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nu_metal

nu metal

See also: nu-metal and nü-metal

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nu metal (uncountable)

  1. (music) A subgenre of heavy metal music from the mid to late 1990s with some sounds and influences from grunge and hip-hop.
    • 2004, BBC for kidz - nu-metal song of the year:
      Which nu-metal song has rocked your world this year?
    • 2007, Post Gazette (Pittsburgh), 1 Aug 2007 (headline) :
      Nu metal band Korn is back with a big tour, no-name album.

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