First demo recorded

Korn rented a studio from Jeff Creath called Underground Chicken Sound, in Huntington Beach, California . While they were recording there, a crowd had been loitering outside the studio. The band began playing a prelude to a later song ” Clown “, attracting a larger crowd. Arvizu said the crowd gathered because it sounded so “different.” Korn started performing at gigs in the summer of 1993, with members saying that touring was a “pain-in-the-ass.” While in Huntington Beach, the band was spotted by Immortal Records A&R employee Paul Pontius. Pontius would describe Korn’s sound as “the new genre of rock.” In 1993, Korn released their first demo album , Neidermayer’s Mind , which had very limited printing. It was not well received by critics or the public. It was released to record companies and to people who filled out a flyer given out at gigs they played for free with Biohazard and House of Pain . With this demo, Korn pioneered the nu metal sound, riffs, and rhythm.