Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kicked into gear by politically conscious firebrands Body Count and Rage Against The Machine and pushed into a ...

Nu metal may have been shunned by metal elitists, but it took heavy music to the masses like never before, or since ...

Now that there's a bit of a resurgence in the popularity of nu-metal again, the artists associated with the genre are embracing it and looking back on how it all started. P.O.D. frontman Sonny ...

A look at why nu-metal became a cultural force, how MTV shaped its image, and why many of its biggest bands deserve a second ...

It doesn’t matter what I say to defend a band like Korn. I can—and often do—make the claim that they are the most influential rock group of the last 30 years, shaping an arc of experimentation with ...

In a genre as wild as nu-metal, it's no surprise that its biggest bands frequently engage in feuds. As nu-metal gained momentum in the mid-90s, it quickly became the prevailing force in heavy metal.

Nu metal: there is still no escaping it, so we’d might as well enjoy it. With the current revival going full-swing with festivals like Sick New World gathering all the dreaded and ADIDAS-wearing ...

Nu Metal took the music world by storm in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The heavy, aggressive music and angsty lyrics were like catnip for teens and people in their early 20s. However, those of us ...

The 20 Best Rock Bands of the 1990s, Ranked The 1990s completely reshaped rock music. Hair metal faded, grunge exploded, ...