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128-737: The Union Underground is an American nu metal band based out of San Antonio, Texas . Original band members included Bryan Scott, Patrick Kennison , John Moyer and Josh Memolo. They released one major label album, ...An Education in Rebellion , in 2000 which featured the hit single " Turn Me On 'Mr. Deadman' " . The roots of heavy metal band the Union Underground lie in the relationship between singer/guitarist Bryan Scott and guitarist Patrick Kennison, who met in junior high school in San Antonio, Texas. After finishing high school,

256-583: A "banner year" for the genre. Limp Bizkit released their debut Three Dollar Bill, Y'all in July 1997. The album's popularity grew in 1999 as the band's mainstream profile began to increase; in March of that year, it went platinum in the United States, and eventually went double platinum in July 2001. Coal Chamber released its self-titled debut album in 1997, which was a minor hit, being certified gold in

384-697: A Cause and Orgy 's debut album Candyass . Follow the Leader peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA, and paved the way for the success of other nu metal bands. At this point, many nu metal bands were signed to major record labels, and were using elements of heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, or grunge. Hip hop artists Vanilla Ice and Cypress Hill, along with heavy metal bands Sepultura, Primus, Fear Factory, Machine Head, and Slayer released albums that draw from

512-537: A Cause , Cocky 's song " Forever ", which featured the style of Kid Rock's nu metal song " Bawitdaba ", was not as popular as Cocky 's country song " Picture ". MTV also wrote, "Another cause for nü-metal and rap-rock's slip from the spotlight could be a diluted talent pool caused by so many similar-sounding bands. American Head Charge , Primer 55 , Adema , Cold , the Union Underground , Dope , Apartment 26 , Hed (Planet Earth) and Skrape —all of whom released albums between 2000 and 2001—left more of

640-559: A club – I saw all these kids going wild, knowing the songs by heart – and that's when I realized that they definitely had potential." Warner Bros. was unimpressed with the demo and chose not to sign the group. The unreleased disc included the tracks "Infest," " Last Resort ," " Broken Home ," "Dead Cell," and " She Loves Me Not ". Shortly thereafter, DreamWorks Records offered the band a recording contract. After signing with DreamWorks Records in October 1999, Papa Roach promptly entered

768-572: A collective impression than individual ones". Despite what MTV wrote, the RIAA certified Korn's album Untouchables platinum in July 2002, and one of the album's singles, " Here to Stay ", received a lot of radio play and peaked at number one on MTV's Total Request Live twice. Untouchables sold at least 434,000 copies in first week of release and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200. However, Untouchables still did not sell as many copies as Korn's most commercially successful album, Follow

896-1269: A core feature of all metal genres, nu metal guitarists took the sounds of "violence and destruction" to new levels with their overdriven guitar tone, which music journalists Kitts and Tolinski compared to the "...sound [of] a Mack truck being crushed by a collapsing skyscraper." Some nu metal bands use seven-string guitars that are generally down-tuned , rather than traditional six-string guitars . Likewise, some bass guitarists use five-string and six-string instruments. Bass guitar-playing in nu metal often features an emphasis on funk elements. In nu metal music, DJs are sometimes featured to provide instrumentation such as sampling , turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Nu metal tends to have hip hop grooves and rhythms. Vocal styles used in nu metal music include singing, rapping , screaming and growling . Vocals in nu metal are often rhythmic and influenced by hip hop. While some nu metal bands, such as Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park , have rapping in their music, other nu metal bands, such as Godsmack and Staind , do not. Nu metal bands occasionally feature hip hop musicians as guests in their songs; Korn's song "Children of

1024-437: A female perspective. Rina Sawayama said "metal itself lends itself to toxic masculine tropes, but it's also almost taking the piss out of a very masculine expression of emotion". Smaller bands have also rose to the scene in the early 2020s with the genre, including London -based Wargasm , who have been " validated by the nu-metal daddies," after Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis described them as "his new favourite band." In

1152-809: A hit single in April 2003 with the song " I Hate Everything About You ", while Lostprophets managed a hit single in December 2003 with the song " Last Train Home ", becoming the highest-charting single from a UK-based rock band that year. The Lostprophets' 2004 album Start Something was successful, peaking at number 4 on the UK Album Charts and number 33 on the U.S. Billboard 200 . Although nu metal's popularity survived into 2002 and 2003, much of it had dropped significantly by 2004. By this point in time, indie and garage rock revival bands such as

1280-526: A live record, and it turned into 'let's add a couple of bonus songs' [...] and now it's half live, half new songs and it's kind of the past and present of Papa Roach. I think it's a good representation and a good reminder of what this band's about, [...] and it gives you a look at where our sound can go." Starting April 25, 2011, Papa Roach headlined the Raid The Nation tour, with the first leg featuring Finger Eleven . The second leg featured Escape

1408-428: A lot of closed-minded metal purists that would hate something because it's not true to metal or whatever, but Korn has never been a metal band, dude. We're not a metal band. We've always been looked at as what they called the nu-metal thing. But we've always been the black sheep and we never fitted into that kind of thing so ... We're always ever evolving, and we always piss fans off and we're gaining other fans and it

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1536-452: A lot of the nu-metal bands that are out there, my response is that it seems really insincere to me. 'I've had a really shitty childhood and I'm really upset and I'm really ugly and I've put a lot of make-up on and I'm harder and faster and my voice sounds more like the cookie monster 's than yours does'. To me it all comes across as being comical, as being a parody of itself. In response to reports that Fred Durst , lead singer of Limp Bizkit,

1664-572: A mansion emerged while the band was working on Getting Away with Murder . " ...To Be Loved " was the first single released from the album and served as the official theme song for WWE Raw from 2006 to 2009. The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band began touring in support of the album in August 2006, starting with an American tour followed by a European leg. In October 2006, Papa Roach toured with Guns N' Roses during their Chinese Democracy tour . They also served as

1792-402: A moment in time and it's over." During the mid-2010s, there was a discussion within media of a possible nu metal revival because of bands fusing nu metal with other genres. Despite the lack of radio play and popularity, some nu metal bands recaptured some of their former popularity as they released albums in a nu metal style. Many metalcore and deathcore groups gained moderate popularity in

1920-535: A more alternative metal approach to the two albums compared to their past three efforts. In 2005, Limp Bizkit released an EP called The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) which had little promotion and advertising. The album was not very popular; its sales fell 67% during its second week of release. In 2006, Limp Bizkit went on hiatus. In 2012, vocalist Fred Durst said: "Here's the deal: say in 2000, there were 35 million people who connected to this band. Twelve years later, lots of those people have moved on. We were

2048-467: A new project "Cult to Follow" with an entirely new band. Patrick Kennison is now working with the band Heaven Below . John Moyer is now playing bass for Disturbed . Josh Memolo became a born again Christian . He has played drums in different churches and for local bands when he can. Bryan Scott started the band Cult to Follow. In July 2015, it was announced that Scott formed a side project called Into

2176-441: A night in jail. Commerford said in 2015, "I do apologize for Limp Bizkit. I really do. I feel really bad that we inspired such bullshit ... They're gone, though. That's the beautiful thing." "After Korn's 'Follow the Leader' blew the whole movement into orbit in 1998, nu-metal produced some ridiculous bands, to be sure. And to be fair, plenty of them dwelled in the realms of corny rap-rock and dull alternative radio rock with

2304-440: A nu metal revival as beginning in the 2010s with groups like Blood Youth , Cane Hill , Stray From The Path , Sworn In , DangerKids , Islander , and Blind Channel . Within this movement, nu metalcore became increasingly prominent through the popularity of groups like Vein.fm , Loathe and Code Orange . According to PopMatters writer Ethan Stewart, Code Orange's 2017 album Forever led to nu metalcore becoming "one of

2432-523: A peak with Linkin Park 's diamond-selling album Hybrid Theory . By the mid-2000s, however, the oversaturation of bands combined with the underperformance of several high-profile releases led to the subgenre's decline, leading to the rise of metalcore and many nu metal bands disbanding or abandoning their established sound in favor of other genres. The 2010s brought a nu metal revival; many bands that combined it with other genres (for example, metalcore and deathcore ) emerged, and some nu metal bands from

2560-406: A rendition of Jimi Hendrix 's song " Fire ". Ultimately, they did not win the talent show. In March 1993, Ben Luther left the band, followed by Anne Mikolajcik. During this period, Papa Roach practiced daily and toured extensively, playing every gig they could secure. The band's first tour van was named Moby Dick, which inspired Shaddix to adopt his initial stage name, "Coby Dick." Initially, the band

2688-482: A significant amount of time on tour, which included a full United States and European tour alongside bands such as Dead Poetic , Trust Company , Chronic Future , Skindred , 311 , and Unwritten Law . On September 12, 2006, Papa Roach released their fourth album, The Paramour Sessions . The band named the album after the recording location, the Paramour Mansion . The idea for an album recorded in

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2816-465: A softer sound. Noting Staind's change in style to a softer sound, Tommy Udo of Brave Nu World wrote: "It's often said that nobody over the age of 24 could possibly like Limp Bizkit or Korn, but Staind are a more mainstream band and their songs are likely to appeal to a much bigger fanbase." In August 2001, Slipknot released their album Iowa , which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum in October 2001. Critic John Mulvey called

2944-490: A song together for part of Winkler's solo project, although both expressed uncertainty about whether the song would ever be released. In 2008, it was announced that the band would officially part ways with drummer Dave Buckner. It was also revealed that Buckner had sued the band, claiming he wasn't "receiving his fair share of the group's earnings." In an interview in February 2008 with 99.7 The Blitz , Shaddix stated that

3072-939: A stake through the heart of the guitar solo". Another contrast with other heavy metal genres is nu metal's emphasis on rhythm, rather than on complexity or mood, often its rhythm sounds. The wah pedal is occasionally featured in nu metal music. Nu metal bassists and drummers are often influenced by funk and hip hop, respectively, adding to nu metal's rhythmic nature. Blast beats and double bass drumming, which are both common in heavy metal subgenres such as black metal , thrash metal and death metal, are uncommon in nu metal, with drummers such as Slipknot's Joey Jordison and Mudvayne 's Matt McDonough being notable exceptions. Nu metal's similarities with many heavy metal subgenres include its use of common time , distorted guitars, and power chords and note structures primarily revolving around Dorian , Aeolian or Phrygian modes . While loud and heavily distorted electric guitars are

3200-491: A very direct tone. However, some nu metal songs have lyrics that are about other topics. P.O.D. has used positive lyrics about promise and hope. The nu metal song " Bodies " by Drowning Pool is about moshing . The Michigan Daily wrote about Limp Bizkit 's lyrics, writing that the band "used the nu-metal sound as a way to spin testosterone fueled fantasies into snarky white-boy rap. Oddly, audiences took frontman Fred Durst more seriously than he wanted, failing to see

3328-467: Is a big fan of Tool , the latter's vocalist Maynard James Keenan said, "If the lunch-lady in high school hits on you, you appreciate the compliment, but you're not really gonna start dating the lunch-lady, are ya?" While Durst has cited Rage Against the Machine as a major influence, Rage Against the Machine's bassist Tim Commerford is open about his hatred of Limp Bizkit, describing them as "one of

3456-499: Is a nu metal album, the only song from the album that achieved chart success was the single " Fly ", which is instead a reggae -oriented song. Although Sugar Ray continued to be extremely popular, the band abandoned the nu metal genre and became a pop rock band with its 1999 studio album 14:59 . Deftones' second album Around the Fur , also released in 1997, peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 on November 15, 1997. The album

3584-963: Is a subgenre of alternative metal . Sometimes stylized as nü-metal, the genre has also been dubbed aggro-metal. MTV states that the early nu metal group Korn "arrived in 1993 into the burgeoning alternative metal scene, which would morph into nü-metal the way college rock became alternative rock ." Stereogum similarly said that nu metal was a "weird outgrowth of the Lollapalooza -era alt-metal scene". Nu metal merges elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop , grunge , funk , and alternative rock according to Blabbermouth.net . Nu metal bands use many elements of heavy metal genres such as rap metal , groove metal , and funk metal . Some nu metal bands, such as Static-X and Dope , made nu metal music with elements of industrial metal . In contrast with other heavy metal subgenres, nu metal tends to use

3712-534: Is how it is. Lamb of God 's vocalist Randy Blythe criticized the nu metal genre and spoke about its loss of popularity in 2004, saying: "Nu-metal sucks, so that's why that's dying off. And I think... people are ready for angrier music. I think people are ready for something that's real, not, you know, ' I did it all for the nookie .'" Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine said he would "rather have his eyelids pulled out" than listen to nu metal. Guitarist Gary Holt of Exodus and Slayer said that he "was so glad about"

3840-399: Is often credited as pioneering the subgenre in the mid-1990s. Nu metal became popular in the late 1990s, with bands and artists such as Korn, Limp Bizkit , and Slipknot all releasing albums that sold millions of copies. Its popularity continued through the early 2000s, with bands such as Papa Roach , Staind , and P.O.D. all selling multi-platinum albums. The popularity of nu metal came to

3968-595: Is proud to be associated with the subgenre and that nu metal bands "broke new musical ground" saying, "I think ' hair metal ' was cheesy. [But] I think 'nu metal' was different. I think what's beautiful about 'nu metal' is it's different. And you've got so many different influences." The Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan praised nu metal, saying "I think it's fantastic. I think the more people are cross-pollinating between different musical styles… it not only has musical implications but it has cultural ones as well." Sevendust vocalist Lajon Witherspoon , when asked about

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4096-522: The Billboard 200 . In 1995, the band Sugar Ray released its debut studio album Lemonade and Brownies , an album described as both funk metal and nu metal. In 1995, Deftones released their debut album Adrenaline . The album peaked at number 23 on the Heatseekers Albums chart on October 5, 1996. Deftones also were temporarily controversial in 1996 when their vocalist Chino Moreno

4224-454: The Let 'Em Know EP. These tracks were re-recorded, along with three additional newly written songs: " Obsession " (later known as "Between Angels and Insects"), "Blood Brothers," and "Never Enough." Infest was released on April 25, 2000, and sold 30,001 copies in its first week. With the release of their second album and the recording of the music video for "Last Resort," Papa Roach embarked on

4352-435: The Billboard 200 and sold 106,000 copies in its first week of release. Attention through Ozzy Osbourne 's 1996 introduction of Ozzfest was integral to boosting the careers of many nu metal bands, including Limp Bizkit. Few artists were playing nu metal until 1997 when bands such as Sevendust , Coal Chamber, Limp Bizkit, and Papa Roach all released their debut albums, in what Billboard writer William Goodman calls

4480-739: The Billboard 200. Bring Me the Horizon , often described as a metalcore band, released their fifth album That's the Spirit , which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 , in 2015. The album draws from multiple genres including nu metal and would experiment further with nu metal on their 2020 album Post Human: Survival Horror . The band's keyboardist has described them as a nu metal band. Motionless In White in Graveyard Shift and Disguise features elements of industrial, gothic, metalcore and nu metal. Some media outlets viewed

4608-573: The Vans Warped Tour and several other major tours, including the Anger Management Tour alongside Limp Bizkit and rap acts such as Eminem , Xzibit , D12 , Ludacris , and X-Ecutioners . In 2000, they launched their headlining "Master Bay" tour, supported by Linkin Park and Hed PE . The band received a nomination for "Best New Artist in a Video" at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards for "Last Resort." In late 2000,

4736-469: The Zune Marketplace , iTunes , and Rhapsody . "Metamorphosis" reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 8, marking the band's first top ten album since 2002. Papa Roach toured with Nickelback on their Dark Horse Tour , performing at Live Nation outdoor amphitheaters alongside Hinder and Saving Abel during the summer, as well as with Breaking Benjamin . "Lifeline"

4864-614: The "Monsters of Annihilation" tour with Skillet . From November 15, 2010, to December 13, 2010, the band toured with Disturbed , Buckcherry , and Halestorm on the Taste of Chaos tour. From March 1 to March 18, 2011, Papa Roach co-headlined the Canada leg of the Jägermeister Music Tour with Buckcherry , featuring special guests My Darkest Days and Bleeker Ridge. In an interview, guitarist Jerry Horton mentioned that

4992-643: The "Still Swingin'" video originated from Jacoby's eight-year-old son. On September 8, 2012, Papa Roach announced dates for a European tour that would include performances in Belarus, Russia, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. They performed two co-headlining dates with Stone Sour in London on December 10 and 11, part of Stone Sour's UK tour. Following these shows, they toured

5120-407: The 1990s and early 2000s returned to the nu metal sound. Bands such as Of Mice & Men , Emmure , Issues , My Ticket Home , and Bring Me the Horizon combined nu metal with metalcore or deathcore. Artists like Grimes , Poppy , and Rina Sawayama integrated nu metal sounds into electronic pop music in the late 2010s and early 2020s, and interest in nu metal rose in the early 2020s. Nu metal

5248-490: The 2010s and used elements from nu metal. This fusion is nu metalcore . Suicide Silence's 2011 album The Black Crown , which features elements of nu metal and deathcore, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. In 2014, Issues ' self-titled debut album peaked at number 9 on the same chart. The album features elements of metalcore, nu metal, pop and R&B . Of Mice & Men's 2014 album Restoring Force , which features elements of nu metal, peaked at number 4 on

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5376-445: The 2020s resurgence of the genre, also spoke highly: "It's funny. I don't mind being in that category because I feel it's awesome that music is resurging and we're not letting a movement get away from us and get so far away that we don't even like it or listen to it anymore." Jack Porter of The Michigan Daily defended nu metal , writing Unfortunately, some barriers prevent listeners from understanding nu-metal bands apart from

5504-427: The 2021 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance , making her the first female solo artist to be nominated for the award in its history. Dorian Electra incorporated nu metal influences on their album My Agenda , as did Ashnikko on Demidevil , particularly on single " Cry ". The Guardian noted that these mostly female artists have revived nu metal, a mostly male genre, and successfully adapted it to showcase

5632-508: The Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, on July 18, but the show was canceled due to Covid-19. On August 23, 2023, the band announced that they would be embarking on the "Back to the 2000s" tour with SOiL , Ra and Flaw . Nu metal In the late 1980s and early 1990s, bands like Pantera , Helmet , and Faith No More were influential in the development of nu metal with their groove metal and alternative metal styles. Korn

5760-703: The Fate , with both legs of the tour also including special guests Pop Evil . On June 23 and 25, the band co-headlined the Sonisphere Festival alongside Linkin Park . In July 2011, Papa Roach performed two intimate shows in London and Sheffield with the band Yashin . They also co-headlined the Rock Allegiance Tour from August 24 to September 25, 2011, alongside Buckcherry . The tour also featured performances by Puddle of Mudd , P.O.D. , Red , Crossfade , and Drive A. Papa Roach entered

5888-451: The Fire with Tim King (bass) and Adam Zadel (guitar) from the band SOiL and also features Will Hunt of Evanescence on drums. Into the Fire released a self-titled EP on September 30, 2016. In early 2016, Scott announced via the band's Facebook page that a new lineup and music would be available that summer, with a sample of a track ("False Caterpillars") available for 24 hours only. Later in

6016-737: The Korn" features the rapper Ice Cube , who performed on the band's 1998 Family Values Tour . The hip hop musician Nas was featured on Korn's song "Play Me", which is on the band's album Take a Look in the Mirror . Limp Bizkit has recorded with multiple hip hop musicians including Method Man , Lil Wayne , Xzibit , Redman , DMX and Snoop Dogg . Linkin Park collaborated with hip hop musician Jay-Z on their 2004 extended play Collision Course . Kid Rock has recorded with hip hop musicians Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Trevor Baker of The Guardian wrote, "Bands such as Linkin Park, Korn and even

6144-455: The Leader . Linkin Park's remix album Reanimation was released in July 2002 and sold more than a million copies that year, which MTV described as "impressive for a remix album". Additionally, P.O.D.'s popularity continued into 2002 with its 2001 album Satellite . In 2003, Linkin Park's album Meteora peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold at least 810,000 copies in its first week of being released. Meteora by Linkin Park

6272-482: The Mainstream Rock chart. In 2001, System of a Down 's album Toxicity peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified 6× platinum in the United States. System of a Down blended nu metal with occasional influences of Middle Eastern music , Greek music , Armenian music , and jazz music, and the band featured political lyrics. In 2003, MTV wrote that nu metal's mainstream popularity

6400-617: The Strokes , The White Stripes , and Jet were achieving mainstream success as nu metal's popularity started to decline, and by the mid-late 2000s, the popularity of emo exceeded that of nu metal. Also during this time, metalcore , a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk , became one of the most popular genres in the new wave of American heavy metal, with the success of bands like Killswitch Engage , Shadows Fall , God Forbid , Unearth , Trivium , and Bullet for My Valentine . Groove metal band Lamb of God also became successful in

6528-664: The United States and was the 143rd best-selling album of 2000. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, many nu metal bands performed at Ozzfest, including Kittie , Disturbed, Mudvayne , Linkin Park , Slipknot, Papa Roach, Otep , Static-X , Methods of Mayhem , Taproot and Drowning Pool . Ozzfest was successful, with Ozzfest 2000, for example, selling out and having 19,000 audience members. During that same year, nu metal bands like Papa Roach and Limp Bizkit joined rappers like Eminem and Xzibit on Eminem's Anger Management Tour , which had sold-out concerts. Late in 2000, Linkin Park released their debut album Hybrid Theory , which

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6656-407: The United States in 1999. The album was frequently compared to Korn, and Coal Chamber's appearance on Ozzfest in 1996 gave the band attention. Coal Chamber appeared on Ozzfest during the next two years. Also in 1997, Sugar Ray released its second studio album Floored . The album achieved mainstream success quickly and was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA on February 20, 1998. Although Floored

6784-420: The United States with Stone Sour, starting on January 20, 2013, and performed on the main stage at the 2013 Download Festival at Donington Park, UK, on Friday, June 14. In September, the band was joined by original drummer Dave Buckner for a one-off performance of "Last Resort." In October 2013, the band performed across Canada and the U.S. in support of The Connection , with Pop Evil and Age of Days also on

6912-400: The United States, making it the highest-selling album of the year. Linkin Park's album Hybrid Theory was certified 12× platinum by the RIAA and sold at least 10,222,000 copies in the United States. Crazy Town 's debut album The Gift of Game peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200, went platinum in February 2001, and sold at least 1,500,000 copies in the United States. Worldwide,

7040-646: The United States. However, the album garnered very poor critical reception and consequently performed much weaker than previous Limp Bizkit albums such as Significant Other and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water . Korn's 2003 album Take a Look in the Mirror sold less than previous Korn albums like Issues and Untouchables . Despite the ongoing decline of the genre, several international bands began to experience success with nu metal, such as Three Days Grace from Canada, and Lostprophets from Wales. Three Days Grace managed to land

7168-508: The acoustic compilation was later shelved. In an interview with Billboard, Shaddix expressed his belief that fans were not yet ready for an acoustic direction from the band. On April 25, 2007, it was announced that drummer Dave Buckner would be sitting out the band's touring schedule due to personal matters, with expectations for him to rejoin the group shortly thereafter. Shaddix later confirmed in an interview with Launch Radio Networks that Dave had entered rehab to "go clean his act up 'cause he

7296-457: The album sold at least 2,500,000 copies. Staind's 2001 album Break the Cycle debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with at least 716,000 copies sold in its first week of release. Break the Cycle by Staind was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA, with 4,240,000 copies sold in 2001 in the United States. Although the album featured nu metal tracks, a lot of the album showed Staind moving to

7424-482: The album the "absolute triumph of nu metal". P.O.D.'s 2001 album Satellite went triple-platinum and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200. P.O.D.'s popularity continued in the year 2002. On June 5, 2001, Drowning Pool released a nu metal album titled Sinner , which features the song " Bodies ". The album went platinum on August 23, 2001 and its song "Bodies" became one of the most frequently played videos on MTV for new bands. "Bodies" went to number 6 on

7552-441: The album was confirmed as August 26 during Crüe Fest . Later in the year, the band also toured with Seether , Staind , and Red . During this tour, the release date for Metamorphosis was changed to March 24, 2009. On October 26, Papa Roach released the music video for the song " Hollywood Whore ", which was also released as an EP in Canada and as a digital single on October 28. The album's first official single, " Lifeline ",

7680-490: The album would be titled Time for Annihilation and would feature nine live tracks alongside five new songs, making it a combined live album and EP. He also mentioned that the first single would be "Kick In the Teeth" and that the band had switched labels to Eleven Seven Music . Later, Shaddix added that the album would be released on August 31. "Kick In the Teeth" was released as a single on June 22, 2010. On June 29, 2010,

7808-468: The album's style, singer Chester Bennington stated, "We've really moved away from anything that sounds like nu-metal." Nu metal bands such as Disturbed, Soulfly , Drowning Pool, and Slipknot had begun to utilize heavier elements of groove metal , death metal and thrash metal into their music. Similarly to Limp Bizkit; Staind and Papa Roach had also begun experimenting with Alternative Rock into their sound. Staind's 2003 album 14 Shades of Grey

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7936-414: The attention of Warner Music Group , which, as part of a development deal, provided a modest amount of funding for the production of a five-track promotional demo CD. The band sought out influential rock producer Jay Baumgardner to produce the record. In an interview with HitQuarters , Baumgardner stated, "At first, I wasn't really convinced it would work out, but then I saw a video of them performing at

8064-436: The band filmed a music video for the title track, " Getting Away with Murder ", and went on a brief summer club tour to prepare for the subsequent tours. The album marked a departure for the band, as it was their first album not to incorporate the nu metal style of their previous works. Additionally, it was the band's first album that did not feature rapping. Getting Away with Murder outsold Lovehatetragedy , primarily due to

8192-457: The band no longer owns the rights to their songs, they continue to perform them live. Time for Annihilation was released on August 31, 2010. The band announced that the next singles from the album would be "Burn" and "No Matter What." They also expressed interest in releasing another live DVD but wanted to wait until they had a headlining show in Europe . In October 2010, Papa Roach kicked off

8320-412: The band retained their nu metal sound. It produced two singles: " She Loves Me Not " and " Time and Time Again ", both of which included elements of rapping along with the rap metal sound characteristic of Infest . The music video for "Time and Time Again" was featured in a Pepsi Blue commercial. That same year, the band embarked on a tour to support Lovehatetragedy , which included performances on

8448-438: The band that created and pioneered the nu metal genre with its demo Neidermayer's Mind , which was released in 1993. McIver also acknowledged Korn as the band that started the new wave of American heavy metal , which is a heavy metal music movement that started in the 1990s. The aggressive riffs of Korn, the rapping of Limp Bizkit , and the melodic ballads of Staind created the sonic template for nu metal. The origins of

8576-578: The band toured the United Kingdom , demonstrating the rapid expansion of their global popularity. In 2001, they participated in Ozzfest , where they performed on the prestigious main stage during both the United States and United Kingdom tours. The song "Blood Brothers" was also featured in the popular video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 . After touring worldwide, the band returned to

8704-501: The band was planning to release a new album in 2012, indicating that Papa Roach would explore "electronic sounds" for this upcoming release. In a separate interview with Upvenue, bassist Tobin Esperance commented on Time for Annihilation, stating, "We put out five major label, full-length records, and we were transitioning from a major label to going independent. We wanted to do something different [...] we'd always talked about doing

8832-610: The band was working on their next album, initially titled Days of War, Nights of Love . However, the album was later renamed to Metamorphosis to commemorate the band's tenth anniversary of signing with DreamWorks Records in 1999 and to reflect the various changes the band had experienced during that time. On April 15, Papa Roach announced they would be touring as part of Mötley Crüe 's Crüe Fest , alongside Buckcherry , Sixx:A.M. , and Trapt . The tour commenced on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida . The release date for

8960-447: The band's former label, Geffen Records , released a greatest hits compilation titled ...To Be Loved: The Best of Papa Roach , featuring the band's biggest hits. However, the band advised fans against purchasing it, stating that they were not profiting from the album's sales and that the label had released it against their wishes. The masters and/or copyrights of Papa Roach's music are represented by Downtown Music Publishing . Although

9088-437: The band's previous album Infest and also said that Saliva's 2002 album Back into Your System has less hip hop elements than the band's 2001 album Every Six Seconds . MTV also wrote that Crazy Town's second album Darkhorse had no hit singles and sold less than the band's previous album The Gift of Game . MTV wrote that although Kid Rock's album Cocky had characteristics of the musician's 1998 album Devil Without

9216-567: The bill. On February 3, 2014, the band announced they would be entering the studio to record a new album. On February 18, 2014, Jerry Horton tweeted that the first single was expected to be released "somewhere around July." They held a live studio chat on YouTube on February 25, 2014. During the chat, they mentioned that they had already written four songs and revealed the titles of three tracks: "Just as Broken as Me," "Gravity," and "War Over Me." On April 24, 2014, in an interview with Loudwire , Jacoby Shaddix disclosed additional song titles from

9344-504: The book Brave Nu World , Tommy Udo wrote about the nu metal band Coal Chamber, "There's some evidence to suggest that Coal Chamber were the first band to whom the tag 'nu metal' was actually applied, in a live review in Spin magazine ." In 1994, Korn released their self-titled debut album , which is widely considered the first nu metal album. Korn had experienced underground popularity at this time; their debut album peaked at number 72 on

9472-411: The brief co-headlining tour, Papa Roach embarked on a short headlining tour, featuring bands like In This Moment, Art of Dying , and Mindset Evolution . Additionally, Papa Roach participated on the main stage of the 2012 Uproar Festival , performing alongside Shinedown, Godsmack , Staind , and Adelitas Way. The band released their first music video for the album on August 30, 2012. The concept for

9600-575: The charts and the track "Turn Me On 'Mr. Deadman ' " was on the mainstream rock charts for six months. After two years, the album's sales reportedly stood at 350,000. The band opened for Marilyn Manson in the fall of 2000 and earned a slot on the 2001 Ozzfest tour. In March 2002, The Union Underground released the song "Across the Nation" which was used by the World Wrestling Federation, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment , as

9728-942: The decline of nu metal . Some musicians who influenced nu metal have tried to distance themselves from the subgenre and its bands. Mike Patton , the vocalist of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle , tried to distance himself from the subgenre and criticized it, even though he is featured on the song "Lookaway" on Sepultura 's album Roots , which is often considered a nu metal album. Patton said of his music's influence on nu metal, "I feel no responsibility for that, it's their mothers' fault, not mine". Helmet frontman Page Hamilton said, "It's frustrating that people write [us] off because we're affiliated with or credited with or discredited with creating nu-metal and rap metal ... which we sound nothing like". Although Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has said he knows some Korn members and that he thinks they are "cool guys", he also criticized nu metal, saying: When I'm asked what do I think of

9856-481: The dumbest bands in the history of music". At the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards , Limp Bizkit won the Best Rock Video category for their song " Break Stuff ", beating Rage Against the Machine's " Sleep Now in the Fire ". When Limp Bizkit accepted their award, Commerford went on stage and climbed 20 ft (6 m) up a backdrop, rocking back and forth. After the incident, Commerford was arrested and spent

9984-557: The early 2020s, several media outlets noted that nu metal has undergone a resurgence in interest among Generation Z listeners. In 2023, Google Searches for the term "nu metal" were reported as being at their highest in "nearly 20 years". Deftones and Slipknot began gaining popularity among Generation Z in the early 2020s when their music was featured in videos on the app TikTok . Also, several nu metal bands returned and released new music after decades like Staind , Adema , Alien Ant Farm and Kittie . Despite its popularity in

10112-480: The fastest-selling rock album ever and breaking the world record held for seven years by Pearl Jam 's Vs. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA. That same year, both Papa Roach's second studio album Infest and Disturbed 's debut studio album The Sickness were released. Both albums became multi-platinum hits. In 2000, P.O.D.'s album The Fundamental Elements of Southtown went platinum in

10240-417: The festival, violence occurred and people tore plywood from the walls during the performance of the band's song " Break Stuff ". Several sexual assaults were reported to have happened during the festival; a rape that was reported during Limp Bizkit's performance, and gang rape was reported to have occurred during Korn's set at the festival. Despite the incidents at the festival, Limp Bizkit's popularity and

10368-548: The following week. In July, they performed live at the Alternative Press Music Awards . In an interview, they stated that the new record would be released in early 2017, with the first single anticipated to drop later that year. The recording of the album was supported through the crowdfunding service PledgeMusic . On November 1, 2016, "Crooked Teeth" became the first song released from the upcoming record. The first official single, titled " Help ",

10496-481: The genre. Although multiple nu metal musicians rejected the nu metal label, Limp Bizkit 's vocalist Fred Durst defended it, saying "Nu metal let people open up and it meant something to people. It really did." Slipknot 's vocalist Corey Taylor , also defended nu metal, saying "I'd like to think that that whole nu-metal wave was so important to that next wave of American heavy metal, to be honest." Coal Chamber 's vocalist Dez Fafara also defended nu metal. He said he

10624-416: The heavy metal genre. Stephen Hill of Louder Sound called the rise of metalcore after the decline of nu metal "the metalcore revolution". By 2004, several nu metal bands had begun to experiment with other genres to adapt to the changes in trends. Linkin Park's third studio album Minutes to Midnight , released in 2007, was noted for its near-complete departure from the band's nu metal sound. Describing

10752-465: The identity that genre label has given them—picture a bone-headed suburban white kid sporting a backwards baseball cap. What used to be a descriptor for a specific strain of alternative metal turned into a ghetto for every band that a) plays extremely heavy yet radio-friendly music and b) sucks. Because the genre came to be defined by its lack of quality, many 'serious' music fans have missed out on what it has to offer. Some nu metal musicians have rejected

10880-1375: The intentional silliness in many of his songs". Limp Bizkit's lyrics have also been described as misogynistic. Dope 's lyrics are usually about sex, drugs, parties, women, violence, and relationships. In contrast, according to Josh Chesler of the Phoenix New Times , the lyrics of Deftones , who were once considered a nu metal band, "tend to have complex allusions and leave the songs open to many different interpretations." Nu metal clothing typically consists of baggy pants, shirts, and shorts, JNCO jeans, Adidas tracksuits, sports jerseys, baseball caps, baggy hoodies , cargo pants , and sweatpants . Nu metal hairstyles and facial hairstyles include dreadlocks , braids , spiky hair, chin beards, bald heads, goatees , frosted tips , and bleached or dyed hair . Common accessories in nu metal fashion include wallet chains, tattoos, and piercings, especially facial piercings. Nu metal fashion has been compared to hip hop fashion . Some nu metal bands such as Motograter , Mushroomhead , Mudvayne , and Slipknot wear masks, jumpsuits, costumes, face paint, corpse paint or body paint . A few nu metal bands, such as Coal Chamber , and Kittie are known for having gothic appearances. Thrash metal band Anthrax

11008-573: The label nu metal and have tried to distance themselves from it. Slipknot prefer to distance themselves from other nu metal groups, describing their music as "metal metal" and equating their link to nu metal as a coincidence of their time of emergence. Papa Roach Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California , formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix , guitarist Jerry Horton , drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther. After releasing two EPs, James departed and

11136-581: The late 1990s and early 2000s, nu metal has often been criticized by many fans of heavy metal music, often being labelled with derogatory terms such as "mallcore" and "whinecore". Gregory Heaney of AllMusic called nu metal "one of metal's more unfortunate pushes into the mainstream". Lucy Jones of NME called nu metal "the worst genre of all time". In Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death ... , Garry Sharpe-Young described nu metal as "a dumbed-down and—thankfully short[-]lived exercise". When Machine Head moved to

11264-444: The late 2010s and early 2020s. Poppy has incorporated nu metal on her albums Am I a Girl? and I Disagree , Grimes on album Miss Anthropocene and Rina Sawayama on Sawayama . The songs " We Appreciate Power " and " Play Destroy " were pioneering examples. Poppy has described this fusion as "nu-Poppy" or "Poppymetal". I Disagree received critical acclaim for this fusion, with single " Bloodmoney " nominated for

11392-600: The most prominent flavors of contemporary metal". While some media outlets believed these 2010s artists marked the start of a nu metal revival, Metal Hammer writer Dannii Leivers cited the aforementioned groups as simply hinting towards a revival, instead claiming a revival began in 2021, "a crop of young revivalists... looking to put a brand-new spin on the music of their formative years", namely Tetrarch . Other notable acts in this wave include Tallah , Orthodox , Vended , and Wargasm . Electronic and art pop singer-songwriters incorporated nu metal into their sound in

11520-497: The much reviled Limp Bizkit ... did far more to break down the artificial barriers between 'urban music' and rock than any of their more critically acceptable counterparts." Lyrics in nu metal songs are often angry or nihilistic; many of the genre's lyrics focus on topics such as pain, angst, bullying, emotional issues, abandonment, betrayal, and personal alienation, in a way similar to those of grunge. Many nu metal lyrics that are about these topics tend to be in

11648-551: The nu metal genre with their album The Burning Red and their vocalist Robb Flynn spiked his hair in the fashion of many nu metal musicians, the band were accused of " selling out " and many fans criticized their change of appearance and musical style. Machine Head's drummer Dave McClain said, "Pissing people off isn't a bad thing, you know? For people to be narrow-minded is bad ... [i]t doesn't bother us at all, we know we're going to piss people off with this record, but some people hopefully will actually sit down and listen to

11776-504: The nu metal genre. In 1999, Korn's fourth studio album Issues peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA in one month. The album sold at least 573,000 copies in its first week of release. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple nu metal bands such as Korn, Limp Bizkit and P.O.D. appeared repeatedly on Total Request Live . As nu metal became popular, it especially appealed to certain groups of young people. Although Limp Bizkit

11904-457: The occasional heavy riff or tendency to scream, making their designation as 'metal' quite dubious indeed ... [b]ut the movement also produced plenty of heavier bands with primarily metal influences". Metal Underground on nu metal's association with heavy metal. Jody MacGregor of FasterLouder called nu metal "music's most hated genre"; conversely, he also wrote that nu metal is "not as bad as people think", praising several examples of

12032-467: The sales of their then-recent album Significant Other were not affected. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 643,874 copies in its first week of release, topping over one million sold in two weeks, and eventually being certified 7× platinum in 2001. Significant Other sold at least 7,237,123 copies in the United States. In 1999, Slipknot emerged with an extremely heavy nu metal sound, releasing their self-titled album , which

12160-445: The same structure of verses, choruses, and bridges as those in pop music. Instrumentation in nu metal is heavily syncopated and is based mostly on guitar riffs , with riffs often being inspired by groove metal. Mid-song bridges and a general lack of guitar solos contrasts it with other genres of heavy metal. Kory Grow of Revolver wrote, "... [i]n its efforts to tune down and simplify riffs, nu-metal effectively drove

12288-454: The second Anger Management Tour . This tour was co-headlined by Eminem and Papa Roach, alongside Ludacris, Xzibit, X-Ecutioners, and Bionic Jive. In late 2003, Papa Roach wrote and recorded their third album, initially titled Dancing In the Ashes , which was released as Getting Away with Murder . The band collaborated with well-known producer Howard Benson . After completing the album,

12416-608: The special guest band during the Zippo Hot Tour, alongside Hed PE and Stealing December. On October 10, 2006, a String Quartet tribute album titled Perfect Murder: Strung Out on Papa Roach was released by Vitamin Records . The band initially planned to release a compilation of acoustic recordings of their songs, including "Forever," " Scars ," and "Not Coming Home," which was recorded for KROQ-FM 's charity Christmas album, Kevin and Bean's Super Christmas . However,

12544-671: The studio in November 2011 to begin work on their next album, aiming for a mid-2012 release. While in the studio, the band released the single "Even If I Could," which was featured on the Avengers soundtrack. On June 15, 2012, the band announced during a live chat with fans on YouTube that their next album would be released on October 2. The album was subsequently titled "The Connection." Papa Roach began touring in 2012 with co-headlining dates alongside Shinedown , supported by acts such as Adelitas Way and In This Moment . Following

12672-480: The studio to record their major-label debut album, titled Infest . The album featured songs from their earlier independent releases, including "Infest," " Last Resort ," " Broken Home ," and "Dead Cell" from the Warner Bros. demo CD; "Revenge In Japanese" as "Revenge" and "Thrown Away" from their 5 Tracks Deep EP; and "Legacy," "Binge," "Snakes," and a softer version of the originally heavier "Tightrope" from

12800-451: The studio to record their third album, initially titled Born to Rock , but later renamed Lovehatetragedy . The album was released in the United States on June 18, 2002. Although it did not outsell Infest , it achieved higher chart positions in both the United States and United Kingdom album charts. The album has sold over 500,000 copies and has been certified gold . The album featured a greater emphasis on singing rather than rapping, while

12928-455: The success of the album's second single, " Scars ". To date, the album has sold over one million copies and has been certified Platinum . On November 9, 2004, the band released their fifth EP, Rolling Stone Original , an EP that was only available digitally. On November 22, 2005, they released their first live album, Papa Roach: Live & Murderous in Chicago . In 2005, the band spent

13056-517: The term "nu metal" are often attributed to the work of producer Ross Robinson , who has been called "The Godfather of Nu Metal" between producers. Robinson has produced for nu metal bands such as Korn, Limp Bizkit and Slipknot. Many of the first nu metal bands, such as Korn and Deftones , came from California; however, the genre soon spread across the United States and many bands arose from various states, including Limp Bizkit from Florida, Staind from Massachusetts , and Slipknot from Iowa . In

13184-432: The theme song for their RAW brand until October 2006. Following the song's release, it earned extensive airplay nationwide. On June 25, 2002, the band released Live...One Nation Underground , a compilation of live performances. This would be their final release before Portrait folded in 2002 and The Union Underground disbanded. Leader singer Bryan Scott teamed up with UU former manager James Jeda again in 2007 to start

13312-554: The two launched their own recording studio, Studio Underground, making cassettes of their music. Sales of 5,000 copies of an EP brought interest from Hollywood rock manager James Jeda, who brought the band out of obscurity by signing them with Portrait Records, the hard rock imprint of Sony's Columbia label. Scott and Kennison completed the band's lineup with the addition of drummer Josh Memolo and bassist John Moyer. The Union Underground released its debut album, ...An Education in Rebellion , on July 18, 2000. The disc spent four months on

13440-402: The upcoming album, including "Never Have to Say Goodbye" and "Face Everything and Rise." On July 10, 2014, it was announced that the band would release their new album, titled F.E.A.R. , in early 2015. On October 9, 2014, it was confirmed that the new album would be released on January 27, 2015, via Eleven Seven Music. In an interview, bassist Tobin Esperance admitted that the new release

13568-459: The whole record". Robb Flynn, Machine Head's vocalist, said There's a minute and a half of rapping on that album. The other 53 minutes of the record are like a giant scar being ripped open while I projectile-vomit through it. If all that people got out of [ The Burning Red ] was rap-metal, then they didn't fucking listen to it. Jonathan Davis, the vocalist of Korn, spoke about the criticism of nu metal from heavy metal fans, saying: There's

13696-489: The year in Seattle , studying art. In 1995, the band released a demo at Sound Farm Studios titled Caca Bonita . By this time, Buckner had returned. In 1996, the group replaced original bassist Will James with longtime roadie Tobin Esperance, as James' involvement in a church summer camp limited the band's summer rehearsals and touring. On February 4, 1997, the band's debut studio album, titled Old Friends from Young Years ,

13824-399: The year it was announced that an EP would be released in 2017. In 2018, a video announcing that new album details were 'coming soon' appeared on the band's YouTube channel. But no official release has surfaced yet. On February 4, 2020, the band announced that they would play the entirety of their debut album ...An Education in Rebellion in full, along with songs from the upcoming album, at

13952-500: Was an influence on nu metal by combining hip hop and rap with heavy metal on their 1987 EP I'm the Man , which laid groundwork for nu metal's development. Nu metal bands often borrowed their heavy metal influence from Pantera, with the pioneering nu metal band Korn's lead vocalist Jonathan Davis said about Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell , "if there was no Dimebag Darrell, there would be no Korn". Joel McIver acknowledged Korn as

14080-691: Was blamed by TV news reports for a riot that occurred at the 1996 U-Fest festival. Adrenaline was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the summer of 1999. It was also certified platinum by the RIAA in September 2008. Sepultura's 1996 album Roots features nu metal elements that were considered influential to the genre, while Roots itself was influenced by Korn's self-titled debut album. Nu metal continued to rise in popularity when Korn's 1996 album Life Is Peachy peaked at number 3 on

14208-430: Was called "Papa Gato," as suggested by Buckner, but Shaddix changed it to Papa Roach, combining the nickname of his maternal grandfather, Herbert Fischer "Papa," with "Roach," derived from his paternal grandfather, John "Grandpa" Roatch. Both grandparents were musicians. In 1994, Papa Roach released its first EP , titled Potatoes for Christmas . Drummer Dave Buckner was temporarily replaced by Ryan Brown while he spent

14336-534: Was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the summer of 1999, and certified platinum by the RIAA in June 2011. In 1998, nu metal's popularity fully coalesced into mainstream success. Billboard cited August 18, 1998, as the "Biggest Day in Nu-Metal History", which saw the release of Korn's third album Follow the Leader , Kid Rock 's major label debut Devil Without

14464-489: Was certified multi-platinum in the United States and sold at least 6,100,000 copies in the United States. Limp Bizkit's 2003 album Results May Vary , which features a change in sound with many alternative rock songs alongside nu metal songs, peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, with sales of at least 325,000 copies in its first week of being released. In 2004, Blabbermouth.net reported that, according to Nielsen SoundScan , Results May Vary sold 1,337,356 copies in

14592-629: Was certified platinum in 2000 and 2× platinum in 2005. In a review of the band's self-titled album, Rick Anderson of AllMusic wrote about Slipknot, "You thought Limp Bizkit was hard? They're the Osmonds . These guys are something else entirely." Anderson noted the death metal influence on the album. Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison , noted by Anderson for his death metal-influenced drumming, said of Slipknot's music: "The roots are death metal, thrash, speed metal , and I could go on and on about all those bands." In 1999, Staind's second album Dysfunction

14720-727: Was declining in 2002, citing that Korn's fifth album Untouchables and Papa Roach's third album Lovehatetragedy both sold less than the bands' previous releases. Korn's lead vocalist Jonathan Davis believed music piracy was the reason for the lower amount of sales of Untouchables compared to Follow the Leader and Issues because Untouchables had been leaked to the Internet more than four months before its official release date. MTV also wrote that nu metal bands were played less frequently on radio stations and MTV began focusing on other musical genres. MTV wrote that Papa Roach's third album Lovehatetragedy has less hip hop elements than

14848-465: Was heavier than previous albums and described how F.E.A.R. marked the first time they allowed other artists to feature on their records. On May 19, 2015, the band announced a co-headlining North American tour with longtime friends Five Finger Death Punch . They will be joined by In This Moment as special guests, with support from From Ashes to New for the tour. On January 26, 2016, Papa Roach announced that they would begin writing their new album

14976-645: Was in the studio beginning to write. On February 23, 2010, Jerry Horton officially announced that the band would be releasing a new album, which was recorded during the last leg of their 2009 co-headlining tour with Shinedown in Binghamton, New York . In April, the band performed two new songs: "Burn" at the Chili Cook Off in Richmond, Virginia on April 17, 2010, and "Kick In the Teeth" on April 30, 2010. In May, Jerry Horton stated in an interview that

15104-458: Was made available on the band's MySpace profile on January 9, 2009. Additionally, the band toured with Buckcherry , Avenged Sevenfold , and Burn Halo in early 2009. The Crüe Fest DVD was released on March 24, coinciding with the release of Metamorphosis . The second single, " I Almost Told You That I Loved You ", was released on June 1. On June 23, they released their ninth EP, Naked and Fearless: Acoustic EP , which became available through

15232-490: Was nominated for Fuse TV 's Best Video of 2009 contest, surpassing Metallica 's " All Nightmare Long ", Daughtry 's " No Surprise ", Shinedown 's " Sound of Madness ", and Paramore 's " Ignorance ". Ultimately, it finished 2nd to Britney Spears for her song " Circus " in the final round. On January 8, 2010, Shaddix announced on Papa Roach's official Twitter account that the band was about to begin working on new material. On February 8, 2010, Jerry Horton mentioned that he

15360-540: Was out of his mind." Unwritten Law drummer Tony Palermo filled in on drums. In the summer of 2007, the band went on the Bad Boys of Rock tour, supporting Hinder . During this tour, frontman Shaddix and Hinder lead singer Austin Winkler developed a strong friendship, leading to the band touring with Hinder on multiple occasions in subsequent years. It was revealed in 2015 that Shaddix and Austin wrote and recorded

15488-464: Was particularly popular among " jocks " and fraternity men due to its hedonistic, hypermasculine lyrics, many other nu metal bands, especially the bands with heavier music, instead appealed particularly to mall goths and outsiders who identified with the genre's typically angsty lyrics. The Woodstock 1999 festival featured multiple nu metal artists and bands such as Korn, Limp Bizkit and Sevendust . During and after Limp Bizkit's performance at

15616-536: Was released in 2022. Papa Roach's formation began in January 1993 when lead singer Jacoby Shaddix and drummer Dave Buckner met on the Vacaville High School football field. They were later joined by lead guitarist Jerry Horton from nearby Vanden High School , rhythm guitarist Anne Mikolajcik, trombonist Ben Luther, and bassist Will James. They decided to enter the school's talent show, performing

15744-497: Was released on February 17, 2017. On March 24, 2017, the band announced that their new album, Crooked Teeth , would be released on May 19, 2017. A second single, " American Dreams ", was released in April 2017, followed by a third single, " Born for Greatness ", released towards the end of the year. "Born for Greatness" was selected as the official main theme for WWE Raw in February 2018, replacing " Enemies " by Shinedown . Both "Help" and "Born for Greatness" reached number 1 on

15872-404: Was released. At this time, the group was actively touring, supporting bands such as Incubus , Powerman 5000 , Hed PE , Snot , Far , and Static-X . In 1998, Papa Roach released an EP titled 5 Tracks Deep , which sold more than 1,000 copies within its first month of release. In 1999, the band produced another EP, their final independent release, titled Let 'Em Know . Its success attracted

16000-531: Was released; the track " Mudshovel " peaked at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart . Dysfunction was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000 and 2× platinum in 2004. In 2000, Limp Bizkit's third studio album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water set a record for highest week-one sales of a rock album, selling over 1,000,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release—400,000 of which sold on its first day of release, making it

16128-668: Was replaced by Tobin Esperance. The band independently released two additional EPs before signing with DreamWorks Records in 1999, subsequently releasing the triple-platinum Infest in 2000, the gold album Lovehatetragedy in 2002, and the platinum album Getting Away with Murder in 2004. Following the release of The Paramour Sessions in 2006, Buckner left the band in 2007 and was succeeded by Tony Palermo . Papa Roach then released Metamorphosis (2009), Time for Annihilation (2010), The Connection (2012), F.E.A.R. (2015), Crooked Teeth (2017), and Who Do You Trust? (2019). The group's eleventh studio album, Ego Trip ,

16256-411: Was significantly less heavy than previous albums and shows the band's departure from nu metal and a movement towards a lighter sound. Papa Roach abandoned the nu metal genre entirely with their 2004 album Getting Away with Murder , moving to a hard rock style. System of a Down released two albums in 2005, Mezmerize and Hypnotize . Both did well commercially and critically, but the band took

16384-551: Was the best-selling debut album by any artist of any genre in the 21st century and nu metal's popularity peak. The album was also the best-selling album of 2001. Linkin Park earned a Grammy Award for their second single " Crawling ". Their fourth single, " In the End ", was released late in 2001 and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2002. In 2001, Linkin Park's album Hybrid Theory sold 4,800,000 copies in

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