nu-metal

British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of nu-metal

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

Example Sentences

While you yourself may have experienced jangly college rock or nu-metal as an adult, a generation of kids heard it when their tastes were just beginning to form, and many of them would go on to pursue music years later, carrying those influences with them.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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?

From Los Angeles Times