Korn Announce New Collaborative Dubstep Album

Korn announced today that they will release their 10th studio album, 'The Path of Totality,' on Dec. 6th. But this is unlike any Korn record. It's even unlike any record released before.

'The Path of Totality' is an experimental album which finds Korn shifting gears and exploring new territory. The band collaborated with some of the leading dubstep and electronic producers in the world, including Skrillex, Excision, Datsik, Noisia, Kill the Noise, and 12th Planet. Leave it to a band like Korn to continue to reinvent itself two decades deep into its career.

"The title 'The Path of Totality' refers to the fact that in order to see the sun in a full solar eclipse, you must be in the exact right place in the exact right time," Korn frontman Jonathan Davis explained. "That's how this album came together. I think all the producers feel the same way. I'm not sure it could ever happen again."

The band's recent collaboration with dubstep's hottest producer, Skrillex, titled 'Get Up!,' was the surprise rock hit of the summer, the buzz of which started in Coachella's dance tent in April 2011, when Jonathan and Munky joined Skrillex on stage for a show stealing unannounced performance of the song.

Added James "Munky" Shaffer: 'Get Up' started as a bit of an experiment, but we had such an amazing response from our fans and had such a great time collaborating that a full album of tracks came together in a couple of months. We couldn't wait to get to the studio every day to finish the next song."

Some of the song titles from 'The Path of Totality' are: 'Narcissistic Cannibal,' 'Burn the Obedient,' 'Illuminati,' 'Kill Mercy Within' and 'Chaos Lives In Everything.'

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The album will be released in two configurations: as a standard 11-song CD and a special edition CD that will include bonus tracks as well as a DVD of 'The Encounter,' a full-length video concert of Korn's mind-blowing, once-in-a-lifetime performance in the middle of a 900-foot long crop circle in a wheat field in Bakersfield. The complete concert, previously seen last year on TV and online in an abbreviated form, will be offered in its entirety to those who purchase the deluxe version.

Additionally, today Korn announced that the first leg of their Path of Totality (P.O.T.) tour will play key ballrooms and feature dubstep DJ's Datsik and Downlink, as well as young upstart Dutch Dub-rockers Dope D.O.D. Expect a groundbreaking experience unlike any other Korn tour.

Tickets to some of the shows go on sale this weekend to the general public, but pre-sale and brand new VIP packages are available starting Wednesday at noon ET exclusively at korn.com.

Korn tour dates:

Nov. 3 Boston

Nov. 4 New York City

Nov. 5 Philadelphia, PA

Nov. 6 Huntington, NY

Nov. 9 Miami FL

Nov.10 Orland, FL

Nov. 11 Tampa, FL

Nov. 12 Atlanta, GA

Nov. 16 Tulsa, OKA

Nov. 18 San Antonio, TX

Nov. 19 Houston, TX

Nov. 20 Dallas, TX

More dates to be announced soon.