Originally Posted by Merkaba (Post 315455)

Slipknot don't rap and they're nu-metal. Rap like vocals are a characteristic but not all nu metal acts need them to be so. Nu-metal is mainly defined by it's sound. It's hard to explain but when you listen to Linken Park and Korn and L-Biskit they have this very similar tone to their music, and a fairly pop-like song structure.

Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 315443)

Oh right.
I was trying to make a witty stab at bonos sexuality and overlooked that one detail :(

Originally Posted by oojay (Post 315458)

Im not really up on the whole "nu-metal" scene. Would you mind making a list of some "nu-metal" bands so I could get a better sense of what the genre entails?

Originally Posted by Metal Edu Thread by Ian And Ethan, but mostly by Ian.

Nu Metal

Not truly a metal sub-genre, more closely like a 2nd cousin twice removed, Nu Metal combines some metallic and alternative rock riffing with a hip hop based vocal delivery and rhythm. Usually involves heavy sampling and turn table use. Many bands reached mainstream status. Lyrics usually tell of some sort of hardship, whether it be a relationship failure or substance abuse. Few true metal heads put this bastardization of our music on the same level as other genres however.

Examples: Korn, the Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Staind, American Head Charge, Taproot, Cold

Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 315457)

Slipknot do rap in some songs, or as their fans who refuse to acknowledge it call it "talk really fast in monotoned".

Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 315460)

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Originally Posted by Merkaba (Post 315461)

:laughing:

Really?? Oh most of the Slipknot I've heard was screaming, I've only heard parts of that Subliminal Verses album, which I think wasn't so screamy.

oojay, wikipedia has a fairly thorough list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...musical_groups

Originally Posted by Merkaba (Post 315464)

We did. We all did.:)