Korn's former drummer David Silveria is making a legal issue out of his ex-bandmate's decision not to let him re-renter the group. The lawsuit is actually in regard to what he believes he is owed from "ownership interest" in the Korn brand.
Silveria left Korn during 2006 to go on what was then referred to as a "hiatus." However after three years the band named replacement Ray Luzier its full time drummer, after he had manned the skins for three years as an acknowledged substitute. Luzier is still the band's drummer to this day. Although Silveria's suit deals exclusively with payments owed, he did acknowledge in the suit that he was upset the band had taken back guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, during 2012 after a seven-year hiatus.
Perhaps having a nickname goes a long way.
The burn continues as the band is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its 1994 self-titled album, considered one of the landmarks of the nu-metal genre. Korn will be playing it in its entirety at various dates throughout 2015 and Silveria stated that he felt it was wrong to keep him out of those proceedings.
"I feel like it was wrong to go play this record without me, because I was just as much of a creative input as any of these guys while writing and making this record," he told Rolling Stone last year. "So I think it was wrong to do it without me, but it's not really weird. They've been playing and touring for years without me. I just think they should've asked me to come play the tour."
No word on what kind of monetary figure Silveria is looking to gain from the lawsuit but he's claimed that if paid he'll officially dissolve his association with the band. He spent six years outside of the music industry until 2012 when he joined INFINIKA as the drummer.
