Brian 'Head' Welch of metal band Korn coming to New Philadelphia addiction recovery event
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NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ Brian "Head" Welch, vocalist and lead guitarist of Grammy award-winning metal band Korn, will be the guest speaker at an addiction recovery event on March 17 at Legacy Church, 233 Front Ave. SE.
Korn has filled arenas, sold millions of albums and scored radio play with songs such as “Freak On a Leash.”
What's the schedule?
The evening at Legacy Church will start at 5:30 p.m. with Rev. Tommy Miller hosting an interview and question-and-answer session with Welch.
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A resource hour will begin at 6:30 p.m.Local recovery groups and other community resources and agencies will be set up in the fellowship hall for the actively addicted, people who want to plug into the recovery community, and people who have a loved one they want to support but not enable.
Welch will share his story in the main event at 7:30 p.m.
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How much does it cost?
Admission is free. The cost has been covered by donors.
Why is Legacy Church hosting Welch?
"(Brian Welch) had a radical conversion," Miller said. "He was radically saved and overcame addiction and a myriad of other things and now he goes all over the world telling his story. It's super exciting to have him here. People are hungry for Jesus and they're hungry for real, so we're going to give them both."
Legacy Church recently bought the building in which it operates.
"We want to inaugurate ownership of this building by reaching the lost," Miller said. "We want lost people here. We want to be there for them."
Meet Brian "Head" Welch
Welch co-founded Korn, which shot to the top tier of the rock world and was part of the nu metal movement of the late nineties. Korn’s 1998 "Follow the Leader" album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. For his efforts with Korn, Welch received six Grammy nominations and won two while selling some 40 million records worldwide.
As he continued to sell millions of albums, Welch became addicted to crystal meth, spiraling out of control. He unsuccessfully tried to balance his career and his obligations as a single father to his daughter Jennea, according to a biography he supplied to the church.
In 2005, he resigned from Korn and turned to Christianity. He then traveled to India to open up his first Head Home, an orphanage that provides housing, food, and education to some 200 orphans in the most unreachable parts of India. His philanthropic efforts continue to give relief to those in need throughout the U.S. and other parts of the world.
He returned to the band in 2013 and continues to record and release music and has written three books.
This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Metal guitarist and singer "Head" Welch speaking at Legacy Church
