An Ignorant Guide to Nu-Metal

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[pwnthemonkeys]

thanks for this unbiased take on nu metal. many people would quickly shit on the genre the entire video but you showed restraint and held back until 0:01

[juvenilemoogs]

How do you border the line between shitpost and informative video so effortlessly?

[nsdswwrrwdd]

Ahh yes, a new vid by the channel where i can watch my music taste get absolutely shit on. Always fun

[deficitstifflegzercherdeadlift]

For me, nu metal isn’t even a genre, it’s just a term applied to a bunch of heavy bands that all became popular at the same time because they didn’t fit neatly into any other categories. It’s like metal’s version of grunge.

Edit: also, I think your hypothesis of why it’s blowing up again is likely spot on, along with all of the weird sound elements that made it popular 20 years ago.

[AutumnsAntagonist]

TikTok trends are temporary. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN…. INTRODUCING THE CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOT FLAVORED WATER. Is eternal.

[ThaShikushi]

It's funny that the most popular "nu metal" bands, i.e. Korn, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, System of a Down and Deftones, all sounds very different from one another, despite often being lumped together under the same subgenre. Of course there are similarities, but you'd never mistake one for another even if you took out the distinct vocalists.

[anothersettlementneedsyour]

Nü metal is perfect music for when it’s just one of those days

[Ballstik]

A lot of people got into the metal genre though nu metal, but only a few are willing to admit it.

[JohnFromAccounting]

Nobody wants to admit to liking nu-metal, but we all still listen to it.

[Thegamblerino]

The thing with nu-metal it's that it's the perfect bridge to get young people into metal. It was like that in the 90-00, In middle school we were listening to Korn, SOAD, and Slipknot because we were young and those band felt like "transgressive" form the general pop culture and satisfied the need for the "I'm different from the rest" and high-energy. It's not a coincidence that almost no famous band of that movement used scream or growl, the music is in fact easy to listen and the perfect fit to introduce people to more heavy sounds.
I'm honestly pleased that zoomers are going through this era as well almost 20 years later and they get to enjoy the things I enjoied at their age. We can call them cringe, but the thing is we were like them some time ago, we just didn't have a platform to show it.

[anarcho-savagery]

Crazy Town is singlehandedly responsible for the Goth E-Girl look. Change my mind.

[aqualucasYT]

I love learning about insane peoples music taste

[SolvingOurKreation]

E girl clicks are going to make this video quite popular. Great video friend!

[jmagowan]

I think NU Metal was important as it got many into metal and heavy and or Alternative music, in general who may not be watching this without it.

[MissingElements]

as a nu-metal enjoyer, though not a most fav genre of mine, i can't even argue against coolea's points

[reigee]

Nu metal got me into metal when I was 12. And I was bullied for it pretty badly. It’s crazy to see alt kids being the it thing nowadays for those of us who grew up getting lunches smashed on our faces for looking that way and listening to that type of music.

[everywhereattheendofemilyp]

I always felt the perfect combination of raw emotion, absurdity, and swag in mu metal.

[victorvandenbrink]

Nu Metal is interesting because its one of those genre's that most people pretend they love to hate. But secretly we all know those people just hate that they love it.


And yes I'm one of them...

*Puts Meteora back on*

[Jona_The_Than_D]

Do wanna mention Static-X who combined the vocal stylings and downtuned instruments of Nu metal with industrial styled riffs and drum beats

[MrBenMcLean]

Q: "Do you like nu-metal?"
A: "Well, I like Linkin Park.
Pretty much just Linkin Park."