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Nu Metal or Hair Metal?

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  1. The Captain

    The Captain Member

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    Good comprehensive write up on Hair Metal.

    Nu Metal is sort of an in-between label imo but there are some definite characteristics, mostly ‘rap-rock’ which even Vanilla Ice dabbled in (it’s a shame it wasn’t a full comeback).

    It’s sort of made a small cult comeback recently with Poppy crediting it as an influence.

    Personally, I like both and the Peacemaker soundtrack was heavy on the Hair Metal fun tunes. Over the summer I listened to a lot of Static-X. That said, I like pretty much any music genre except pop-country.
     
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    Hair metal, if just for the nostalgia reason, but some of these bands are really good.

    Guns & Roses, Motley Crue, Queensryche, Whitesnake, Poison, Def Leppard(my fav), Bon Jovi and Journey are all great.
     
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  3. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    So my 16 year old son loves Linkin Park so I am going to give Nu Metal a try - Deftones, System of a Down, Incubus, Linkin Park, etc. Will weigh in later in this thread about thoughts..
     
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  4. Jturbofuel

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    I like both but if we are going by the stuff I actually listen to on these list Hair Metal has a slight edge,
     
    #24 Jturbofuel, Feb 21, 2025
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  5. Buck Turgidson

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    Give him the first 4+ Metallica albums.
    Anthrax
    Slayer
    Megadeth
    ...
     
    #25 Buck Turgidson, Feb 22, 2025
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    Rage Against the Machine

    Might not fit perfectly in the Nu Metal box but if the kid likes Linkin Park, he'd probably like them.
     
    #26 pmac, Feb 22, 2025
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    I couldn't tell you a thing about Incubus other than "Dig" has been one of my most played workout songs over the last few months. Really good tune, IMO. Probably considered pop, but I don't care.

     
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  8. The Captain

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    https://www.music-map.com/linkin+park
     
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  9. Manny Ramirez

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    He does like RATM - I should probably get him interested in Faith No More
     
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    I think some of the hair metal guys are probably more appropriately described as nu hair metal guys these days thanks to male pattern baldness and hair plugs.
     
    #30 Ottomaton, Feb 22, 2025
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    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    I've gone all-in on Electric Callboy. Too much fun. Too much volume. Too much elevator.
     
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    My 13 year olds have actually turned me on to some music I never thought I would be into. System of a Down is probably the first one they got me into a few years ago. Now I literally can't get enough of them. You have to go deeper than just Toxicity and Ariels.

    And not to open up a huge can of worms, but SOAD (how the kids refer to them) is definitely NOT Nu Metal.
     
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  13. The Captain

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    Nu Metal is a lot of hair gel, rapping and a DJ scratching records with a rock band.

    I don’t know what SOAD is other than some weird ****ing music you have to be on a lot of drugs to appreciate. Three thumbs up.
     
    #33 The Captain, Feb 24, 2025
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    Is SOAD to GenZ what The Doors were for GenX?
     
    #34 KingCheetah, Feb 24, 2025
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    This is better than everything being released today...including all of the Marvel and DC movies...

     
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    SOAD is nu metal adjacent.
     
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    Good Call.

    I remember RATM and TOOL putting out albums around the same time in '93ish?
     
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    What is the best Hair Metal Song Ever?
     
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