Requiem Drum Setup: Ray Luzier's 2022 Korn Gear Breakdown | MetalForge
Ray Luzier's drum setup on Korn's Requiem (2022) — the band's 14th studio album and most recent release, recorded at Buck Owens Studio in their hometown of B...
Frequently Asked Questions
What drums did Ray Luzier use on Requiem?
Ray Luzier used his Pearl Reference Maple drum kit on Korn's Requiem (2022), continuing the setup he'd used since The Paradigm Shift (2013) and The Serenity of Suffering (2016). The configuration included double 22" bass drums with a Pearl Demon Drive pedal, a five-tom spread (10", 12", 14" racks, 16" and 18" floor toms), and a Pearl Reference 14" × 6.5" Brass snare. His cymbals were Sabian AAX, including 14" Stage Hi-Hats, 18" and 19" X-Plosion Crashes, a 21" Stage Ride, and an 18" AAXtreme China.
When was Korn's Requiem released?
Korn's Requiem was released on February 4, 2022, through Loma Vista Recordings. It is the band's fourteenth studio album. The record was preceded by three singles — 'Start the Healing' (November 11, 2021), 'Forgotten' (January 13, 2022), and 'Lost in the Grandeur' (February 2, 2022) — with 'Worst Is on Its Way' following as a fourth single on April 12, 2022. The album debuted at #14 on the US Billboard 200.
Is Requiem Korn's newest album?
Yes — as of this writing, Requiem (released February 4, 2022) is Korn's most recent studio album, their fourteenth overall. It followed The Nothing (2019) and closes out Ray Luzier's studio discography with the band through the present day, spanning Korn III (2010), The Path of Totality (2011), The Paradigm Shift (2013), The Serenity of Suffering (2016), The Nothing (2019), and Requiem (2022).
Who produced Korn's Requiem?
Requiem (2022) was produced by Chris Collier alongside Korn themselves. Recording took place from April to July 2021 at Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, California — the band's hometown, where founding members Jonathan Davis, Fieldy, Munky, and drummer-predecessor David Silveria grew up and first formed Korn in 1993. The pandemic-extended timeline let the band work through the material more deliberately than their usual touring-constrained recording schedules allowed.
What was the first single from Korn's Requiem?
"Start the Healing" was the lead single from Korn's Requiem, released November 11, 2021, ahead of the album's February 4, 2022 release. The track reached #1 on the Mediabase Active Rock radio chart in February 2022, making it one of Korn's biggest rock-radio successes of the era and setting the tone for Requiem's blend of accessibility and atmospheric restraint.