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Brian Welch

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Welch is the 2,080th most popular musician (up from 2,129th in 2024), the 11,130th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,182nd in 2019) and the 821st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Welch ranks 2,080 out of 3,175. Before him are Mia Zapata, Sverre Kjelsberg, Stefan Olsdal, Pierre Pincemaille, George Lynch, and Pierre Bastien. After him are Sid Wilson, Gem Archer, Glyn Johns, Woody Shaw, Terry Chimes, and Terry Callier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Brian Welch ranks 352. Before him are James Shaffer, Yoo Hae-jin, Howard Jones, Cobi Jones, Christy Chung, and Jorge Luis Campos. After him are Almir Turković, Joacim Cans, Louise Lombard, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, Samar Yazbek, and Fumito Ueda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Welch ranks 11,132 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Smiley (1949), Nia Peeples (1961), Mike Mignola (1960), Nick Chinlund (1961), Alex English (1954), and Alan Curtis (1909). After him are Teri Polo (1969), Bam Adebayo (1997), Alice Ghostley (1923), Sid Wilson (1977), Corey Stoll (1976), and James Badge Dale (1978).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brian Welch ranks 821. Before him are Bud Shank (1926), James Shaffer (1970), Jack Casady (1944), George Adams (1940), Mia Zapata (1965), and George Lynch (1954). After him are Sid Wilson (1977), Woody Shaw (1944), Terry Callier (1945), The Rev (1981), Charlie Puth (1991), and Lena Raine (1984).

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