Last year Brian “Head” Welch played on stage with Korn for the first time since 2005. It was a sign that their relationship was returning. Then a few months ago, it was announced that Head would be playing a few summer festival dates with Korn in Europe (with his band Love and Death in tow). Then came the US tour dates, which kick off their entire summer tour (I’m going May 22nd, couldn’t pass up seeing a show with Head back).

Now it’s official, Head has rejoined Korn! He’s been recording new material with them since January! The sample in the video above makes me happy beyond words. It is so beautiful, I can hardly believe it. 10 years since he was on an album and 8 since he left the band. There have been little bread crumbs sprinkled about for a return. I was happy to hear that he had reconnected with Fieldy around 2010 and slowly began mending bridges with JD and Munk. The guys I had listened to and loved since high school were becoming friends again. Head playing a song on stage, then a video from producer Ross Robinson saying exciting things were happening for Korn. Now this teaser video of the sounds that are to come? I had high hopes for the album before, with Don Gilmore producing and the early word that it was going to be a return to a more guitar focus sound over Path of Totality’s experimental dubstep fusion. Now with Head back in the lab with Munky? My two favorite guitarists creating together again? This album could knock me right out of my moon boots!