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Is This Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 6:23 pm
by Jorge
Hello and welcome to Is This Nu-Metal, the thread where someone names a band and the other posters opine on whether they are nu-metal or not.

Let's start with this band



Incubus

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 6:29 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Briefly (Fungus Amongus and SCIENCE). Even then, it was maybe closer to funk metal?

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 6:54 pm
by Kaius
Yes definitely

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 6:58 pm
by Kevin Davis
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Briefly (Fungus Amongus and SCIENCE)
after which they became a curious blend of:

a) nu-metal
b) hippy dippy new-agey flip-flop bullshit
c) N'Sync

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 7:13 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Yes...and I enjoy that curious blend

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 7:29 pm
by Anders
Make Yourself is a good album.

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 10:02 pm
by Jammer XCI
Basically what LV said, though I’d include Make Yourself as nu metal too.

I nominate Glassjaw. They’re kind of nu, kind of post hardcore, kind of emo. The new album is basically metalcore.

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 10:08 pm
by LoathedVermin72
No, Glassjaw is not nu metal and never has been. Too technical, no hip-hop elements.

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 10:27 pm
by doone
So are we talking Limp Biscuit types?

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 10:46 pm
by wease
AC/DC

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 11:45 pm
by verb_to_trust
What about Coal Chamber?

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 11:56 pm
by Jammer XCI
Deftones after 2003?

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 11:58 pm
by Jorge
Guys please chime in on others' nominations instead of just offering your own

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Mon June 18, 2018 11:59 pm
by Jorge
verb_to_trust wrote:What about Coal Chamber?
Based on the one song of theirs I know and a quick Google Image Search, I will say yes, definitely

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Tue June 19, 2018 12:00 am
by Jorge
A lot of it is the rattly bass sound.

To LV's point: I will argue that a hip-hop influence isn't a requirement for nu-metal, though some of its biggest bands definitely have it

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Tue June 19, 2018 12:00 am
by LoathedVermin72
Jammer XCI wrote:Deftones after 2003?
No

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Tue June 19, 2018 12:18 am
by Jammer XCI
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Jammer XCI wrote:Deftones after 2003?
No
Then we’re in agreeance on that one.

How about post grunge like Breaking Benjamin and Seether? Their early stuff is very nu IMO.

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Tue June 19, 2018 12:23 am
by LoathedVermin72
Nu Metal > Post-Grunge was a pretty loose transition, yeah.

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Tue June 19, 2018 12:32 am
by bart
Orgy

Re: Were They Nu-Metal?

Posted: Tue June 19, 2018 12:38 am
by tragabigzanda