Hate towards nu-metal

[Ullimann]

I’ve seen ALOT of hate towards nu-metal(and it’s absolutely justified) but what i can’t understand is, if everybody hates it. Why the fuck is it stil everywhere??

 

[Allfader]

I’ve seen ALOT of hate towards nu-metal(and it’s absolutely justified) but what i can’t understand is, if everybody hates it. Why the fuck is it stil everywhere??

Not everybody hates it. Nu metal fans are usually people who care casual music listeners. The major nu metal bands still sell records and sell out venues, so their fanbase is a well established group.

The hate or indifference comes from people that has higher standards for metal.

Let's be honest, nu metal is very poor musically speaking. Everything it offers can be found in better shapes from metal genres.

 

[Sophii]

Nu Metal is a bullshit term anyhow.
I think its justifiable, but not every nu-metal band sucks ass. Especially those who would go and eschew the nu metal elements on later stuff.

 

[CiG]

The genre is a shitpile, basically the metal equivalent of jumpscare horror movies.

 

[Krow]

The metal equivalent of remaking an R-rated horror movie as a pg-13 film

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

nu-metal does this to me...

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

The genre is a shitpile, basically the metal equivalent of jumpscare horror movies.

*Jumpdafuckup scare.

 

[Sophii]

ARREEE YOUUU READDYYYY TO JUMPDAFUCKUP

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

i think the irish dudes did the whole jumping up thing way better than the nu-metal kiddos.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

nu-metal does this to me...

 

[Carpe Mortem]

I'm probably one of the only less-casual metal fans who doesn't hate nu-metal. And I don't think the hate is justified at all, I think a lot of folks tend to be aggressively pro-organic sound and nu-metal tends to have more synthesizers in general. There's also a bit more rap influence, and rock/metal fans in general have some kind of star wars/star trek problem with rap.

Korn is kool, fight me. So is Static-X.

 

[CiG]

I grew up on rap and have no problem with synthesizers.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

I'm curious what the problem with nu-metal is then. What I disagree with, and why I feel the need to defend, is the discounting of an entire genre. So to talk shit, you need to have specific identifying features you dislike.

 

[CiG]

I feel like we've had this discussion before lmao.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Probably I always white knight this topic lol.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

specific identifying features you dislike.

everything. there is nothing about nu-metal that i like and in no way does it resemble any of the other subgenres of metal i listen to and enjoy.

 

[CiG]

In short, I have always found the vocalists in nu-metal to be the biggest barrier of entry for me. They all seem to sound so goofy and fucking retarded, it doesn't help that musically they're usually pretty mediocre and overproduced either.

 

[Sophii]

Theres certain bands I feel like get lumped into nu-metal that shouldn't belong tbh.

Though I know CiG has a problem with Alt-Metal in general.

 

[CiG]

Though I know CiG has a problem with Alt-Metal in general.

I do?

 

[Sophii]

If I remember which convo it was in I'll quote it, but I'm sure you've said something about not liking alt-metal in general.