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| '''Nu metal''' |
'''Nu metal''', also known as '''aggro'''<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2697 |title=Genre: Alternative Metal |author= |date= |work= |publisher=] |accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Van Pelt |first1=Doug |title=Rock Stars on God: 20 Artists Speak Their Mind about Faith |year=2004 |publisher=Relevant Media Group |isbn=0972927697 |page=180 |chapter=Static X }}</ref> is a genre of music that blends ] elements with other styles, such as ], ] and ].<ref name="McIver-12"/> The genre became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. | ||
| </ref><ref name="horror">{{citejournal |title=What’s the Deal with Soundtrack Albums? Metal Music and the Customized Aesthetics of Contemporary Horror |last=Tompkins |first=Joseph |journal=Cinema Journal |year=2009 |volume=49 |number=1 |url=http://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:vLzBfv9npncJ:scholar.google.com/&hl=en&as_sdt=2000&as_vis=1 |doi=10.1353/cj.0.0155}}</ref><ref name="ozzfest">{{citebook |title=Ozzfest |last=Robinson |first=Greg |page=10 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=1404217568, 9781404217560 |pages=48 |year=2008 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_fr|lang_de&id=e_r67h7Z-cYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA4&dq=%22nu+metal%22+subgenre&ots=AXzU4gK-bm&sig=7Ky95ibRKLW1obvEdKhKnIXvD8c#v=onepage&q=nu%20metal&f=false}}</ref> It is a ]<ref name="horror"/> which combines elements of ], ], ] and ].<ref name="horror"/> The genre gained mainstream success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. | |||
| ==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
| <!--Note that none of the information below is meant to describe all nu metal songs or meant to be the defining characteristics of the genre. These are generalizations--> | <!--Note that none of the information below is meant to describe all nu metal songs or meant to be the defining characteristics of the genre. These are generalizations--> | ||
| Bands associated with nu metal derive influence from a variety of diverse styles, including ],<ref name="McIver-12">{{cite book | |
Bands associated with nu metal derive influence from a variety of diverse styles, including ],<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="McIver-12"/> ],<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Kahn=Harris">{{cite book |last1=Kahn-Harris |first1=Keith |title=Extreme metal: music and culture on the edge |year=2007 |publisher=] |isbn=1845203992 |page=1 |chapter=Introduction: From heavy metal to extreme metal }}</ref> ],<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="McIver-12"/> ],<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="McIver-12"/> ],<ref name="McIver-12">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0711992096 |pages=12-13 |chapter=How is nu-metal different from old metal? }}</ref> ],<ref name="McIver-12"/> ],<ref name="McIver-12"/> ],<ref name="McIver-12"/> ],<ref name="Allmusic"/> and ].<ref name="McIver-12"/> | ||
| ⚫ | The lyrics of many nu metal bands focus on pain and personal alienation rather than traditional heavy metal themes.<ref name="McIver-12"/><ref name="Kahn=Harris"/> Nu metal fashion can include baggy shorts, piercings and tattoos.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/numetal-gurus-613089.html | title=Nu-metal gurus | author=Mulholland Garry | work=The Independent | publisher=Independent Print Limited | date=October 4, 2002 | accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.revolvermag.com/features/post/final-six-the-six-best-worst-things-to-come-out-of-nu-metal/ | title=Final Six:The Six Best/Worst Things to Come out of Nu-Metal | author=Krovatin, Chris | work=Revolver | publisher=Future US, Inc. | date=February 26, 2010 | accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref> | ||
| The lyrics of many nu metal bands focus on pain and personal alienation rather than traditional heavy metal themes.<ref name="McIver-12"/><ref name="Kahn=Harris"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Some nu metal bands use ]s over traditional ]s.<ref name="McIver-12"/> ]s, which are sometimes ]d to increase heaviness, resulted in ]ists using ] and six-string instruments.<ref name="McIver-12"/> Some nu metal bands feature a ] for additional rhythmic instrumentation (such as ], ] and ] backgrounds). <ref name="McIver-12"/> | ||
| Nu metal music is mostly ] and based on ]s.<ref name="daddy"/> Its lack of guitar solos and virtuousity contrasts it with other metal subgenres.<ref name="daddy"/> Another way in which nu metal is contrasted with other metal subgenres is its emphasis on rhythm.<ref name="horror"/> Similarities with other heavy metal subgenres include its use of ], ] guitars, ]s and note structures primarily revolving around ], ] or ] modes.<ref name="daddy"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Some nu metal bands use ]s over traditional ]s.<ref name="McIver-12"/> ]s, which are sometimes ]d |
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| Some nu metal bands feature a ] for additional rhythmic instrumentation (such as ], ] and ] backgrounds). <ref name="McIver-12"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Nu metal fashion can include baggy shorts, |
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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| In ''Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk'', ] cites the bands ], ], ], ] and ] as setting up various musical characteristics which are prominent in the genre.<ref name="McIver-16">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=] |isbn=0711992096 |pages=16-23 |chapter=It's their fault...the people who made it happen }}</ref> |
In ''Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk'', ] cites the bands ], ], ], ] and ] as setting up various musical characteristics which are prominent in the genre.<ref name="McIver-16">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=] |isbn=0711992096 |pages=16-23 |chapter=It's their fault...the people who made it happen }}</ref> Many of the first nu metal bands came from ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Iannini | first = Tommaso | title = Nu Metal | publisher = ] | date = 2003 | isbn = 8809030516 | page = 11}}</ref> In 1994, ] became the first band to be labeled as "nu metal".<ref name="McIver-10">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0711992096 |pages=10; 12 |chapter=How did we get to nu-metal from old metal? }}</ref> Producer ] has been cited as a key figure in shaping the genre.<ref name="McIver-16"/> | ||
| In 1994, ] became the first band to be labeled as "nu metal".<ref name="McIver-10">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0711992096 |pages=10; 12 |chapter=How did we get to nu-metal from old metal? }}</ref> Producer ] has been cited as a key figure in shaping the genre.<ref name="McIver-16"/> | |||
| Many of the first nu metal bands came from ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Iannini | first = Tommaso | title = Nu Metal | publisher = ] | date = 2003 | isbn = 8809030516 | page = 11 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=ILAzJcugjDsC&pg=PA130&dq=rage+against+the+machine+nu+metal&lr=&cd=30#v=onepage&q=california&f=false}}</ref> | |||
| Established artists such as ],<ref>{{Cite book | last=Thoroddsen |first=Arnar |editor-first=Robert |editor-last=Dimery |title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher=Quintet Publishing Limited |year2006 |isbn=0789313715 |page=782 |chapter=''Roots''}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web|title =The Devil in Music| author = Begrand, Adrien| publisher=]|date=2004-01-23|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/slayer-soundtrack.shtml|accessdate=2007-05-29}}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/music/feature/2002/01/03/ice/index.html |title=Ice capades |accessdate=2007-11-10 |last=Vontz |first=Andrew |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=]}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Machine Head - Where to Start with - Kerrang|url=http://www.kerrang.com/wheretostartwith/artists/machine_head|publisher=] |accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> released albums which critics felt drew from the style. In ''Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal'', Ian Christie wrote that the genre demonstrated that "pancultural metal could pay off."<ref name="Christie-327">{{cite book | last = Christie | first = Ian | title = Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal | publisher = ] | year = 2003 | isbn = 0380811278 |page=327; 329 |chapter=Virtual Ozzy & Metal's Digital Rebound }}</ref> However, some metal purists did not fully embrace the style.<ref name="Christie-327"/> | |||
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| Stylistic origins | Heavy metal |
| Cultural origins | Early 1990s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Electric guitar - Bass - Turntables - Drums - Sequencers - Samplers |
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Nu metal, also known as aggro is a genre of music that blends heavy metal elements with other styles, such as hardcore punk, grunge and industrial rock. The genre became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Characteristics
Bands associated with nu metal derive influence from a variety of diverse styles, including hardcore punk, grunge, hip hop, industrial rock, electronica, funk, glam rock, gothic rock, thrash metal, and jazz.
The lyrics of many nu metal bands focus on pain and personal alienation rather than traditional heavy metal themes. Nu metal fashion can include baggy shorts, piercings and tattoos.
Some nu metal bands use seven-string guitars over traditional six-string guitars. 7-string guitars, which are sometimes downtuned to increase heaviness, resulted in bass guitarists using five-string and six-string instruments. Some nu metal bands feature a DJ for additional rhythmic instrumentation (such as music sampling, scratching and electronic backgrounds).
History
In Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk, Joel McIver cites the bands Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Nirvana and Jane's Addiction as setting up various musical characteristics which are prominent in the genre. Many of the first nu metal bands came from California. In 1994, Korn became the first band to be labeled as "nu metal". Producer Ross Robinson has been cited as a key figure in shaping the genre.
Established artists such as Sepultura, Slayer, Vanilla Ice and Machine Head released albums which critics felt drew from the style. In Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, Ian Christie wrote that the genre demonstrated that "pancultural metal could pay off." However, some metal purists did not fully embrace the style.
See also
References
- Bowar, Chad. "Heavy Metal: More Metal Genres". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "Genre: Alternative Metal". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- Van Pelt, Doug (2004). "Static X". Rock Stars on God: 20 Artists Speak Their Mind about Faith. Relevant Media Group. p. 180. ISBN 0972927697.
- ^ McIver, Joel (2002). "How is nu-metal different from old metal?". Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 0711992096.
- ^ Kahn-Harris, Keith (2007). "Introduction: From heavy metal to extreme metal". Extreme metal: music and culture on the edge. Berg Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 1845203992.
- Mulholland Garry (October 4, 2002). "Nu-metal gurus". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- Krovatin, Chris (February 26, 2010). "Final Six:The Six Best/Worst Things to Come out of Nu-Metal". Revolver. Future US, Inc. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ McIver, Joel (2002). "It's their fault...the people who made it happen". Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus Press. pp. 16–23. ISBN 0711992096.
- Iannini, Tommaso (2003). Nu Metal. Giunti. p. 11. ISBN 8809030516.
- McIver, Joel (2002). "How did we get to nu-metal from old metal?". Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus Press. pp. 10, 12. ISBN 0711992096.
- Thoroddsen, Arnar. "Roots". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Quintet Publishing Limited. p. 782. ISBN 0789313715.
{{cite book}}: Text "year2006" ignored (help) - Begrand, Adrien (2004-01-23). "The Devil in Music". PopMatters. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- Vontz, Andrew. "Ice capades". Salon.com. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Machine Head - Where to Start with - Kerrang". Kerrang!. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Christie, Ian (2003). "Virtual Ozzy & Metal's Digital Rebound". Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. HarperCollins. p. 327; 329. ISBN 0380811278.
