10 Best Metal Albums Of The 1990s - Ranked
7. Korn – Follow The Leader
Follow The Leader by Korn was crucial in metal’s rise to the mainstream in the mid-to-late 1990s, with it’s heavy riffs, complex sound, and experimental structuring. It proved to be a massive critical success, gaining praise for it’s blending of genres, and the anger it portrayed.
As well as astounding critical responses, the record was huge hit with fans, leading to a huge level of financial success, going platinum five times over, helped every step of the way by the five popular singles that fronted it.
Highlights of the album include the songs Freak On A Leash, Children Of The Korn, and All In The Family, with the latter two featuring guest performances by Ice Cube and Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst respectively.