nu metal

Scarypoolparty (Alejandro Aranda) is known for his spectral arrangements and unique approach to rock. With his next release, Doom Hologram, making its debut Sept. 4, Aranda shares his ideas behind each track on the forthcoming concept EP. After being awarded runner-up on American Idol in 2019, Aranda released his debut LP, Exit Form, last November. […]

To the dismay of gatekeepers, trap metal continues to evolve far beyond screaming over a trap beat. In honor of that, here are some of the recent gems in the most brutal kind of trap that hint toward the future of metal. Read more: These 10 metal songs will seriously intensify your next yoga session […]

Comparison quizzes seem to be all the rage on the internet these days, but we’ve yet to see a ’90s quiz that includes all of the four basic food groups: ska punk, nü metal, alternative rock and pop culture. And we don’t care that you’re more of a Chandler than a Phoebe.  Are you ready? […]

Earlier this year, Salt Lake City-based singer Andrew W. Boss was feeling good. He had just completed a tour with one of his favorite bands (Hed P.E.) and had something bigger to look forward to. The Nu Metal Revival tour was going to have Boss and his band opening for Saliva, Powerman 5000 and other […]

The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the rise of the baggy-pant rockers of nü metal and bleached-blond boy bands with chiseled faces, courtesy of TRL. However, some incredible acts and songs fell under the radar […]

Nü metal went from being the biggest movement in the genre throughout the ’90s to being a mostly laughable era, but in more recent years, nostalgia has kicked in, making fans fall in love with it all over again. Whether you listen to the staples such as Korn, Deftones, Mudvayne or Limp Bizkit or dive […]

While everyone is self-isolating, we’re all looking for ways to fill our time. Why not spend it digging into some of the classic bands you’ve always been meaning to learn about but haven’t been able to? With the amount of spare time everyone has, sitting down and listening to an iconic band’s entire discography is […]

The world is full of young, rich people trying to be influential on social media apps such as TikTok and Instagram. In his new track “Cyberfriend,” EDM, emo and nü-metal artist Becko, formerly of Hopes Die Last, isn’t having it with the shallow youths of today. The Italian artist created this song in reaction to […]

As metalcore took over as the most prominent subgenre within metal, the new wave of bands became increasingly younger, and now nü metal is the new nostalgia. Instead of bands looking to the ’80s and early ’90s for influence, late ’90s and early 2000s rap metal has become the old-school influence for metalcore bands as […]

No matter how much the metal community likes to bash the movement, nü metal was undeniably a huge push for the genre to go mainstream. From the super drop-tuned guitar riffs, record scratches, hip-hop vocal style and horribly dated fashion choices, there’s plenty to pick from when you want to make fun of nü metal, […]

Metal fans finally have some context to Korn‘s teaser shared last week, with the band sharing a new track “You’ll Never Find Me.” What initially looked like a mess of wires was revealed as the art for the band’s latest single, which also arrived with news of their thirteenth studio album. Read more: 10 pop-punk […]

Notoriously outspoken musician Otep Shamaya, frontwoman of her namesake nü-metal act Otep, is repeating a familiar old parable. “If you put a frog in boiling water, he jumps right out,” she tells AP. “But if you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly heat it up, the frog will stay in the […]

[Photos by: LimpBizkitVEVO/YouTube, TaylorSwiftVEVO/YouTube] If you've ever been curious as to what a nu-metal Taylor Swift song would sound like, well, wonder no more! Go ahead and take a listen, below, to “SwiftBizkit,” the amusing, audible amalgam of T-Swizzle and Limp Bizkit. Read more: People think Taylor Swift is about to release a hardcore album […]

[Photo credit: Bryce Hall] Nü-metal band Sheevaa are premiering their new song “Anger,” taken from the group's upcoming album The Five Stages Of Grief, set to drop Sept. 16. The track comes as a preview to the album's look at the emotions that go along with grief. “This album is a series of moments that were […]

Nü metal has been dressing kids in baggy Dickies and chunky skate shoes for decades and is also a proud sponsor of the labret piercing. The scene has had its ups and downs, but there are bands that prospered which are worth remembering over those that perished. We put together a countdown of the 10 […]

90s Boston nu-metal band Powerman 5000 recently made the claim that the video game franchise Final Fantasy has “ripped off” their own work with music included in Final Fantasy 14. The claim comes from a battle scene, and the song in question comes in at about 5 minutes and 40 seconds. Powerman 5000 believe this theme music […]

In a new interview with NME, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda spoke on the band’s nu-metal roots, claiming they never actually identified with the genre. “We never held the flag for nu-metal—it was associated with frat rock. Arrogant, misogynistic, and full of testosterone; we were reacting against that.” Video: Watch Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Of Mice […]

If you weren't already aware, Kid Rock hasn't always been topping the charts with radio-ready country hits. In fact, before he burst into the spotlight with his 1998 rap-rock/nu-metal monstrosity, Devil Without A Cause, he was a full-time rapper. But we're not going that far back for this story. In fact, we're going to stop right around the […]

The Wonder Years drummer Mike Kennedy has announced this his new self-proclaimed nu-metal project, Filth Breeder, will release their debut album, The Taste Of Power, on April 7 via Hopeless Records. The effort's lead single, “Slivers Of Flesh,” will premiere on March 5. Check out an announcement from Kennedy's personal Instagram below. Watch: The Wonder Years’ Dan “Soupy” Campbell […]