Korn On Track

by Matt Karpe

Published 3 December 2021
Rising to prominence in 1994 on the back of their eponymous debut album, Korn ushered in a new sound within heavy metal which many would try and imitate in the years that followed. Earning themselves the title of "The Godfathers of Nu Metal", the Bakersfield quintet has sold well over 40 million records, they have topped charts all around the world, and they have also won multiple awards which include two prestigious Grammys. Still firing on all cylinders after three decades, Korn continues to produce powerful and accessible anthems in the present day.

Korn On Track covers all the band's studio releases thus far- from their 1993 demo tape, Neidermayer's Mind, to their thirteenth studio album, The Nothing, released in 2018. Reviewing every track and delving into the stories behind many of them, also discussed is Korn's largely unheralded unreleased material, and B-sides which also include songs exclusively featured on movie soundtracks.

Tool On Track

by Matt Karpe

Published 28 July 2022
Music may not have been the designated career path for the members of Tool when they each relocated to Los Angeles in the 1980s, but the quartet would soon find one another and join forces to become one of the most unique acts in the history of rock and metal. Tool On Track documents all of the band’s studio releases- from their raw and unapologetic 1991 demo tape to their 2019 epic, Fear Inoculum, a record thirteen years in the making and an album that would solidify Tool as one of the greatest progressive rock bands of all time.

Something of an enigma but an extremely complex and intelligent band, this book goes into great detail as it uncovers the stories behind Tool’s engrossing back catalogue. Extensively researched in order to create a valuable reference book that all Tool fans can delve into at their leisure, the formulations of pivotal songs such as ‘Sober’, ‘Ænema’, Schism’, ‘Lateralus’ and ‘Rosetta Stoned’ have become stories of legend.

Also focusing on the band members’ various side-projects and selected guest appearances, as well as acting as a comprehensive biography, this is the most comprehensive book on the band yet written.