High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Freak on a Leash" is a song by the American nu metal band Korn, featured on the group`s 1998 studio album Follow the Leader. Prior to the album`s release, Korn had an instrumental section of the song, described as a "noisy guitar break." The section was taken out of the song after their fans requested it be taken out. After Follow the Leader`s release, the song was released as a single on May 25, 1999, and since then, it has been re-released over ten times. The song uses dissonance, distortion, and effects, and is "aggressive."