Follow the Leader (stylized as FOLLOW the LEADEЯ) is the third studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on August 18, 1998, through both Immortal and Epic Records. This was their first album not produced by Ross Robinson, instead being produced by Steve Thompson and Toby Wright.
The album peaked at number one on four national charts, including the US Billboard 200 with 268,000 units sold in its first week of release. Follow the Leader is the band's most commercially successful album, being certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA. 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; AllMusic saying the album is "an effective follow-up to [Korn's] first two alt-metal landmarks." It is often regarded as the album that launched nu metal into mainstream ubiquity. In 2018, readers of Revolver voted it as the third-greatest nu metal album of all time. In 2025, Rae Lemeshow-Barooshian of Loudwire included the album in her list of "the top 50 nu-metal albums of all time", ranking it eighth.
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.
Tracklist
Tracklist
1It's On!
2Freak on a Leash
3Got the Life
4Dead Bodies Everywhere
5Children of the Korn
6B.B.K.
7Pretty
8All in the Family
9Reclaim My Place
10Justin
11Seed
12Cameltosis
13My Gift to You
15Note: Some CD editions may include different indexing behavior, silent tracks, hidden material, or pressing-specific track numbering. Verify exact CD indexing against the preserved disc before using track numbers as pressing-specific facts.
Physical media
Media records
Physical media record
Format
CD
Catalog
491221 2
Release notes
Follow the Leader (stylized as FOLLOW the LEADEЯ) is the third studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on August 18, 1998, through both Immortal and Epic Records. This was their first album not produced by Ross Robinson, instead being produced by Steve Thompson and Toby Wright.
The album peaked at number one on four national charts, including the US Billboard 200 with 268,000 units sold in its first week of release. Follow the Leader is the band's most commercially successful album, being certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA. 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; AllMusic saying the album is "an effective follow-up to [Korn's] first two alt-metal landmarks." It is often regarded as the album that launched nu metal into mainstream ubiquity. In 2018, readers of Revolver voted it as the third-greatest nu metal album of all time. In 2025, Rae Lemeshow-Barooshian of Loudwire included the album in her list of "the top 50 nu-metal albums of all time", ranking it eighth.
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.
Year
1998
Epic / Immortal Records
Format
CD
Country
Austria
Catalog
EPC 491221 2
Release notes
This physical variant documents an Austrian-manufactured CD pressing of Korn’s 1998 album Follow the Leader. The release was issued in a standard jewel case with a clear tray and foldout 10-page booklet. The disc matrix identifies Sony Music manufacturing and includes IFPI mastering and mould SID codes, helping distinguish this pressing from other regional CD variants.
Label
Epic / Immortal Records
Year
1998
Barcode
5 099749 122123
Packaging
Standard jewel case with clear tray and foldout 10-page booklet
Matrix
Sony Music S0149122110-0101 14 A7 / IFPI L554 / IFPI 942C
Archive copy #1INCOMPLETE
Artwork ScannedAudio PreservedMetadata Verified
Audio
FLAC / Lossless
Scans / photos
Front Cover, Back Cover, Booklet, Insert, Disc / CD Face, Tray Card, Hype Sticker, Barcode, Matrix / Runout, Other
Media Condition
Excellent
Sleeve / Insert Condition
Excellent
Case Condition
Excellent
Preserved Austrian CD pressing of Korn’s 1998 album Follow the Leader, issued by Epic / Immortal Records with catalog number EPC 491221 2.