See You on the Other Side is the seventh studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on December 6, 2005, by Virgin Records. It is their first album as a quartet after the departure of founding guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and the last album with original drummer David Silveria before he departed from the band in December 2006. The album was first certified gold in the United States on January 12, 2006; a subsequent platinum record certification was awarded on March 16, 2006. In the album, Korn experimented with different musical styles and even collaborated with pop music producers The Matrix.
Critical reaction of the album was generally positive. However, criticisms of the album focused on the musical production by The Matrix and songwriting.
Production
After completing their record deal with Sony BMG in 2004, Korn partnered with EMI Records and signed to Virgin Records. As part of this innovative arrangement, Virgin paid Korn $25 million in exchange for a share in the profits of See You on the Other Side and the band's next album, including tours and merchandising. Virgin also received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales and other revenue sources. The album was recorded in Jonathan Davis' home studio which was used for the previous album, Take a Look in the Mirror, as well as the Queen of the Damned soundtrack and score. Davis stated "We went through a lot of drama with Head leaving and getting off our label and making the album by ourselves." Regarding Brian "Head" Welch's departure, James "Munky" Shaffer recalled "There was kind of a moment where we didn't know what we were going to do and how we were going to continue. We kind of decided, 'OK, we can just sit back and we can put out a greatest hits album and end this or we can use this opportunity and instead of looking at it as a loss, reinvent what we do.'" Eleven more paintings by the artist appear as additional artwork on the deluxe special edition.
Promotion
The lead single, "Twisted Transistor", premiered on KDGE 102.1 FM The Edge in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and was officially released to radio on September 27, 2005. Brent Decker e-mailed the disc jockey of the night, Ayo, with a request to play the rumored single. The band also did a See You on the Other Side world tour to heavily promote the album, which included a special performance of "Here to Stay" on a plane from London to New York City.
Music
See You on the Other Side sees Korn adding elements of genres such as industrial, gothic rock, new wave, electronic/electronica, and funk.
With regards to the album's musical direction, frontman Jonathan Davis commented,
Reception
Critical reception
See You on the Other Side had a Metacritic average score of 64 out of 100 points, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In 2022, Revolver ranked the album the tenth best of Korn's 14 albums.
Commercial performance
See You on the Other Side sold more than 220,000 copies in its first week, debuting and peaking at number three on the Billboard 200. The album managed to stay in the top half of the chart for thirty-four consecutive weeks. It has accumulated 1.2 million copies sold in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
Personnel
Korn
- Jonathan Davis – lead vocals, bagpipes
- James "Munky" Shaffer – guitars, backing vocals
- Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bass
- David Silveria – drums
Additional musicians
- Atticus Ross – programming on tracks 5–8, 13, 14, 3B
- Chris "Hollywood" Holmes – additional programming on tracks 1–4, 9–12, 1B, 2B, 4B, 5B
- Dante Ross – keyboards on "Twisted Transistor (The Dante Ross Mix)"
- Peter Levin – keyboards on "Twisted Transistor (The Dante Ross Mix)"
- Jess Blockton – guitars on "Twisted Transistor (The Dante Ross Mix)"
- Sergio Vega – bass on "Twisted Transistor (The Dante Ross Mix)"
Production
- Jonathan Davis – production
- Atticus Ross – production on tracks 5–8, 13, 14, 3B
- The Matrix – production on tracks 1–4, 9–12, 1B, 2B, 4B, 5B
- Jeffrey Kwatinetz – executive production
- Terry Date – mixing
- Kevin Mills – mixing assistant
- Jon Berkowitz – mixing assistant
- Frank Filipetti – recording
- Jim Monti – recording assistant
- Tim Harking – recording assistant
- Leo Ross – production assistant on tracks 5–8, 13, 14, 3B, additional production on "Tearjerker"
- Dante Ross – remixing on "Twisted Transistor (The Dante Ross Mix)"
- Lucid Olason – engineering, Pro Tools editing
- The Dummies – additional remixing & production on "Twisted Transistor (Dummies Club Mix)"
- Steve Miller – mixing on "Twisted Transistor (Dummies Club Mix)"
- Ted Jensen – mastering
Chart positions
Weekly charts
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|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
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|US Billboard 200
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|US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
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