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February 24, 2005

Spirit at Work

"Greater things than these shall ye do:"

A founding member of the heavy metal band Korn is leaving to focus on his religious beliefs.

"Korn has parted ways with guitarist Brian 'Head' Welch who has chosen Jesus Christ as his saviour and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end." said a statement posted on Korn's website.

Welch told The Bakersfield Californian that his decision might be surprising to some, "A lot of people think I'm crazy. I don't care."

Welch said he'd become increasingly disenchanted with producing heavy metal music that invokes dark and morbid images.

"Those guys in the band, they're not bad guys. They're just a bunch of kids getting marketed how these guys in the big corporate firms want to do," Welch said. "It makes us look like bad people, but we're really just a bunch of kids who never had a chance to grow up."

Perhaps all those years touring with P.O.D. had some influence?

Posted by bubba138 at February 24, 2005 01:16 PM