Head to Christ

Head To Christ

I know this happened quite some time ago, around few years back but I thought of sharing this as well. Brian Welch aka Head, the lead guitarist of Korn has left the band and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. Try looking for his videos and testimonies of how he actually realized God is real. I've watched it on Youtube. You could probably try typing 'Head to Christ' or something similar. It's even been aired on CNN. To be honest, I cried watching some of the videos man.

I really recommend the videos, but here are some previews of pictures and news about him.

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch said that one of the reasons he left the band was to set a better example for his six-year-old daughter, according to the Bakersfield Californian. Welch said, "I just grew up a little bit...I've got to think of my kid. I just want to do the right thing." Although KORN's management offered to let Welch bring his daughter on tour with him, the guitarist was not interested: "What parents would want their kids to go on a rock 'n' roll tour, a heavy metal tour?"

Welch's departure from the band was made official on Tuesday (February 22) when KORN issued a statement that read in part, "[Welch] has chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end. KORN respects Brian's wishes, and hopes he finds the happiness he's searching for."

A founding member of KORN for thirteen years, Welch told the Californian that he's not surprised by the reactions to his departure: "My old friend called today and said he was called up by another friend of mine who said, 'Who brainwashed Brian?' Man, you guys don't even know...A lot of people think I'm crazy. I don't care."

Welch admitted he was increasingly disturbed by the dark image that KORN projected. "Those guys in the band, they're not bad guys. They're just a bunch of kids getting marketed how these guys in the big corporate firms want to do. It makes us look like bad people, but we're really just a bunch of kids who never had a chance to grow up."

Brian "Head" Welch before Christ









Brian Welch in Christ






Brian Welch being Baptized as crowd of 10,000 people watching.

On Saturday, March 5th 2005, if you were walking by the Jordan River in Northern Israel you might think you were watching a reenactment of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus Christ. In fact, it was a real baptism. Photographer, Lefteris Pitarakis captured this photo of Pastor Ron Vietti, right, accompanied by other pilgrims, baptizing ex-metal guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, a founding member of the multi-platinum nu metal band KoRn from the United States.

Welch, 34, wore a white robe and was surrounded by about 20 other white-robed Christian pilgrims from a Bakersfield, California.

Thousands of pilgrims are baptized annually in the revered river.

Welch came to the Jordan River's baptismal site near the Kibbutz Kinneret, in northern Israel just weeks after quitting his band, drug habits and rock-and-roll lifestyle.

And this, is the exact video that I recommend. His testimonies on Youtube.

Brian testifies to church, with his pastor sitting next to him.

Brian "Head" Welch shared from the heart his newfound freedom in Christ! Brian gave his life to Jesus earlier this year, left the band KORN as its lead guitarist, and now publicly let the world know of his decision. Welch discussed his reasons for leaving KORN this past Sunday (February 27), as he addressed the congregation at Valley in Bakersfield, California, where he gave his life to Christ and recently began attending services.

"I thought I had everything ... everything that you thought was life ... Through the years ... I found that it's nothing actually."

"Happiness comes from one place and that's the Lord."

"I'm the real deal ... people say 'Oh, you're just a baby Christian,' and stuff. I'm telling you just watch, watch in two years, five years, ten years ... I'm on fire for the Lord. I'm not gonna lose it."