nu metal is a subgenre of alternative metal that combines elements of different styles of metal with elements of other music genres such as hip pop, alternative rock, funk, industrial and grunge. nu metal rarely features guitar solos focusing more on down-tuned guitar riffs. djs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable, scratching and electronic backgrounds. vocal styles in nu metal include clean singing, raspy singing, rapping, screaming and growling. the.label nu metal is even more divisive than alternative metal. almost all musicians referred to as nu metal reject the label or try to distance themselves from it. many heavy metal fans do not consider nu metal to be a true subgenre of heavy metal.

• seminal nu metal bands:

korn, slipknot, drowning pool, coal chamber, p.o.d. (post-grunge), mushroomhead

• important nu metal album:

korn - korn (1994)