Munkying About: Korn guitarist launches new band
Korn
guitarist
James Munky Shaffer
has announced he's starting an all-star band:
Fear And The Nervous System
The band features Munky on guitar and vocals;
Billy Gould
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(
Faith No More
) on bass;
Wes Borland
(
Black Light Burns
,
Limp Bizkit
) on guitar;
Brooks Wackerman
(
Bad Religion
,
Tenacious D
) on drums and percussion;
Leopold Ross
on programming and guitars; and
Zach Baird
on keyboards and programming. The album will be produced by Shaffer, Ross, and Jim Monti, with additional production by
Tim Harkins
and
Danny Lohner
(
Nine Inch Nails
).
Fear And The Nervous System will release their debut album on August 8 via Munky's own label, Emotional Syphon Recordings.

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