{"id":227840,"date":"2024-06-14T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/10-nu-metal-albums-that-aged-incredibly-well\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T11:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:30:22","slug":"10-nu-metal-albums-that-aged-incredibly-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/10-nu-metal-albums-that-aged-incredibly-well\/","title":{"rendered":"10 N\u00fc-Metal Albums That Aged Incredibly Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/lists\/10-hair-metal-albums-that-aged-incredibly-well\">Along with hair metal<\/a>, n\u00fc-metal is often seen as a genre that didn&#8217;t age well. That sentiment may be partially true, but c&#8217;mon, there&#8217;s so many n\u00fc-metal albums that sound just as good today as they did when <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/limp-bizkit\">Limp Bizkit<\/a><\/strong> were rollin&#8217; their way across MTV.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have to forgive us for skipping albums like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/korn\">Korn<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Follow the Leader<\/em>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/deftones\">Deftones<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; <em>White Pony<\/em> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/slipknot\">Slipknot<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s self-titled. We all know those are S-tier n\u00fc-metal albums, so let&#8217;s dig a little deeper into metal&#8217;s most maligned subgenre.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re gonna make music this wild, you\u2019ve got to be one of the tightest bands on earth. Very few acts can do what <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/maximum-the-hormone\">Maximum the Hormone<\/a><\/strong> did on 2007\u2019s <em>Bu-ikikaesu<\/em> \u2014 limitlessly mash together styles and make it sound easy. You\u2019ve probably heard \u201cZetsubou Billy\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019s Up People?\u201d if you\u2019re a <em>Death Note<\/em> fan, but this entire album is packed with n\u00fc-metal genius that\u2019s immune from getting stale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"What&#039;s up, people?!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/muoWDA6zmsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It took a meme to remind the world how phenomenal this band is. Unlike a lot of n\u00fc-metal acts that tried to sound out of their minds, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/mudvayne\">Mudvayne<\/a><\/strong> was actually unique enough to pull it off. Take a bow, <strong>Ryan Martinie<\/strong>. Your bass playing is so phenomenal that it could only come from psilocybin-induced psychosis. Beyond <strong>Martinie<\/strong>\u2019s bass, there\u2019s a lot of really smart stuff on <em>L.D. 50<\/em>, from references to toxicology, life\u2019s interconnectedness and a heroic dose of <strong>Terence McKenna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Death Blooms-Mudvayne\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mB2jRpUqWb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If only <strong>Lynn Strait<\/strong> had lived, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/snot\">Snot<\/a><\/strong> would\u2019ve been right up there with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/system-of-a-down\">System of a Down<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/incubus\">Incubus<\/a><\/strong>. Every dynamic on <em>Get Some<\/em> is so damn tasteful\u2026 the songs are so well-paced, from the big aggressive grooves to the funky slow parts. <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/snot\">Snot<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> even made traditional guitar solos work on <em>Get Some<\/em>. For a n\u00fc-metal album released in 1997, <em>Get Some<\/em> sounds incredibly fresh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Snot - The Box\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F8mMbQBwlOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/incubus\">Incubus<\/a><\/strong> used to be so fucking interesting! Sure, their radio rock stuff is excellent in its own right, but it\u2019s on a totally different wavelength than <em>S.C.I.E.N.C.E.<\/em> <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/incubus\">Incubus<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>\u2019 sophomore album is off-the-charts weird. It jumps between rap metal, funk, trip hop, techno and just whacked-out nonsense. You can tell this was the exact album Incubus wanted to make at the time \u2014 it pulls no creative punches and sounds like it was a lot of fun to create.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Incubus - Glass\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdMnUFcRCc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 2003, n\u00fc-metal was beginning to outstay its welcome on the radio. Remember, this was the year <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/korn\">Korn<\/a><\/strong> put out <em>Take a Look in the Mirror<\/em> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/limp-bizkit\">Limp Bizkit<\/a><\/strong> released <em>Results May Vary<\/em>. Despite the creative decline of n\u00fc-metal\u2019s biggest acts, the genre had plenty left to offer. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/nothingface\">Nothingface<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s final album is by far their most sonically diverse and vicious. It was produced beautifully and was dead-on with its criticism of the War on Terror and the Catholic Church\u2019s cover-up of child sexual abuse. <em>Skeletons<\/em> may be the heaviest, most slept-on n\u00fc-metal album of the 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"I Wish I Was A Communist\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ao-x3m-_9Vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Wisconsin Death Trip<\/em> is an album that deserves to be gushed over. Outside of <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/korn\">Korn<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, no band did heavy dance beats like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/static-x\">Static-X<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cPush It,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m With Stupid,\u201d \u201cBled for Days\u201d\u2026 this band on was on some shit when they made their debut album. Plus, <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/static-x\">Static-X<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> couldn\u2019t have been this ridiculous without <strong>Wayne Static<\/strong>\u2019s voice. He strung together all the bizarre elements like a master quilter, allowing an often overly-serious genre to be unapologetically silly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Bled for Days\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aAMkVLacL0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/sevendust\">Sevendust<\/a><\/strong> is pure quality within n\u00fc-metal. They didn\u2019t fuck around when it came to stellar musicianship and unbridled power. <em>Animosity<\/em> has aged exceptionally well because it didn\u2019t lean on any of n\u00fc-metal\u2019s cliches or tropes. It\u2019s just excellent songwriting with killer delivery and a complete lack of fear. <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/sevendust\">Sevendust<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> have never been the edgiest n\u00fc-metal band, but they\u2019re certainly one of the smartest. They made a hauntingly beautiful Christmas song ffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Xmas Day\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BALIQzRvCF4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sunk Loto<\/strong> had a stranglehold on Australia\u2019s n\u00fc-metal scene for several years, making a familiar style of rap metal deep into the 1990s. The band really solidified their sound on 2003\u2019s <em>Between Birth and Death<\/em> though, blending n\u00fc-metal with alt metal and cutting back on their hip-hop influence. The result was finely crafted cuts like \u201cEverything Everyway\u201d and \u201cStarved.\u201d Check out <strong>Sunk Loto<\/strong> if you\u2019re unfamiliar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Everything Everyway\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zrw-aMdDbJ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>You can instantly hear why <strong>Ross Robinson<\/strong> wanted to work with these guys. Hailing from Los Angeles, <strong>Amen<\/strong> concocted a rare blend of n\u00fc-metal and punk rock for their 1999 self-titled album. <strong>Amen<\/strong> may have been too weird to live and too rare to die, because they never really got their due despite being around for 30 years now. Just listen to \u201cDrive\u201d and tell us they didn\u2019t deserve mainstream radio play.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Drive\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUI5c_NtDpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re gonna deviate from the rules of this list and give a spot to one of n\u00fc-metal\u2019s giants, simply because this album is so fucking brilliant and creative. Yes, <em>Toxicity<\/em> is <em>the<\/em> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/system-of-a-down\">System of a Down<\/a><\/strong> album, but god damn, real fans know about the power of <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/system-of-a-down\">System of a Down<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>. Those tribal drum beats, creepy-crawly guitar parts, thudding bass lines and impossible-to-duplicate vocals\u2026 there\u2019s absolutely nothing like this. Never a boring moment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"P.L.U.C.K.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VxVzT0znI8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<h5>Want More Metal? 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