What. The. Fuck. is going on????

FIRENATHANIELHACKETT

RATM \m/

WakeOfAshes

Satan's comment is the first time I've ever heard someone refer to Tool as Nu Metal.

SATAN

i'm sure people will call them "progressive" now, but their first 3 albums were on the alternative-metal tip dawg

WakeOfAshes

oh for sure... the first two (3 if you count that EP) were absolutely more metal-alternative then progressive. I've just never really considered alternative-metal Nu Metal, and never heard anyone say Tool was Nu Metal. By that definition though, yeah I would agree tool and deftones and SOAD are Nu Metal.... But that sure makes the genre pretty wide and almost meaningless. It's like considering Thrash metal and death metal the same thing.

There's a big difference between Tool and Linkin Park.

FIRENATHANIELHACKETT

Isnt "alternative" for any genre, metal or otherwise, a stupid assesment though?

SATAN

dividing music into genres is pretty stupid when it comes down to it, unless you're going with "good" and "bad"

Chicken_Fucker

I've always hated the term alternative, especially in the 90's when the word alternative became the biggest oxymoron in music.

WakeOfAshes

I've always hated the term alternative, especially in the 90's when the word alternative became the biggest oxymoron in music.

I agree. it's funny.

SATAN

my dad still thinks "alternative rock" is gay music

WakeOfAshes

dividing music into genres is pretty stupid when it comes down to it, unless you're going with "good" and "bad"

i dont agree... sometimes it's useful in giving me a starting place to look for new music. I dont like all death metal, but I like a good chunk of it... so if a band has that label then it is worth me checking out. I dont even have to waste my time listening to anything labeled country because I know I wont like it.

FIRENATHANIELHACKETT

dividing music into genres is pretty stupid when it comes down to it, unless you're going with "good" and "bad"

I disagree. I think its a good way to find like minded music. When you get too detailed though its dumb.

Shane

for 'nu' metal i like, dont know if most these count as nu metal but idk

deftones
disturbed's first album
a few AHC songs
Skinlab
rob zombie
static x
and for nostalgia reasons:
staind
SOAD
couple godsmack songs

WAY late here but skinlab is groove metal

Stoned_Catz

jag

mrAPE

It's trendy to hate on what is trendy

HOODS

Abbadon

dividing music into genres is pretty stupid when it comes down to it, unless you're going with "good" and "bad"

It depends who is defining it. We all obviously have a different opinion of what nu metal is and I'm sure we all put different bands into different genres than they want to be. If a band labels themselves then I say they are that, if not I decide what I think they are.