Korn are a Grammy Award winning Metal band from Bakersfield, California, and are often credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. Along with other bands of the time, they have also inspired many Nu metal, Industrial metal and Alternative metal bands through the mid-1990s and early 2000s.

Since their 1994 self-titled debut album, Korn has sold over 30 million records worldwide, including 18 million in the United States, making them one of the best-selling nu-metal acts of the last fifteen years. The band's catalogue consists of five consecutive Multi-Platinum Studio albums (including the compilation album Greatest Hits, Volume 1, a live album, and an MTV Unplugged album) in the top 10 of Billboard Top 200 best selling albums. To date Korn has scored 6 Grammy nominations, and won 2 such awards.