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About Biography Formed in 2012, Love and Death is a Christian alt-metal band spearheaded by nu-metal pioneer Brian "Head" Welch, best known for his work as a founding member of Korn. Featuring Welch on guitar and vocals, as well as guitarist J.R. Bareis, drummer Dan Johnson, and bassist Michael Valentine, the band merges the detuned, guitar-heavy sound Welch helped to popularize with a more inspirational message. While the band made their debut in 2012 with the digitally released EP, Chemicals,...

The concert encore is nearly guaranteed at any show you attend (well, back when shows were still a thing, at least). What was once a courtesy extended to the most rabid fans who clamored for more after the set had finished is entirely commonplace and Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch has opened up on why the band isnt fond of the practice. "We never have been an encore band," Head said as a guest on the "Bringin It Backwards" podcast (audio below, transcription via Blabbermouth). Expressing how t...

Brian ​‘Head’ Welch: ​“I struggled with my thoughts, I struggled with my looks, so I found things to help me like comedy and music” Brian ​‘Head’ Welch discusses his formative years, his destructive streak at the height of Korn’s fame and how he was saved by spirituality Solo photos: Matt Matheson Growing up in Bakersfield, California, Brian Welch had no idea how his life would turn out. Never fully fitting in at school, bullies gave him the nickname ​‘Head’ becau...

Christian rock group RED have officially announced the departure of drummer Dan Johnson in a public statement. Johnsons tenure with the band dates back to 2014, when he originally joined as a session musician and touring member. He maintained these roles for a number of years before his position as REDs drummer was made permanent at the beginning of 2019. In the statement, the remaining members of RED — singer Michael Barnes, guitarist Anthony Armstrong and bassist Randy Armstrong — cited u...

He’s a nu-metal icon, a guitarist and songwriter who has seen the inside of three decades as a professional musician. He’s a pioneer in the heavy music world – a word often misattributed or overused but fitting of the legendary Brian “Head” Welch – a pioneer who crashed into his career with Korn in the early ’90s, and now, at 50 years old, is welcoming some of his most fruitful professional years yet. More specifically, he is welcoming back Love and Death, the side-project-slash-p...

If you’re still hunting for holiday gifts and looking to support local authors and businesses, look no further. The News&Guide has compiled a list of 22 books for Wyomings County 22. The books, recommended by Jackson Hole Writers and local bookstores, are written by local authors or those with Wyoming ties. Theres truly something for everyone, from kids to photographers to poetry lovers. 1) Ski Run Fun by Hannah Navarro Wilson resident Hannah Navarro has published her first children’s...

‘Rare as Earth’ by Gregory Zeigler $19.95 at gzeiglerbooks.com and local bookstores. This “environmental thriller” shows the effects of extractive industries — from fracking in Pennsylvania to rare earth metal extraction in Utah — while following a team trying to rescue an abducted 14-year-old and her mother. Phantom of the Nort $49.95 at SteveMatheis.com and local bookstores. “Phantom of the North” showcases Mattheis’s Great Gray Owl photography, in...