 Korn was well received by music critics . Arnopp stated that the group " positively encouraged America 's formerly introverted , apathetic misfits to thrust a livid middle finger in the face of high – school jocks who would traditionally bundle them into a locker and brand them ' faggots ' for sporting hair longer than any Army buzz @-@ cut . " The Calgary Herald gave the album a negative review , noting that Davis ' vocals derivative of Pantera 's Philip Anselmo and Pearl Jam 's Eddie Vedder . Musically , the review concluded that the Korn borrowed too much from Sonic Youth and Soundgarden . 
