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“We just went with it, hoping that it would be more of a blessing than a disaster.” How Alien Ant Farm’s bizarre cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal turned them from D-listers to nu metal giants (for a bit, anyway)
In 2000, Alien Ant Farm were nu metal also-rans struggling to find their place. Then a thumbs up from Papa Roach and a Michael Jackson cover changed their fortunes overnight
From Slipknot to Calvin Klein, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish
Kittie's breakthrough single made them accidental trailblazers in a nu metal scene dominated by men
This nu metal band want YOUR ideas for song titles and lyrics: “If we pick yours we’ll give you a shoutout on the album credits”
Ever wanted to write a song with nu metal crew Nonpoint? Your extremely specific dreams may come true!
The wild story of Slipknot vs Mushroomhead, the masked band feud that lit up nu metal
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix on overnight success, the path to sobriety and the nu metal resurgence
Papa Roach are about to bring their biggest-ever show to the UK and Jacoby Shaddix still has something to prove
The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal
The alt-metal classic that came out of nowhere and changed everything
Watch Jay Weinberg drum Slipknot songs for the first time since parting ways with the nu metal icons in 2023
The now-Suicidal Tendencies drummer played two Slipknot songs during a recent clinic in Paris
How Shavo Odadjian ditched nu metal for deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet
Shavo Odadjian hadn't released an album in almost 20 years, but a chance encounter at a party gave birth to his heaviest project yet
