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20 nü-metal bands that defined the late '90s and early 2000s

On paper, hip-hop and metal shouldn’t work together — two polarizing genres with very different intentions and attitudes. However, thanks to a new wave of outfits in the late ‘90s and early 2000s bravely merging the two contrasting flavors at the same time, nü metal was born. Read more: A beginner’s guide to Linkin Park: […]

20 artists who defined the sound of nü metal from past to present

Whether or not you lived through the golden age of MTV and JNCO jeans, the discovery of the nü-metal phenomenon was an awakening for any generation. Slamming orchestrated metal intensity in the same track as raw, off-the-cuff hip-hop energy sounds like a contradiction. In many ways, the genre seemed like a musical oxymoron that would […]

Serj Tankian teases unreleased SOAD song off of his new solo EP—listen

For years now, System Of A Down fans have been patiently waiting for the band to finally drop another full-length album. However, creative differences between the band members have caused their next album to be severely delayed. Now, it looks like Serj Tankian is using some of this unreleased material for his new solo EP […]