nu metal

person 1: i love nu metal, its such a unique and elusive music genre!
person 2: ewwww but nu metal isnt REAL metal!!
person 1: joel get the fly swatter hes back again
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A gene of music that started with bands like Korn and System of a Down. Then there were new bands that were still nu-metal but they are crap.

Good Bands: Korn, System of a Down, Disturbed. They are good because they have a cool and different sound about them.

Bad: Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Linkin Park They suck because they have emo slash annoying followers or they just suck. cough limpbizkit cough
Slipknot Fan: SLIPKNOT!!!!!!!!!! (headbangs)
Linkin Park Fan: That song is sooo deep. sob sob cut slash
Me: Annoying nu-metal fans.
by jessicure August 03, 2010
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nu metal

Oh, boy. People will hate me for this. How joyous.
Nu metal is a subgenre of metal which takes influences from that and blends it with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, funk, industrial, and grunge.

Vocalists use various techniques including clean singing, rapping, screaming, and growls.
Guitarists (and/or bassists) will drop-tune their instrument in effort to produce a heavier sound, although some guitarists, like James Shaffer of Korn, will use seven-string guitars to either mod the sound and/or expand the range. This may be the part grunge kicks in, since grunge takes influence from sludge metal, which takes influence from doom metal...you get the point.
Drummers will mostly use two kick drums, although using a twin pedal is okay.
Some nu metal bands often bring in electronic sound into the music; often using drum machines, samplers, synthesizers, programming, etc.
Lyrics are often focused around personal issues, like drug addictions, depression, neglect, alienation, etc etc. Wait, doesn't that just make nu metal a heavier version of grunge?

Some notable nu metal bands include Korn (the genre's pioneers), Slipknot (although they do not use a specific label and let people come up with whatever they want), P.O.D., Sevendust, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, the early works of both Evanescence and Deftones, and more.
"rEaL" metalhead: Ugh...you disgust me. You think nu metal is the best thing that happened in the whole wide world? Blasphemy!
Nu metalhead: Yeah...right. Once you get a taste of Limp Bizkit, you'll-
Their neighbor, angrily throwing the door open while wearing their nightgown: IT IS THREE IN THE MORNING. SHUT THE FUCK UP.
by 7568ino November 03, 2023
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Nu Dad

Pronounced:

"New" - "Dad"
A male born between 1980-1998 dressed in punk/(trad) skinhead/rockabilly/metalhead/emo/scene attire with a child (respectively)

Nu dads hobbies may include (but not limited to)
- Attending music events/gigs with their children
- Wearing matching band shirts with their family
- Expensive Tattoo Aesthetic

- Skateboarding

- Mountain Biking

- Dirt Biking

- Harley Davidson Motorcycles
Ozzy Osbourne is a Nu Dad.
by Catasha Prints September 18, 2022
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Rb lethal 'nu-gen'

Rb lethal 'nu-gen' ; is when you've been chosen an DNA coded to (*UPHOLD THE RIGHT), SPAIR NO EXPENSE, PERSIST UNTIL VERDICT.

*Victoria police motto
+ NEVER RE-TENDER nor SURRENDER
Rb lethal 'nu-gen' are the 'sparsely collection' of generations.

The 'nu-gen' system is never down, to them it's 'our generation generated' or simply God.
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NU-KOVID

NU-KOVID (Stylized in all caps) Is an umbrella term for several diseases and ailments (NOROVIRUS, Bubonic plauge, measles) that could take the place of COVID-19 and with other recent events parallel the year 2020 (Chiefs winning superbowl, Trump v Biden, leap year.)
"Man I'm so scared of NU-KOVID, I think I might lose my job!"
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NU-KOVID

NU-KOVID (Stylized in all caps) Is an umbrella term for several diseases and ailments (NOROVIRUS, Bubonic plauge, measles) that could take the place of COVID-19 and with other recent events parallel the year 2020 (Chiefs winning superbowl, Trump v Biden, leap year.)
"Man I'm so scared of NU-KOVID, I think I might lose my job!"
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