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| 7 | Primary Stylistic Influences: |
| 8 | + AlternativeMetal, {{Grunge}}, GrooveMetal, FunkMetal, IndustrialMetal, RapMetal, RapRock, HipHop, AlternativeRock |
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| 11 | Secondary Stylistic Influences: |
| 12 | + ElectronicMusic, HardcorePunk, PostHardcore, PostGrunge |
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| 14 | |
| 15 | -> ''"I listened to so much nu metal I think a [=TapOut=] logo spontaneously appeared on my hoodie."'' |
| 16 | -->-- '''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows''', ''One Hit Wonderland: Smooth Criminal by Music/AlienAntFarm'' |
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| 18 | '''Nu-metal''' is a distinctive offshoot of AlternativeMetal that variously borrows from several different genres (most notably {{Grunge}}, HipHop, AlternativeMetal, RapRock and GrooveMetal) and is known chiefly for its incredible popularity and influence throughout the latter half of TheNineties and during the TurnOfTheMillennium. It can be difficult to definitively characterize with the eclectic influences and wide sonic variation among individual bands, but you'll usually hear downtuned distorted guitars with liberal use of palm muting, vocals that range from screaming to rapping (often in the same song), stop-and-start driving bass with a "funky" and/or slapped quality, hip hop-influenced drum grooves, varying degrees of electronic manipulation (i.e. samples or turntables), heavy use of syncopation, and roughly equal prominence of each instrument. Many nu-metal songs fall into the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus format more typical of mainstream pop than standard heavy metal, and guitar solos in the typical sense are almost always absent. Lyrics tend to focus either on personal struggles and general angst or the more typical rock-and-roll subjects of partying and self-aggrandizement (though plenty of songs [[TakeAThirdOption fall into neither category]]). |
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| 20 | Although {{Ur Example}}s of the genre were cropping up as far back as the late ‘80s and early ‘90s with oft-cited bands like Music/RageAgainstTheMachine and Music/FaithNoMore, Nu metal is considered to have gotten started for real when Music/{{Korn}} released their debut SelfTitledAlbum ''Music/KornAlbum'' in 1994. While very much confined to the underground at first, the critics and fans who did take notice noted that it had a rather "[[GenreBusting unique]]" sound compared to other heavy music of the time. With their debut, Korn would [[TropeMaker birth a whole new genre]] with its wild and off-the-wall interpretation of AlternativeMetal, getting more and more underground traction until breaking into the mainstream with 1996’s ''Life is Peachy'', which would go platinum after holding a #3 spot on the Billboard 200–the proverbial cat was out of the bag at this point. Naturally, others caught wind of this and started their own bands that were influenced by Korn’s sound and attitude, which lead to an explosion of people [[FollowTheLeader following Korn's direction]] and creating what is now known as nu metal. Korn naturally hung a [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] on this with their 1998 album ''Follow the Leader''. |
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| 22 | Korn isn’t the only major TropeCodifier worth mentioning though; Music/{{Deftones}} also got its start in 1994 and similarly garnered immense mainstream success after charting high with their following albums. Music/{{Sepultura}} (specifically ''Music/{{Roots}}'') was also highly influential during Nu-metal’s gestation, and was also rather unique in representing a previously well-established heavy metal band crossing over to the new genre and finding success, a move that other existing metal bands would copy to varying results. Music/CoalChamber is another band among the genre’s early pioneers and very much shaped the more industrial and hip-hop influenced aides. They are also effectively the TropeNamer, as the label of “Nu-metal” itself first appeared in a 1997 review of one of their live shows in ''SPIN'' magazine. |
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| 24 | The debate as to whether Nu-metal even qualifies as “metal” is a complex and [[FlameWar virulent]] one that has raged ever since the genre’s emergence. The original bands that were referred to as nu-metal didn’t sound much like each other, and their fans tended to be quite varied in terms of musical preferences in the beginning. By the height of Nu-metal’s commercial success, however, the respective audiences of the genre and the rest of metal as a whole were very much separate, so while Nu-metal’s musical relationship to metal in general is a debatable subject, the two were wholly different culturally speaking for most of Nu-metal’s lifetime. |
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| 26 | Nu-metal’s mainstream popularity peaked around the TurnOfTheMillennium, but quickly fell off by the mid-2000s when {{Emo}} and {{Metalcore}} took its place. This wasn’t the case everywhere, however, as the style and its associated acts have still retained strong followings outside the United States up to the present day. Additionally, the genre has been starting to see a revival in recent years (see below), with even some modern mainstream artists incorporating Nu-metal influences. |
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| 28 | With Nu-metal’s decline, the genre’s many bands were met with varying fates. Some, particularly bands that were already pretty far removed from their peers anyway, managed to simply stick with their sound and, in the case of Music/{{Disturbed}}, Music/{{Korn}}, and Music/{{Slipknot}}, remain popular, while many others like Music/{{Evanescence}}, Music/LimpBizkit, Crazy Town, and Saliva went on hiatus after their massive declines in popularity, but still enjoyed a smaller continued following from diehard fans. Other bands who continued making music, like Music/LinkinPark, Music/PapaRoach, and Music/{{Deftones}}, simply [[GenreShift dropped the genre all together]] and pursued other styles. Others still, like Music/SystemOfADown and Motograter, simply broke up outright, although some of their members went on to form new bands (i.e. Motograter's Ivan Moody forming Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch). |
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| 30 | Many see the genre’s sudden massive mainstream success as the main reason for its downfall; with the first crop of Nu-metal bands seeing major popularity by the end of the 90s, record labels were quick to sign basically any imitator they came across in the hope that at least one would be profitable as the genre’s next big act, which in turn made Nu-metal and the pop-airwaves it was played on so saturated with the music of countless derivative bands that its flame burned too bright to last. 2003 was the last year Nu-metal would enjoy mainstream success, with Limp Bizkit’s fourth studio album, ''Results May Vary'', releasing and going platinum but [[CriticalDissonance being met with much harsher reception from fans and critics than their previous records]], and Evanescence also going platinum with their contribution to the ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' soundtrack. After this last stand, the following years would see the genre completely die off and the likes of {{Metalcore}} taking its place. A few acts can generally be pinpointed as the ones who killed its initial mainstream popularity; Limp Bizkit is the most obvious and the ones who most people will point the finger at, as they had become so massive that the genre had become inextricably tied to them, which helped give it its "music for douchebags and white trash" image that it had when it was lowered into its grave, while Linkin Park and Disturbed took the market by storm with enormous first-week sales and four-figure live draws with just one album under their belts, then crossed over to wider markets with subsequent releases that ditched the genre. Slipknot, meanwhile, got big with audiences who often didn't care about nu metal as a whole and were something of an antithesis to the "slick, polished, calculated" feel that the genre had by 1999 and had a real sense of chaos and unhinged rage that was simply nowhere to be found amount their peers, and, like Linkin Park and Disturbed, had a fluid, protean style that could easily shift to meet changing mainstream tastes without alienating their older fans. Lastly, Deftones had foreshadowed its end as early as 2000, as ''White Pony'' completely abandoned the style (aside from ''maybe'' "Elite") in favor of a post-hardcore/shoegaze sound and became a massive critical and commercial success. |
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| 32 | By 2004, nu metal's mainstream/crossover-friendly side was completely supplanted by post-grunge, while its heavy side was ousted out by melodic metalcore. While its mainstream viability fizziled out in the US and most of Europe aside from a very small handful of bands holding on via cult-following, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff it still had a dedicated following in many overseas locales]]. {{Deathcore}} also emerged as something of a spiritual successor in the late 2000s; Suicide Silence's ''No Time to Bleed'' had fairly prominent nu metal elements, while Emmure's ''Felony'' and Upon a Burning Body's ''The World Is Ours'' (as well as Suicide Silence's 2011 release ''The Black Crown'') took it even further and featured nu metal as a central feature of their sounds--''The Black Crown'' even went so far as to have a feature from Jonathan Davis. Newer acts like Traitors, Spite, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Brand of Sacrifice, and Left to Suffer would go on to approach nu-deathcore with their own takes in the later part of the 2010s, while established acts like Whitechapel, Slaughter to Prevail, and Chelsea Grin incorporated it into their sounds as time went on. |
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| 34 | In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Nu-metal has seen something of a resurgence in popularity, or at least a return to social acceptability, in the US, perhaps because of '90s and early ‘00s culture’s nostalgic vogue. Some bands that broke up have since reformed and released new material like Limp Bizkit and System of a Down, while others that previously abandoned the sound have returned to their roots (or at least integrated elements of their older sound). Other bands (most notably Music/BringMeTheHorizon) have made nu metal a part of their sound, or, in the case of others (namely Music/SuicideSilence) abandoned their old styles in favor of a complete jump into the genre. While it's still somewhat rare to see a newer band exclusively play the original style of nu metal, many modern bands draw from Nu-metal in their own unique sound. |
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| 36 | A full list of Nu-metal bands would prove controversial, because the term is considered to be derogatory to the point where even some bands themselves and their fans reject it, though most modern nu metal bands openly admit to it (even if some of their fans don't), and the fact that, as mentioned above, many nu metal bands don't sound like each other, meaning there's not an entirely coherent sound to classify as 'pure' nu metal. Many bands will attempt to sidestep this classification by saying they never played the genre and instead played AlternativeMetal, HeavyMetal, GrooveMetal, or general rock music. [[BlatantLies Don't be fooled]]. |
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| 38 | A fairly ''uncontroversial'' list would include the following: |
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| 40 | %%%Be careful when adding bands to the list; as has been stated before, the term is controversial. Only add a band if they're uncontroversially known as Nu-metal (this can include bands that have played Nu-metal at some point in their career, but generally are not part of the genre). |
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| 42 | Original nu metal bands[[note]]|Mid-1990s to early 2000s. These bands played nu metal at the height of its popularity, and are generally what people think of when they hear the term "nu metal".[[/note]]: |
| 43 | |
| 44 | [[index]] |
| 45 | * [[Music/FourLyn 4Lyn]] |
| 46 | * [[Music/TwelveStones 12 Stones]] |
| 47 | * Music/TwentyDeadFlowerChildren |
| 48 | * [[Music/ThirdStrike 3rd Strike]] |
| 49 | * Music/ThirtySixCrazyfists (early material, later made a GenreShift to melodic metalcore) |
| 50 | * [[Music/FortyBelowSummer 40 Below Summer]] (Since ''Fire at Zero Gravity,'' they have been slowly moving away from the genre in favor of a more traditional alternative metal sound) |
| 51 | * Music/{{Adema}} |
| 52 | * Music/AlienAntFarm (''Greatest Hits'' and ''[=ANThology=]'' only) |
| 53 | * Music/AmericanHeadCharge (they have industrial influences too) |
| 54 | * Music/AnimalAlpha (predominantly AlternativeMetal, but they're sometimes referred to as Nu Metal) |
| 55 | * Music/Apartment26 |
| 56 | * Music/{{Bender}} |
| 57 | * Music/BionicJive |
| 58 | * Music/{{Blindspott}} |
| 59 | * Music/{{Bloodsimple}} (also {{Metalcore}}) |
| 60 | * Music/{{Bloodywood}} (also FolkMetal) |
| 61 | * Music/{{Bobaflex}} |
| 62 | * Music/BoilerRoom |
| 63 | * Music/BoyHitsCar (also HardRock and {{Alternative}}) |
| 64 | * Music/{{Bride}} (Christian Metal band who went into this with "Fist Full of Bees") |
| 65 | * Music/{{Celldweller}} (early material; also one of the most respected examples) |
| 66 | * Music/{{Cinder}} (also AlternativeRock, went for more PostGrunge sound on their second album "House of No Trust" before returning to their original style on their third album "You") |
| 67 | * Music/{{Clawfinger}} (nu metal elements are present on their self-titled, "A Whole Lot of Nothing" and "Zeroes & Heroes" albums) |
| 68 | * Music/CoalChamber (one of the earliest examples; the name "nu metal" comes from a review of their music in 1997) |
| 69 | * Music/{{Cold}} (early material.) |
| 70 | * Creator/CoreyTaylor (solo work has major influences from this subgenre) |
| 71 | * Music/CrazyTown (as of ''The Brimstone Sluggers'', they have converted to RapRock) |
| 72 | * Music/{{Crossfade}} |
| 73 | * Music/Crush40 (their single ''I Am... All of Me'' for ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' displays Nu Metal influences.) |
| 74 | * Music/CypressHill (occasionally flirts with this genre, especially in the early 2000s) |
| 75 | * Music/DarkNewDay (nu metal Supergroup made up of members of Virgos Merlot, Sevendust, DoubleDrive, Steromud/Stuck Mojo and Skrape) |
| 76 | * Music/{{Damageplan}} (also GrooveMetal) |
| 77 | * Music/{{Deftones}} (first two albums, became more [[AvantGardeMetal experimental]] from ''White Pony'' onward; one of the most well-loved examples) |
| 78 | * Music/DemonHunter (slowly converted to {{Metalcore}}, though ''Outlive'' temporarily reintroduced elements of the genre) |
| 79 | * Music/{{Depswa}} |
| 80 | * Music/DirEnGrey (from ''Six Ugly'' up until ''Withering To Death'', significant overlap with {{Deathcore}}. Later became straight-up AvantGardeMetal) |
| 81 | * Music/{{Disturbed}} (first three albums; evolved the style into a one-of-a-kind type metal with HardRock leanings.) |
| 82 | ** 2000 - ''Music/TheSickness'' |
| 83 | ** 2002 - ''Music/{{Believe|Album}}'' |
| 84 | ** 2005 - ''Music/TenThousandFists'' |
| 85 | * Music/{{Dope}} |
| 86 | * Music/DrowningPool (''Sinner'' and ''Desensitized'' only) |
| 87 | * Music/DryKillLogic (early material) |
| 88 | * Music/DustForLife (combined with PostGrunge) |
| 89 | * Music/{{Earshot}} |
| 90 | * Music/EarthCrisis (''Slither'' only; the rest of their material is considered [[UrExample Proto-]]{{Metalcore}}) |
| 91 | * Music/{{Edgewater}} (a combination of this, PostGrunge and Alternative Rock/Metal) |
| 92 | * Music/{{Endo}} |
| 93 | * Music/{{Evanescence}} (combined with GothicMetal) |
| 94 | ** 2003 - ''Music/{{Fallen}}'' |
| 95 | * Music/{{Factory 81}} |
| 96 | * Music/FearFactory (Experimented with the genre on ''Digimortal'' and, to a small extent, ''Obsolete'') |
| 97 | * Music/FingerEleven (''The Greyest of Blue Skies'' and self-titled albums only) |
| 98 | * Music/{{Fingertight}} (Also PostGrunge) |
| 99 | * Music/{{FiveFootThick}} (also HeavyMetal) |
| 100 | * Music/{{Flaw}} |
| 101 | * Music/{{Flybanger}}(Also Alternative and PostGrunge) |
| 102 | * Music/{{Flyleaf}} |
| 103 | * Music/FromZero |
| 104 | * Music/TheGazette (Began as a fusion of {{Metalcore}} and nu metal, later works verge on IndustrialMetal and experimental metal) |
| 105 | * Music/{{Godhead}} (Also IndustrialMetal) |
| 106 | * Music/{{Godsmack}} (first three albums, later shifted to a more traditional HeavyMetal sound with ''IV'', ''The Oracle'' and ''1000hp'' albums, became straight-forward PostGrunge on ''When Legends Rise'') |
| 107 | * Music/GuanoApes (first three albums only, [[GenreBusting also falls into]] AlternativeMetal, AlternativeRock, PostGrunge, PopRock, PopPunk and PunkRevival. Surprisingly little angst.) |
| 108 | * Music/HedPE (known for their GenreBusting with GangstaRap and Punk Rock which they like to call G-Punk) |
| 109 | * Music/{{Hednoize}} (Also IndustrialMetal) |
| 110 | * Music/{{Hoobastank}} (Although the SelfTitledAlbum is mostly filled with post-grunge sounds, there are a few nu-metal influences in a few songs; they quickly switched to a full {{post grunge}}[=/=]pop rock sound after the self titled, bar outliers such as “Let It Out” on ''The Reason'') |
| 111 | * Music/HotActionCop |
| 112 | * Music/HumanWasteProject |
| 113 | * Music/{{Hurt}} |
| 114 | * Music/{{Incubus}} (''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' featured this prominently alongside FunkMetal and AlternativeMetal. The follow-up ''Make Yourself'' had less nu metal and more AlternativeRock. Afterwards, they stopped playing nu metal entirely) |
| 115 | * Music/IllegalSubstance |
| 116 | * Music/IllNino (they are also AlternativeMetal, and they have elements of Latin American music, too) |
| 117 | * Music/{{Injected}} |
| 118 | * Music/{{Insolence}} |
| 119 | * Music/{{Kidneythieves}} |
| 120 | * Music/{{Kittie}} (largely their first two albums; they're one of the few female-fronted examples of the genre) |
| 121 | * Music/{{Korn}} (the creators of the genre, and the most successful on the list behind Linkin Park and Slipknot) |
| 122 | ** 1994 - ''Music/KornAlbum'' |
| 123 | ** 1998 - ''Music/FollowTheLeader'' |
| 124 | * Music/{{Lifer}} |
| 125 | * Music/LimpBizkit (A [[TropeCodifier codifier]]. Generally, when someone thinks of a nu metal band, this is one of the first that comes to mind. Much of the stereotypes of nu metal were established by them) |
| 126 | ** 1997 - ''Music/ThreeDollarBillYall'' |
| 127 | ** 1999 - ''Music/SignificantOther'' |
| 128 | ** 2000 - ''Music/ChocolateStarfishAndTheHotDogFlavoredWater'' |
| 129 | ** 2011 - ''Music/GoldCobra'' |
| 130 | * Music/Linea77 |
| 131 | * Music/LinkinPark (First two albums are archetypal examples of the genre. With ''Music/MinutesToMidnight'', they phased out their nu metal elements in favor of a more streamlined AlternativeRock sound. Briefly returned to their roots with ''Music/{{The Hunting Party|2014}}''.) |
| 132 | ** 2000 - ''Music/HybridTheory'' |
| 133 | *** "Music/InTheEnd" |
| 134 | ** 2003 - ''Music/{{Meteora}}'' |
| 135 | ** 2014 - ''Music/{{The Hunting Party|2014}}'' |
| 136 | * Music/{{Lostprophets}} (early material and some minor elements on the final album) |
| 137 | * Music/MachineHead (''The Burning Red'', ''Supercharger'', and ''Catharsis''. ''The More Things Change'' also had elements of this.) |
| 138 | * Music/MartyrAD |
| 139 | * Music/MaximumTheHormone (Fully embrace the title, but ironically sound little like the stereotype. They had earned the label as early as the ''Kusoban'' EP) |
| 140 | * Music/{{Metallica}} (briefly dabbled into the genre with ''St. Anger'') |
| 141 | ** 2003 - ''Music/StAnger'' |
| 142 | * Music/MethodsOfMayhem (fronted by MotleyCrue drummer TommyLee, also has elements of RapRock, his 1996 track "Welcome to Planet Boom" from the ''Film/BarbWire'' soundtrack also has early elements of this) |
| 143 | * Music/{{Molotov}} |
| 144 | * Music/MonaLisaOverdrive (also released the song "The Chosen One" for the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' under the name "A2") |
| 145 | * Music/{{Motograter}} ([[Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch Ivan Moody's]] old band) |
| 146 | * Music/{{Mushroomhead}} (they're not exactly a blatant example, owing more or less to IndustrialMetal and AvantGardeMetal, although they started incorporating elements of the sound with ''XIII'') |
| 147 | * Music/{{Mudvayne}} (one of the few bands in the genre that overlaps with ProgressiveMetal) |
| 148 | ** 2000 - ''Music/LD50'' |
| 149 | ** 2002 - ''Music/TheEndOfAllThingsToCome'' |
| 150 | * Music/MyRuin |
| 151 | * Music/{{Nonpoint}} (later switched their sound to groove/alt-metal) |
| 152 | * Music/{{Nothingface}} (one of the more respected examples) |
| 153 | * Music/{{Nullset}} (originally known as "Gangsta Bitch Barbie" on their debut album) |
| 154 | * Music/NoOne |
| 155 | * Music/OneMinuteSilence |
| 156 | * Music/{{Orgy}} (combined with IndustrialMetal) |
| 157 | * Music/{{Otep}} |
| 158 | * Music/PapaRoach (Early material, later albums shifted to a more mainstream alternative rock sound. ''The Connection'' however, did feature the reintegration of nu metal elements and ''Crooked Teeth'' was their most nu metal sounding album since 2004 to date) |
| 159 | * Music/{{POD}} (the most successful band to combine this with ChristianRock) |
| 160 | * Music/Powerman5000 (also IndustrialMetal) |
| 161 | * Music/{{Presence}} (switched to a more [[AlternativeMetal alt metal]][=/=][[PostGrunge post-grunge]] sound for their last album) |
| 162 | * Music/{{Pressure 4-5}} |
| 163 | * [[Music/PreThing pre)Thing]] (founded by former Music/CrazyTown member Rust Epique) |
| 164 | * Music/{{Primer 55}} |
| 165 | * Music/{{Reveille}} |
| 166 | * Music/RobZombie (some of his songs like "Dragula", "Superbeast", and "Living Dead Girl" fall into this genre.) |
| 167 | * Music/{{Saliva}} (also falls under PostGrunge, especially in later albums.) |
| 168 | * Music/{{Seether}} (also PostGrunge) |
| 169 | * Music/SeoTaiji (''Ultramania'' only) |
| 170 | * Music/{{Sepultura}} (Originally an influential [[DeathMetal Death]][=/=]ThrashMetal band, but ''Music/{{Roots}}'' [[NewSoundAlbum switched things up]] to a blend of groove/nu-metal and WorldMusic. After Max Cavalera departed, the band effectively went all-out on the nu-metal elements on subsequent albums; returned to their earlier sound on ''Dante XXI'' while still infusing elements of the style, which they've stuck with since) |
| 171 | * Music/{{Sevendust}} (often categorized as AlternativeMetal, particularly on newer releases) |
| 172 | * Music/{{Shinedown}} (Started out as this on their debut ''Leave a Whisper'' then went into PostGrunge with their follow-up ''Us and Them'') |
| 173 | * Music/{{Shuvel}} |
| 174 | * Music/SimonSays (changed their name to "Key to Arson" for their final album) |
| 175 | * Music/SikTh (quite possibly the only nu metal band to overlap with [[AvantGardeMetal math]][[{{Metalcore}} core]]) |
| 176 | * Music/{{Skillet}} (''Collide'' only) |
| 177 | * Music/{{Skrape}} |
| 178 | * Music/{{Skindred}} (with {{Reggae}} fused in; also one of the most loved examples) |
| 179 | * Music/{{Slapshock}} |
| 180 | * Music/{{Slayer}} (experimented on ''Diabolus en Musica'' and ''God Hates Us All'') |
| 181 | * Music/{{Slipknot}} (Their first two albums ''Slipknot'' and ''Iowa'' are straight-up examples of the genre. They started to shift away from the genre with ''All Hope is Gone'' for a more GrooveMetal sound. However, ''.5: The Gray Chapter'' brings back some of the nu elements) |
| 182 | ** 1999 - ''Music/{{Slipknot|Album}}'' |
| 183 | ** 2001 - ''Music/{{Iowa}}'' |
| 184 | ** 2004 - ''Music/Vol3TheSubliminalVerses'' |
| 185 | *** "Music/{{Duality}}" |
| 186 | ** 2014 - ''Music/PointFiveTheGrayChapter'' |
| 187 | * Music/SmileEmptySoul (had elements of this on their debut album combined with PostGrunge and Alternative, though afterwards they focused mainly on the latter genres) |
| 188 | * Music/{{Snot}} (also has elements of HardcorePunk and Funk) |
| 189 | * Music/{{SR-71}} (Started out as PopPunk then incorporated elements of this into their sound for their sophomore album "Tomorrow" then went back to their old sound for their third and final album). |
| 190 | * Music/{{Soulfly}} (first three albums, mixed with WorldMusic. Eventually shifted to a more [[GrooveMetal groove]]- and [[DeathMetal death]]- influenced sound) |
| 191 | * Music/Spike1000 (another rare example of a female-fronted Nu Metal band) |
| 192 | * Music/{{Spineshank}} (mixed with IndustrialMetal) |
| 193 | * Music/{{Staind}} (first three albums, eventually abandoned the genre for a HardRock-meets-PostGrunge sound. Returned to the nu metal genre with their SelfTitledAlbum) |
| 194 | * Music/StaticX (mixed with IndustrialMetal) |
| 195 | * Music/{{Stemm}} (Also AlternativeMetal) |
| 196 | * Music/{{Stereomud}} |
| 197 | * Music/StoneSour (first album only, later changed to a more melodic alt metal/post-grunge style in part due to a conscious effort to differentiate from Corey Taylor's [[Music/{{Slipknot}} other band]]) |
| 198 | * Music/StraightLineStitch (early material, changed to melodic {{metalcore}}) |
| 199 | * Music/{{Strata}} (had elements of this on their original EP released under the name "Downside", once they were forced to change their name due to another band, their next EP removed most elements of the genre and they were pretty much gone by their debut album) |
| 200 | * Music/{{Stryper}} (with their comeback album ''Reborn''.) |
| 201 | * Music/{{Sugarcoma}} |
| 202 | * Music/SugarRay (first two albums, later stopped playing nu metal after their BlackSheepHit "Fly".) |
| 203 | * Music/Sum41 (often got labeled this due to the rap elements. In truth, they're a skate punk/pop punk band who played around with rapcore ([[BlackSheepHit and weren't even representative of the genre then and got pigeonholed due to "Fat Lip"]]) but otherwise had little in common with the genre. That said, ''Chuck,'' while not a [[GenreBusting straight-up example by any means]], did contain elements of the genre.) |
| 204 | * Music/{{Superheist}} |
| 205 | * Music/{{Switched}} |
| 206 | * Music/{{Systematic}} |
| 207 | * Music/SystemOfADown (often get tagged this due to being an AlternativeMetal band with GenreBusting tendencies during the height of nu metal's popularity. Whether they truly count as nu metal is controversial to say the least) |
| 208 | ** 1998 - ''Music/{{System of a Down|Album}}'' |
| 209 | ** 2001 - ''Music/{{Toxicity}}'' |
| 210 | *** "Music/ChopSuey" |
| 211 | ** 2002 - ''Music/StealThisAlbum'' |
| 212 | * Music/{{Tantric}} (also PostGrunge; features heavy AcousticRock influences) |
| 213 | * Music/{{Taproot}} (later switched to straight-up AlternativeMetal) |
| 214 | * Music/ThousandFootKrutch |
| 215 | * Music/{{Trapt}} (mixed with PostGrunge. Later became straight-up AlternativeMetal[=/=]PostGrunge crossover) |
| 216 | * Music/{{TRAX}} (early singles only; later became pop-rock and then EDM) (overlaps with KoreanPopMusic) |
| 217 | * Music/{{TRUSTCompany}} (also AlternativeMetal and PostGrunge) |
| 218 | * Music/TwistedMethod |
| 219 | * Music/{{Ultraspank}} |
| 220 | * Music/TheUnionUnderground |
| 221 | * Music/{{Unloco}} |
| 222 | * Music/VanillaIce (occasionally flirts with the genre, particularly with ''Hard to Swallow'' and ''Bi-Polar'', some songs on ''Platinum Underground'' fall into the nu metal category as well) |
| 223 | * Music/WickedWisdom (fronted by Creator/JadaPinkett, wife of Creator/WillSmith) |
| 224 | * Music/{{Zebrahead}} (primarily a pop punk[=/=]rapcore band, though they have dipped their toes into the genre with certain songs) |
| 225 | |
| 226 | Modern nu metal bands[[note]]2010s-2020s. These bands play nu metal long after it died out in the mainstream. In recent years, some bands have gained commercial success out of the genre, but are nowhere near as popular as the original bands at their prime.[[/note]]: |
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| 228 | * Music/AlienWeaponry (also groove metal and thrash metal, they are best-known for writing lyrics in both English and Maori and incorporating native New Zealander instruments in their music) |
| 229 | * Alpha Wolf (combined with metalcore, as well as deathcore in their early days) |
| 230 | * [[Music/AttilaMetalcore Attila]] (''About that Life'' onward, mixed with {{deathcore}} and borders on {{crunkcore}} with their party-heavy lyrics) |
| 231 | * Music/{{Avatar}} (later material, though they are far from the typical example you'd normally expect) |
| 232 | * Music/BabyMetal (also incorporated {{J-pop}} into their music) |
| 233 | * Music/{{Backwordz}} |
| 234 | * Music/BlindChannel (mixed with PostHardcore) |
| 235 | * Music/BrandOfSacrifice (also {{Deathcore}} and IndustrialMetal; they have always had prominent nu metal elements, but they went much further in this direction with ''Lifeblood'') |
| 236 | * Music/BringMeTheHorizon (experimented with nu metal since ''That's the Spirit'', which saw them ditching {{metalcore}}; eventually fully transitioned to the genre with ''Post Human: Survival Horror''). |
| 237 | * Music/ButcherBabies (primarily GrooveMetal, but they've admitted to taking influence from nu metal) |
| 238 | * Music/CaneHill (mixed with IndustrialMetal and {{metalcore}}; later added {{grunge}}, AlternativeMetal and GrooveMetal elements with their second album ''Too Far Gone'') |
| 239 | * Music/{{Chaoseum}} |
| 240 | * Music/ChelseaGrin (''Eternal Nightmare'', also deathcore, though they had elements of it in varying prominence throughout their career) |
| 241 | * Music/CodeOrange (''Forever'' onward) |
| 242 | * Music/CrystalLake (Ryo Kinoshita era, mixed in with deathcore starting on ''Helix,'' also have run-ins with the djent and progressive metal label) |
| 243 | * Music/{{Dangerkids}} (mixed with {{metalcore}}) |
| 244 | * Music/{{DED}} |
| 245 | * Music/DevourTheDay (combined with AlternativeMetal) |
| 246 | * DEXCORE (a hodgepodge of deathcore, metalcore, and VisualKei) |
| 247 | * Music/{{Dirty Machine}} |
| 248 | * Music/{{DVSR}} (also {{djent}}) |
| 249 | * Music/{{Emmure}} (''Felony'' and after; overlaps with {{deathcore}} and [[{{Dubstep}} brostep]]) |
| 250 | * Music/{{Exotype}} (overlaps with an insane number of other genres including {{metalcore}}, {{deathcore}}, ProgressiveMetal, {{djent}}, [[{{Dubstep}} brostep]], {{trance}}, glitch, and {{industrial}}) |
| 251 | * Music/{{Extortionist}} (also deathcore) |
| 252 | * Music/{{Fallcie}} (formerly known as Nu-Nation; mixed with GrooveMetal, {{djent}}, and {{metalcore}}) |
| 253 | * Music/Fever333 |
| 254 | * Music/FireFromTheGods (also {{djent}} and {{metalcore}}) |
| 255 | * Music/FourInchNipples (a very over-the-top AffectionateParody of the genre also borrowing elements from TraditionalHeavyMetal, {{Industrial}}, ElectronicMusic, and, of all things, YoutubePoop) |
| 256 | * Music/FromAshesToNew (admitted fans of the genre) |
| 257 | * Music/{{Grenouer}} (starting with ''Blood on the Face'')[[note]]Although they released their first album in 1996, they spent most of their career as a death metal band and did not start playing nu metal until the 2010s[[/note]] |
| 258 | * Music/{{Hacktivist}} (an unusual example mixed with {{djent}} and grime) |
| 259 | * Hanabie (a very unorthodox example that's a mix of metalcore, deathcore, and JapanesePopMusic. Also one of the few bands that is only women) |
| 260 | * Music/HollywoodUndead (prominently RapRock, but got significantly bigger after integrating nu metal into their sound. Originally {{crunkcore}}) |
| 261 | * Music/InThisMoment (''Blood'' onward) |
| 262 | * Music/InfectedRain (mixed with AlternativeMetal, MelodicDeathMetal, and {{metalcore}}) |
| 263 | * Music/{{Islander}} |
| 264 | * Music/{{Issues}} (mixed with {{metalcore}} and of all things, {{pop}}[=/=][[{{RAndB}} R&B]] music) |
| 265 | * Music/{{Jynx}} (a modernized take on the genre, borrowing elements from {{Metalcore}} and TrapMusic) |
| 266 | * Music/{{Keychain}} |
| 267 | * Music/King810 |
| 268 | * Knosis (Ryo Kinoshita's new project after leaving Crystal Lake. A very GenreBusting example.) |
| 269 | * Music/TheLastTenSecondsOfLife (later material, also deathcore) |
| 270 | * Music/LeftToSuffer (also deathcore) |
| 271 | * Music/LikeAStorm |
| 272 | * Music/Linea77 |
| 273 | * Music/LoveAndDeath (mixed with ChristianMetal) |
| 274 | * Music/ManWithAMission |
| 275 | * Music/MotionlessInWhite (''Graveyard Shift'' only - otherwise a mixture of {{Metalcore}}, IndustrialMetal and GothicMetal) |
| 276 | * Music/MyTicketHome (Started off as {{metalcore}}. The band switched to straight-up nu metal with their 2nd album ''Strangers Only'', and later added AlternativeMetal and {{grunge}} elements with their 3rd album ''unReal'') |
| 277 | * Music/{{Northlane}} (''Alien'' mixes this in with metalcore and rave music of all things. Prior material was djenty metalcore.) |
| 278 | * Music/OceanGrove |
| 279 | * Music/OfMiceAndMen (Started as {{metalcore}}. The band started using nu metal elements with their album ''Restoring Force'', and by ''Cold World'' it has almost completely taken over their sound) |
| 280 | * Music/{{Prison}} (formed by the ex-vocalist of Dark Sermon) |
| 281 | * Music/ProphetsOfRage (nu metal {{supergroup}} consisting of [[Music/PublicEnemy Chuck D, DJ Lord]], [[Music/CypressHill B-Real]] and the three instrumentalists of Music/RageAgainstTheMachine) |
| 282 | * Music/RabbitJunk (Their music combines elements of Hardcore Punk, Industrial, Gothic, Black Metal, Electronica, Hip Hop, Screamo, [[StockFootage Stock Audio]], and occasionally Death Metal.) |
| 283 | * Music/{{Regime}} (also beatdown hardcore) |
| 284 | * Music/RiseOfTheNorthstar (started as a beatdown hardcore/hip hop hybrid heavily influenced by Biohazard, but since ''Welcame'' they began to integrate elements of nu metal into their sound, which became more noticeable with each album) |
| 285 | * Music/SaintAsonia ({{Supergroup}} fronted by [[Music/ThreeDaysGrace Adam Gontier]], also straight-up AlternativeMetal and PostGrunge) |
| 286 | * Music/ScarTheMartyr (along with some industrial and metalcore elements, best known as [[Music/{{Slipknot}} Joey Jordison's]] former band) |
| 287 | * Music/{{Skua}} (side-project by former Music/SClub7 vocalist Paul Cattermole, they originally started in the mid-2000s but split in 2003 due to their inability to get a record deal and reformed in the 2010s) |
| 288 | * [[Music/SlaughterToPrevail Slaughter to Prevail]] (''Kostolom'', also deathcore) |
| 289 | * Music/{{Spiritbox}} (also {{metalcore}}, AvantGardeMetal, ProgressiveMetal, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}} and [[DoomMetal post-metal]]) |
| 290 | * Music/{{Spite}} (also deathcore and beatdown hardcore) |
| 291 | * Music/{{Starbomb}} (A Rap/Synthpop comedy group who parodied the genre with the song [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog ''Sonic's Best Pal'']].) |
| 292 | * Music/StrayFromThePath (began as a HardcorePunk[=/=]{{metalcore}} band before integrating nu metal elements in their sixth album ''Anonymous'') |
| 293 | * Music/SuicideSilence (along with deathcore, and a TropeCodifier (if not outright UrExample) for nu-deathcore; while they always took influence from the genre, it became significantly more prominent in their sound as of ''The Black Crown''. As of their self-titled album, they are a completely straightforward example of the nu metal genre.) |
| 294 | * Music/{{Tallah}} (mixed with {{Metalcore}} and ProgressiveMetal) |
| 295 | * Music/TerrorUniversal (Combined with ShockRock and IndustrialMetal) |
| 296 | * Music/{{Tetrarch}} |
| 297 | * Music/{{Toothgrinder}} (also metalcore with some minor prog elements) |
| 298 | * Music/{{Traitors}} (also deathcore) |
| 299 | * Music/TwelveFootNinja (also AlternativeMetal, FunkMetal, and {{djent}}) |
| 300 | * Music/TwitchingTongues (also beatdown hardcore) |
| 301 | * Music/UnlockingTheTruth (Also features old-school metal influences, quite possibly being the only nu metal band to feature shredding. One of the few non-white bands in this genre) |
| 302 | * [[Music/UponABurningBody Upon a Burning Body]] (like Suicide Silence and Whitechapel, they are primarily a deathcore act but have always had some detectible nu elements, but ''Red. White. Green.'' is where the nu elements really became prominent) |
| 303 | * Vein.fm (mixed with mathcore and beatdown hardcore) |
| 304 | * Music/{{VIMIC}} ([[Music/{{Slipknot}} Joey Jordison's]] latest band. Combine this with regular metal influences) |
| 305 | * Music/{{Volumes}} (also {{metalcore}} and {{djent}}.) |
| 306 | * Music/{{Wargasm}} (mixed with PostHardcore and ElectronicMusic) |
| 307 | * Music/WhitechapelBand (later material, mixed with {{deathcore}}; became a 50/50 split between the two genres on ''Mark of the Blade''.) |
| 308 | * Music/{{XIII}} (also {{alternative metal}}) |
| 309 | [[/index]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | Not to be confused with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]]. And has nothing to do with the blue creatures from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | !!Nu-Metal provides the following examples of tropes: |
| 314 | |
| 315 | * AlternativeMetal: Nu-metal started off as a subgenre of this, though grew in popularity to the point of it being counted as a separate genre. Several alt-metal bands, such as Music/FaithNoMore and Music/{{Primus}} served as huge influences to Nu-metal. |
| 316 | * ApprovalOfGod: The "Godfather of Heavy Metal" himself Music/OzzyOsbourne supported many of the bands considered nu metal, many of them getting their big break after playing at Ozzfest. In fact, Ozzfest itself during the late-'90s and early-'00s was practically an entire festival of the genre. |
| 317 | * AvantGardeMetal: Some of the early nu metal acts (such as Music/{{Korn}}, Music/MrBungle and Music/{{Deftones}}) began as avant-garde/experimental outfits. Its influence on later bands has waned, however, as more nu metal bands eschewed the eclectic WorldMusic influences seen in avant-garde/experimental metal for more mainstream-friendly pop and hip-hop influences. Some bands who resist being labeled as nu metal choose to describe themselves as experimental, and only take influence from the genre as a deliberate artistic choice. |
| 318 | * {{Angrish}}: Some Nu-metal singers can become so intensely enraged that they start losing coherence and spitting into the mic (bonus points if they sound out of breath by the end of it). Overlaps with SingingSimlish below (something Jonathan Davis has broken down into an art-form). |
| 319 | * BanOnPolitics: Both the Metal Archives and [[Website/{{Reddit}} Shreddit]] have banned nu metal from being featured on their sites. The former doesn't list any nu-metal bands (with the exception of acts who either used to or went on to play more accepted genres of metal like Sepultura and [=DevilDriver=] respectively) and used to refer to it exclusively by its detractor name "mallcore", although attitudes have softened a bit since then and positive discussion of it is occassionally seen on the messageboards. The latter doesn't allow any discussion of it whatsoever, and any topic about it will quickly be deleted. |
| 320 | * CarefulWithThatAxe: Many nu-metal songs consist of wild, throat-cracking, usually pissed-off screaming. |
| 321 | * ClusterFBomb: Nu Metal generally has an incredibly large amount of screamed profanity, which adds to its infamous aesethetic. |
| 322 | * TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: A number of bands frequently covered 80's pop songs, often making them tougher and more aggressive in a "This'll piss off your parents" manner. This was probably popularized by Music/LimpBizkit's cover of "Faith" by Music/GeorgeMichael. Other examples include "[[Music/PeterGabriel Shock the Monkey]]" by Music/CoalChamber, "[[Music/TearsForFears Shout]]" by Music/{{Disturbed}}, "[[Music/NewOrder Blue Monday]]" by Orgy, and probably the definitive example, "[[Music/MichaelJackson Smooth Criminal]]" by Alien Ant Farm. |
| 323 | %%* CrossesTheLineTwice: Frequently coming into play, considering the [[MadnessMantra common]] [[{{Squick}} lyrical]] [[{{Wangst}} themes]] associated with the genre. |
| 324 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Nu Metal is often described as a heavier, more musically aggressive offshoot of {{Grunge}} as opposed to a LighterAndSofter form of HeavyMetal. The genre's originator, Music/{{Korn}} served as this for FunkMetal. |
| 325 | * DeadUnicornTrope: Looking at the list of qualities that are and aren't nu-metal mean that a completely pure nu-metal band probably doesn't exist outside of parody, which makes nu-metal either the widest or most narrow genre of all time: |
| 326 | ** "Nu-metal bands never have guitar solos, but some do" (Whether this is true or not depends on one's definition of "guitar solo"; even the most infamous nu-metal bands have lead guitar passages in a lot of their songs, but these tend to be lines of only a few repeated or droning notes, which is far from what most people think of as a "solo". Most original nu-metal bands also came about during an era of rock music when traditional melodic and/or "shredding" solos weren't in vogue, so it can't be blamed entirely on the genre itself) |
| 327 | ** "All nu-metal bands rap, but some don't" (Korn, most obviously with a few exceptions, as well as Disturbed, System of a Down, Taproot, Trapt, and Evanescence among others) |
| 328 | ** "Every nu-metal band [[{{Wangst}} whines about something]], but not all of them" (later Deftones, Guano Apes, 311, later Nothingface) |
| 329 | ** "Nu-metal bassists play slap technique, some play other styles, and some rarely, if ever, use the slap technique" (The Gazette, Deftones) |
| 330 | ** "All nu-metal bands use seven-string guitars (Korn, Deftones (subsequently went even further with eight- and nine-string guitars) , early Limp Bizkit), except when they don't (most nu-metal bands use downtuned six-strings, with some like Papa Roach and Alien Ant Farm even using standard tuning). |
| 331 | ** "Culturally, nu-metal lives on the gritty aggression of American machismo and yet some bands are influenced by foreign musical styles" (P.O.D., Ill Niño, Sepultura and Soulfly throw in Latino influences, while Dir en grey draw inspiration from traditional Japanese music) |
| 332 | ** "All nu-metal bands have turntables (Slipknot, Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park), except the ones that don't (Korn, Papa Roach, System of a Down, Evanescence... in fact, probably a majority of bands labeled nu metal ''don't'' use turntables)" |
| 333 | *** As you can tell, nu metal isn't really a coherent genre but rather a basic skeleton for other bands to build off of. The idea that nu metal is "metal with some rapping in it" only describes a handful of bands, and even those bands sound different from each other. Under the umbrella of nu metal, it's produced styles as diverse as: |
| 334 | *** DarkerAndEdgier alternative metal (Korn, Coal Chamber) |
| 335 | *** experimental shoe-gazing post-hardcore (Deftones) |
| 336 | *** funky hip-hop-influenced rap metal (Limp Bizkit) |
| 337 | *** thrash-y groove metal with a tinge of world music (Soulfly) |
| 338 | *** extreme metal-influenced funk/groove metal (Slipknot, Kittie) |
| 339 | *** industrial-bent hard rock (Disturbed) |
| 340 | *** dancehall-influenced reggae metal (Skindred) |
| 341 | *** electronic rap rock (Linkin Park) |
| 342 | *** alt metal-influenced post-grunge (Trapt, Trust Company) |
| 343 | *** industrial metal fused with multiple electronic elements (Celldweller) |
| 344 | *** gothic metal with symphonic and alternative rock influences (Evanescence) |
| 345 | *** groove metal-influenced hardcore punk with a touch of funk metal (Snot) |
| 346 | *** avant-garde metal with influences from traditional Japanese music (Dir En Grey) |
| 347 | *** groove metal mixed with post-hardcore and alternative rock influences (Nothingface) |
| 348 | *** progressive metal featuring heavy use of polyrhythms and a wide range of influences from jazz fusion to thrash and death metal (Mudvayne) |
| 349 | *** rhythm-focused industrial metal with strong influences from dance music and occasionally thrash metal (Static-X) |
| 350 | *** upbeat and wacky pop-punk/funk metal mixed with extreme metalcore and Japanese hardcore (Maximum The Hormone) |
| 351 | *** a hodgepodge of alternative rock, rap rock, rap metal, funk rock, hard rock, reggae and ska (311) |
| 352 | *** thrash meets alternative and middle-eastern music (System of a Down) |
| 353 | *** alternative thrash with rawer production values (Metallica during ''St. Anger'') |
| 354 | *** a mixture of djent and grime (Hacktivist) |
| 355 | *** metalcore with pop and R&B elements (Issues) |
| 356 | * DoingItForTheArt: The nu metal revival bands of TheNewTens are exactly this. Unlike bands at the height of nu metal's popularity, who were cashing in on a fad and/or using it to achieve mainstream success, the revival bands play nu metal because they genuinely like the music, even though they don't get much attention (though Issues, Butcher Babies, and King 810 have all seen some success, and In This Moment, Hollywood Undead, and Bring Me the Horizon got significantly bigger when they switched to it) and are often derided for the kind of music they play. |
| 357 | * EpilepticFlashingLights: Nu-metal music videos tend to take place in dark rooms ([[NoOSHACompliance probably a dangerous-looking factory]] or AbandonedWarehouse) with this sort of lighting. May have been inspired by the video to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBfygUiS50g Unsung]] by Helmet[[note]]This is probably rooted in Nu-metal's connection with American tough guy culture; flashing lights, industrial imagery and schizophrenic camera editing have their place in the kind of movie trailers and wrestling events which nu-metal often provided the soundtrack for[[/note]]. |
| 358 | * EstrogenBrigade: Nu metal was noted for its ability to draw in large crowds of women, due to mixing various genres and styles while presenting a modern aesthetic, something that other metal genres could not do (and still aren't able to), with the exception of glam metal. |
| 359 | * FollowTheLeader: How the genre was formed. Music/{{Korn}} released their debut album to unexpected success, and many others took note of their SignatureStyle. After the first bands (largely local Southern California bands) emulated it, the style was later expanded to include other genres and influences (such as Deftones, Faith No More, and Rage Against the Machine). This also helped kill it; by the genre's commercial peak, few bands were actually trying anything new, as copying one of the bigger acts was far easier and would still likely get you a contract with a major label and a slot on Ozzfest, Tattoo the Earth, Anger Management, or another massive festival or package bill. |
| 360 | * GatewaySeries: If you're into metal and are about to graduate college, you probably got into it through one of the bands above. How many metalheads will ''admit'' that, [[GuiltyPleasure is a different story]]. |
| 361 | * GenreShift: After nu-metal fell, many bands released {{New Sound Album}}s to rid themselves of the title. The heavier bands often switched to GrooveMetal or IndustrialMetal, while the lighter ones often switched to either PostGrunge or AlternativeRock (or both). |
| 362 | * GenreBusting: A ''huge'' part of why nu metal as a genre is so difficult to describe, as it sits on the bleeding edge of what can be generally considered "metal" to the average modern-day metalhead, while stylistically differing from song to song and from band to band that the "metalness" of any given nu metal song or band is a subjective matter at best. |
| 363 | * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The genre is even much more popular in Latin America and East Asia than it was in the USA, most notably in UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}, where it was known as "Aggro-Metal" (From aggression, not agriculture[[note]][[{{Pun}} That desegnation only applies to Slipknot's second LP]][[/note]] ); UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}, where it was partly responsible for bringing VisualKei back in vogue; and the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}, where it influenced legions of indie OPM acts, and became a well-respected and valid musical option among metalheads and rockers in general. Over there it didn't face much of the criticism it encountered in the USA, as most non-American Nu-Metal bands were independent acts that weren't profiting on a commercially viable fad, but rather exploring a new interesting sound that was the sound of a transitional generation and was worth paying attention to. Although the fad and most of the bands faded into obscurity, it still has a considerable fanbase and some bands are still active. Outside the US, the genre is mostly free of the stigma that it once faced, and it is not rare to find music purists that give recognition to at least the most notable examples of the genre. Korn, Slipknot and Deftones are very popular in the countries mentioned above. |
| 364 | * GuiltyPleasure: It's not unheard of for hardcore metalheads who like some nu metal bands to regard them as this. Even some fans who enjoy the genre unironically have admitted that they agree with a lot of it's criticisms. |
| 365 | * HarshVocals: The genre is filled with throaty pseudo-growls.[[note]]Though not all nu metal vocalists are incapable of true screaming; there are bands employ harsher growls (Slipknot), [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl high-pitched shrieks]] (Deftones), or any combination of these.[[/note]] |
| 366 | * HeavyMetal: One of the genre's main influences as the name would imply. Whether it actually counts as heavy metal itself is probably not something you should bring up if you don't want to risk a FlameWar. |
| 367 | ** The main argument against it is that the riffing styles, song structures, and overall approach bear little similarity to actual metal and that the roots of the genre were more in commercial alternative rock and grunge and carried very little connection to the metal scene, and that shouted vocals and downtuned guitars do not automatically equal metal; as far as they're concerned, it was called "metal" only because of clueless marketing departments and music journalists who had very little familiarity with the metal genre and were calling it "metal" because it fit in with their [[SmallReferencePools preconceived notions of what the genre was based on cultural stereotypes and very limited exposure]]. |
| 368 | ** On the other hand, three of Nu Metal's biggest influences (AlternativeMetal, GrooveMetal and IndustrialMetal) are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin unquestionably metal]], it's just that many of the more "metal" elements get kind of blurred in with the other less metal influences (like hip-hop and electronica). But even then, due to the wide range in bands, some of which barely resemble each other, its pretty much impossible to judge the true nature of the genre as a whole. Some bands that are labeled Nu Metal are clearly metal (or at least more metal influenced than most) bands (Like Slipknot, Korn, Disturbed, or System of a Down) and they barely resemble the sound of bands like Linkin Park or Evanescence. It would probably be a much better idea to discuss a Nu Metal band's 'metalness' on a case by case basis |
| 369 | * ItsPopularNowItSucks: One of the most common criticisms toward nu metal amongst metalheads was how it took over the entire world by storm during its peak, reaching a degree of mainstream and commercial success not seen in a metal subgenre since HairMetal, before inevitably crashing and burning in much the same way that hair metal did due to oversaturation. This sentiment would slowly die down in later years, as nu metal itself would wane in popularity, though it still persists in certain circles. |
| 370 | * ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Another common perception amongst metalheads, owing to the lack of actual experimentation in the genre. While not entirely as prevalent as most people would suggest, [[FollowTheLeader the litany of generic sound-alike bands]] who chased the trend during its peak and eventual downfall didn't exactly help this reputation. This perception, too, would die down in recent years, with the rise of modern nu metal bands that chose to expand on its GenreBusting elements, as well as some earlier bands of the genre gaining [[VindicatedByHistory a renewed appreciation]] [[PopularityPolynomial from a new generation of fans]]. |
| 371 | * LyricalDissonance: The lyrics are generally angsty while the music itself generally tries to create an aura of toughness. |
| 372 | * LyricalShoehorn: Particularly egregious examples are provided by bands that sing in {{Angrish}} or foreign acts that use GratuitousEnglish to [[{{Narm}} horrendous results]]. |
| 373 | * MadnessMantra: A trope popular with the genre, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools though not always used effectively]]. Singers will often repeat phrases in a PerishingAltRockVoice while getting louder and angrier, sounding as if they're becoming progressively unhinged [[SuddenlyShouting before finally exploding]]. Frequently (and derisively) referred to as the "watch out man 'cuz I'm CRAZY!!" part. |
| 374 | -->'''[[http://www.adamrafalovich.com/CurrV2.htm Adam Rafalovich]]''': Jonathan Davis, he had this interesting way of kind like ''whispering''[...] he would bring his voice down really, really low[...] making you think he's in a mental institution. That you're seeing inside of his own head when he would offer these really whispery little discussions, and then to actually explode would take those songs to a whole other emotional level. |
| 375 | -->--''Metal Evolution'', Episode 8, "Nu-Metal". This scene is played beside "''Blind'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGK00Q7xx-s&t=2m50s distinctive bridge]]." |
| 376 | * MalevolentMaskedMen[=/=]MonsterClown: Some bands within the genre would wear masks and[=/=]or face paint as part of their image. Popular bands who employ this trope include Slipknot, Mushroomhead, Mudvayne and Motograter, as well as Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland. |
| 377 | * MoneyDearBoy: The biggest factor in its initial demise. By 1999 or 2000, the genre was practically a license to print money, and the influx of derivative third-tier bands with no real long-term prospects who couldn't move units after the first few weeks unless they were on tour, but had no real chance of growing into reliable headliners or higher-level supports on the touring circuit who were still getting signed by record companies who just wanted to wring whatever they could out of them before they ditched them when they inevitably didn't turn into the next big thing had given people the impression that it was a genre of copycats who were chasing money. |
| 378 | %%* MuggingTheMonster: A fairly common thematic element, usually invoked at the song's bridge ("Break Stuff" by Music/LimpBizkit and "Down With The Sickness" by Music/{{Disturbed}} are examples of this). |
| 379 | * NeverLiveItDown: The few Nu-metal bands that survived the fall of the genre are still being called this, except in a small few cases (see RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap below). |
| 380 | ** In fact, this trope is so strong, that when Dez Fafara of Music/CoalChamber went on to start the band [=DevilDriver=], the band instantly became the new target of mockery for metalheads, which for the most part was not based on their music, but on Dez Fafara's past. This has often resulted in the band getting labeled as metalcore (see SpiritualSuccessor below), despite having little connection to the genre, being a fusion of GrooveMetal and MelodicDeathMetal. Dez stated that he created [=DevilDriver=] because [[ArtistDisillusionment he was disappointed with the direction his band was taking.]] That being said, their self-titled debut still fell within the perimeters of nu-metal, although it ''did'' have hints of the groove/melodeath fusion that would later become their signature; once Evan Pitts (who wrote the vast majority of the album) left, they made a GenreShift to their current sound. |
| 381 | ** More than a few of the musicians from bands who heavily influenced the genre have slammed it as well, particularly Page Hamilton, Maynard James Keenan, Trent Reznor, and Mike Patton. |
| 382 | ** Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park said they ''never'' carried a flag for nu metal to begin with. The tragic irony of this was that they were quite possibly the face of the genre when it fell. |
| 383 | * OneHitWonder: One of the most commonly mocked things about the genre was the sheer amount of bands who would get snatched up by a label and release one charting hit (two if they were very lucky) before falling off the map. ''Many'' of these hits were 80s pop covers. |
| 384 | * {{Parody}}: |
| 385 | ** Allow Music/HenryRollins [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEY1nRJx9v8 in his infinite wisdom to explain all.]] |
| 386 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGRxmYXi4Io Girl All The Bad Guys Want]]" by Music/BowlingForSoup has the narrator lamenting his inability to get the rocker chick who's into Nu-metal. The video parodies "It's Been A While" by Staind and "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit and three Slipknot look-alikes show up near the end to beat up the lead singer who's dressed as Fred Durst. |
| 387 | -->"''She likes the Godsmack and I like Agent Orange,''\ |
| 388 | ''Her CD-changer's full of singers that are mad at their dad''." |
| 389 | ** The 40 Greatest Nu-Metal Songs Of All Time (pages [[http://www.epinions.com/content_4777484420 1]] and [[http://www0.epinions.com/content_4782006404 2]]) seems to address several Nu-metal clichés. |
| 390 | ** "I Fell Asleep on My Arm!" by ''Music/TheAquabats'' is a parody of the genre; it displays every trope of Nu-Metal, PlayedForLaughs |
| 391 | ** ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7W864JuLsY Kabbage Boy]], a parody of both nu metal and Music/{{emo}}, categorized as a "[[GenreBusting Second Wave Of American Tween Melodic Rap Metalcore]]" band. The frontman is a [[{{Bishonen}} pretty boy]] in a [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom]] mask, and their lyrics are a mix of teen {{wangst}} and bad rapping. [[TheHero Eddie Riggs]]' friend remarks that "metal is dead" upon seeing them, and even their fans cheer after Ormagöden slaughters them all (although they probably thought it was AllPartOfTheShow). |
| 392 | ** Music/BenFolds' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34u_3Z9_LUw "Rocking the Suburbs"]]. |
| 393 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZHGAiB7Ww Get Thee Hence]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}''. |
| 394 | * PeripheryDemographic: If the sheer amount of {{Fanvid}}s using nu metal songs that were made well after nu metal died out are any indication, the genre has a sizable following with {{anime}} fans. |
| 395 | * PissTakeRap: Nu metal vocalists have been accused of this. Some bands avert this either by being competent rappers or (more likely) by not rapping at all. |
| 396 | * PostGrunge: This genre's sister, to the point that latter examples of Nu Metal often are mistaken as PostGrunge. Granted, there are plenty of similarities, the most notable being the frequent use of chugged drop-tuned power chords and pop song structures, and that PostGrunge and latter NuMetal are cynical derivatives of more respected music filtered to be accessible to a radio format, but most post-grunge tends to stay within an established formula of generic HardRock, while nu metal is generally "hard rock + any style of music that isn't hard rock." |
| 397 | * PopularityPolynomial: Now that 90s culture is once again in vogue, this is starting to take shape, between revival acts (Issues, King 810, Butcher Babies, Hollywood Undead, Saint Asonia, Of Mice & Men from ''Restoring Force'' onwards, In This Moment from ''Blood'' onward, Bring Me the Horizon from ''That's the Spirit'' onward) being met with success and established acts releasing albums that hark back to their old sound (Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Staind). Korn, the creator of the genre, is far more respected now than they were in the mid-to-late '00s, and even scored their first ''#1'' on mainstream rock in 2013. Furthermore, several deathcore acts (Emmure, Attila, Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Upon a Burning Body) started infusing nu metal elements around the end of the 2000s and beginning of the 2010s, potentially foreshadowing this, while Traitors, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, and Spite have achieved some success in the late 2010s with extremely overt nu metal elements, and Chelsea Grin also took a substantially more nu metal-oriented turn on ''Eternal Nightmare''. It will probably never be half as popular as it was at the peak of its original run (and it didn't work out too well for Linkin Park), but it ''is'' slowly beginning to claw its way back from "trailer park music" to something approaching a culturally accepted genre once again, not that it hasn't been met with a fair amount of opprobrium as well. The fact that a band like Music/FromAshesToNew is having any success at all when a decade ago they'd be seen as a joke further proves this. The reason might be simple: the "nu metal kids" back in the old days have grown up, and the ones that didn't become "true" metalheads are now implementing the music they know into the music of today. Meanwhile, younger crowds who weren't around during the genre's rise and fall don't feel the stigma associated with the genre, hence there's a renewed interest in the genre and a return to cultural acceptance. |
| 398 | * PublicMediumIgnorance: Explaining which bands are and aren't Nu-metal can be frustrating to genre fanatics. Most people lump AlternativeMetal, FunkMetal, RapMetal, IndustrialMetal, HardRock and, occasionally, PostGrunge, GothicMetal and Music/{{Emo}} (the last thanks to a combination of the HateDumb's stereotypical views on the VisualKei trend and vitriolic attitudes towards anything that can be seen as "[[{{Wangst}} overtly emotional]]" and "damaging to the real image of metal") under the genre (in many ways, Nu-metal has become the catch-all term for modern pop-metal and hard rock). Whether it's because the genre is ill-defined or just contradicts its own characteristics, this may be one of the reasons why the tag is so controversial (see DeadUnicornTrope above). In other words, many of the bands listed on this page probably aren't Nu-metal on a conventional level, but with how often they get tossed onto the pile, they may as well be. This, in turn, is the most likely reason why the genre was tagged as metal in the first place despite its ''very'' thin ties to the rest of the metal genre, as it fit in nicely with established cultural stereotypes of what metal supposedly was. |
| 399 | * RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: |
| 400 | ** A select few bands, particularly outliers such as Music/{{Deftones}} and Music/SystemOfADown, among others, are well-respected by critics, some of which argue that they were never a part of the genre to begin with. In other countries, where the prejudice never existed, bands are proud to claim they were influenced by Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and other NuMetal bands. A few bands have been saved by [[DeadHorseGenre leaving the nu metal scene]] and [[GenreShift shifting]] to more technical music styles. The genre itself has received this somewhat in the '10s, where a more real and authentic style of nu metal emerged and has gained ground, avoiding the mistakes that killed it in the first place and becoming a recognized genre in it's own right (though still not without detractors). |
| 401 | ** The fact that it became a DeadHorseGenre in the first place might be the reason why modern nu metal bands don't face nearly as much persecution from listeners as bands who played to the nu metal trend back during its peak. Bands like Issues, In This Moment, Emmure, Of Mice & Men, From Ashes to New, Bring Me the Horizon, Islander, Hacktivist, and the like are exploring genre by its own merits, rather than trying to cash in on a trend or being pressured by their labels to make them money off of a phenomenon. Since nu metal currently isn't an "in" trend, these bands are playing the genre (or at least integrating elements of it) [[DoingItForTheArt because they genuinely like it]], not just for a paycheck. They're aren't completely free from persecution, but people who dislike the bands have little to-do with the fact that it's nu metal. |
| 402 | %%* SanitySlippageSong: An incredibly common lyrical theme of the genre. |
| 403 | * SensoryAbuse: It's everywhere in the genre; instruments drowned in a sea of effects, to the typically deranged singing, to the seizure-inducing visuals used in many nu metal videos and lives, and so on. |
| 404 | * SingingSimlish: [[Music/{{Korn}} Jonathan Davis]] popularized scat-singing in Nu-metal, which [[Music/{{Disturbed}} David Draiman]] took to its natural evolution (Ooh-wa-ah-ah-ah!). |
| 405 | * SixthRanger: Many, but far from all (despite the stereotype), had an additional member in the form of the DJ. They were there to provide samples and scratches, either to increase their range of sound (Deftones) or to further the hip-hop element (Limp Bizkit). |
| 406 | * SongAssociation: As nu metal's peak in popularity coincided with the rise of late 90s counter-culture, nu metal bands would often license out their songs to be featured in various movies, TV shows, video games, wrestling events and even anime dubs[[note]]In the case of Creator/{{Funimation}} and their dubs of the Anime/DragonBallZ films[[/note]] of that era. While not completely endemic to the genre, nu metal is perhaps one of the most infamous examples of this, with a plethora of lesser-known bands that are remembered more for their contributions to these tidbits of popular media than for any chart-topping hits. |
| 407 | * SpiritualSuccessor: |
| 408 | ** {{Metalcore}}, at least in terms of it being TheScrappy of the metal world. However, metalcore is more respected than Nu-metal was - it is almost universally agreed to at least ''be'' metal. This would take an even more literal meaning, as nu-metalcore (a hybrid of nu metal and metalcore, obviously enough) has become a fairly popular trend in the '10s within the metalcore scene, to divisive reception by metalheads. |
| 409 | ** {{Deathcore}} seems to be even more of a spiritual successor to Nu-metal. It's even more hated than metalcore (though most metalheads still agree it's metal), and is starting to become as hated as Nu-metal, largely for the same reasons that nu-metal was hated (bands worming their way onto otherwise solid bills, obnoxious ubiquity of them in local metal scenes, frequent reliance on obnoxious gimmicks, exceedingly juvenile lyrical content, tendency for once-respected acts to go in this direction in the interest of sales, fans similarly stereotyped as obnoxious energy drink chugging teens). Quite a few deathcore bands have even been acknowledging nu-metal acts as influences. |
| 410 | ** [[AvantGardeMetal Experimental metal]] is sometimes said to be what nu metal [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was supposed to have been]]; an attempt at creative GenreBusting to redefine what can be considered acceptable in metal. If only it weren't horribly exploited by the industry as a marketable musical formula, it could have developed into this and opened up many creative opportunities for metal artists. Possibly justified by the fact that many well-respected nu metal bands have gotten more experimental as they matured, which can be chalked up to their no longer having to please industry heads or the Ozzfest second stage crowd; when they're not fighting for the allowance dollar, there's a lot more room to do what they actually want to do. |
| 411 | ** The AlternativeMetal[=/=]PostGrunge crossover was a successor to nu metal in the mid-to-late '00s. The variation largely took its place on mainstream rock radio, it was highly popular with teens and young adults like nu metal was, and many of them drew upon {{angst}}. In fact, some bands actually took influence from nu metal bands without being a full-fledged example of the genre. Similarly, it was commonly rejected by metalheads as not being "true metal". |
| 412 | ** The retro-metal revival of the late 2000s/early 2010s was this to critics and tastemakers within metal, largely due to the new crop of retro-thrash and neoclassical bands being seen as pretentious, over-the-top, and playing a style that ''nobody'' really wanted - the intended fandoms for retro-metal were simply contented with long-established bands and could care less for the "pizza thrash" and "flower metal" that copycat acts were pumping out. |
| 413 | ** {{Djent}} has been seen like this to the metal community, right down to endless debates as to whether or not it actually ''is'' metal. Fans of djent are quick to point out that djent's stylistic origins are undoubtedly rooted in existing styles of metal (GrooveMetal mixed in with ProgressiveMetal) and that the subgenre should be treated as a modern-day development of its parent genres, while detractors would be just as equally quick to point out that djent is much less of a concrete genre and more of a style of guitar playing that musicians in the scene have in common, whether or not said musicians were metal to begin with. |
| 414 | * {{Squick}}: Squick is a popular subject of Nu-metal. Singing about cuts, bleeding, and illnesses is standard. The overuse of "under my skin" (and variants thereof) is easy to spot. |
| 415 | * StrictlyFormula: Nu metal had commonly been criticized for being overly-formulaic despite the GenreBusting premise. This, combined with oversaturation on the market, led to people getting burnt out on it. More-or-less averted with modern acts, who draw upon a wide variety of influences, and are exploring the genre on its own merits, rather than to cash in on a commercially viable fad. |
| 416 | * StylisticSuck: Some nu metal bands deliberately cash in on being hated by metalheads by putting out material that seemingly serve no purpose other than pissing off listeners. Common signs of this trope in the genre include [[TheUnintelligible unintelligibly screaming/singing vocalists]], strong tendencies towards ThreeChordsAndTheTruth, excessive use of electronics and/or other forms of SensoryAbuse (dubstep, industrial and noise sounds are popular choices for electronic sounds), immature, [[IndecipherableLyrics indecipherable]] and/or [[WordSaladLyrics nonsensical lyric writing]], and so on) |
| 417 | * SuddenlyShouting: A commonplace practice, mainly due to the fusion of [[SopranoAndGravel softer vocals with vicious screams]]. |
| 418 | * TakingYouWithMe: An unfortunate example, but RapRock, it's [[RapMetal metal variation]], and FunkMetal largely died out alongside nu metal due to the overlap being ingrained in public consciousness. Additionally, the use of turntables died out as well. |
| 419 | * ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: Syncopated, rhythmically-driven power chord riffs, usually in low drop-tuning, are the bread and butter of the genre. A few bands (most notably Deftones) use more Music/{{Meshuggah}}[=-=]influenced riffs consisting of only two or three "machine-gunned" ''notes''. Lead guitar work isn't too complicated either - the most it usually amounts to is high-pitched droning notes drenched in effects with little if any melodic soloing. Bass and drum work, however, avert this trope for the most part, as bass solos and rhymically complex drum beats are fairly common. |
| 420 | * TropeCodifier: Much of the later stereotypes of nu metal, such as rapping and turntables, as well as bizarre and edgy stage costumes, are established by Music/LimpBizkit and Music/{{Slipknot}}, the former exhibiting a larger focus on hip-hop elements than their earlier brethren, while the latter would popularize the MalevolentMaskedMen image that other bands of the genre such as Music/{{Mudvayne}} and Motograter would one-up [=and/or=] expand further. |
| 421 | * TropeMakers: Music/{{Korn}} is typically credited for establishing the genre itself, [[DefiedTrope even though they have denied it several times in the past]]. Music/{{Deftones}}[[labelnote:note]][[LongRunners Whom are actually the oldest band in the genre]], having been around since '''1988'''.[[/labelnote]] and Music/CoalChamber, who rose to prominence around the same as Korn did, are also often credited as the genre's progenitors. (and, in the case of Coal Chamber, are even the TropeNamers) |
| 422 | * UrExample: Before Music/{{Korn}} created the genre, the first proto-bands that were influential to the development include Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/NineInchNails, Music/{{Helmet}}, Music/{{Pantera}}, Music/FearFactory, Music/AliceInChains, Music/{{Ministry}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/JanesAddiction, Music/{{Sepultura}}, Stuck Mojo, "Bring the Noize" by Music/{{Anthrax}} and Music/PublicEnemy, Music/SuicidalTendencies, Music/MrBungle, Music/{{Fishbone}}, Music/{{Primus}}, Biohazard, Music/BeastieBoys, and Music/LivingColour. It's generally agreed that none of them are considered nu metal bands themselves (aside from Sepultura circa ''Roots'' and Fear Factory circa ''Digimortal''), but without them the genre wouldn't exist. |
| 423 | * VisualKei: The Japanese Visual scene is pretty much populated by nu metal bands, though said bands have also begun moving away from the genre and into more metallic styles.[[note]]The trend is partly inspired by the eventual GenreShift of Music/DirEnGrey into {{progressive|Metal}} {{deathcore}} and Music/TheGazette into {{Metalcore}} and IndustrialMetal, though Oshare kei bands have been retroactively shifting to nu metal in recent years.[[/note]] |
| 424 | * VocalTagTeam: Some bands of the genre utilize a two-vocalist dynamic, with one handling clean vocals while the other employs rapping (Linkin Park) or harsh vocals (Mushroomhead). Other bands like Crazy Town, Shuvel and Insolence would take this further by having two rappers on board. It seems to be especially common with nu-metalcore bands. |
| 425 | * {{Wangst}}: There's a reason this style was nicknamed "angry white boy" music. While the criticism was not unwarranted, if some of the more [[{{Mangst}} personal]] or [[{{Emo}} emotional]] lyrics from these songs are anything to go by, it's been abused to the point of becoming a DeadHorseTrope. Practically became a DiscreditedMeme after [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington]]'s suicide, suggesting that maybe a lot of these songwriters really ''were'' depressed. |
| 426 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: If it weren't for Nu-metal's genre salad being perceived as a marketable formula, AlternativeMetal and nu metal as a whole could've seen the kind of pan-cultural experimentalism only enjoyed by ProgressiveMetal becoming a cultural phenomenon (GenreBusting at a major level). Sadly, most metal purists were scared for life at the idea of even touching Nu-metal's wackiness. [[PopularityPolynomial Nearly an entire decade passed before it regained any cultural acceptance]]. |
| 427 | -->"''Why didn't Nu-metal sound like this?''" |
| 428 | --->-Metal Hammer Magazine on ''Pain'' by Dub War. |
| 429 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: Several band names, including (but not limited to) Music/{{Korn}} (which spells its name with a [[TheBackwardsR backwards "R"]]), Music/LimpBizkit and Music/LinkinPark. |
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| 431 | Nu metal songs: |
| 432 | |
| 433 | * Adema - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYTwIZslZXo The Way You Like It]] |
| 434 | * Alien Ant Farm - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE Smooth Criminal]] |
| 435 | * Coal Chamber - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZVvBhl3Pe0 Big Truck]] |
| 436 | * Crazy Town - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jbEjJuYpg Toxic]] |
| 437 | * Cypress Hill - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4VpE-0zitU (Rock) Superstar]] |
| 438 | * Deftones - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMPtIhAPnn4 Back To School (Mini Maggit)]] |
| 439 | * Disturbed - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MytspBXUqgs Down With The Sickness]] |
| 440 | * Drowning Pool - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIvW4yDh6QY Bodies]] |
| 441 | * Evanescence - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdhqVtpR2ts Going Under]] |
| 442 | * Flaw - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQMPagkFPA Whole]] |
| 443 | * Godsmack - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3Ahe8z16k Whatever]] |
| 444 | * Guano Apes - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yry2X-oObds Open Your Eyes]] |
| 445 | * Ill Nino - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI-fWgyMXYA What Comes Around]] |
| 446 | * Incubus - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzuDXZwZtI Pardon Me]] |
| 447 | * Korn - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRGrNDV2mKc Freak On a Leash]] |
| 448 | * Limp Bizkit - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMVOzPPtiw Nookie]] |
| 449 | * Linkin Park - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTXPUF4Oz4 In the End]] |
| 450 | * Nonpoint - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSajjsER8iQ What a Day]] |
| 451 | * Papa Roach - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0lSpNtjPM8&ob=av3e Last Resort]] |
| 452 | * P.O.D. - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjpnXcGZ9w Boom]] |
| 453 | * Primer 55 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ruHfeq87qo Loose]] |
| 454 | * Reveille - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bubstkSsAk What You Got]] |
| 455 | * Saliva - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foFFGfG3pnY Click Click Boom]] |
| 456 | * Static-X - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0MfBG5-Uo Push It]] |
| 457 | * Sepultura - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs Roots Bloody Roots]] |
| 458 | * Sevendust - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBfTk6Unddk Enemy]] |
| 459 | * Slipknot - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGl2xq2e1Yo Wait And Bleed]] |
| 460 | * Soulfly - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uYv5Y8HZnk Bleed]] |
| 461 | * Staind - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuAC9YIC2Bs Mudshovel]] |
| 462 | * Taproot - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YGL3amPmyc Poem]] |
| 463 | * Trapt - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTvu1Yr3Ohk Headstrong]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | Essential nu metal albums: |
| 466 | * Korn -- ''[[Music/KornAlbum Korn]]'' |
| 467 | * Deftones -- ''Around the Fur'' |
| 468 | * Sepultura -- ''Music/{{Roots}}'' |
| 469 | * Slipknot -- ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Slipknot]]'' |
| 470 | * Limp Bizkit -- ''Music/SignificantOther'' |
| 471 | * Sevendust -- ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Sevendust]]'' |
| 472 | * Papa Roach -- ''Infest'' |
| 473 | * Disturbed -- ''The Sickness'' |
| 474 | * Linkin Park -- ''Music/HybridTheory'' |
| 475 | * Saliva -- ''Every Six Seconds'' |
| 476 | * System of a Down -- ''Toxicity'' |
| 477 | * P.O.D. -- ''Satellite'' |
| 478 | * Evanescence -- ''Music/{{Fallen}}'' |
| 479 | * Crazy Town -- ''The Gift of Game'' |
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