In a decade now best remembered for trends that suffocatingly enveloped one another, nu metal may well be the most infamous of them all. Filled with baggy-jeaned, backwards-hat-wearing types ...

The first coming of nu metal, as much a subgenre as a suburban raison d'être, both overpromised and overdelivered on its hostile id. The riffs? Sloppy and sloshy. The bass? No less than five ...

Originally emerging from the music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, nu metal established a new wave of alternative music that blended elements of heavy metal with hip-hop and a variety of ...

With nu-metal making a resurgence, one poster on Reddit asked for suggestions on the best modern nu-metal acts that are helping keep the genre thriving in 2024. The most upvoted comment threw out ...

And then, in late October, I learned that the nu metal band Korn—yes, the Freaks on a Leash themselves—had linked up with Adidas on a full-fledged capsule of apparel and footwear, including a ...

Bands like Deftones and Slipknot are resonating with younger fans, thanks to TikTok, the Y2K revival and, of course, enduring teenage angst. By Jasmine Li When Deftones’s hit “Change (In the ...

Here are the five best nu-metal drummers, chosen by Alpha Wolf drummer Mitch Fogarty. On their new record, Half Living Things, the group breaks free from their metalcore-leaning origins and ...