Korn’s debut single Blind is presented as a defining early moment for nu metal, combining heavy guitar grooves, unusual rhythms and Jonathan Davis’s confrontational vocal delivery. The song helped launch the band into the mainstream and became a template for many later acts, while also signalling a more abrasive and theatrical live sound.

Although Blind appeared as Korn’s debut album opener, an earlier version had been written and performed in clubs by Davis’s pre-Korn band SexArt. The article places Korn alongside earlier influences including Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, Helmet and Prong, but argues that Blind gave the emerging movement its clearest public identity; the full story also addresses legal trouble connected with the song.