Genre

Nu Metal

Nu Metal on LoudQuietLoud: more than 200 artists, including Linkin Park, System of a Down and Deftones. It runs alongside rap metal, alternative metal and rapcore.

Linkin Park

nu metal · rock · alternative rock

Cover of Hypnotize by System of a Down

System of a Down

alternative metal · metal · nu metal

Cover of private music by Deftones

Deftones

nu metal · alternative · metal

Slipknot

nu metal · metal · heavy metal

Slipknot

nu metal · metal · heavy metal

Limp Bizkit

nu metal · rapcore · alternative

Cover of Ego Trip by Papa Roach

Papa Roach

nu metal · rock · alternative rock

Disturbed

nu metal · metal · hard rock

Cover of Requiem by Korn

Korn

nu metal · metal · alternative

Cover of Aurora by Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin

alternative rock · rock · hard rock

Staind

alternative rock · rock · hard rock

Drowning Pool

nu metal · alternative metal · metal

Stone Sour

hard rock · alternative metal · metal

Cover of Lighting Up the Sky by Godsmack

Godsmack

hard rock · nu metal · metal

Cover of Bright as Blasphemy by Chevelle

Chevelle

alternative rock · alternative metal · rock

Passenger

folk · alternative metal · melodic death metal

Passenger

folk · alternative metal · melodic death metal

P.O.D.

nu metal · rapcore · alternative

Alien Ant Farm

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Finger Eleven

alternative rock · rock · hard rock

Five Finger Death Punch

groove metal · metalcore · metal

Mudvayne

nu metal · alternative metal · metal

Lostprophets

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Sepultura

thrash metal · death metal · metal

Saliva

hard rock · nu metal · alternative rock

Sugar Ray

rock · alternative · alternative rock

Machine Head

thrash metal · groove metal · metal

Crossfade

alternative rock · rock · post-grunge

Thousand Foot Krutch

alternative rock · christian rock · rock

Dope

industrial metal · nu metal · metal

Poppy

pop · nu metal · alternative metal

Rina Sawayama

pop · electropop · rnb

Serj Tankian

alternative metal · alternative rock · alternative

Sick Puppies

alternative rock · rock · hard rock

Sevendust

alternative metal · nu metal · metal

Red

alternative rock · christian rock · rock

Loathe

metalcore · alternative metal · progressive metalcore

Adema

nu metal · alternative rock · rock

Loathe

metalcore · alternative metal · progressive metalcore

Vanilla Ice

rap · hip-hop · 90s

Cold

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Powerman 5000

industrial metal · nu metal · metal

Soulfly

thrash metal · nu metal · metal

Bad Omens

metalcore · post-hardcore · alternative metal

12 Stones

alternative rock · rock · hard rock

Bad Omens

metalcore · post-hardcore · alternative metal

Ill Niño

nu metal · metalcore · metal

10 Years

alternative rock · alternative metal · rock

Kittie

nu metal · metal · metalcore

Soil

nu metal · hard rock · metal

Coal Chamber

nu metal · metal · industrial

Celldweller

industrial · electronic · industrial rock

Nonpoint

nu metal · hard rock · metal

Mushroomhead

nu metal · alternative metal · industrial metal

Orgy

industrial · industrial rock · alternative

Of Mice & Men

post-hardcore · metalcore · screamo

Skindred

reggae metal · rapcore · metal

DevilDriver

groove metal · metalcore · death metal

I Prevail

post-hardcore · metalcore · alternative metal

Fleshwater

shoegaze · alternative metal · post-hardcore

Chimaira

metalcore · groove metal · thrash metal

Emmure

metalcore · deathcore · hardcore

Spineshank

nu metal · industrial metal · metal

36 Crazyfists

metalcore · nu metal · hardcore

Earshot

alternative rock · alternative metal · rock

Scars on Broadway

alternative rock · alternative metal · rock

Snot

nu metal · hardcore · metal

Element Eighty

nu metal · hard rock · alternative

The Exies

alternative rock · post-grunge · rock

Jazmin Bean

experimental · rock · pop

Otep

nu metal · metal · female fronted metal

Flaw

nu metal · alternative metal · hard rock

Pillar

christian rock · alternative rock · rock

Amira Elfeky

alternative metal · nu metal · female vocalists

Egypt Central

alternative rock · alternative metal · hard rock

Dry Kill Logic

nu metal · metalcore · hardcore

Clawfinger

rapcore · crossover · industrial metal

SIX

musical · pop · nu metal

Corey Taylor

rock · alternative rock · metal

Chester Bennington

alternative rock · nu metal · rock

South Arcade

pop punk · british · rock

Dead by Sunrise

alternative rock · rock · nu metal

Submersed

alternative rock · hard rock · alternative metal

Slaughter to Prevail

deathcore · russian · death metal

From Ashes to New

rapcore · alternative metal · electronic

FEVER 333

rapcore · post-hardcore · alternative metal

Don Broco

post-hardcore · alternative rock · rock

Bushido

rap · deutschrap · german

Microwave

emo · alternative rock · rock

Aaron Carter

pop · male vocalists · dance

40 Below Summer

nu metal · alternative metal · metal

Primer 55

rapcore · nu metal · crossover

Issues

post-hardcore · metalcore · electronic

Issues

post-hardcore · metalcore · electronic

LANDMVRKS

metalcore · post-hardcore · french

Disciple

christian rock · hard rock · rock

Press

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Labels

Labels in this genre

Republic Records

Home to Godsmack, Element Eighty & Flaw

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