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Brian Phillip Welch, member of Korn

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Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is a guitarist and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death, where he also provides vocals. Along with fellow Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer, Welch helped develop Korn's distinctive sound (a mix of sirenlike shards of dissonant guitar that mimicked a turntablist's various effects and rumbling down-tuned riffing) that defined the nu metal aesthetic beginning in the mid-'90s.

After becoming a Christian, Welch left the band in 2005 to focus on life as a father and to pursue his own solo career. He released his debut Christian album, Save Me from Myself, in 2008. He reunited with Korn on-stage at the Carolina Rebellion in May 2012 for the first time in seven years; Welch officially announced in May 2013 that he was rejoining the band. Welch and Munky were ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time.

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Brian Philip Welch, né le 19 juin 1970, en Californie, plus connu sous le surnom Head, est le guitariste cofondateur du groupe KoRn, influence majeure du courant nu metal, à qui l'on doit les sonorités de tubes tels que Freak On a Leash, Got The Life ou encore Falling Away From Me. Il quitte le groupe en 2005 à la suite d'une conversion au protestantisme évangélique, résultat d'une longue lutte contre ses diverses addictions.

Brian Philip Welch est l'auteur de plusieurs livres dont Save me from myself ainsi que de l'ouvrage Maintenant je vois qui retracent sa vie de musicien, sa relation avec KoRn, ainsi que sa conversion.

De retour dans le groupe depuis 2013, il se consacre à partager son vécu de la religion en parallèle de sa musique.

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