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''Follow the Leader'' is the third studio album by the American nu metal band Korn. The album was released on August 18, 1998, through Immortal/Epic. This was their first album not produced by Ross Robinson. Instead, it was produced by Steve Thompson and Toby Wright. The album peaked at number one on four charts, including the ''Billboard'' 200 with 268,000 units sold in its first week of release, and is often credited with bringing alternative metal to the mainstream. The album received a 5× Platinum certification in the United States on March 15, 2002〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RIAA certifications )〕 as well as a 3× Platinum in Australia and Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Albums )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CRIA certifications )〕 Its singles "Got the Life", and "Freak on a Leash", both charted on more than three charts, and their music videos are considered to be the first music videos retired from MTV, most notably the MTV show "Total Request Live". The album generally received positive reviews by critics. Korn was praised by ''AllMusic'' saying the album is "an effective follow-up to their first two alt-metal landmarks."〔 The Family Values Tour promoted the album, along with its five singles. The song "Freak on a Leash" was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards, and won for the Best Rock Video award, as well as Best Editing.〔 The music video for "Freak on a Leash" won Best Short Form Music Video at the 2000 Grammy Awards. ''Follow the Leader'' has sold over 7 million copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan as of January 4, 2013 and over 14 million copies worldwide, making it Korn's most successful album.〔 == Recording and production == By early 1998, Korn returned to the studio to record ''Follow the Leader''. Even though Korn was impressed by the work Ross Robinson had done on their previous albums, they decided to work with Steve Thompson and Toby Wright. Robinson did however work with Davis as a vocal coach for the album. Korn was shown making the video on KornTV. The reason they exposed themselves making the album was because they wanted to let their fans see what they were doing in the studio and behind the scenes. ''Follow the Leader'' features numerous guest vocalists, including Ice Cube on "Children of the Korn", Tre Hardson of The Pharcyde on "Cameltosis" and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst on "All in the Family".〔("Follow the Leader credits" ). ''Allmusic''. Retrieved 2010-03-13〕 In a 2013 interview, the band revealed that they partied heavily during the production of ''Follow the Leader'', with massive amounts of alcohol, drugs, and women in the studio. Jonathan Davis explained further, saying that while recording the vocals for "It's On", there were "people getting blowjobs right behind me, there was girls banging each other in front of me, people getting boned in the closet right behind me, it was the craziest shit I've ever seen in my life and I sang that song." According to Davis, he only agreed to begin tracking vocals when producer Toby Wright met his demands for an eight-ball (cocaine).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-interviewed-by-u-k-s-scuzz-video/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Follow the Leader (Korn album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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