Latest about nu metal
“I always wanted an opportunity to get out there and rock!” Wicked Wisdom: The story of Jada Pinkett Smith’s short-lived nu metal band
Matrix star Jada Pinkett Smith formed her own nu metal band in 2002. Despite having supporters as high-profile as Sharon Osbourne and Will Smith, Wicked Wisdom would disappear just four years later.
From aggro industrial to nu metal rage to glitchy alt pop, Zig is Poppy making music by her own rules - and it's wonderfully unhinged
Poppy's fascinating evolution continues in style
You can now listen to an official demo version of Evanescence's breakthrough hit Bring Me To Life without the infamous nu metal rap that the band were later forced to add in
This is Bring Me To Life as you've never quite heard it before
"There’s no reason why Judas Priest and KK's Priest can’t coexist happily": K.K. Downing on reuniting with Tim 'Ripper' Owens, nu metal and why he won't ever rejoin Judas Priest
Legendary former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing answers your questions on everything from nu metal and Judas Priest to which buscuit is best
“As soon as I heard it, I just started laughing!” How Alien Ant Farm’s bizarre cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal turned them from D-listers to nu metal giants (at least, for a short while)
In 2000, Alien Ant Farm were nu metal also-rans struggling to find their place. Then an endorsement from Papa Roach and one hard-rocking Michael Jackson cover thrust them up the charts
“It’s like our Ace Of Spades. I’ll have to play it forever!” How Roots Bloody Roots made Sepultura nu metal superstars – before the band tore themselves apart
Roots Bloody Roots made Sepultura one of metal’s biggest bands in 1996. Not even a year later, the lineup that made it imploded.
The 10 greatest nu metal bands of all time
Nu metal is undoubtedly the genre that defined a generation of heavy bands. Here are the ten greatest to ever be blessed with the nu metal tag
10 nu metal bands who should have been massive
The nu metal explosion took heavy music into the mainstream like never before, but some of its most promising names sadly fell by the wayside
“I thought Eminem was chanting my name, but he was chanting for me to jump!” Why Rage Against The Machine protested against Limp Bizkit atop a 15-foot statue and started the most one-sided rivalry in nu metal history
In 2000, Limp Bizkit beat Rage Against The Machine in a MTV VMA category. The very public protest that followed started the most one-sided feud of the nu metal era
“We were going to take the world by any means necessary”: How Slipknot’s Wait And Bleed punished the mainstream and became the essential nu metal song
Wait And Bleed was just a demo in dire need of a chorus in 1998. One year later, it was a cornerstone of Slipknot’s stunning debut album and on track to become a megahit.
