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* DownerEnding: Holt and Maxwell's falling out and the former's subsequent death.

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* DownerEnding: Holt and Maxwell's very public falling out and the former's subsequent death.death at a relatively young age.



* ProtestSong: Most of ''Skeletons''.

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* ProtestSong: Most of ''Skeletons''.the ''Skeletons'' album features heavy pushback against various political and religious entities.
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Nothingface was a Washington D.C. based NuMetal band formed in 1993 and active until 2009. Named after the famous Music/{{Voivod}} album of the same title, the band initially formed with vocalist David Gabbard, who was replaced with the then 17-year old Matt Holt in 1995 due to internal disagreements with the band's heavier direction. Their first demo album was released in the same year, with the complete album ''Pacifier'' being released in 1996. The album dealt heavily with Holt's child sexual abuse at the hands of his uncle, and recieved mixed reviews, with many complementing the band's technical abilities but criticizing their clear similarity to Music/{{Korn}}. In 1998, the band released ''An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity'', which marked the band's transition into a more original style, with the interplay between Holt's SopranoAndGravel vocal style and frequent use of odd time signatures. ''Violence'' was released in 2000 to positive reviews, but sold poorly, with the group's largest charting single "Bleeder" only hitting Number 38 on the Billboard Rock Charts. The group nearly dissolved between 2001-2002, as a result of interpersonal turmoil caused by Holt struggling with drug addiction and his house burning down, Maxwell's mother dying, Houck being forced to leave due to medical issues, and Gaal divorcing his wife. The group regardless released ''Skeletons'' in 2003, which featured a broader palette of sounds than their previous releases and explicitly political lyrics before dissolving in 2004. The group reformed later the same year, and broke off from their record label to independently release music online, with Maxwell working with Vinnie Paul of Pantera fame in the super group Hellyeah in the meantime. The group would dissolve again in 2009 due to Holt taking too long to record vocals over the band's completed demo tracks. (Likely a result of being diagnosed with a terminal illness.) He would pass away in 2017, ensuring the group would not reunite. Despite the group's lack of commercial success and obscurity, they are often considered an EnsembleDarkHorse of the Nu Metal genre, alongside the likes of {{Music/Deftones}} and Music/SystemOfADown.



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Nothingface was a Washington D.C. based NuMetal band formed in 1993 and active until 2009. Named after the famous Music/{{Voivod}} album of the same title, the band initially formed with vocalist David Gabbard, who was replaced with the then 17-year old Matt Holt in 1995 due to internal disagreements with the band's heavier direction. Their first demo album was released in the same year, with the complete album ''Pacifier'' being released in 1996. The album dealt heavily with Holt's child sexual abuse at the hands of his uncle, and recieved received mixed reviews, with many complementing the band's technical abilities but criticizing their clear similarity to Music/{{Korn}}. In 1998, the band released ''An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity'', which marked the band's transition into a more original style, with the interplay between Holt's SopranoAndGravel vocal style and frequent use of odd time signatures. ''Violence'' was released in 2000 to positive reviews, but sold poorly, with the group's largest charting single "Bleeder" only hitting Number 38 on the Billboard Rock Charts. The group nearly dissolved between 2001-2002, as a result of interpersonal turmoil caused by Holt struggling with drug addiction and his house burning down, Maxwell's mother dying, Houck being forced to leave due to medical issues, and Gaal divorcing his wife. The group regardless released ''Skeletons'' in 2003, which featured a broader palette of sounds than their previous releases and explicitly political lyrics before dissolving in 2004. The group reformed later the same year, and broke off from their record label to independently release music online, with Maxwell working with Vinnie Paul of Pantera fame in the super group Hellyeah in the meantime. The group would dissolve again in 2009 due to Holt taking too long to record vocals over the band's completed demo tracks. (Likely a result of being diagnosed with a terminal illness.) He would pass away in 2017, ensuring the group would not reunite. Despite the group's lack of commercial success and obscurity, they are often considered an EnsembleDarkHorse of the Nu Metal genre, alongside the likes of {{Music/Deftones}} and Music/SystemOfADown.


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* GrooveMetal: A noticeable influence, particularly on ''Violence''.



* {{Metalcore}}: Dipped into the metallic hardcore genre with Skeletons, also making them one of the first nu-metalcore groups.

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