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[Strax]

Does the genre have any hidden gems that most people don't know about.

My favs. were also P.O.D, Limp Bizkit and Saliva (cringe now).

But a band I thought never got as big as they should've been is Quarashi

Quarashi - Baseline music video

Quarashi - Stick 'em Up

What are the nu-metal gems?

 

[PassiveObserver]

Mudvayne

L.D. 50 is a stone cold classic. Death Blooms. Nothing to Gein. Severed.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Sikth

http://youtu.be/I16RnDOUWec

 

[TAJ]

System Of A Down was pretty much the only one I liked.

 

[wenis]

Papa Roach

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Sevendust

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

Mudvayne

One of the only good ones. Still remember their music video of the devil looking dude playing bass.

 

[Strangelove77]

I loved System Of A Down, but hated every other band in that genre. So I'll go with them.

I personally don't consider them numetal, but most people do. So I go along with it.

 

[iamblades]

Depends on where you draw the genre lines.

I've heard Deftones called nu-metal, but I very much disagree with that classification. They would certainly be the best nu-metal band by miles if you just go off what wikipedia calls nu-metal.

Also Sevendust is on wikipedia as nu-metal, they'd be number 2 on my list.

There are also bands like Fear Factory and Soulfly that were only partly nu-metal, they'd be high on my list as well.

The only unquestionably nu-metal bands I ever liked were early Korn and (Hed) PE. But looking back I think that was mostly because I was like 12. Even so, I was aware enough to know that Limp Bizkit sucked balls, even in the moment.

 

[Nekofrog]

Does the genre have any hidden gems that most people don't know about.

My favs. were also P.O.D, Limp Bizkit and Saliva (cringe now).

But a band I thought never got as big as they should've been is Quarashi

Quarashi - Baseline music video

Quarashi - Stick 'em Up

What are the nu-metal gems?

is this quarashi stuff a parody of numetal?

 

[keffri]

System Of A Down has my vote.

 

[| Praxis |]

Mudvayne

L.D. 50 is a stone cold classic. Death Blooms. Nothing to Gein. Severed.

I like that album. I dig the bass.

 

[ThisGuy]

Nonpoint was good.

 

[DiscoJer]

Does 311 count? If so, them.

 

[slabrock]

Mudvayne

L.D. 50 is a stone cold classic. Death Blooms. Nothing to Gein. Severed.

one of my favorite albums from that era

 

[Jeffolation]

Nothingface - Violence?

 

[teruterubozu]

Wow the Wikipedia entry for "numetal" is really extensive. One of the better genre wiki entries I've seen.

 

[Human Resources]

Pulse Ultra

The Apex Theory

 

[Dinokill]

Mudvayne
Korn
Slipknot(early stuff)
Deftones(early stuff)
Limp bizkit
Coal Chamber
Soulfly

 

[aceface]

Deftones are the only one I like. If they count.

 

[kris.]

old karnivool is the shit, but it's more alternative metal than nu-metal i think. still got some heavy influences in it tho.

 

[Blue Calx]

Mudvayne

L.D. 50 is a stone cold classic. Death Blooms. Nothing to Gein. Severed.

L.D. 50 is such a great album. I'll also give a shout out to Mushroomhead. Their albums up to XIII are good. Don't care for their newer stuff.

 

[Ronin]

The first two Deftones albums would definitely fit the nu metal bill, but they shook that with White Pony.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Is System of a Down nu-metal? If so, then System of a Down. If not, then still System of a Down.

Deftones are a close second.

 

[possiblyphil]

SikTh and Project 86 albums 2-5 are the only ones that are in my library anymore... popularity it would had to be korn though...

 

[Irobot82]

L.D. 50 is such a great album. I'll also give a shout out to Mushroomhead. Their albums up to XIII are good. Don't care for their newer stuff.

What I was just thinking this. These guys produced two of the best nu-metal albums

Sun Doesn't Rise, BWOMP one of my favs One more Day, Never let it go

XX and XIII are amazing albums.

Also obligatory I think Slipknot self-titled album.

Shit: Now I'll be playing those two albums over and over at work for the rest of the week.

 

[Affeinvasion]

Early shinedown was decent but the real answer ifs Korn and SoaD.

 

[iamblades]

The first two Deftones albums would definitely fit the nu metal bill, but they shook that with White Pony.

Nah, even back then, they had more in common with shoegaze and new wave stuff than they had in common with Korn or Limp Bizkit.

 

[teruterubozu]

I like some Chevelle every now and then. Problem with most numetal is each band has only a few good tunes.

 

[beyond_death]

Korn got me into heavy music so I'll always have a soft spot for them. But I cant listen to anything past Issues and select songs from Untouchables.

 

[johnsmith]

Rage Against the Machine, if they count, is the obvious choice.

 

[XenoRaven]

Sevendust

Hell yes. Sevendust was way underrated.

People give Disturbed shit, but I like them, and I feel like you can hear how they improved as musicians and as a band with each album. I also really like their cover of Land of Confusion.

 

[Mass Effect]

System of a Down

Mudvayne

L.D. 50 is a stone cold classic. Death Blooms. Nothing to Gein. Severed.

While great, I've never really considered them nu-metal at all.

Sevendust

This is a great choice.

 

[impact]

Hell yes. Sevendust was way underrated.

People give Disturbed shit, but I like them, and I feel like you can hear how they improved as musicians and as a band with each album. I also really like their cover of Land of Confusion.

The vocalist in Disturbed is beyond terrible but I generally enjoyed playing their songs in Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Slipknot songs were fun too.

 

[cj_iwakura]

P.O.D. were a lot harder when they were underground, check out stuff like Selah and Snuff The Punk.

I'd still say them if they count, they never lost their touch. Sonny's also the nicest lead singer I've ever met.

 

[Dishwalla]

Who sings that song "I do it for the drugs!"? Have had that song stuck in my head recently, despite not hearing it years.

 

[pablito]

Deftones and it's not even close

 

[Messofanego]

Deftones. They're still going strong and sound fresh. Their last album Koi No Yokan (2012) was great (Gauze, You've Seen The Butcher, Rosemary, Goon Squad, Entombed, Sextape).

 

[Dabanton]

I enjoyed the Nu Metal eras of

System of A Down
Korn
Deftones

 

[Nekofrog]

still the best numetal album ever.

 

[Soma]

kinda wanna say deftones but mainly because they've moved away from that stigma much more successfully than a lot of their peers

 

[loudbill]

Nu metal is kinda garbage imo, but system of a down is genuinely good

 

[alr1ght]

Who sings that song "I do it for the drugs!"? Have had that song stuck in my head recently, despite not hearing it years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDl0LLH4q7I

 

[Dinokill]

Snot was really, really good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WT52ya1574

 

[teruterubozu]

Click Click Boom!

Probably the most generic and prototypical song of the genre.

 

[Quikies83]

No mentions of Cold?
Thirteen Ways to bleed on Stage was a great album

 

[Demoskinos]

As tooedgyformebro as some of Slipknot's stuff comes off to me these days I still have somewhat of a soft spot for them still. Especially Heretic Anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mFVvk9mAoc

 

[Dishwalla]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDl0LLH4q7I

Cheers.

 

[Messofanego]

Most of nu metal is so cringe, aged really badly. Now it's just unintentionally funny.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

They are all pretty bad tbh.
But if I had to choose...old Slipknot









Fake Edit: Holy shit, no. Deftones by a large margin.

EDIT: Bad Nu-Metal is BMtH and Of Mice and Men. The Plot in You is better as a Nu-metal act than a Metalcore act, but thats not saying much.