Does anyone know any bands that play music similar to this? It's from the movie The Wedding Singer.

So, I've been thinking of getting some essential nu metal (I have cravings every once in a while), and I FINALLY just got Korn's self-titled (what other Korn albums are worth it?) and was thinking of getting LP's Hybrid Theory or Slipknot's "Vol. 3". So which of these two is better and are they both essential nu-metal? Are they both the best albums of these respective bands? What are some other essential nu-metal albums by these and other bands?

While I doubt anyone would say it's an "essential" album I'd recommend you give Hypocrisy's 2002 album Catch 22 a try. The band was one of the early Swedish melodic death metal bands that managed to be up there in terms of heaviness with the regular death metal bands, yet still managed to ride the popularity of bands like At the Gates, Dark Tranquility, and In Flames. Catch 22 wasn't well received because a prominent melodeath metal band had "betrayed" their roots, but I think the album has a lot of potential and is easily one of the best albums to showcase nu metal's potential. Definitely don't expect it to sound like Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Korn, or any of the really popular nu metal bands, however it does share a lot of parallels, particularly the drumming.

The album was remixed and later rereleased in 2008, however that version really strips away a lot of the nu metal sound, so I'd say check out the original 2002 version before trying the latter version.

That's death metal aint it?

Do you have any opinions on the other stuff I posted?

KoRn's Follow The Leader or Life Is Peachy are solid if you're into that sort of thing. Vol. 3 is a good record, but it's not really nu-metal as much as it alt metal (yes there is a difference). I'd still recommend it though. As for Linkin Park...no.

It's shit.

Hypocrisy is most definitely a death metal band, but the album that I recommended is more of a push towards nu metal, or at least experimenting with the nu metal sound, like the tin can sounding snare drum, the groove guitar riff, and the vocals are pretty restrained all things considered, at least compared to the band's actual death metal music.

Linkin Park are worthless. They never did any sort of blending of genres; all they did was applique the most obvious aspects of other genres unto a generic nu-metal template. The musicianship was pedestrian at best, the vision reactionary, and the lyrics puerile. Worthless band.

The general appeal of nu-metal, in my estimation, has to with how it conveyed crescendos in a simplistic & heavy manner. To this end, I'd recommend "Static-X" as the nu-metal band to check out. The songs are simplistic, as is the vision; but they accomplish it with gusto and sincerity. The self titled is their most widely regarded, and with reason - "Push It" is a nu-metal single that deserved the airplay it recieved. That these guys were cognizant of the broader underground music scene is acknowledged; the bassist is an avowed fan of Morbid Angel, and the lead man a fan of Ministry and industrial in general.

I wouldn't say they are the thinking man's nu-metal; but they are nu-metal the thinking man can enjoy.

I don`t actually think of that as one of the really good Hypocrisy albums. The best three imo are Abducted, The Final Chapter and Hypocrisy. The band were on their prime on these three albums.

"essential nu-metal" does not exist.

i'll defend both to the death

i thought you mentioned that LP was "whiny"?