Munky said the band is finished writing its next album and is about halfway through recording it. It keeps our creative level interesting.' But 'as creative people, we want to keep experimenting with different stuff and trying new things. Ten years ago, Korn would never have considered such an endeavor, he said.

It was just an honor for them to want us to do it.' 'When said we could do it, it was really exciting, because you think of the classics, like the Alice In Chains and Nirvana the Cure did one, and Eric Clapton. Korn never prepped for a gig like it did for this one, Munky recalled, rehearsing for 10 hours at a stretch. 'It almost breathed new life in these songs.' While rehearsing for AOL, Munky said the band discovered 'the song structures were good and the melodies and harmonies were still very good' when stripped of the heavy production heard in the original versions. The idea evolved from Korn doing an acoustic performance. And 'Freak on a Leash' is led by a piano and cellos, with Evanescence's Amy Lee contributing guest vocals. Instead of 'Blind' being a sinister call to arms, it now has a strong Latin flavor that's close to flamenco. Korn drastically revamped its dark music for the 'Unplugged' episode, which premiered last Friday (an accompanying album comes out Tuesday). Its lyrics were saturated with a primal fury and despair that made you wonder about singer Jonathan Davis' psyche as he screamed like his innards were rupturing.Д¬oupled with downtuned guitars and a menacing atmosphere, Korn's hits like 'Blind' and 'Freak on a Leash' could skewer Top 40 songs on contact. Korn's early catalog was the first music to put a scare into parents since the PMRC's '80s heyday.

' 'What? Korn unplugged?' That doesn't really compute with people,' he laughs. NEW YORK - Korn guitarist James 'Munky' Shaffer succinctly describes fan reaction to the news that his band taped an MTV 'Unplugged' session in December.

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