By May 1994, Korn began recording their self-titled debut album with Ross Robinson . Recording was finished by the end of the following month, and on October 11, the band’s debut album was released through Immortal Records (an Epic imprint label); it peaked at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and would eventually reach number 72 on the Billboard 200 in February 1996. The album received positive reviews by critics, and is said to have established the new wave of metal . As well as sparking the nu metal genre, it also started record producer Ross Robinson ‘s music career and influenced bands such as Slipknot , Coal Chamber , and Limp Bizkit .
Began recording debut album
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