Issues

Double vinyl LP pressing. "Issues" is the fourth studio album by nu-metal band Korn, released on November 16, 1999, through Immortal Records. The album was promoted throughout 2000 by the band's highly successful Sick and Twisted Tour. Korn, which formed in 1993, is credited with pioneering the nu-metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. The band's eclectic influences range from Alice in Chains, Pantera, and Cypress Hill to Ice Cube, N.W.A, and Rage Against the Machine. Other influences include Sepultura, Geto Boys, Van Halen, the Pharcyde, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Dr. Dre, and Mr. Bungle. Bassist Fieldy has noted that Korn's musical roots lie in hip-hop, citing the Red Hot Chili Peppers and early Faith No More as pivotal influences.