Korn have shared a hard-rock cover of Charlie Daniels’ signature song, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” featuring Alabama rapper Yelawolf.
The track finds Korn recreating the song’s furious fiddle duel with a blaze of guitars, which adds the particularly ominous pall of heavy metal to Daniels’ classic tale. But Korn never forfeit the playfulness that defined the original, as frontman Jonathan Davis and Yelawolf embrace the roles of the Devil and Johnny and deliver the song’s story with plenty of dramatic oomph.
“I’ve always said it,...
The track finds Korn recreating the song’s furious fiddle duel with a blaze of guitars, which adds the particularly ominous pall of heavy metal to Daniels’ classic tale. But Korn never forfeit the playfulness that defined the original, as frontman Jonathan Davis and Yelawolf embrace the roles of the Devil and Johnny and deliver the song’s story with plenty of dramatic oomph.
“I’ve always said it,...
- 7/28/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Similar News
You Don’t Know Scotty McCreery. You Only Think You Do
- 5/10/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Toby Keith Died Right Before He Was to Learn of His Country Music Hall of Fame Induction
- 3/18/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Todd Snider Re-Recorded All of His Albums and Is Releasing Them for Free
- 2/14/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
A Mad Pop Scientist Reveals His Inner Singer-Songwriter
- 4/17/2024
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
Who’s Vegyn? And How Does He Make Such Subtly, Utterly Beautiful Electronic Music?
- 4/15/2024
- by Sam Davies
- Rollingstone.com
Adrianne Lenker Performs “Free Treasure” on Fallon: Watch
- 3/20/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
The Armadillo World Headquarters Is Being Reborn — on Austin Fc’s New Kit
- 2/16/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Gary Rossington Dies: Guitarist And Last Surviving Original Member Of Lynyrd Skynyrd Was 71
- 3/6/2023
- by Erik Pedersen and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Bob Dylan Song He Shared and Performed With George Harrison
- 2/1/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.