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Nu metal is a hybrid heavy‑music genre that blends metal’s weight with the rhythmic swagger of hip‑hop, the textures of industrial music, and the angst of alternative rock. Emerging in the mid‑1990s in California, it broke from traditional metal by favoring syncopated, down‑tuned riffs, groove‑driven rhythms, and vocal styles that shift between rapping, singing, screaming, and spoken delivery. Many bands also incorporated DJs, sampling, and electronic elements, giving the genre its signature hybrid sound.

The style rose to massive mainstream popularity in the late ’90s and early 2000s, led by bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Deftones, and Linkin Park, whose multi‑platinum releases pushed nu metal into radio and MTV rotation. Its songs often carried intense, emotional, or confrontational themes, supported by heavily amplified beats and off‑pitch or textural guitar tones.

Though its commercial peak faded by the mid‑2000s, nu metal has since experienced several revivals, influencing everything from metalcore and deathcore to modern electronic pop. Today, it remains one of heavy music’s most recognizable crossover genres—defined by its rhythmic punch, emotional immediacy, and genre‑blurring experimentation.

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Disturbed Working On New Album

Disturbed Working On New Album

XS ROCK Jun 5, 2026 1 min read

Disturbed Working On New Album…Disturbed frontman David Draiman has just posted a new update on the songs from the upcoming album by the band: I’ll tell you one thing… I’ve had a lot of time to go over these last

Pussy Riot Teams With Avenged Sevenfold For New Song

Pussy Riot Teams With Avenged Sevenfold For New Song

XS ROCK Jun 4, 2026 1 min read

Pussy Riot Teams With Avenged Sevenfold For New Song…”Candy Dopamine” is the new song by Pussy Riot that features Avenged Sevenfold. Taken from the upcoming new album called “Cyka”. Band founder Nadya Tolokonnikova spent two years in jail for her

Rage Against The Machine Guitarist and System Of A Down Singer Team Up On Protest Song

Rage Against The Machine Guitarist and System Of A Down Singer Team Up On Protest Song

XS ROCK May 31, 2026 1 min read

Rage Against The Machine Guitarist and System Of A Down Singer Team Up On Protest Song…Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), his son Roman, and Serj Tankian just dropped a new song called “Adjourn It”. Clips from the film SALT

Riot Fest 2026 Lineup Features Morrissey, Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd

Riot Fest 2026 Lineup Features Morrissey, Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd

XS ROCK May 29, 2026 2 min read

Riot Fest 2026 Lineup Features Morrissey, Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd. One of the most interesting things about the 2026 Riot Fest lineup is that The Sex Pistols will feature Frank Carter on vocals, and John Lydon will perform with

Inkcarceration Fest Announces 65 Bands Including Disturbed, Papa Roach & More

Inkcarceration Fest Announces 65 Bands Including Disturbed, Papa Roach & More

XS ROCK May 24, 2026 2 min read

The daily music schedule has been announced for Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, where more than 65 bands will take over the historic Ohio State Reformatory grounds in Mansfield, Ohio, on July 17-19 for one of the most unique events

Slipknot Announces Release Date And Tracklist For "Look Outside Your Window"

Slipknot Announces Release Date And Tracklist For “Look Outside Your Window”

XS ROCK May 20, 2026 1 min read

Slipknot Announces Release Date And Tracklist For “Look Outside Your Window”…The album has been shelved for 18 years. It is not what most fans have come to think of as Slipknot’s sound and style. The album was an experimental project,

Sick New World Is A Louder And Darker Celebration Of Heavy Music

Sick New World Is A Louder And Darker Celebration Of Heavy Music

David Bronstein May 14, 2026 7 min read

The 2026 Edition of Sick New World Is A Louder And Darker Celebration Of Heavy Music. The return of Sick New World on April 25 in Las Vegas felt less like a music festival and more like a declaration that

Korn Returns With Ultra-Heavy New Song "Reward The Scars"

Korn Returns With Ultra-Heavy New Song “Reward The Scars”

XS ROCK Apr 24, 2026 1 min read

Korn Returns With Ultra-Heavy New Song “Reward The Scars”…The first new single by Korn in four years, “Reward The Scars,” was recorded for the Diablo IV video game expansion Lord of Hatred. Korn is set to begin a tour of

MGK Teams With Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst On "Fix UR Face"

MGK Teams With Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst On “Fix UR Face”

XS ROCK Apr 22, 2026 1 min read

MGK Teams With Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst On “Fix UR Face”…Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has teamed up with Machine Gun Kelly to record a brand new song and video called “Fix UR Face,” which you can watch below: The song

Sonic Temple Festival Announces Performance Times

Sonic Temple Festival Announces Performance Times

XS ROCK Apr 15, 2026 5 min read

Sonic Temple Festival Announces Performance Times…The 4-Day Destination EventTakes Over Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio. With Over 145 Bands On 5 Stages, Including: My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Breaking Benjamin (Thursday),Shinedown, Staind, Sublime (Friday),Bring Me The Horizon, Good

Welcome To Rockville Festival Announces Performance Times

Welcome To Rockville Festival Announces Performance Times

XS ROCK Apr 11, 2026 6 min read

Welcome To Rockville Festival Announces Performance Times…Welcome To RockvilleMusic Set Times Released For 15th Anniversary Of Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk FestivalMay 7-10, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway. Originally launched in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011, Welcome To Rockville found

Sevendust Releases Clay-Mation Style Video For "Threshold"

Sevendust Releases Clay-Mation Style Video For “Threshold”

XS ROCK Apr 4, 2026 2 min read

Sevendust Releases Clay-Mation Style Video For “Threshold”…The band has released the new single and video for the song “Threshold” from their new album “One”, out May 1st. Catch Sevendust on tour: One Tour:Apr 16 – Carterville, IL – Walker’s Bluff

Alien Ant Farm Returns With "Reasons"

Alien Ant Farm Returns With “Reasons”

XS ROCK Mar 9, 2026 3 min read

Alien Ant Farm Returns With “Reasons”…Alien Ant Farm has released their new single, “Reasons,” via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming new album, due out this fall. The release marks a new chapter for

Watch ANA Slither In "Hate Me" Video

Watch ANA Slither In “Hate Me” Video

XS ROCK Mar 6, 2026 2 min read

Australia has long been a powerhouse for heavy music, but the Melbourne-based outfit ANA is currently carving out a niche that defies traditional categorization. Identifying as a couture symphonic metal band, the group seamlessly merges high-fashion aesthetics with the grandiosity

Sevendust Release Video For "Unbreakable"

Sevendust Release Video For “Unbreakable”

XS ROCK Mar 5, 2026 2 min read

Sevendust Release Video For “Unbreakable”…Iconic Atlanta quintet SEVENDUST is back with its 15th studio album, ONE, set for release on May 1, 2026, via Napalm Records. The upcoming full-length LP forges ten simultaneously lean and gut-punching tracks out of gargantuan

Rocklahoma 2026 Lineup Announced

Rocklahoma 2026 Lineup Announced

XS ROCK Feb 25, 2026 1 min read

Rocklahoma 2026 Lineup Announced…See below for the full list of artists and bands performing for Rocklahoma XX: SLAYERPAPA ROACHGODSMACKSTONE TEMPLE PILOTSCYPRESS HILLDROPKICK MURPHYSINSANE, CLOWN POSSEBLACK LABEL SOCIETYTHE PRETTY RECKLESSHOLLYWOOD UNDEADYELAWOLFPENNYWISEWOLFMOTHERJETSUICIDAL TENDENCIESBLACK VEIL BRIDESPRESIDENTLIVING COLOURBUCKCHERRYBLACK STONE CHERRYUGLY KID JOECROSSFADESLAUGHTERMOLLY HATCHETDEXTER AND

Louder Than Life Fest Features Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Pantera and More

Louder Than Life Fest Features Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Pantera and More

XS ROCK Feb 23, 2026 4 min read

Louder Than Life Fest Features Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Pantera and More…Check out the full lineup below: The full lineup for Louder Than Life is as follows (subject to change): My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden, TOOL, Limp Bizkit, Pantera,

Puscifer Release "ImpetuoUs" Music Video

Puscifer Ft. Tool Singer Release “Bad Wolf” Video

XS ROCK Feb 9, 2026 2 min read

Puscifer’s new album, Normal Isn’t (Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG) is out now. The collection marks Puscifer’s first new album in five years and finds the trio of Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, and Carina Round embracing the post-punk influences that shaped

BIOHAZARD Announce Tour with Sepultura And Exodus

BIOHAZARD Announce Tour with Sepultura

XS ROCK Jan 20, 2026 3 min read

Hardcore legends BIOHAZARD have announced a major spring 2026 North American tour, joining Sepultura, Exodus, and Tribal Gaze for a stacked run of dates celebrating heavy music across the continent. The tour kicks off April 29th in Montclair, New Jersey,

Sevendust Announces New Album "One"

Sevendust Announces New Album “One”

XS ROCK Jan 20, 2026 1 min read

Sevendust have just announced their brand-new album “One”, set for release on May 1st. This will be the band’s 15th studio album to date. One Tracklisting: OneUnbreakableIs This The Real YouThresholdWe WonConstructBright SideThe DropBlood PriceMisdirection One Tour Dates:Apr 16 –

PUSCIFER UNVEILS COMIC BOOK SERIES:“TALES FROM THE PUSCIVERSE”

PUSCIFER UNVEILS COMIC BOOK

XS ROCK Jan 18, 2026 2 min read

The Pusciverse – Puscifer expands its universe with the launch of the band’s first comic book series, “Tales From The Pusciverse.” Issue #1 centers on Bellendia Black, a character first seen in the band’s “Pendulum” video. Written by Maynard James

Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival: 65+ Bands Across 3 Stages – Disturbed, Bad Omens, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, More

Inkcarceration Includes Disturbed, Bad Omens, Limp Bizkit

XS ROCK Jan 16, 2026 4 min read

If anyone wondered how Inkcarceration Festival might top last year’s record-breaking event that drew in 90,000 music fans, all it takes is a look at the lineup for the 2026 edition. More than 65 bands will take over the historic

Sonic Temple Festival Headliners Announced With Over 140 Bands Performing

Sonic Temple Festival Features Over 140 Bands

XS ROCK Oct 29, 2025 7 min read

After Hosting The Largest Rock Event In Ohio HistoryAnd Breaking All Attendance Records in 2025Sonic Temple Is Excited To Reveal The Full Lineup ForThe Pinnacle Of Rock Festivals In AmericaMay 14-17, 2026At Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio Over 140

Limp Bizkit Bass Player, Sam Rivers Dead At 48

Limp Bizkit Bass Player Sam Rivers Dead At 48

XS ROCK Oct 18, 2025 1 min read

Limp Bizkit Bass Player Sam Rivers Dead At 48 Limp Bizkit has posted the following on their official Instagram account regarding the death of Sam Rivers: In Loving Memory of Our Brother, Sam Rivers 💔 Today we lost our brother.Our

Biohazard Says "F**k the System" In New Video

Biohazard Release New Song “Death Of Me”

XS ROCK Sep 18, 2025 2 min read

Brooklyn hardcore legends BIOHAZARD release their explosive new single “Death of Me” from their upcoming album ‘Divided We Fall,’ their first studio release in over a decade, out October 17th via BLKIIBLK. Reuniting the original lineup, the album delivers a

Hardcore Legends BIOHAZARD Launch New Video "Eyes On Six"

Hardcore Legends BIOHAZARD Launch New Video “Eyes On Six”

XS ROCK Aug 20, 2025 2 min read

Hardcore Legends BIOHAZARD Launch New Video “Eyes On Six”…Today, Brooklyn hardcore legends BIOHAZARD unleash their explosive new single “Eyes On Six” from their upcoming album ‘Divided We Fall,’ their first studio release in over a decade, out October 17th via

Biohazard Says "F**k the System" In New Video

Biohazard Says “F**k the System” In New Video

XS ROCK Jul 21, 2025 3 min read

Brooklyn hardcore legends BIOHAZARD are excited to announce ‘Divided We Fall,’ their first studio album in over a decade, out October 17th via BLKIIBLK. Reuniting the original lineup, the album delivers a blistering statement of unity in chaos. To celebrate

System Of A Down Guitarist Releases New Scars On Broadway Album, "Addicted To The Violence"

New Scars On Broadway Album Released

XS ROCK Jul 14, 2025 8 min read

New Scars On Broadway Album Released…Daron Malakian, guitarist and second vocalist in System Of A Down, has just announced a brand new Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway album entitled “Addicted To The Violence. Check out the first single and

Slayer, Deftones, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie And Avenged Sevenfold Among Over 160 Bands At Louder Than Life

Slayer, Deftones, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie And Avenged Sevenfold Among Over 160 Bands At Louder Than Life

XS ROCK Mar 2, 2025 11 min read

Louder Than Life will be disturbing the peace in 2025 with one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year. Over 160 bands will perform on 6 stages September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland

Seven Of Sevendust Box Set Review

Seven Of Sevendust Box Set Review

XS ROCK Nov 20, 2023 2 min read

Seven Of Sevendust Box Set Review…Sevendust is one of those bands that I listened to originally from their first album, and then somewhere along the way, about 2 or 3 albums later, I lost track of the band. Shame on

BIOHAZARD REUNITES WITH ORIGINAL LINEUP

BIOHAZARD REUNITES WITH ORIGINAL LINEUP

XS ROCK Nov 16, 2022 3 min read

BIOHAZARD REUNITES WITH ORIGINAL LINEUP… Biohazard is back.  Celebrating their 35th anniversary as a band, Brooklyn, NY hardcore metal legends Biohazard have returned, reuniting their original lineup of guitarist/vocalist Billy Gradziadei, guitarist Bobby Hambel, drummer Danny Schuler, and bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld. 

Biohazard…Where Are They Now?

Biohazard…Where Are They Now?

XS ROCK Feb 1, 2021 4 min read

Biohazard…Where Are They Now?…With their unique mixture of Hardcore, Metal and Groove/Rap, BIOHAZARD crested the Mount Olympus of the international Hardcore and Metal scene at the beginning of the 90s. What started out with »Biohazard« (1990) found its worthy continuation

Interview with Tony Campos From Static-X and Live Show Review

Interview with Tony Campos From Static-X and Live Show Review

XS ROCK Dec 19, 2019 5 min read

Often, I’m asked what it’s like backstage when I get to interview the artists. Many times the artists arrive at the venue with a very limited amount of time to get the equipment set up, do soundchecks and take the