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these nu-metal bands are pretty mainstream, it seems that every forum i visit, they are the most popular mentioned (besides the post-hardcore tween stuff like Sleeping with Sirens and Black Veil Brides). I'm a fan of Slipknot, at least of their early albums, and Vol. 3, but I don't listen to them much anymore. I used to be into Linkin Park in middle school. They have since changed their sound, and i have no interest in what they are putting out now. Deftones are my favorite nu-metal band (even though I don't see them as nu-metal). I have never been into SOAD much, there are a couple of songs that i like, Question! and Prison Song are my favorites. I used to be really into Disturbed, as well. I have 4 of their albums but I don't listen to them at all anymore. Device is David Draiman's new project. Sounds good, but I can't get into them. I still listen to Marilyn Manson frequently, but i'm more into his older music. I can't stomach Limp Bizkit.
Black Veil Brides is one of the worst thing I've ever heard. Device are awesome. :D I'm sorry that last two Manson's albums were a bit weak, but I like his early work. The Golden Age of Grotesque is a very good album.
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Do they really? Gosh' date=' that's funny to me. Really impressively deep knowledge base among the Wiki metal crowd. I suppose they appealed to some of the same crowd...[/quote'] Yeah I. Know. One thing. For sure they had some hot female bass players. Like Nadja PAulsen she is a looker band. The one. That just. Quit was pretty good looking
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Black Veil Brides is one of the worst thing I've ever heard. Device are awesome. :D I'm sorry that last two Manson's albums were a bit weak, but I like his early work. The Golden Age of Grotesque is a very good album.
I know! Sleeping with Sirens are pretty awful too, and there are some post-hardcore bands that i will listen to. I don't know what these kids find so great about them. It's odd.
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Re: Nu Metal (Yes/no)

Ill niño. Is not nu metal they are more Latin metal like soulfly. Yeah. I can few turntables. Most of them. They are Latin metal
They are just like Soulfly, but both are nu-metal, whatever Hispanic or tribal influences may contribute to the music doesn't change that. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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They are just like Soulfly' date=' but both are nu-metal, whatever Hispanic or tribal influences may contribute to the music doesn't change that.[/quote'] This is why I can't really enjoy the Latin elements to Sepultura's music, the rest of their later sound is just not very good.
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Well, I like some of Korn stuff (mostly single songs, not full albums) and two albums of Soulfly. The rest of this subgenre is pure boredom for me. And another thing - maybe I'm wrong, but for me nu-metal is long gone. Even the biggest icons of this style changed eventually their music. As you can see, this genre was mainly promoted by the big labels, and so when they stopped to give attention to such bands nu-metal plague quickly disappeard. This is the difference between music made by big companies to earn money, and the music made by ordinary people in the heart of the underground. Death metal, thrash metal to count few - those genres had better and worse days in mainstream media, but they still live after so many years.

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' Yeah, I really like good post-hardcore and find it pretty annoying and sad people only associate the genre with the the really shit stuff. What post-hardcore bands you into?
It is really annoying, and their attitude to whoever doesn't agree. I really love Underoath, they helped me during hard times. I also listen to Silverstein, the Color Morale, and that's really as far as it goes for 'post-hardcore' anymore. I listen to some metalcore, Norma Jean being my favorite there, and old Atreyu. What bands do you like?
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What about devils. Wears Prada
I haven't listened to much, only a couple of songs. I wasn't impressed with what I heard though. I hate to be negative about music. I'm usually very compliant, but out of the many bands of this genre that i have listened to, the ones I have disliked the most seem to be Suicide Silence and the Devil Wears Prada..
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They are just like Soulfly, but both are nu-metal, whatever Hispanic or tribal influences may contribute to the music doesn't change that. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Ill Nino are the more commercial-sounding of the 2, but yeah, pretty similar style. Soulfly got less nu metal on their later releases, though.
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It is really annoying, and their attitude to whoever doesn't agree. I really love Underoath, they helped me during hard times. I also listen to Silverstein, the Color Morale, and that's really as far as it goes for 'post-hardcore' anymore. I listen to some metalcore, Norma Jean being my favorite there, and old Atreyu. What bands do you like?
Norma Jean are pretty good. Quite like The Chariot, too. That first album is raw and heavy as fuck! They're more on the metalcore side of things, though. For really good post-hardcore I'd recommend Glassjaw (their 1st album being particularly brilliant), Refused, At The Drive-In. I'd also highly recommend letlive. for something a bit newer. Their last album, The Blackest Beautiful, was my favourite album of last year by far. :)
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I haven't listened to much, only a couple of songs. I wasn't impressed with what I heard though. I hate to be negative about music. I'm usually very compliant, but out of the many bands of this genre that i have listened to, the ones I have disliked the most seem to be Suicide Silence and the Devil Wears Prada..
I actually really like Suicide Silence. Their first album is fun and brutal, but not what I'd call post-hardcore, really. Check out the bands I've mentioned for a better representation if the genre.
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And the 'Most Surprised' award goes to...no one.
:lol: I wouldn't say they're a favourite of mine or anything, but their first album in particular can really hit the spot for me on occasion; if I'm fancying just straight-up speed and brutality with little in the way of song structure or 'sophistication'. It's basically Korn and Slipknot taken to the extreme, which leads me to another point... @Vladyka, I agree you don't hear too much 'pure' nu metal nowadays. It was just a fad like glam metal imo. However, I'd say about 99% of the modern mainstream metal bands owe a great deal to nu metal. Korn and Slipknot's lasting impression can be heard in the sound of so many groove metal and metalcore/deathcore bands to this day (like 'em or not). Even a fair few of the modern hardcore bands use clearly Korn/Slipknot-inspired downtuned riffs, as well as an obviously nu metal-inspired bounciness. The modern post-grunge movement (as shit as it is) also has many bands who cite Korn as an influence. Nu metal might not be very prevalent today, but the influence it had on a whole generation of heavy music fans is absolutely huge!
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old Atreyu.
Oh, and if you dig Atreyu, you really owe it to yourself to check out 36 Crazyfists. They basically do what Atreyu but way better. Heavier, much stronger vocals, better hooks, just generally superior songs. Their quality never really went downhill either. Fantastic band- one of my favourites! :D
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