Korn — Suno AI prompt
A ready 60-90-word style descriptor for the Style field in Suno v5.5. Era, instruments, production, vocal anchor — no name used, Suno's filter lets it through.
Korn are the band that invented nu-metal, a Bakersfield five-piece who fused down-tuned, detuned groove-metal with hip-hop rhythm and raw, therapy-session emotion. Their sound is uniquely murky and heavy: seven-string guitars tuned into subterranean territory, a slippery, funk-influenced bass that slaps and rumbles, and syncopated, hip-hop-informed drum grooves that lurch rather than gallop. Over it, a singer purges childhood trauma through a startling vocal range — from guttural growls and eerie rhythmic scatting to strangled, keening screams that sound like genuine pain. There's no glamour here; the music is claustrophobic, dissonant and cathartic, dragging metal's aggression into the realm of raw psychological confession. Bleak, bass-heavy and unmistakable, they gave a generation of alienated listeners a voice and a template thousands of bands would copy. For Suno, this profile delivers heavy nu-metal: down-tuned seven-string guitar riffs, a slippery slapping funk-metal bass, syncopated hip-hop-influenced drum grooves, a murky claustrophobic heaviness, and a raw tormented male vocal ranging from guttural growl and rhythmic scat to anguished scream.
A short AI reference of this style — a guide for the prompt, not the artist’s original track.
How to sound like this in Suno
- Start with the genre and era: «nu-metal, 1990s» — plus 2–3 devices from the tags above.
- Tempo around 95 BPM (70–120), mood: angry, anguished, heavy.
- Don’t put the name “Korn»/«Корн” in the text — Suno’s copyright filter will reject it; describe the sound and vocal in words. The exact ready-made prompt is in the block below.
💡 Drifting off? Strengthen the genre’s anchor tags (nu-metal) and drop extra instruments.
What tempo suits this style?
70–120 BPM, core around 95 BPM.
How to make this in Suno without a rejection?
Describe the genre (nu-metal), era (1990s), instruments and vocal type in your own words — without the artist’s name in the prompt text.