“Freak on a Leash” thrust Korn head-on into the mainstream, landing the California metal boys at #6 and #10 on the alternative and mainstream rock charts, respectively. With distorted guitars and tense dissonance, the heavy metal track carried aggression and metallic grind. Jonathan Davis’ lyrics are similarly effective – numb, apathetic, cathartic. Bringing metal to the masses, “Freak on a Leash,” is a stark, strong song that proved Korn innovators in heavy metal songage. – Anne Erickson