian.

The new music represents a natural step for the Bakersfield, California singer, songwriter, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Davis quietly compiled ideas for what would become this solo effort beginning back in 2007. Writing and recording on the road, he personally contributed guitar, keys, and anything else he could get his hands on to the record. Moreover, the music was primarily recorded live, a departure from KORN's heavily calculated, meticulous, studio approach to creation.

"It took 10 years, and I'm so glad this project is finally out. It is something that is very close to me and I'm excited for the world to finally hear it. This time, I'm pulling something out of the audience," Davis reveals. "I've bared my soul for so fucking long, I thought it'd be really cool to pull listeners in a different direction for once." The lead single "What It Is", for example, reveals hints of ominous piano keys, which bleed into a slow-burning verse before thick guitars snap towards an expansive and engaging refrain punctuated by his dynamic vocals. "I'm taking them out of that dark place and into somewhere that's spiritual, positive, and makes them really think," he adds. "It's just art. I've changed lives with KORN, but I wanted to open minds with this shit."

"I remember exactly when and where I was the first time I heard Jonathan's vocals and KORN's seven string guitars behind him," recalls Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen. "The world had never heard anything like it. His voice has been so culturally impactful that those same songs from two decades ago are still played countless times every day. As a true icon and pioneer artist, the influential significance of his music is unparalleled in the modern rock era. If it wasn't for what he created, I would not have ended up where I am today, nor would have many Sumerian bands. It is truly an honor to be releasing the debut Jonathan Davis solo album. The record is absolutely brilliant, showing new depths to his songwriting and vocal performances that the world has yet to experience."

Tour dates:

Apr. 06 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Apr. 07 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
Apr. 09 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore
Apr. 10 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
Apr. 12 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades
Apr. 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco
Apr. 16 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
Apr. 20 - Tempe, AZ - Ufest
Apr. 21 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Apr. 22 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
Apr. 24 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live
Apr. 25 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Apr. 26 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
May 01 - Kansas City, MO - Truman Theater
May 04 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
May 05 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic
May 06 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
May 08 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
May 09 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
May 11 - Portland, ME - Aura
May 12 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
May 14 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
May 15 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
May 17 - Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore
May 18 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
Jun. 01 - Nuremberg, DE - Rock Am Ring
Jun. 02 - Nurnberg, DE - Rock Im Park
Jun. 04 - Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan
Jun. 08 - Newbury, UK - Download Festival
Jun. 10 - Luxembourg, LU - Rockhal Club
Jun. 11 - Pratteln, CH - Z7
Jun. 13 - Prague, CZ - Prague Rocks
Jun. 14 - Nickelsdorf, AT - Nova Rock
Jun. 16 - Florence, IT - Firenze Rocks
Jun. 20 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Jun. 21 - Dessel, BE - Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun. 23 - Clisson, FR - Hellfest

Davis composed the score for "American Satan" with Nicholas O'Toole. He listed some of his favorite scores for The Pulse Of Radio a while back. "I'm really into Vangelis, what he did with 'Blade Runner'," he said. "I just like trippy scores, like what Wendy Carlos did for 'A Clockwork Orange' and just cool stuff. I really am a big fan of the movie 'Dune', I love — TOTO did that score. That was a cool score. And then there's the, you know, normal ones, the orchestral scores that are all good. Yeah, those are a few of my favorites."

Davis has recorded and toured on his own intermittently over the years. He has composed music for soundtracks, most notably "Queen Of The Damned", and has toured and DJed frequently over the years as his alter ego JDevil.

KORN's last album, "The Serenity Of Suffering", came out in 2016.

This August marks the 20th anniversary of KORN's 1998 breakthrough album "Follow The Leader". Guitarist Brian "Head" Welch indicated in a recent interview that the band is mulling over plans to celebrate that milestone.