Definitions for nu metal
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1. nu metalnoun

   A genre of music characterized by negative lyrics, aggressive vocals, and rock or metal instrumentals with influences from grunge and hip-hop.

2. Etymology: new (playfully) + metal

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1. Nu metal

   Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of alternative metal that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu metal bands have drawn elements and influences from a variety of musical styles, including multiple genres of heavy metal. Nu metal rarely features guitar solos or other displays of musical technique; the genre is heavily syncopated and based on guitar riffs. Many nu metal guitarists use seven-string guitars that are down-tuned to produce a heavier sound. DJs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Vocal styles in nu metal include singing, rapping, screaming and growling. Nu metal is one of the key genres of the new wave of American heavy metal. Nu metal became popular in the late 1990s with bands and artists such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and Kid Rock all releasing albums that sold millions of copies. Nu metal's popularity continued during the early 2000s, with bands such as Papa Roach, Staind, and P.O.D. all selling multi-platinum albums, and came to a peak with Linkin Park's diamond-selling album Hybrid Theory, which became the best-selling rock album of the 21st century. However, by the mid-2000s, the oversaturation of bands combined with the underperformance of several high-profile releases led to nu metal's decline, leading to the rise of metalcore and many nu metal bands disbanding or abandoning their established sound in favor of other genres. During the 2010s, there was a nu metal revival; many bands that combine nu metal with other genres (for example, metalcore and deathcore) emerged, and some nu metal bands from the 1990s and early 2000s returned to the nu metal sound. Bands like Of Mice & Men, Emmure, Issues and My Ticket Home combined nu metal with metalcore or deathcore. Artists like Grimes, Poppy and Rina Sawayama integrated nu metal sounds into electronic pop music in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

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1. Nu metal

   Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. It is a fusion genre which combines sounds, influences and characteristics of heavy metal and its subgenres such as groove metal, thrash metal and alternative metal with other genres, including hip hop, grunge, hardcore punk, funk and industrial. It is classed as part of alternative metal.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nu metal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nu metal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nu metal in a Sentence

1. The Royal:

   This three crystal ring is made of sparkling crystals set on palladium plated metal.

2. Adam Fried:

   We've been through Columbine and all the school shootings after it. We know we have to improve school security, the question was : How do we do it so our school doesn't feel like a jail, with metal detectors ? It's not healthy for kids.

3. Lynnell Frenning-Wallace:

   This lady from Holland contacted me through Facebook Messenger and said her father was looking with a metal detector in the area of Market Garden in Holland and he found my dad’s helmet from World War 2, i said I would pay the postage on it and he said, ‘absolutely not, I will send it free of charge’.

4. Kim Glass:

   As I was leaving lunch, I was outside saying goodbye to a friend and this homeless man ran up. He had something in his hand, he was on the side of the car in the street, and he just like looked at me with some pretty hateful eyes and as I go to tell my friend I think something is wrong with him, before I knew it a big metal bolt like pipe hit me. It happened so fast, he literally flung it from the street.

5. Melanie Gaydos:

   My very first professional job was with the German heavy metal band Rammstein, that was a lot of fun.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nu_Metal
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_Metal
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nu metal