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[soxinthebox]

The Linkin Park guy passing away recently led me down a path of revisiting that shitty genre my friends and I were all into in high school. Turns out the internet is right and almost everything I've relistened to is garbage with the exception of Slipknot's first 2 albums (haven't listened past there). Yeah the lyrics are awful but at least its fun to listen to and amps me up - (sic) was a surprise in how much I enjoyed it.

Can you guys make a case for any other nu-metal bands still worth listening to?

Aside from Slipknot I've tried the following who were on varying degrees of bad:
Linkin Park
Limp Bizkit
Mudvayne

 

[ponpo]

Is Korn nu metal

 

[VendettaRed07]

Loved Killswitch Engage back in the day

 

[King_Moc]

If System of a Down count, then it's them. Literally just them.

 

[jon bones]

i am a firm believer there is good music in every genre

nu metal may be the exception

 

[speedwagon_]

Wouldn't deftones be considered nu-metal?

 

[Corpsepyre]

Some of Spineshank was pretty decent. I quite liked the first Dry Kill Logic as well.

 

[Carn82]

Loved Killswitch Engage back in the day

I would argue that KsE belongs in the metalcore-genre.

My picks would be Nothingface and Pulse Ultra.

 

[Discotheque]

Rage Against the Machine

also I sometimes listen to nu-metal basura when I work out, it's pretty effective.

 

[Sojgat]

Do Sevendust count?

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Powerman 5000 has some good songs, I guess. But I'd hesitate to call a lot of their better songs nu metal.

 

[Scotch]

First three Korn albums are alright, imo.

Deftones is still amazing but they've never really been nu-metal, apart from maybe the first album.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Rage Against the Machine

also I sometimes listen to nu-metal basura when I work out, it's pretty effective.

Rage aren't nu metal.

 

[Spuck-uk]

I'd say deftones, but as they themself stated, they really aren't in that genre despite being lumped there by the press.

Nu-Metal was fucking terrible.

 

[the1npc]

Nu hate by traitors (rip)

 

[Sarcasm]

Powerman 5000 has some good songs, I guess. But I'd hesitate to call a lot of their better songs nu metal.

Man they were pretty awesome live though.

 

[nin1000]

Deftones, even thought they stated themselves that they weren't.

 

[Laieon]

Breaking Benjamin is pretty good.

 

[spuckthew]

Disregarding Watkins' misdemeanour (to put it lightly), I always thought Lostprophets' early stuff was good.

 

[Triteon]

Does Fear Factory count or is that more the progenitor Nu-Metal?

 

[Beepos]

If System of a Down count, then it's them. Literally just them.

^^^

 

[the_darkness]

I reckon early Seether was pretty good.

 

[RedSparrows]

Often see Deftones called 'nu-metal', and they're ace. If SOAD count too, then them also. Otherwise the genre didn't offer much, to my knowledge and tastes.

 

[Easy_D]

Some of Spineshank was pretty decent. I quite liked the first Dry Kill Logic as well.

Spineshank's first album is legit great. They took a huge nosedive after that though.

 

[The Kree]

P.O.D. is OK.

 

[Discotheque]

Rage aren't nu metal.

i always assumed so because their rap-rock hybrid feels like such an influence on nu-metal haha, my mistake.

 

[abracadaver]

Papa Roach - Infest

 

[barik]

Loved Killswitch Engage back in the day

Killswitch are great but I wouldn't say they're nu-metal. There's a bunch of bands that came up in that era that got lumped into the genre (SOAD being another one) that have stood the test of time, but nu-metal as a genre really has aged terribly.

 

[DoubleYou]

Korn and System of a Down

 

[Melkezadek]

The first two Disturbed albums were legitimately awesome.

Taproot - Welcome

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Mushroomhead's early, EARLY stuff (like "local band from Cleveland" stuff) is really good. Especially the album "Superbuick".

 

[Strax]

Quarashi

 

[SillyEskimo]

Everything Mudvayne has put out has been top shelf stuff. Sure, their last 2 albums were more radio friendly but they were still great.


Hellyeah is frontman Chad Grey's new baby and its pretty good as well, with Blood For Blood being the standout. The song "Hush" is about child abuse. If you have been a victim or know someone who jas, it is a very powerful song.

 

[acheron_xl]

One Minute Silence were pretty ok.

 

[RangerX]

I liked the first few Korn albums and some Spineshank wasn't bad.still love rearranged by limp Bizkit.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I haven't listened to them in over a decade but I used to stan for Mudvayne, SOAD, and Stone Sour

 

[Patrick Young]

Does Korn count? I don't think they do, but they get roped in.

In fact, I just listened to Haze while I had a shower!

 

[Puggles]

Incubus
Mushroomhead

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Mudvayne's The End of All Things to Come is a fantastic album. Been tempted to make an "OT" for it for years.

 

[DJKhaled]

Chocolate Starfish and The Hotdog Flavoured Water is a classic.

 

[Truant]

Adema had a decent song.

 

[Strangelove77]

If System of a Down count, then it's them. Literally just them.

I'll go with this as well. It's the band who's music aged the best out of that genre. Though I'd argue they weren't even numetal. But that's whatever.

 

[soundscream]

I'd say deftones, but as they themself stated, they really aren't in that genre despite being lumped there by the press.

Nu-Metal was fucking terrible.

Thats what so stupid about the term nobody claimed they were part of it. It painted with to broad a brush. System of a Down, Deftones, Korn, Limp Biscuit, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Static X etc..... were all called Nu Metal at some point and the majority if asked would claim they weren't Nu Metal

 

[Doc_Drop]

I understand where you are coming from but there are decent bands - Korn, Soulfly, SOAD are all good. I'd even add in Machine Head

Now granted, I don't listen to them much anymore - I think I don't have the mindset to listen to them these days, same as some of the wilder electronic stuff I listened to. That's why I'll always champion the melodic/hardcore punk era from 80s to mid 2000s as there is still some excellent song writing in there that can be enjoyed outside of the teen rebel anti authority side of things

 

[Higgy]

Loved Killswitch Engage back in the day

I about spit out my coffee when I saw this. Killswitch was part of NWOAHM aka the new wave of American heavy metal. That movement is now over but it has it's group of legacy acts. Most notable are Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Mastodon. It included tons of other bands like Shadows Fall, Unearth, As I Lay Dying, Chimaira, and so on.

But not nu-metal......at all.

 

[ArgyleReptile]

I still listen to Korn's Follow The Leader.

 

[MudoSkills]

I'd honestly rather listen to Limp Bizkit than SOAD.

 

[Doc_Drop]

I still listen to Korn's Follow The Leader.

It's a great album

 

[jmdajr]

Does Fear Factory count or is that more the progenitor Nu-Metal?

Fear Factory is probably more industrial metal.

NuMetal had it's share of good output. Korn, Static X, Disturbed, Slipknot, Coal Chamber, all had great albums.

 

[Vanillalite]

I'd honestly rather listen to Limp Bizkit than SOAD.

Style wise they are quite different. SOAD leaned into metal. Bizcuit had just as many tracks that leaned into the beat sorta like Linkin Park except LP had more of an electronic sound due to the keys and dj arrangements.