open 12 to 7 ! on this date in 1996 ! Life Is Peachy is the second studio alb** by the American nu metal band Korn, released on October 15, 1996 through Immortal/Epic Records. Life is Peachy earned gold on January 8, 1997 and later certified platinum on December 9, 1997. Following the success of their 1994 self-t**led debut, Korn earned a second double platinum for the alb** in the United States, certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 10, 1999. The alb** debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number one in New Zealand.