The Serenity of Suffering

The Serenity of Suffering is the twelfth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on October 21, 2016.[3] According to guitarist Brian Welch, it is "heavier than anyone's heard us in a long time"[4] and it contains their most intense vocals and music in recent times.[5]

The Serenity of Suffering
Studio album by
Korn
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Recorded2015–2016
GenreNu metal, alternative metal
Length40:34
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerNick Raskulinecz
Korn chronology
The Paradigm Shift
(2013)		 The Serenity of Suffering
(2016)		 The Nothing
(2019)
Singles from The Serenity of Suffering
  1. "Rotting in Vain"
    Released: July 22, 2016
  2. "Take Me"
    Released: November 1, 2016[1]
  3. "Black Is the Soul"
    Released: June 7, 2017[2]

Background

The band began working on their follow up to The Paradigm Shift in 2015, with Head claiming that it would be "heavier than anyone's heard [us] in a long time". It's the first album to feature significant songwriting contributions from Head since he rejoined the band in 2013. The song "Take Me" was originally written by Jonathan Davis for his debut solo album, but after hearing it, the rest of Korn re-wrote the track and decided to include it on The Serenity of Suffering.[6]

The artwork includes the stuffed toy from Korn's fourth album, Issues, and was created by Ron English.[7]

Commercial performance

The Serenity of Suffering debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 with 57,000 units, 55,000 of which were pure album sales.[8] As of December 2017, the album has sold 133,000 copies in the US.[9]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Classic Rock
(GER)		[12]
[13]
The Guardian[14]
Metal Hammer[15]
Metal Injection[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Sputnikmusic[18]

The Serenity of Suffering received an approval rating of 67/100 on review aggregator website Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" response from critics.[10]

AllMusic wrote: "Without pandering to career-peak nostalgia, Korn deftly execute all the hallmarks that have come to define their sound", calling it "one of their best albums".[11] Metal Hammer wrote: "The Serenity of Suffering is like a selection box of Korn's defining moments."[15]

A less favorable review came from Rolling Stone, writing: "Suffering is heavy enough to stand proudly in the Korn kanon, but not daring enough to be much else."[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Korn[19].

No.TitleLength
1."Insane"3:50
2."Rotting in Vain"3:33
3."Black Is the Soul"4:01
4."The Hating"4:22
5."A Different World" (featuring Corey Taylor)3:20
6."Take Me"3:00
7."Everything Falls Apart"4:17
8."Die Yet Another Night"4:28
9."When You're Not There"3:24
10."Next in Line"3:28
11."Please Come for Me"2:53
European/UK/New Zealand/Japanese Deluxe edition bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Baby"4:55
13."Calling Me Too Soon"3:23
Japanese deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Out of You"3:29

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 14
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 27
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[28] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[30] 7
Irish Albums (IRMA)[31] 24
Italian Albums (FIMI)[32] 15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 9
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[34] 19
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[35] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[36] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[37] 42
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 9
US Billboard 200[41] 4

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