Nu-Metal (also called neo-metal, aggro-rock) is a subgenre of heavy metal. It evolved from alternative metal and eventually became it's own subgenre in the mid to late 90s. It includes many artists such as Korn, Slipknot and Disturbed in their first work, The Sickness (although, David Draiman has stated in an interview he felt it sounded more like reggae metal, similar to Skindred.) and lesser known bands such as Coal Chamber, Flaw and Sevendust. The genre itself receives unwarranted and unneeded bashing and criticism from say, thrashers and brutal death metalers, and then again from whiny teen fags that listen to one direction or whatever. They seem to forget that these artists were pioneers that came up with a new musical genre. What have your artists done? Recreated something done how many times? Nu-Metal is an excellent example of vocal and instrumental talent (excluding fred durst. He has no perceivable talent of which to speak, coming from a true nu-metal fan.) Its quite fun to listen to and it doesn't deserve the bashing and wrinkling of noses whenever its name is mentioned. I can guarantee that when you were you an angsty teen, you had a korn poster in your bedroom, or a copy of the slipknot debut in your room. The whole musical world respect Korn For ushering in a completely new genre, me personally, I think that that's worth something.
Gary: Did you listen to the korn self titled?
Sean: Yeah! I was headbangin in my sleep! Perfect example of nu-metal gone right!
Gary: don't listen to limp bizkit, they'll turn you right off of it. fred fuckin durst...
Sean: what a fuckin douchebag..
Sean: Yeah! I was headbangin in my sleep! Perfect example of nu-metal gone right!
Gary: don't listen to limp bizkit, they'll turn you right off of it. fred fuckin durst...
Sean: what a fuckin douchebag..
by clammyhxnds March 9, 2015
Get the Nu-Metalmug. Music that is listened to primarily by Middle Schoolers to the end of feeling "Hardcore."
This music often becomes an obsession; the listeners often delude themselves into thinking that only the musician understands them.
When the listener matures several years, they realize how foolish they were, and occasionally listen for purposes of nostalgia.
This music often becomes an obsession; the listeners often delude themselves into thinking that only the musician understands them.
When the listener matures several years, they realize how foolish they were, and occasionally listen for purposes of nostalgia.
"Dude, what's this Three Day's Grace album doing on your shelf?"
"Oh, that's my kid brother's. He's really into Middle Metal now."
"Oh, that's my kid brother's. He's really into Middle Metal now."
by NewPaul September 1, 2013
Get the Middle Metalmug. A genre of music that is rejected by metal elitists and is labeled "poser metal" or "mallcore". Even though a lot of the bands in this genre are terrible, a couple bands like static x or slipknot are decent.
by randomguy1999 April 21, 2016
Get the Nu Metalmug. Crip metal is any genre of metal (usually thrash, black metal, or metalcore) with Crip members or lyrics about being a Crip and doing Crip activities like smoking weed and killing bloods, other crips, or other gangs.
Some Crip metal bands aren't actually part of the gang, but instead like the aesthetic of Crips or gang music.
Some Crip metal bands aren't actually part of the gang, but instead like the aesthetic of Crips or gang music.
Person 1: "I just started my new Crip Metal band, we scream about killing bloods and shit"
Person 2: "nice cuh"
Person 1: "Did you hear that black metal band band name?"
Person 2: "nah man that shits Crip Metal"
Person 2: "nice cuh"
Person 1: "Did you hear that black metal band band name?"
Person 2: "nah man that shits Crip Metal"
by busaskue August 5, 2018
Get the Crip Metalmug. really scary shit...i guess its kind of misunderstood, DM consists mostly of low noises, rasps, and screamed words, and the themes usually give people the impression the artists are so distressed they need to scream in that way; but hey..whatever floats your boat.
by Fiona13 August 7, 2006
Get the death metalmug. Whoever thinks they can make a new kind of metal, is wrong, Metal is defined AND ALIVE! Nu metal shouldn't even have the "METAL" tag on it, it's got NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with REAL METAL (ie. Pantera, Sepultura, 80' Metallica, Iron Maiden, Stratovarius, et cetera...!) There's a lot of NEW (I mean NEW, RECENT) True Metal band out there, which are worth intelligent people's attention; examples are: Children of Bodom, God Forbid, Norther, Youthquake, Fprce of Evil, etc.
Out with Nu Metal - it's abou money, true Metal is about music, having a good wine, fucking nice women, fun and having a laugh!
Nu Metal is for depressed teenagers and goth wannabes!
Out with Nu Metal - it's abou money, true Metal is about music, having a good wine, fucking nice women, fun and having a laugh!
Nu Metal is for depressed teenagers and goth wannabes!
by Camilo March 15, 2004
Get the nu metalmug. Music invented by crack-snorting wheeler-dealers and bored kids from the suburbs with no musical taste.
Usually involes too many turntables and not a lot of talent.
Also much whining and poserish head-banging is necessary.
Usually involes too many turntables and not a lot of talent.
Also much whining and poserish head-banging is necessary.
by irene-o November 8, 2003
Get the nu-metalmug.