Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch recently shared an emotional update on his 20-year journey since embracing Christianity and reflected on how his life has changed since his transformative encounter with faith on January 9, 2005.
In a new Instagram post, Welch wrote, “It disturbs me to think where [I] might be today, if on January 9th 2005, I didn’t come crashing into a life changing encounter with light>love>forgiveness>goodness>mercy. On that day, (20 YEARS AGO TODAY!), a couple of powerful things were set in motion: 1. hatred of self started to dissipate. 2. love and forgiveness for God, self and others was birthed.”
He continued to share how the promises he found in Scripture, as well as others revealed to his heart spiritually, have proven true. “Every single promise that I searched for and found in Scripture, along with other promises revealed spiritually to my heart over the years have manifested as true and have fully convinced me. But many of those promises I was being taught at a time when I was losing it all, watching everything come crashing down in my life. I had every reason to call B. S. because I was seeing the opposite take place in my circumstances. But I chose to hang on and keep believing those promises.”
“The biggest lesson I learned by not giving up while going through those challenges: a house (our life) is never allowed to be demolished unless the purpose and intent of the demolition is to completely rebuild; the foundation will be much stronger, and the house (life) way more beautiful. I know mine is. Never lose heart when you’re being tested. The test will prove you are faithful and the rewards will start to fall in your lap,” he added.
Welch turned to Christianity in the early 2000s to overcome struggles with addiction. His decision also caused his place in Korn for nearly a decade. After being baptized in 2005, he returned to the band in 2013. Looking back, he admitted earlier that his intense approach to faith at the time felt obsessive, just like his addiction to drugs. He talked about the importance of finding balance in his beliefs on the ‘No F**kin’ Regrets With Robb Flynn’ podcast.
“The crazy thing is I had an experience with something from another dimension. And it wasn’t the religion — going to church and being a good boy — it was, like, I felt something come into my house, and I can’t explain it to this day. But I believe that it was Christ doing something in me. So that was real — that was very real. But yes, I think I went too far with it,” he revealed. “And I got obsessed with it, just like I was obsessed with the drugs. I believe I did, for sure. And I had to come out of that and find normalcy, because there’s nothing worse than a freakin’ irritating religious person just shoving it down your throat — there’s nothing worse than that,” the rocker finally added.
Welch chose to be baptized in the Jordan River after feeling a ‘divine message.’ A picture from the ceremony, the one he also shared recently, went viral because of the comparison between him and Jesus.
In other news, Korn is scheduled to play in several festivals this year. The band will play at Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, Welcome to Rockville 2025, Sweden Rock Festival 2025, Rock am Ring 2025, and more.
