nu metal

Noun

Meaning

nu metal (uncountable)

(music) A subgenre of heavy metal music from the 1990s and 2000s with some sounds and influences from grunge and hip-hop.

nu-metal (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of nu metal

Alternative names

nu-metal

Examples

Believe me, we'll all be laughing about nu-metal in a couple of years. Source: Internet

These reissues benefit from keen remastering, making it even more obvious that Primus' crunch has influenced legions of nu-metal soldiers.. Source: Internet

Retrieved on November 4, 2015 In a Metal Underground article, writer Mike Smith wrote, "After Korn's 'Follow the Leader' blew the whole movement into orbit in 1998, nu-metal produced some ridiculous bands, to be sure. Source: Internet

So after we made 'Hybrid Theory' and 'Meteora', we really wanted to take risks beyond what we had already done on those first two records, creatively, and show the world that we can do a lot more than just make nu-metal songs." citation (June 16, 2014). Source: Internet

Those guys to me are nu-metal. Source: Internet

We might have invented a new genre of heavy music or rock, but I believe the term 'nu-metal' was made up for all the bands that followed us. Source: Internet

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