Jonathan Davis of Korn has revealed that while the band was recording “Korn III- Remember Who You Are” that he had been wishing he would die.

The Daily Star reports that Davis said producer Ross Robinson tortured him, forcing him to discuss his lyrics meaning.

It was complete hell making that record, said Davis. It was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life.

He was tormenting me, putting me in a space that I really didn’t wish to be in. I was put into a horrible depression. Once again I just felt like killing myself. I was really f**ked up. My buttons were being pushed. He was f**king me up and tormenting me.

Korn will be headlining the Jagermeister Music Tour’s spring 2010 edition, paving the way for their new studio album due out this summer. The outing will kick off in Myrtle Beach, SC on May 2 and wrap up in Lubbock, TX the following month. According to the organizers more dates will be announced shortly to expand the current itinerary to include over 25 cities. The band will also co-headline with Rob Zombie at Mayhem Festival.

Rob Zombie and Korn will be headlining Rockstar Energy Drink’s third Mayhem Festival. Supporting acts include Hatebreed, Five Finger Death Punch and Lamb of God. The summer event will kick off in Devore, CA on July 10 and work its way to the east, stopping in 24 city fairgrounds and amphitheaters across the country. The circuit for the festival will wrap up in Oklahoma City on August 14.

This summer, the alt-metal band Korn will be continuing their “Escape From the Studio Tour” in the US after the group returns from the European leg. Their run of the US, which started in April, will resume in Milwaukee on July 18 and travel to Cadott, WI the following night to perform at Rock Fest. The Grammy Award winners will then travel through the Midwest and head to the East Coast, wrapping things up in Centre Hall, PA on September 25.

This spring the nu-metal band Korn will be returning to the road after lining plans up to start work on their new studio set. The band will be kicking off their trek in Tucson AZ on April 25. The outing of 23 cities will wrap up in Des Moines, IA on May 31.

James “Munky” Shaffer, Korn’s co-founding guitarist, had to leave the European tour of the band’s late last week due to a family emergency that is still undisclosed. Shaffer left the tour on January 15, only two days after Korn launched their European outing. The unexpected department of Shaffer’s was underscored by a blog entry he wrote on January 13 on his MySpace page. Shaffer wrote he was looking forward now that he was back in Europe to going out again and playing more killer shows.

Korn formed in 1993 when Jonathan Davis, mortuary assistant, who was a singer for Sex Art, received an invitation to sing with the metal band Creep. The members were all from Bakersfield California. David Silveria, Reggie “Fieldly” Arvizu, James “Munky” Shaffer, and “Brian “Head” Welch had recorded an album originally under the name L.A.P.D. The band with Davis on lead vocals and handling the primary songwriting duties, renamed themselves Korn. They relocated to Huntington Beach in Orange County. They received a deal with Immortal, an Epic imprint, and released their self-titled debut in fall 1994.

Korn, the alt-metal rock band, is in the middle of their “Family Values Tour.” They have also recently announced initial dates for their fall headlining outing. Their “Bi#%H! We Have A Problem Tour” of North America will be kicking off in Reno NV on September 22. The trek’s special guests include Droid, Five Finger Death Punch and Hell Yeah. Nine dates have been scheduled, with additional ones to be announced soon, according to a Korn MySpace page blog entry.

The police cracked down on underage drug use and underage drinking among concertgoers at Holmdel’s PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey, and resulted in 46 arrests at Korn’s “Family Values Tour” on August 8.