{"id":9221,"date":"2026-07-18T04:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2026-07-18T04:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:00:47","slug":"korns-jonathan-davis-joins-yoshiki-for-classical-performance-of-freak-on-a-leash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9221","title":{"rendered":"Korn&#8217;s Jonathan Davis Joins Yoshiki for Classical Performance of &#8220;Freak on a Leash&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yoshiki-and-Jonathan-Davis.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1612382\" data-title=\"Korn\u2019s Jonathan Davis Joins Yoshiki for Classical Performance of \u201cFreak on a Leash\u201d: Watch\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/korn-jonathan-davis-yoshiki-classical-freak-on-a-leash\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/korn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korn<\/a> frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/jonathan-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Davis<\/a> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/yoshiki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoshiki<\/a> at the first of his two-night stand at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Thursday, performing a classical rendition of \u201cFreak on a Leash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=korn%2Ayoshiki-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fkorn-tickets%2Fperformer%2F448\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get Korn Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shows, dubbed \u201cYoshiki Classical in Los Angeles,\u2019 feature the leader of the legendary Japanese metal band X Japan performing with a full orchestra. The pianist-drummer will play a second show at the same venue tonight.<\/p>\n<p>For \u201cFreak on a Leash,\u201d Davis delivered a mostly subdued vocal, getting more aggressive toward the end of the performance. Yoshiki played piano alongside the orchestra, but moved over to drums for the final portion of Davis\u2019 appearance. 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