Red Mosquito

Posted: **Sun August 24, 2025 6:00 pm**

oh! carry on then

Posted: **Sun August 24, 2025 10:22 pm**

Captain Termite wrote:Is 311 nu metal, at least partially?

I saw them this summer and they are not. Their lead singer is dreamy and they put on a great show.

Posted: **Sun August 24, 2025 10:53 pm**

daft twat wrote:
Captain Termite wrote:Is 311 nu metal, at least partially?
I saw them this summer and they are not. Their lead singer is dreamy and they put on a great show.

I love that this answer presupposes that to qualify as nu-metal you need to be a bad live band and also ugly

Posted: **Mon August 25, 2025 2:06 am**

Jorge wrote:
daft twat wrote:
Captain Termite wrote:Is 311 nu metal, at least partially?
I saw them this summer and they are not. Their lead singer is dreamy and they put on a great show.
I love that this answer presupposes that to qualify as nu-metal you need to be a bad live band and also ugly

The sentences were not meant to be connected. I’ve seen Limp Bizkit. Also great show. Not as dreamy tho.

Posted: **Mon August 25, 2025 2:29 am**

I dunno I think Sam Rivers is pretty dreamy

Posted: **Mon August 25, 2025 2:49 am**

how would you define nu metal in such a way as to exclude 311

Posted: **Tue August 26, 2025 1:54 am**

bart wrote:how would you define nu metal in such a way as to exclude 311

I wouldn’t define 311 as any kind of metal.

When I think of nu metal, Korn, linkin Park, limp bizkit, and soad are the first bands that come to mind. I think of 311 as more of a ska/pop punk vibe more consistent with sublime, Goldfinger, and yellowcard.

Posted: **Tue August 26, 2025 2:10 am**

daft twat wrote:I think of 311 as more of a ska/pop punk vibe

Kinda. Early on they were definitely fratbro-funk with hints of chugga chugga. Which is about as close to nu-metal as you can get without "being" nu-metal.