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Is "nu-metal" still a viable genre of music?
I first heard of "nu-metal" around ten years ago ... seemed like a term that was just coined to throw a blanket category over some bands that were popular at the time (Korn, Slipknot, and Linkin Park are strong examples). I haven't heard people speak of "nu-metal" recently, or categorize any new artists as being of this genre.
Does "nu-metal" still exist as a viable and evolving genre of music? If so, what are some new bands that would be filed under that genre?
Does "nu-metal" still exist as a viable and evolving genre of music? If so, what are some new bands that would be filed under that genre?
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I personally would not consider it a genre no. I'd call it more a marketing ploy. Nu meaning "new" is better in many of the younger generation's eyes. That being said I don't consider any of the bands above true metal. Linkin Park, Papa Roach are alternative, how that even comes close to metal is beyond my comprehension. System of a Down, Korn and Slipknot are good bands but again, not really metal. I'd go as far as to call them rock, but not metal. Looking it up they have smacked a definition on this whole nu-metal thing...
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Nu metal built on rap metal’s foundation of rock and rap collaboration, but it emphasized some of the more aggressive elements of its musical forebears. Intense and angry lyrics, off-pitch guitars, and heavily amplified beats were typical of nu metal songs.
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1484942/nu-metal
Still sounds like a sad attempt to make softer bands cooler by sneaking them into the classification of metal.
Metal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVWBJHVSrAE&feature=channel
NOT metal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjVkXlxsO8Q
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Nu metal built on rap metal’s foundation of rock and rap collaboration, but it emphasized some of the more aggressive elements of its musical forebears. Intense and angry lyrics, off-pitch guitars, and heavily amplified beats were typical of nu metal songs.
End Quote---
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1484942/nu-metal
Still sounds like a sad attempt to make softer bands cooler by sneaking them into the classification of metal.
Metal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVWBJHVSrAE&feature=channel
NOT metal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjVkXlxsO8Q
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