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

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

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.”

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

It starts at Shut Up and Drive by Rihanna, swerves into nu-metal band Korn's cover of Word Up and detours towards Genesis, by French dance act Justice.

From BBC