Nu metal

Nu metal is a controversial subgenre of alternative rock. It sometimes bears some influence from hip-hop, because rhythmic innovation and syncopation are primary. Nu metal bands also feature aggressive vocals (either rapped, shouted, or sung), drop-tuned guitars that are clean or distorted, (with riffing similar to the Seattle scene of the early 1990's) a funk-based rhythm section, and occassional DJ techniques such as turntables and sampling. Generally speaking, the emphasis is on either communicating feelings of angst and hostility, or motivating a crowd to move with the beat -- ideally, both at once. The popularity of such music in the late 1990s led to widespread negative associations with the phrase "nu metal", particularly due to commercialisation, and many nu-metal fans and artists reject the term, which has become almost an all-purpose musical insult. A related term, mallcore, is used similarly to dismiss aggressive music that is seemingly calculated to appeal to angst-filled young teenagers.

The Popularization of the Genre

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The birth of modern nu-metal could be pinpointed to the earliest Lollapalooza music festivals in the 1990's which featured the first bands to utilize common nu-metal styles.

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The funk of Primus and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, the hip hop crossover of Rage Against the Machine and Fishbone, as well as the experimental rock of Tool have been mentioned numerous times by nu-metal bands who gained mass-media exposure at the end of the millenium.

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Primus - The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hip hop - Rage Against the Machine - Fishbone - Tool

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Although Nine Inch Nails and Ministry are viewed more often as industrial rock or industrial metal, their

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Nine Inch Nails - Ministry - Industrial rock - Industrial metal

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presence has lived up as origin to industrial/techno-styled nu-metal bands that would appear later, such as Rob Zombie, Dope, and Powerman 5000 (fronted by Rob Zombie's younger brother, Spider One).

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Rob Zombie - Dope - Powerman 5000

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