at first, it was considered shit-faggot bands like limp bizkit. then, theres some that say bands like slipknot are numetal. then, some beleive SOAD is numetal. im confused. wut exactly IS numetal? i know its a brand of poser-metal, but what is it like? people have fucked with my head on this one. i just wanna know what numetal is.

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Nu Metal is basic metal... it´s simple (and in my opinion stupid). Nu Metal is just slamming on a guitar while acting stupid for example: American Head Charge.

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nu-metal is mainstream hard rock

who the fuck cares

labels are for suckers

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numetal usually has downtuned guitars and lyrics about teen angst and depression so it appeals to "depressed" and "loser" teens. they also usually have some rapping going on. o yea, and most numetal bands cuss. alot.

My definition of nu-metal:

Bands that incorporate many stops/pauses/rests in the middle of riffs to create a choppy effect, bands that include rap-like vocals, bands that show a mainstream image (not all numetal bands are mainstream), bands that incorporate whining vocals into heavy riffs (I know hardcore never does this- they use whining vocals/soft vocals during slow riffs and emo is NEVER heavy... or at least in my opinion), and/or bands that are very generalized with their riffs and most of their songs sound exactly the same because the chord progressions are similiar( I've listened to a Static-X album, and the whole thing sounded exactly the same to me)

I guess that nu-metal should have a couple of these characteristics and not just 1.. I know Opeth has a song called Deliverance- they use choppy riffs and to me, it sounds nu-metalish. Rap-like vocals.. Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park.. Mainstream Image.. Korn, POD, Slipknot, Mushroomhead. Whining vocals.. Linkin Park, Creed( I think), Flaw, Taproot. Generalized riffs- Godsmack ( a little bit.. there are some differences, but mostly all the same), Static-X

Some people may disagree, but this is all from my perspective.

Edit- I am a "depressed loser" teen, but I am totally not into nu-metal, as I find the lack of solos/leads/breakdowns pretty lame and it takes my interest away. Lyrically wise, I guess they could attract the "depressed loser" teens.. But then again, many bands like My Dying Bride and Opeth have depressed lyrics, are you saying they are nu-metal as well?

the apostrophres were there because im talking about the "gothic" people. the ones who put up an image for attention. they act like the world hates them and that everyones a fuck and theyre all "waaah im suicidal cause my parents hate me"

See what happens when people insist on labeling? You get this overblown giant clusterfuck of confusion.

You've been poisoned by context. Deliverance doesn't sound nu-metallish at all, it's one riff in a 13 min+ song. The RELIANCE on these riffs to carry a song is something else entirely.

"Depressed" content is a shitty description, by the way. Try harder.

Excerpts From 101 Ways To Tell You're Into Nu-Metal

12. You claim to like heavy metal, yet can't name any German thrash bands.
15. You think "goth" means Marilyn Manson.
21. You're under 20 years old and claim to like "extreme music."
37. You consider the black album "old Metallica".
42. You never experienced the torture of "Headbangers' Ball" - sitting through 2 hours and 50 minutes of White Lion, Extreme, Enuff Z Nuff and Poison to see a Kreator video.
53. You think Slipknot is "The heaviest fucking band on earth, EVER. Nothing could top that, dude."
87. Your idea of a heavy guitar sound is an Ibanez RG7 tuned to Z flat.
101. You get confused in at metaltabs.com as to why most people there are "dissing" your favorite band.

Now lastly, who wants to read a REAL album formula? This reviewer has good ears. http://www.playlouder.com/review/741linkinpark.html

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I think sane nailed this one,




haha

Nu metal-New Urban Metal. Basically its metal with hip hop influences.

i dont know i cant really agree with the whole under 20 thing. im 14, and i think i have an acceptable taste in music. i dont listen to slipknot at least lol. i dont really think age has much to do with it. i guess that at my age music can be force fed to you like MTV does but it doesnt mean just because we havent lived as long as you that we dont appreciate good music. but im not saying that most of us dont. anyway, ill stop bothering you now.

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American head charge arent that bad, there riffs are quite good most of the time.

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when I label a band as Nu-Metal, It is mostly because they
don't play solo's, don't do anything techniqal, talk about teen stuff,
Mass amounts of cursing, singing in a gay voice, who are very mainstream,
and/or look fuckin stupid as hell.

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another way to tell someone who is into Nu-Metal is when a dumbass
thinks Rob Zombie and MArylin Manson are Black Metal....

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I can't agree with the under 20 = nu-metal faggot thing.
I (as well as that other youngin) are living, breathing proof that us younger generation aren't all a bunch of nu-metal sissies.
I think many under 20's have quite acceptable taste in music which could rival easily that of you old folk. Its the damn nu-metal liking, slipknot hoody wearing, depressed, dirty, ugly kids who give us young folk a bad name.
Those bastards.

i think most kids our age are into nu metal because its what were most exposed too. when i first got into metal i thought bands like Slipknot and KoRn were the shit but some of my friends got me into other bands and i quickly got tired of the others, i realized they were shit literally.

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i hate to say it...but i used to listen to numetal.

we all started somewhere

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And we all end up somewhere...

can't read properly. He said ppl under 20 who claim to like "extreme music" are NuMetal, not ppl under 20 are Numetal. There is a difference.

Sorry if the above sounded degrading or something.

Btw, I'm also pretty young (15 this summer).

NuMetal to me is anything that sounds heavy but commercial, and isn't old enough to qualify for "selling-out"-behaviour.

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ah......yep, i guess we did misunderstand. either way we made a good point i guess.

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ummm yeah nu-metal............i once listened to all the limp bizkit cd's whilst getting bombed with some mates one after-noon..........that was kool

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another gay fuken thread, who gives a fuk wat numetal is just liten to the music u want to listen instead of trying to be tough and listening to everythign heavy that isnt classfied as numetal

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by far_beyond_sane
21. You're under 20 years old and claim to like "extreme music."

Hold it man...I'm 15 and I know what I'm talking about when I say I'm into really aggressive metal. Notice my avatar...that's the '87-89 Kreator lineup

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Is everyone done with the biggest dick contest yet?

I dont believe I entered yet, so no.

Alright then. I'll wait for you to weigh in, and for Mr. Sane to come back and see if he can measure up to Kramer's apparently extremely large old school cock.

Dude I'm not tryin to start shit...all I'm saying is just 'cause I'm 15 doesn't mean I don't know how to thrash...that's all

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The list was a joke, dumbshit.

I've got the biggest. Seriously, I do. If anyone wants to see, they can come right over.

yea, we jews have the biggest dicks around (meaning among people and in circumfrence)

What happens when a Jew with a raging hard-on walks into a wall?

He breaks his nose.



Words cannot describe the depth of your stupidity. I have yet to see you add anything to a conversation that wasn't pure fatuous teenage word-dribble. Do us all a favour, just be quiet. Every nuance of you screams "ENTER THE MORON!" at the world. A Down's Syndrome Bruce Lee in a room full of mirrors, your huge bony forehead reflected for all to see. If by a man's words shall ye know him, then you are a pile of pus-encrusted shit that would make Mohammed give up prophesy for a life of eating quiche and reading Foucault.

And to all the little darlings who seem to think I'm weighing into them - SHUT THE CRYING BLEEDING HAEMORRHAGING FUCK UP. I'd run through the concept of "joke" with you, but then you'd probably get all biblical on me again.

Admit it, the stereotype is funny. Oh, but you don't fit it? Great, my cup runneth over with pure happiness for you. Why do people feel the need to blather their status like this? The irony is this juvenile shit happens in something accusing people of juvenility.

Fucking jesus, you put me in an ill mood...

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numetal to me is just another genre and we r the critic type people who have negative thoughts about it..............just like all the other music of the past there has been the very negative critics..............classical was hated by some, rock was hated,blues was hated,80'bands r still hated,techno hated and now we have dis music called numetal and it too is hated my some.............so i say if u dont like it, dont fuckin waste ya time by posting about the "genre"of music.........i post this whilst listening to linkin park points of authority

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fuk sane never herd so much shit in my life, i cant help it if i dont have the ability to speak endless shit life urself i dunno if its me being a dumbshit but i didnt get wat u were on about

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Why not just label bands Nu-Metal because they suck and sing in gay voices?

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So that makes the Backstreet Boys nu-metal...

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yep, Backstreet BOys are 100 % Nu-metal

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