Nu metal didn't just define a generation of heavy bands: it became a total, all-conquering mainstream phenomenon. Its music dominated the charts; its figureheads were all over TV; its fashion became ...

Here is every album by the "Big 4" bands of nu-metal, ranked from worst to best. Nu-metal's big four are Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park and System of a Down, of course. Altogether, there are 32 albums ...

Originally emerging from the music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, nu metal established a new wave of alternative music that blended elements of heavy metal with hip-hop and a variety of ...