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Korn’s ‘Freak On A Leash’ Somehow Sounds Even More Unhinged With a Live Orchestra

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There are some artists you just don’t expect to perform with an orchestra. Typically, a lot of nu metal might not receive such a massive arrangement. What does Papa Roach sound like with a huge string section? Korn is another band that comes to mind. However, we recently got a chance to hear what that could sound like.

Frontman Jonathan Davis joined Japanese rockstar Yoshiki for a performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. There, the pair united for an incredibly uncanny take of “Freak On A Leash”. Davis sports an all-black suit as soft, tender piano chords accompany the Korn classic.

His frustration with the music industry takes on a new context entirely, a lot more tragic given the context. By the time he laments a piece of him being taken, the orchestra........

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