Nu Metal is a fusion genre that mixes metal with funk, hip hop, and sometimes Industrial. They're often groove-based and they're guitar and bass is usually tuned very low.
In the late 90s Korn's "Follow The Leader" had gained a massive amount of popular and featured the hit singles Freak on a Leash and Got The Life. This album opened the door for many Nu Metal and Rap Metal bands to become popular. In 1999 Korn's Issues, Limp Bizkit's Significant Other, and Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause were extremely succesful.
2000 and 2001 was possibly the best time for Nu Metal with Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Godsmack, Staind, Drowning Pool, Static-X, Mudvayne, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Papa Roach, Soulfly, and Linkin Park (who's debut was the highest selling album of 2001) all having succesful albums.
2002 showed signs of Nu Metal declining. Korn's long awaited 5th album Untouchables and Papa Roach's Lovehatetragedy both sold less than expected.
Some of the reasons behind this is MTV started focusing more on Pop-Punk and Emo-Pop in 2002.
Even though many of these bands have gained criticism Deftones and System of a Down are highly respected among critics and rock fans in general.
Korn are often considered the pioneers of this style of music.
In the late 90s Korn's "Follow The Leader" had gained a massive amount of popular and featured the hit singles Freak on a Leash and Got The Life. This album opened the door for many Nu Metal and Rap Metal bands to become popular. In 1999 Korn's Issues, Limp Bizkit's Significant Other, and Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause were extremely succesful.
2000 and 2001 was possibly the best time for Nu Metal with Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Godsmack, Staind, Drowning Pool, Static-X, Mudvayne, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Papa Roach, Soulfly, and Linkin Park (who's debut was the highest selling album of 2001) all having succesful albums.
2002 showed signs of Nu Metal declining. Korn's long awaited 5th album Untouchables and Papa Roach's Lovehatetragedy both sold less than expected.
Some of the reasons behind this is MTV started focusing more on Pop-Punk and Emo-Pop in 2002.
Even though many of these bands have gained criticism Deftones and System of a Down are highly respected among critics and rock fans in general.
Korn are often considered the pioneers of this style of music.
Dan - What is Nu Metal
John - It's basically grooved-based, aggresive modern hard rock. Despite popular belief you do not have to have some sort of rap/hip hop influence to be Nu Metal.
John - It's basically grooved-based, aggresive modern hard rock. Despite popular belief you do not have to have some sort of rap/hip hop influence to be Nu Metal.
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Nu, or Neo-Christians practice the ideals of love, spirituality and forgivness.
The Nu-Christian way tends to disagree with the old testiment, nu-christians argue that the old testement does hold some key principles, but that most of it is either untrue, or so far from the original version of God's word that it is hardly worth regarding.
Nu-Christianity suggests that people should use their own thoughts and reasoning without taking the idea that truth can be Absolute.
This innevitably ends with chaos and destruction.
Nu-Christianity does not shun feminism, homo-sexual relationships, chauvenism or animal abuse, in the way that old Christianity did.
For example, up until recently women could not be ordained as priests in churches, the Catholic religion still practises this.
Also, homo-sexuals cannot be married in church.
Despite the principle that God has forseen 'man's (again anti-feminist) creation' and that everyone is created equally.
Nu-Christianity was set up to combat hippocricy, discrimination and mis-interpritation.
Nu-Christianity does away with useless tradition and rituals as they believe - these do not bring you closer to God.
They also believe that most, if not all, religious texts have been manipulated so that they are slanted towards a particular view stance and should not be taken literally.
Nu, or Neo-Christians practice the ideals of love, spirituality and forgivness.
The Nu-Christian way tends to disagree with the old testiment, nu-christians argue that the old testement does hold some key principles, but that most of it is either untrue, or so far from the original version of God's word that it is hardly worth regarding.
Nu-Christianity suggests that people should use their own thoughts and reasoning without taking the idea that truth can be Absolute.
This innevitably ends with chaos and destruction.
Nu-Christianity does not shun feminism, homo-sexual relationships, chauvenism or animal abuse, in the way that old Christianity did.
For example, up until recently women could not be ordained as priests in churches, the Catholic religion still practises this.
Also, homo-sexuals cannot be married in church.
Despite the principle that God has forseen 'man's (again anti-feminist) creation' and that everyone is created equally.
Nu-Christianity was set up to combat hippocricy, discrimination and mis-interpritation.
Nu-Christianity does away with useless tradition and rituals as they believe - these do not bring you closer to God.
They also believe that most, if not all, religious texts have been manipulated so that they are slanted towards a particular view stance and should not be taken literally.
'Oh, Rose! Have you heard of that new religion, Nu-Christianity?'
' Well, I wouldn't say it was a new religion. It's more of a clarification.'
' Well, I wouldn't say it was a new religion. It's more of a clarification.'
by Rosalyn Carter April 2, 2008
Get the Nu-Christianity mug.A genre that doesn't exist yet, but it's only a matter of time before some money-grubbing bastard invents it. It will combine Nu Metal and Deathcore, but will also include undertones of Crunk, Post-Grunge, and Teen Beat. It will sound something like a mix between ICP, The Mentors, Toby Keith, Slipknot, Brokencyde, Leftover Crack, Limp Bizkit, Hawthorne Heights, Pantera, Underoath, Gang Green, Primus, The Exploited, Mudvayne, Sublime, Simple Plan, Lil Mama, Tool, The Number 12 Looks Like You, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Chingy.
Where most underground music is generally considered to have a liberal bias, this music will from the get-go be aligned with extremely conservative views.
This genre will demand an extremely glossy production, and lyrically it will set out to appeal to the lowest common denominator. It will be championed by Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ted Nugent and followers of Pat Robertson and Sayyid Qutb as "wholesome". It will be featured extensively on daytime television on such shows as My Super Sweet 16, Cops, Judge Judy, Howard Stern, Jerry Springer, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, WWE, The Princes of Malibu, and Paris Hilton's My New BFF. It will also be played at American Football games and NRA meetings.
It will set out to reject and ultimately undermine the developments of more challenging music, like Noise Rock, No Wave, Shoegazer, Glam Rock, Post-Punk, Industrial, Post-Hardcore, Blues, Free Jazz, Impressionism, Ambient, and all forms of the avant-garde.
This music will set off the pattern of devolution in humanity, and will ultimately result in the end of civilization.
Where most underground music is generally considered to have a liberal bias, this music will from the get-go be aligned with extremely conservative views.
This genre will demand an extremely glossy production, and lyrically it will set out to appeal to the lowest common denominator. It will be championed by Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ted Nugent and followers of Pat Robertson and Sayyid Qutb as "wholesome". It will be featured extensively on daytime television on such shows as My Super Sweet 16, Cops, Judge Judy, Howard Stern, Jerry Springer, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, WWE, The Princes of Malibu, and Paris Hilton's My New BFF. It will also be played at American Football games and NRA meetings.
It will set out to reject and ultimately undermine the developments of more challenging music, like Noise Rock, No Wave, Shoegazer, Glam Rock, Post-Punk, Industrial, Post-Hardcore, Blues, Free Jazz, Impressionism, Ambient, and all forms of the avant-garde.
This music will set off the pattern of devolution in humanity, and will ultimately result in the end of civilization.
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Get the nu-wood2 mug.A genre of music that appeared in the 90's. It uses elements of Hip-Hop and Hardcore. The style is not Metal, it is associated with Metalcore. Examples of Nu-Metal are:
Korn
Linkin Park
Slipknot
Nu-Metal is hated with a passion by Metalheads, yet, without Nu-Metal tons of Metalheads wouldn't exist. Nu-Metal provides a good middle ground for people who like pop music but aren't ready for the growls, and shrieks of Metal. Most people who get into Nu-Metal end up listening to Metal afterwards.
Korn
Linkin Park
Slipknot
Nu-Metal is hated with a passion by Metalheads, yet, without Nu-Metal tons of Metalheads wouldn't exist. Nu-Metal provides a good middle ground for people who like pop music but aren't ready for the growls, and shrieks of Metal. Most people who get into Nu-Metal end up listening to Metal afterwards.
Nu-Metal is not Metal.
by joe725 March 8, 2008
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