Kornin kitaristi Brian ”Head” Welch ei kanna kaunaa alkuperäiselle rumpalille David Silverialle miehen sanomisista

”First of all, I love David. I’ve got nothing but positive vibes for him. They had their issues with David for years. After I left or the next year he left. They told him to take a break and he never called back. He started calling back about three years ago and wanted to do a reunion thing. He asked me and I said I didn’t want to do it because at the time I didn’t want to do it. But after I got on stage with them, it was just like, “Whoah, I think I should do this. This is meant to be.” But Jonathan and David, they have some things that they haven’t worked out and so, I just stayed out of it.

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But I’ve got nothing but respect for him and that first album was awesome. It was the closest we were at the beginning of Korn. We were in a studio with Ross, writing songs together. It seemed like some of the members on the next few albums after that were a little distant, not as hungry to throw all they had into it, but that time was a great experience.”

Erityisen kiusalliseksi tilanteen tekee se, että Korn juhlistaa debyyttialbumiaan kiertueella jossa vuoden 1994 klassikkolevy soitetaan kokonaisuudessaan – ilman David Silveriaa, joka jäi bändistä määrittelemättömän pituiselle tauolle vuonna 2006. Alkuperäiskokoonpanoon niin ikään kuuluva Welch teki paluun yhtyeen riveihin vuonna 2013 mutta rumpalin halutessa takaisin Korn ilmoitti managerinsa Peter Katsisin kautta, ettei Silveria ollut tervetullut takaisin. Myöhemmin Silveria pyörsi puheet halustaan palata yhtyeeseen mutta haastoi muut jäsenet oikeuteen hänelle mielestään kuuluvien liikevoittojen takia.