nu-metal

/ ˌnjuːˈmɛtəl /

noun

1. 1. a type of rock music popular from the late 1990s, featuring much of the sound typical of heavy metal but also influenced by rap and hip-hop

   2. ( as modifier )

      a nu-metal band

Word History and Origins

Origin of nu-metal¹

C20: from _nu- , a form of _new + ( _heavy ) _metal

Example Sentences

The nu-metal group reformed last year with Emily Armstrong as their new lead singer.

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They’ve broken out from being a cult and critical favorite from the nü-metal scene to being widely appreciated as one of the most important and influential bands of that era.

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At the height of nu-metal, Osbourne teamed up with Coal Chamber for an ominous 1999 cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Shock the Monkey.”

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As the show’s nu-metal intro music blared and attendees signed waiver forms authorizing their appearance on camera, host Chris Reid — who also chairs the Bronx caucus — announced with a wry smile that this week’s show was all about “the N-word,” which here, apparently, refers to “narrative.”

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What does it mean that these two very different styles — teen pop and nü-metal — captured the soul of America’s youth at the same time?

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