Fear and the Nervous System
| Fear and the Nervous System | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, New York, USA |
| Genres | Alternative metal, industrial rock, experimental rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Emotional Syphon Recordings |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members |
James "Munky" Shaffer Steve Krolikowski Zac Baird Tim Kelleher Elias Mallin |
| Past members |
Billy Gould Leopold Ross Brooks Wackerman |
Fear and the Nervous System is an alternative metal/industrial rock band formed by Korn guitarist James Shaffer.
In early 2008, Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer announced plans to release a new project entitled Fear and the Nervous System (probably a reference to Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom"). The record was said to be released in late 2008, through his own label, Emotional Syphon Recordings. The songs are being recorded at Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, CA.
In July 2008, Wes Borland described the recording sessions:
"He had us come back in and I ended up having two things on the album that I played on. I came in and listened to what they put together and then out of the pieces that I had been involved with writing, sort of, because it was improvisation, then I wrote parts back on top of the improvisations. So it's sort of a weird concept as far as... It's definitely a strange way to make an album, but so I'm involved to that extent just by being on two songs and I did the artwork for the album.
Shaffer also described the recording sessions as really unorthodox and more like a jam session than a regular recording session. The band also used different tunings to make the music stand apart from Shaffer's previous work with Korn.
On July 15, Shaffer announced on the project's MySpace profile that the album will not be ready for the previously mentioned August 8, 2008 release because he did not want to rush production. He also stated that Wes Borland's appearance on the record did not make the final cut, however the cover art designed by Wes will still be used.
On August 21, 2008, Jonathan Davis mentioned on his live stream that he has heard one song from Munky's solo project, and that all Munky has to do is the vocals, which Jonathan was personally excited about. Munky has reported that the record is three quarters done with all of the music done and recorded for the record and he has been working on the lyrics.
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