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The Serenity of Suffering
Studio album by Korn
Released	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded	2015–2016
Studio	Rock Falcon Studio, Nashville, Tennessee Buck Owens Studio, Bakersfield, California Steakhouse Studios, North Hollywood, Los Angeles
Genre	Nu metal alternative metal
Length	40:34
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Nick Raskulinecz
Korn chronology
The Paradigm Shift (2013) The Serenity of Suffering (2016) The Nothing (2019)
Singles from The Serenity of Suffering
"Rotting in Vain" Released: July 22, 2016 "Take Me" Released: November 1, 2016 "Black Is the Soul" Released: June 7, 2017

The Serenity of Suffering is the twelfth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on October 21, 2016. According to guitarist Brian Welch, it is "heavier than anyone's heard us in a long time" and it contains their most intense vocals and music in recent times.

Background

The band began working on their follow up to The Paradigm Shift in 2015, with Head claiming that it would be "heavier than anyone's heard in a long time". It's the first album to feature significant songwriting contributions from Head since he rejoined the band in 2013. The song "Take Me" was originally written by Jonathan Davis for his debut solo album, but after hearing it, the rest of Korn re-wrote the track and decided to include it on The Serenity of Suffering.

The artwork includes the stuffed toy from Korn's fourth album, Issues, and was created by Ron English.

Commercial performance

The Serenity of Suffering debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 with 57,000 units, 55,000 of which were pure album sales. As of December 2017, the album has sold 133,000 copies in the US.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Classic Rock (GER)
Cross Rhythms
The Guardian
Metal Hammer
Metal Injection	8.5/10
Rolling Stone

The Serenity of Suffering received an approval rating of 67/100 on review aggregator website Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" response from critics.

AllMusic wrote: "Without pandering to career-peak nostalgia, Korn deftly execute all the hallmarks that have come to define their sound", calling it "one of their best albums". Metal Hammer wrote: "The Serenity of Suffering is like a selection box of Korn's defining moments."

A less favorable review came from Rolling Stone, writing: "Suffering is heavy enough to stand proudly in the Korn kanon, but not daring enough to be much else."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Korn.

Personnel

Charts

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External links

• The Serenity of Suffering at Korn.com

• 2016 albums
• Korn albums
• Roadrunner Records albums
• Albums produced by Nick Raskulinecz