Nu metal

Nu metal (also called nü-metal, new metal or aggro metal) is a fusion musical genre that combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, such as hip hop, grunge, alternative rock and funk. The genre was commercially successful in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Nu metal music emphasizes the atmosphere, rhythm and texture over melody and instrumentation. Often, nu metal songs use rhythmic and syncopated riffs, played with distorted electric guitars tuned in low ranges.

The bands that gave origin to the sort were Korn (with its homonymous album in 1994) and Deftones with its disc of 1995, Adrenaline.