Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch and his longtime manager David W. Williams have started a new label, XOVR Records.
Pronounced “Crossover Records,” the new label announced its first signing, Christian alt-metal vets Spoken, which features JR Bareis — Welch’s bandmate in the side-project Love and Death.
“It is a complete pleasure to work together with my long time friend and solo manager David Williams to start XOVR,” said Welch of the new label via a press release. “I am equally excited to work on our first release with Spoken, featuring our brother JR from Love and Death.”
XOVR will drop Spoken’s 10th studio album, Reflection, on March 15th as its inaugural release, and the title track can be streamed now. Nashville rockers Dose of Adolescence were also announced as the second release on the label.
“Led by our bro Matt Baird, Spoken has been one of the hardest working bands in rock ‘n’ roll,” added Welch. “They have an incredible reputation for grinding it out because they love what they do so much. I can’t wait for everyone to hear Spoken’s latest release, it is truly an epic album! Follow us to keep up to date about future projects we’ll be releasing through XOVR, including the band Dose of Adolescence, coming in 2024!”
The members of Korn have been branching out on different projects lately. As Head prepped his new label, fellow Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer launched the Venera electronic side-project with composer/filmmaker Chris Hunt; meanwhile, Korn drummer Ray Luzier played on the debut solo album from ex-Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars.
You can stream “Reflection” by Spoken, the first single from Head’s new label XOVR Records, below.