List of Korn band members

Current

Jonathan Davis

Active: 1993–present

Instruments: lead vocals, occasional backing vocals (1993-2005, 2013-present), bagpipes

Release contributions: all Korn releases

Davis was recruited from the fellow local band Sexart by the rest of the original band members to join the band which was named briefly Creep. After Davis joined the band the group quickly changed their name to Korn.^[1] Davis has also contributed drums to some Korn albums, notably on some unspecified tracks on Issues and on 3 tracks from Untitled, as well as keyboards and programming on The Paradigm Shift.

James "Munky" Shaffer

Active: 1993–present

Instruments: guitars, backing vocals (since 2005)

Release contributions: all Korn releases

Shaffer was one of four members of the band who previously played with L.A.P.D.. After Brian Welch's departure from the band in 2005 Shaffer was the only official guitarist of the band, while all other guitarists that have played with the band have been members of the backup band. In 2008, Shaffer left the band temporarily to spend time with his ill father.

Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu

Active: 1993–present

Instruments: bass^[2]

Release contributions: all Korn releases

Arvizu played in a number of different bands with high school friends James Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian Welch, and Ty, including L.A.P.D., however due to vocalist Richard Morrill's drug addiction the band fell apart in the early nineties, and the remaining members recruited Davis as their new lead vocalist. In 2012, Mudvayne bassist Ryan Martinie filled in for him at several Korn dates as Arvizu spent time with his wife, who had given birth to their third child.

Brian "Head" Welch

Active: 1993–2005, 2013–present

Instruments: guitars, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals

Release contributions: all Korn releases from their self-titled (1994) to Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2004), then from The Paradigm Shift (2013) to present

Welch was the only of the original members to leave the band after converting to Christianity and choosing "Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end".^[3] In May 2012, Head performed "Blind" with Korn, the first time he played with the band in over 7 years. In 2013, Head was announced to perform a number of shows with Korn, and was later confirmed to be back in the band.

Ray Luzier

Active: 2007–present

Instrument: drums, percussion

Release contributions: all Korn releases from "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (2008) to present

Luzier reportedly flew to Seattle to audition for Korn with Munky and Fieldy. When told to learn only five of their songs, Luzier learned thirty. Not only did he perfect their studio versions of each song, but the live as well. After an audition such as this, the band immediately invited Ray to join the band. Luzier played his first show with Korn on January 13, 2008 in Dublin, Ireland. Initially he was regarded as a touring member from 2007-2009 but was promoted to official member status in April 2009.

Former

David Silveria

Active: 1993–2006

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: all Korn releases from their self-titled (1994) to See You on the Other Side (2005).

In early December 2006, Silveria announced his indefinite “hiatus" from Korn, the band recruited several drummers to record the band's eighth studio album and to tour in support of it. It was later revealed that Silveria would most likely not be playing with Korn in the future.^[4] From 2012 until 2015, Silveria played drums for the experimental rock band INFINIKA.

Current

Davey Oberlin

Instruments: keyboards, synthesizers, samples

Release contributions: None

Started working with Korn in 2017 after the departure of Jules Venturini. Oberlin is also the rhythm guitarist in symphonic deathcore group Winds of Plague.

Former

Tye Trujillo

Active: 2017

Instruments: bass

Release contributions: None

Son of Robert Trujillo of Metallica. Joined Korn at in April 2017 for their South American tour after Reginald Arvizu had to miss the tour, for undisclosed reasons.

Zac Baird

Active: 2006–2016

Instruments: keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, samples

Release contributions: all from MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007) to "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (2008), The Path of Totality Tour – Live at the Hollywood Palladium (2012), The Serenity of Suffering (2016)

Baird joined after the release of See You on the Other Side to play the keyboard parts from the album and to add keyboard parts to older songs. In late 2006, he played piano with the band during an unplugged concert with the band. In 2007, Baird entered the studio to record keyboard and piano parts to give the band's eighth studio album a more atmospheric and dark sound.^[5] Beside his work with Korn Baird has also worked with Jonathan Davis and the SFA^[6] as well as Shaffer's Fear and the Nervous System.^[7]

Wesley Geer

Active: 2010–2013

Instruments: guitars

Release contributions: The Path of Totality Tour – Live At The Hollywood Palladium

Geer joined the band as a touring guitarist after Shane Gibson's departure, and departed after original guitarist Brian "Head" Welch rejoined permanently.

Mike Bordin

Active: 2000–2001

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: none.

Bordin was the first person besides the founding members to perform with Korn when he temporarily replaced David Silveria who had suffered a wrist injury during the 2000 Sic and Twisted tour. Bordin played with remainder of the tour and departed from the band in 2001 after Silveria's wrist had recovered.

Rob Patterson

Active: 2005–2007, 2008

Instruments: guitars, backing vocals

Release contributions: MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007).

Patterson joined the band in 2005 to replace original guitarist Brian "Head" Welch in concerts. After performing with the band unplugged concert, he was fired after a personal fallout with James "Munky" Shaffer. Patterson briefly rejoined the band again in 2008 during the European leg of the tour when Shaffer was forced to return to America because his father had fallen ill.

Michael Jochum

Active: 2006–2007

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007).

Jochum joined the band in 2006 as the band's percussionist during the See You on the Other Side and the 2006 Family Values Tour. During the band's Unplugged concert, Jochum played drums due to Silveria's hiatus. Jochum has also been touring and recording with Jonathan Davis and the SFA up until recently.

Kalen Chase

Active: 2006–2008

Instruments: thrash percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007).

Chase joined the band primarily as the bands backing vocalist for the 2006 See You on the Other Side tour but have also played a variety of different percussive instruments. In a blog post on MySpace, Chase mentioned that he took time off from Korn to focus on his band called the Changing, which hinted that he might be coming back to Korn's backup band in the future. He also formed Sexual Gyrations of the Universe along with Jonathan Davis, however it is currently unknown if anything from this project will be released to the public.^[8] He is now the lead vocalist of Vimic.

Joey Jordison

Active: 2007

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: none.

Jordison joined the band to tour European Festivals, Family Values and the first leg of the Bitch We Have a Problem Tour in 2007.^[9] At the end of 2007 Jordison returned to record All Hope is Gone with Slipknot.

Shane Gibson

Active: 2007–2010

Instruments: guitars

Release contributions: Korn Live: The Encounter.

Gibson was recruited to replace Clint Lowery who had to leave the backup band one month early due to a family emergency, which left Gibson with less than one day to learn all the songs in the band's setlist.^[10] Gibson had also been playing guitar for Jonathan Davis solo project Jonathan Davis and the SFA^[11] until his death in 2014.