A modern version of metal music, this genre includes bands such as KoRn, Slipknot, System of a Down, Limp Bizkit, Tool, iLL NiNo, Disturbed, Godsmack, Staind and a lot of others that are just too shitty to even mention. Like any genre of music, nu-metal has its good and bad (except for emo, it's all bad). However, nu-metal is almost always violently attacked by Metal Snobs who think 80's metal is the be-all-end-all of music.
While I am a huge fan of Metallica, Megadeth, and Black Sabbath, I believe that there are some really good nu-metal bands, and the people who constantly rip on nu-metal are fuckups, losers who listen to punk/emo/indie rock and stoners in their mid forties. Get it through your heads, death metal and black metal fucking suck. Go rape some school girls or pretend you're "dark" and "evil" because you like listening to some Scandinavian fag scream about the devil. Death/black metal fans love to say nu-metal gives metal a bad name, but it's really the death-head morons that rave about murder, human sacrifice, killing babies and Satan who are responsible for that.
The truth is, in many cases, many young people who start out listening to nu-metal are later introduced to old school metal; a lot of metal fans enjoy both because they appreciate variation. You want to bash nu-metal? Target losers like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit.
While I am a huge fan of Metallica, Megadeth, and Black Sabbath, I believe that there are some really good nu-metal bands, and the people who constantly rip on nu-metal are fuckups, losers who listen to punk/emo/indie rock and stoners in their mid forties. Get it through your heads, death metal and black metal fucking suck. Go rape some school girls or pretend you're "dark" and "evil" because you like listening to some Scandinavian fag scream about the devil. Death/black metal fans love to say nu-metal gives metal a bad name, but it's really the death-head morons that rave about murder, human sacrifice, killing babies and Satan who are responsible for that.
The truth is, in many cases, many young people who start out listening to nu-metal are later introduced to old school metal; a lot of metal fans enjoy both because they appreciate variation. You want to bash nu-metal? Target losers like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit.
Good nu-metal: KoRn, SOAD, Disturbed, iLL NiNo, Atreyu, FLAW
Bad nu-metal: Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Puddle of Mudd... those not mentioned are just average or mediocre.
Bad nu-metal: Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Puddle of Mudd... those not mentioned are just average or mediocre.
by death metal sucks January 12, 2005
Get the nu-metal mug.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
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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-metal mug.A genre of music witch was brought in the 1990's. The music consisted of a mix between rock and rap.
by Someone Who Dont Care May 13, 2005
Get the Nu-Metal mug.by Zachary Taylor June 29, 2005
Get the Nu-Metal mug.Nu-metal, despite it's misleading name, is not metal in the least bit. It is angst-ridden, whiney shit. It fuses elements of rap and grunge, and has no actual metal influence at all. Some popular bands of the genre include Korn, Slipknot and Drowning Pool. Bands of this genre often utilize minimal talent and creativity in their music, resulting in watered-down, commercial trite. This genre's commercial success is not a result of creativity or innovation, otherwise, how do you explain Britney Spears?
Fans are encouraged to rebel against their parents and the system, all the while relying on their parents to drive them to and from the mall so they can shop at Hot Topic. Fans will viciously defend any nu-metal band, often by saying that people don't understand said band, or said band is too hardcore for the mainstream. They also stand by the idea that commercial success must mean that a band is talented and creative. This however is obviously not true, since nu-metal bands are neither creative nor talented. This is also ironic, because they will turn right around and insist that their favorite nu-metal bands are not mainstream. They will insist that they have been fans of the music since the band was just a small local band and that they are still in the underground, when in fact they just discovered that band on MTV a week earlier.
Fans are encouraged to rebel against their parents and the system, all the while relying on their parents to drive them to and from the mall so they can shop at Hot Topic. Fans will viciously defend any nu-metal band, often by saying that people don't understand said band, or said band is too hardcore for the mainstream. They also stand by the idea that commercial success must mean that a band is talented and creative. This however is obviously not true, since nu-metal bands are neither creative nor talented. This is also ironic, because they will turn right around and insist that their favorite nu-metal bands are not mainstream. They will insist that they have been fans of the music since the band was just a small local band and that they are still in the underground, when in fact they just discovered that band on MTV a week earlier.
Slapnut fan #1: This is so hardcore, what's it called?!?
Slapnut fan #2: Dude, it's Slipknot, they're a nu-metal band. I've been a fan of these guys since they were a garage band!
(What Slapnut fan #2 was actually thinking):Dude, I heard these guys on MTV the other day and had my mom drive me up to the mall to buy me their CD!
Slapnut fan #2: Dude, it's Slipknot, they're a nu-metal band. I've been a fan of these guys since they were a garage band!
(What Slapnut fan #2 was actually thinking):Dude, I heard these guys on MTV the other day and had my mom drive me up to the mall to buy me their CD!
by dc_trog January 16, 2008
Get the nu-metal mug.A late sub-genre of metal. Nu metal has loud, heavy repetitive riffs, screamed or growled aggressive, suicidal vocals and sometimes some turntabilism (some nu-metal bands rap vocals and some properly sing vocals like Sevendust). Some say that nu-metal is shit, untalented music. I partly agree, but there are some talented bands like KoRn. They usually use fairly complicated riffs in their songs.
by rhyzel March 11, 2004
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