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Nu metal emerged as a subgenre of alternative metal in the mid-1990s. It fuses the aggression of heavy metal with the rhythmic cadence of hip hop, the funk of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the industrial textures of the late 1980s.
Producer Ross Robinson created the self-titled debut of Korn in 1994, which is widely considered the first true nu metal record. Korn formed in Bakersfield, California, and their lead vocalist Jonathan Davis cited Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell as a crucial influence.
The commercial peak of nu metal arrived in 2001 when Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory became the best-selling album of the year. The album sold 4,800,000 copies in the United States alone and was certified 12x platinum.
By 2004, the tide had turned and nu metal's popularity dropped significantly due to oversaturation of bands and the underperformance of several high-profile releases. MTV reported that nu metal bands were played less frequently on radio stations and the genre began to be criticized by many fans of heavy metal music.
Electronic and art pop singer-songwriters incorporated nu metal into their sound in the late 2010s and early 2020s, including Poppy, Grimes, and Rina Sawayama. Poppy received critical acclaim for her album I Disagree, which featured the single Bloodmoney nominated for the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Late 2024 saw the surprise revival of Linkin Park after a seven-year hiatus following the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017. The band released their eighth studio album From Zero on November 15 with new singer Emily Armstrong and new drummer Colin Brittain.