Nu-Metal
Even though the popularity of nu-metal peaked several years ago, the debate will continue among metal fans on whether nu-metal really is a metal genre. First popularized in the mid-nineties by groups such as Korn and Deftones, nu-metal bands frequently feature down-tuned guitars, vocals that frequently borrow from hip-hop or hardcore, and song structures that appear to have originated from the alternative hard rock scene rather than traditional metal.Nu-Metal bands:
| American Head Charge | Factory 81 | Papa Roach | Static-X |
| Coal Chamber | Gizmachi | P.O.D. | Stereomud |
| Crossbreed | Ill Niņo | Powerman 5000 | Stone Sour |
| Deftones | Kittie | Segression | System Of A Down |
| Demon Hunter | Korn | Sevendust | Systematic |
| Disturbed | Mudvayne | Slipknot | Ultraspank |
| Dr. Chunk | Mushroomhead | Society 1 | Unjust |
| Drowning Pool | My Ruin | Spineshank | |
| Dry Kill Logic | Otep | Staind | |
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