Korn may have fans growing restless over the wait for the band’s next studio album, but according to guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, the band themselves are in no rush. 

Welch recently shared that Korn have been enjoying the freedom of not being tied to their usual album-cycle pressures, opting instead to take their time and savor the process rather than force a release timeline.

In a recent interview with Loudwire, Welch shared the following:

I really love the fact that it’s taking a long time. I always told management that I wish that we would wait a little bit between albums. We’re just so addicted to the studio that we get in there and we’re putting albums out every two or three years, ever since I rejoined. And so I love that there’s been delays.

We’re a fortunate band, we’ve been around for awhile and we’ve got an extensive catalog with a lot of well-known songs. We’re focusing right now on our live show … It feels like we don’t even need a new album. Everything’s just going so well, but that’s not to say we’re not going to find some time to go in again. I feel like it’s not priority right now.

We’re going to meet together and see where we’re at. There could be a couple of surprises this year … We’re going to have some cool announcements for dates around the world and stuff coming this year.