The WORST Nu-Metal Albums (oof)

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[@wyattcole5452]

Korn’s debut, SOAD’s albums are fantastic, Deftones are their own genre, Limp Bizkit isn’t actually Nü metal, it’s lame rap core. Nü metal isn’t rapping over guitar work, sorry. That’s not Nü metal or else Korn wouldn’t be considered Nü. I don’t know why the difference between industrial metal, Nü metal and rap core are so hard for people to grasp. Primer 55 is not Nü metal, and they’re certainly in the same genre as alum Bizkit. How is Death Kill Logic, Coal Chamber, Mudvayne, or early Korn in any way rap? This is why I gatekeeping exists, because people don’t understand why subgenres exist. And apparently people understand this generalization is the reason Nü metal has gone out of style, because Limp Bizkit and Slipknot were considered a genre that they weren’t a part of. Slipknot’s first album has turntables and they have a synthesized or whatever, okay but they’re more hardcore than anything. This is like calling any metal with audible bass funk metal, just stop it, you’re being ridiculous

[@timhoule8697]

Hybrid theory is always #1 to me its the first album I ever had growing up. My brother's played it all the time and it's still my favorite album by Linkin Park (after which being meteora and minutes to midnight of course and all 3 are fantastic. ) That was an entertaining video and the worst to best albums of nu metal. Thanks to finn for sharing.

[@Soap20000]

I’m convinced that Serj Tankian bullied you in highschool

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😂

[@drewbeta01]

He has one of the most unique voices in metal, and Finn's like "I dOn'T gEt It!"

[@frtzkng]

He woke up but he didn't grab a brush and put a little makeup

[@angel_of_rust]

serj is a commie, it's more likely he was bullied and made music just to vent

[@hernandezmarkie7382]

Josh homme did

[@android521]

Thank god another nu-metal video, I was worried other music genres existed for a minute.

[@DCT97]

The worst album here is still better than ADTR’s most recent work 😂

[@adj789]

IDM tier list plz

[@Bigcheese747]

I don’t understand why everyone hates on steal this album I think it is pretty good. I don’t think that System of a Down have a single bad album

[@monkeynut07]

Thank you!! I don’t fucking understand the SOAD hate!

[@BornHeadless96]

Yeah, that list is bullshit, System is great

[@v00doozz82]

SOAD definitely gets more love than hate these days

[@reeeeeeeman8792]

Steal this album is their best album

[@saucexeevee]

Eh people just have different preferences. Thats where the hate comes from. From an outside perspective i could see how system is kinda off putting for certain people

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[@readyaimfire3454]

SOAD was a band that sounded like shit to me until one day it didn't. i don't know how to explain the sudden change but one day i put on "Aerials" and suddenly i truly felt it was one of the best songs ever made, along with "B.Y.O.B.", "Toxicity", "Streamline", and "Sugar". somebody compared liking SOAD to the cilantro gene and yea that's a good comparison lmfao. you either have it or you don't (or one day you randomly develop it). they're my absolute favorite band now.

[@joshuaprietophoto]

I didn't care for them until I saw them at a festival in 2012. Now I listen to them at least once a week and own all their albums

[@awkwarddoggo05]

Same 😂 One day it just clicked. My third eye was opened. I hope that happens to me with Deftones too. I want to like them so bad but I just can’t get into it.

[@QvartzEDM]

Yes, same here. Though that said, I cannot get into anything Hypnotize and beyond. The Serj-Daron rift is tragically obvious.

[@Kodeb8]

SOAD's sense of humor is something you'll either love or hate.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I didn't even pay that much attention to them as a teen. As a young adult, I was like wthr they even on about? I think it was needles that drew me onto them at first. Not bc I'm a heroine junkie. I just tweaked it to wever I was going through, ha. Now I gotta go reminisce. Plus, they got elements of surprise & throw u off. And their sounds r bipolar & idky "I like to f myself up" in those vibes but I do. other than it just seems challenging bc I was a dancer... thinking ish like is this my image? Ppl really must think I can pull off anything damn random & just ha, ha? ok then. Early 20s I was just also trying to embrace my feminity, haha ha. They'd prob be like welp, that took a turn. Late 20s- now, still same. But it's like no 1 truly understands my history... They're like the closest thing. But every now & then I'll be thinking about the not as intense... songs like have no idea y that came to the top of my head for no real reason. Well, kind of. I just eat sugar way more than I shouldnt. I also forever will randomly hear in my head pull the tapeworm out of ur arse

[@xrostr2K09]

both them and Mr. Bungle sound very alike. maybe they might've took influence from them

[@Kodeb8]

@@xrostr2K09 Oh SOAD definitely took influence from Mr Bungle. Serj is a confirmed Patton fan, they even did a movie soundtrack together!

[@xrostr2K09]

@@Kodeb8 damn now I've seen everything

[@frtzkng]

Some of their songs are like the music version of ADHD and I'm loving it. But I can see how others may say those SOAD songs feel all over the place

[@dorinowens1004]

Korn's Issues cover art was a contest through MTV and 4 different covers went into print. I had the insane asylum, anime, stitched doll esque one.

[@Jaweatherford86]

Crazy that all these years later people have basically forgotten about the cover art contest. But I guess it was 25 years ago now that I think about it. My favorite is the one with the person laying in bed with the silhouette figure in the background.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

Yeah I had a flashback when he started talking about it lol. It makes me wonder when the doll became the default one

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

yeah my dude was obsessed with Korn, he bought all 4 cover art CDs plus one to listen to in his car AND he bought an import version. he had a bunch of bootleg imports, dude was like Korn #1 fan fr

[@willrunriot]

@@eatassonthefirstdatesounds like me at 13 in 1998 😅

[@matthewgallant3622]

I remember entering that when I was 13 😂

[@Erik-bd6ll]

Aint no WAY they put still sucks over mesmerized

[@carlosrob8423]

No limp bizkit album should be above any SOAD album tbh

[@Erik-bd6ll]

@@carlosrob8423 unless it’s significant other or chocolate starfish. I’m kinda falling out of love with system tbh

[@carlosrob8423]

@@Erik-bd6ll agreed, significant other is peak Limp Bizkit

[@Erik-bd6ll]

@@carlosrob8423 facts

[@dylankurtz8423]

Still Sucks is solid

[@nickudeschini4812]

Man... The worst nu metal albums probably aren't even on this list because as a connoisseur of shit tier nu metal back in the day, there are so many god awful nu metal albums that only weirdos like me remember. The gulf in quality between the good nu metal bands and everyone else is an ocean.

[@darrenthetuber743]

This list is fucking baffingly awful, like it would've been so fun if they skraped the bottom of the barrel of obscurity, from the hidden gems, to the undeniable classics. There was a KZbin channel that used to collect and archive all nu-metal ever released, it's pretty fuckin wild

[@nickudeschini4812]

@@darrenthetuber743 the longer it went the more I thought "someone was paid to write this"

[@ericbontheweb]

I was just reminded of Hollywood Undead's existence the other day. Brought back memories I didn't need

[@potatodavid1987]

Oh boy, we're arguing about Korn again. It's high school all over again.

[@adj789]

anything after Life Is Peachy is shit

[@potatodavid1987]

@@adj789 wouldn't know, not a big Korn fan.

[@JigMeister1]

I grew up with korn and needless to say, never listened to follow the leader and I enjoy everything else and no, I barely listen to the most popular songs like freak on a leash. Yes it's good but it's way to popular for my taste

[@ptr_does_music7042]

Imho, a thousand suns is the most solid non rock LP album. Its disjointed and jarring but many years after first listening to it, I ended up appreciating it so much more. The Catalyst is intense, Wretches & Kings and When They Come for Me go as hard as Meteora stuff, it just has a bit of everything

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Absolutely!! The triple punch of Waiting for the end, Blackout and Wretches and kings alone already elevates this over Hunting Party imo, just incredible songs. And then there's The catalyst, what a banger. Other good songs on there, too. It kinda is its own thing, sounds like nothing else really

[@paste_k]

The album is very enjoyable but bcs its a concept art rock album it is really meant for invested fans, and most of the songs are not made to be hits, but to tell a story

[@Teeylil]

Ive always felt that minutes to midnight is there best even tho its not a popular opinion, but thousand suns goes irresponsible hard and is definitely not talked about enough.

[@ptr_does_music7042]

@@Teeylil yeah I'll have to agree MTM turned out to be my absolute favorite album, growing up. It's a really mature effort and full of memorable songs

[@agustinjr.enriquez6238]

Hybrid Theory and Meteora is peak Linkin Park, Minutes to Midnight was a solid effort, A Thousand Suns divided the fans, Living Things was a 50/50 album, The Hunting Party felt forced/ fan service (still good though), One More Light made Nickleback sound like Metallica

[@derekhernandez9000]

“The Deft Ones are not on this list” what a great way to start my Monday!

[@mediaapexproduction5245]

Adrenaline will slap this whole list!!! lol

[@defgmx]

Thank God too! I'd hate for Deftones to be on a list with a bunch of man-child core bands 🥴

[@ippotsk]

@@mediaapexproduction5245 that album has more adrenaline than all those listed albums combined

[@Dani-x01]

I was wondering also why isn't disturbed on that list either? At least the first album.

[@helgeuwe1]

@@Dani-x01 *first two albums

[@MalMotorDedo]

Finn is such a Korn stan that he can't stfu about it lmao

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

One of us, one of us

[@andrasprincz4287]

He's just telling the truth

[@ИапГоревич]

He's ironically insufferable

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

I know and like the first 5 Korn albums while def there best have some of the worst songs I ever heard in my life on them. Korn aren’t good idc if they were unique being unique doesn’t automatically make you good

[@boglarkahavasi154]

He's spitting facts tho

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

All of these are better music than 70% of black metal

[@jeffbell4434]

Nah... more like 99 percent 😂😂

[@assumedname1312]

That’s not much of an achievement tbf

[@ashleybrown4754]

Nu Metal has to actually be good first to be better than anything

[@RestingBitchFace85]

More like 95%, but only second wave of black metal

[@tomh4mmer]

More like 100%

[@phen0mize]

As a Deftones fan, I find your shitting on the over sensitive fans funny as hell.

[@iconynx]

“im not like other girls” ahh comment 😂

[@TheEvilKingStan]

I love that a butthurt Finn yelling things about nu-metal like "how can you put three dollar bill y'all over chocolate starfish?!" is the type of content that gets him all of the views and revenue.

[@TheeBizzyB]

One More Light is an extra heavy listen ever since Chester’s passing.

[@atvena]

"Heavy" you say...

[@thedancingguy828]

That doesnt make the album good

[@FookMi69]

@@atvenaI’m holding on..

[@105lbproblem6]

@@thedancingguy828just cause it’s different doesn’t make it bad

[@thedancingguy828]

@@105lbproblem6 Living Things is different but its good, OML is horrible.

[@icejiujitsu1]

Coal Chamber prob closest to sounding Kornish without being Korn.

[@KevinAl02]

Kind of interesting also that their demo was made back in late 1994, around the time Korn had already released their debut album. If it wasn't for a series of issues back then (mainly Dez Fafara's wife disagreements about the band), they would have had done their debut album at least by 1995-96, and probably being remembered much more as part of the beginning of nü metal.

[@hre2stay]

Adema also

[@icejiujitsu1]

@@hre2stay no lol they came way later and is related to John Davis and tried to rip his vocals to point that’s what is sounded like . They had couple ok songs but that’s it.

[@jimthar17]

Adema. Their song 'Close Friends' could literally be on any Korn album.

[@ned5231]

Just saw they play last week supporting Mudvayne, they blew Mudvayne out of the water, they were sick, I also forgot how many of their songs I knew

[@TheVillanz93]

From my memory, Steal This Album! was supposed to be a "sequel" to Toxicity called Toxicity II. The songs on this record were essentially in demo sessions and recordings when it leaked to the masses. It kind of stunted the recording process, so they decided to clean up what they already had and push it out. It has a home in my heart as a good album but it is a very justified opinion to say it's bad.

[@neolbioldey]

No, they were leaked and called Toxicity II. That's why it's called "Steal This Album!"

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Idk why, but I really really like Steal. It is... brighter than Toxicity? Idk, more lighthearted maybe. Has a handful of songs like Bubbles and Pictures, really upbeat and cheeky. But also intense emotional songs like Highway song and Streamline. And I just realized that it has the most harmonised vocals with Serj still being the undisputed lead singer. So, because I absolutely love harmonised vocals but think that Serj is still clearly the more gripping lead singer (Daron is still good, too, but Serj is more magnetic), so Steal has the best of both worlds there. Toxicity's highpoints are more towering, though, objectively speaking, I gotta admit. The whole album has a more serious tone, though, while Steal feels just fresher to me, like a cool breeze on a clear spring day

[@samuelnichols4709]

I love how Finn when describing Limp Bizkit just uses "Chad" as an adjective because nothing else summarizes them so well

[@jacobq.2204]

Chad Durst

[@Msr-m1s]

Where's Greg ?

[@warmcorpse_]

Kyle is more accurate

[@carlosrob8423]

Chad? What a weird way to spell "cringe"

[@samuelnichols4709]

@@carlosrob8423 sounds like someone isn’t a real rocker 🎸

[@endcensorship874]

"Shut the F**K Up, Get Up!" by Korn of "Totality" is one of my all time favorite songs and is STILL the first song on my "weight lifting" playlist because it is just the best. Love it.

[@Swullmark]

So strange to me that Slipknot aren't considered to be in the "big four" or Nu-Metal. I always thought that it was Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Korn and Linkin' Park

[@rubencuesta-ray1320]

Slipknot Is more enduring, System of a down has larger songs

[@m1xxx3r]

It's because Slipknot is more multi-genre than just Nu Metal

[@addymurray9400]

Slipknot was/is definitely more on the "metal" side rather than "nu-", thought so even back in '99.

[@raisedbobcat8266]

I figured it would be linkin park, slipknot, korn, SOAD

[@michaelbashford2733]

I always thought Slipknot was categorised incorrectly with the 'nu-metal' label.

[@shootdang8618]

Soad is like cilantro. I think you just have to be born with that particular gene to enjoy it. To me, soad just sounds like soap.

[@randomhandle]

Yup. I liked "Sugar" but every other song sounds the same to me.

[@noahlenhard7010]

I personally think it's just an aquired taste. I didn't like them at first either, but over time they've become one of my favorite bands

[@MailOrderGamers]

I liked Take a Look in the Mirror when it came out. There is a track with Nas on it also.

[@jordanmichael2655]

I love Hybrid Theory but Korn’s debut came out 6 years earlier. The argument could be made there would be no Hybrid Theory without Korn’s debut

[@Pizvo]

Mike from LP said that the most influential album that they used as a benchmark in the studio for their debut was actually The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused.

[@Subtekjr]

Sure but does that make it *better*? I think it makes it significant, but not better.

[@TonyPunkRock]

Korn Issues WAS fan art! That’s why it’s 8th grade level. I remember a contest on MTV. They put up several versions, I recall.

[@knispler666]

The cover art for Mezmerize and Hypnotize was done by Daron Malakians father. I thought of it being so deep when it came out - but I was in 9th grade at that time...

[@kingeatking]

"Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation" E.A. Bucchianeri

[@genistgn853]

Mezmerize art goes so hard

[@M_reapr]

It was kinda cool when you bought both albums they slid into each other to make a larger album they were ment to be listened back to back as the last track on I think mezmerize rolls right into hypnotize

[@neolbioldey]

I don't see why he hates it so much

[@Vivi_9]

@@neolbioldey he's one of those people who gets triggered by music that calls out the brutality of nationalist types

[@RogueAndroid]

As someone who actually likes both Black Metal and some nu-metal... I am baffled Korn got some of their good albums ranked so badly. Who did this list needs to lay off whatever they were consuming.

[@JacobYoces]

Yaaayy more very-important-and-under-discussed nu-metal content

[@Eclecticompany]

I'm not familiar with most of SOAD's discography, so can't comment on them, but the template of 'the big 4', which is used to discuss thrash metal, or grunge, I don't think really applies to nu-metal. For me, Limp Bizkit is the only band that retained the nu-metal formula for more than 2 or 3 albums before beginning to experiment, so it doesn't feel fair to rank albums by Korn or Linkin Park so low because they don't follow a nu-metal template. They may be terrible nu-metal albums, but are great albums nonetheless.

[@Luissv72]

This may be the worst Loudwire list I've seen. That's saying something.

[@cormacthem8406]

Steal this Album! By System isn’t just b-sides. They did start out as outtake demos from Toxicity BUT what song doesn’t start out the same way. SOAD worked them all out and made them into excellent full-fledged songs. “Bubbles”, “Streamline”, “Highway Song”…some of their best are on here, give a listen. 👍

[@neolbioldey]

You seriously think he will do that?

[@cormacthem8406]

@@neolbioldey I meant that more for System fans who would rate said album low. If one doesn’t like SOAD, then obviously more of it probably wont change their minds. 🤷‍♂️

[@codingtranquility]

Might be a bad take, but I've always considered Slipknot to be a part of the big 4 of nu metal rather than SOAD, as they blended elements of hip-hop/electronic and metal music way more than SOAD ever did. SOAD just came off as like ... maybe if Frank Zappa was less jammy and did metal

[@sixty2612]

Agree, plus Slipknot is objectively more popular and successful

[@bottletoad1020]

I generally would make the argument that Slipknot isn’t really nu metal either, but I would put them there WAY before SOAD. I’ve never understood why they are categorized that way, besides era and proximity, I guess? I don’t get it.

[@codingtranquility]

@@bottletoad1020Yeah thats why I was leaning more towards it being a bad take, as their first album was closest to nu-metal, but after that they really distanced themselves from it.

[@noahlenhard7010]

tell me you've never listened to SOAD without telling me. seriously though, I think they're the most comparable to Slipknot, if I was going to swap one out it would be for Linkin park. To me, they've always just been hardcore rap, not Nu metal.

[@codingtranquility]

@@noahlenhard7010 to be fair I don't think Linkin Park really fits in either, except Hybrid Theory really was the blueprint for a lot of bands that followed in the genre. Same thing goes for Slipknot with their demo and first album. But I wouldn't go as far as comparing Linkin Park to hardcore hip-hop ... if we're speaking of at the time and not what it would later become like Run The Jewels, Linkin Park sounds nothing like Beastie Boys, DMX, or Onyx. Chester's clean singing brings it a lot closer to nu-metal which shared a lot of those choruses vs. Hardcore Hip-Hop that usually relied on spoken word choruses, sampled choruses, or features for choruses.

[@A7xrocksyou]

Commenting only 3 minutes in: I think it would have been hilarious if Finn had just continued to name Korn album after Korn album for the entire video while apologetically noting that they're a great band each time.

[@HeyHeyChey]

I resonate with the one commenter that said "They lost their AMV-ability". I guess referring to Linkin Park from their 3rd album onwards. Having AMV-ability was a big fucking deal back then, who wouldn't want to make an epic AMV? Some of them were classic, a pity many got deleted

[@coda1587]

Seriously. I grew up watching so many AMVs and thats how i discovered all this music

[@HeyHeyChey]

@@coda1587 yeah and even if I never made one, I would listen to new songs wondering if they would fit into an epic one. If they didn't it was obviously dissapointing, so it affected how I approached music

[@Meshuggapeth]

Korn Serenity of Suffering was awesome. It also had Corey Taylor on it

[@mattoblivion]

I find your lack of faith (in SoaD) disturbing.

[@ChetHanks-eh1md]

Major L taking a sponsorship from Draft Kings. These guys are getting so many kids addicted to gambling it's kind of scary. Then they ban you if you win too much. You are better off making a pool with your friends and keeping the bets local.

[@timloss87]

Korn Issues cover art was all fan made. Had a contest on MTV about it. So you are right lol

[@real30yearoldboomerhours53]

Your analysis of depression was on the money. My partner deals with it currently and yeah that’s what she goes through. I’ve also been in that position as well…props to anybody who’s overcame it all.

[@CoverBrazilian]

I think it’s hilarious this article considered living things and a thousand suns “nu metal”. LOL, it’s not even close, and Linkin Park made it a point to NOT make it nu metal. Also… I will fight whoever wrote this article, simply for the fact that they labeled “one more light” better than LT and ATS. Tf type of hardcore drugs was that person on?

[@neolbioldey]

They said ranking ALL the albums by the big 4

[@Soundwave32791]

@@neolbioldey That explains why those albums were on that list but still they should have made it more clear. That confused me.

[@oldsmobilethompson1658]

I'm looking forward to more car tier lists

[@TaxinGigs]

Same. Please do more car and snack tiers

[@speedzonefilms]

NEVER DISRESPECT ENTER SHIKARIS 2005 DEMO VERSION OF MOTHERSHIP!!!!

[@emanuelbaltazar6523]

Sry bro but cant like enter shikari. Saw them last summer in Portugal opening to limp bizkit, and I was begging for that show to end 👎

[@Szczauqa]

when did the disrespect start

[@markwrenn5965]

I searched Temu for Finn's Butt Balm and i couldnt find it. Very disappointed

[@jimthar17]

It's on WISH.

[@scotty666tt]

The worst list I've ever seen those Korn albums while not super still better than 90 percent of this list

[@nicproctor4818]

Agreed, Deftones were kinda niche back in the day. I remember when White Pony released, it was supposed to put them over; it was to be their "Follow the Leader" or "Significant Other"...I don't think it quite hit those numbers initially.

[@helgeuwe1]

maybe bc the album had killer hits like the others, but unlike them couldnt hold the stance across the duration of a whole album

[@joe.osullivan]

System of a Down is for us Prog metal elitists that want to look down on Nu-Metal, but can't due to the time signature and key changes of SOAD

[@hubertlefebvre5940]

Finn haircut reveal when??

[@timothyherlihy6480]

He's bald. Tadaa!

[@jonathanwebster7091]

Oh no; not Take A Look In The Mirror! That was like my gateway into metal (I only really listened to punk mainly, along with a handful of classic metal bands, and then only really Sabbath, Maiden and Motörhead). That album (along with, gradually, all the ones before it) was pretty much my soundtrack for like the whole of 2004, which was a pretty tough one for me. I brought (well, downloaded) that and the Greatest Hits album that came out that year, and really got into them. Then I heard Slayer and the rest is history. But yeah, definitely fond memories of that album. I agree all the albums after that aren’t as good as the one before; there’s a definite drop in quality as regards songwriting after it in my opinion.

[@reeeeeeeman8792]

Take a look in the mirror was the absolute worst album that Korn put out

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@@reeeeeeeman8792 literally every album since David Silveria left: “are we jokes to you?”

[@derkmajirk2308]

Take a look in the mirror is my favorite Korn album. Don’t know why it gets so much hate. It’s definitely their heaviest.

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@@derkmajirk2308 it’s one of my favourites too.

[@JonnyRottenn__]

I really didn’t know Take A Look In The Mirror was so hated by fans and the band alike until recent years. It’s probably my favorite from them.

[@IIHIGHIVMYSELF]

After an 8 year break,limp bizkit has released gold cobra and I think they have remained absolutely true to themselves,i celebrate the album much better than still sucks

[@hrotha]

SOAD was certainly quirky and zany for the sake of it but quirkiness was much of nu metal's appeal at the time for many people. Like, SOAD was there for those of us who were first exposed to Korn through Twist

[@Kodeb8]

SOAD's quirkiness wasn't that much different from the quirkiness of Mike Patton's bands, or even Frank Zappa.

[@Rabant777]

SOAD are the only one of these 4 that I can listen to. I liked the first couple of Korn albums and saw them live a couple of times in those days, but soon bored of their sound. LP I liked .... but heard them everywhere, so over-saturated. I should possibly give their later product a listen. That other band I could never tolerate. Absolutely dreadful band .... with a cool guitar player.

[@TruthJusticeVictory]

I think the reviewer was born after 1990 - I grew up on new metal, born in 86, so I was right there for Jnco's and all the horseshit. When Linkin Park dropped, I thought it was sellout bullshit. As I got older, my friends who were born after 90 or so swore that Linkin Park were the beginning of nu-metal and the jeans got tighter. I swear there's a difference of like 3-5 years that determine who you thought were the purveyors of the genre simply based on age.

[@moimoimoiiiiiii32221]

As much as I don't even enjoy Korn, it's only fair to argue that their self titled album should be nr1 for basically creating the genre. I'm just ridiculed how Slipknot's self titled didn't get here.

[@cmurockstar]

A Thousand Suns is one of my favorite Linkin Park albums. It's a cool full listen.

[@The_Nü_Wave]

When They Come For Me, Wretches and Kings, Waiting for the End, and my god... The Messenger.

[@zacknemtsev5104]

I dont understand how mesmerize sounding like hypnotize is a criticism when thats exactly what they were going for but go off loudwire

[@NeonJackie]

It’s also a weird criticism since Mezmerize came before Hypnotize. It would make more sense to say that Hypnotize sounds like Mezmerize.

[@slytherinlady3907]

you ever just listen to a song and it’s so good you wish there was a song just like it but different that’s what system is

[@frtzkng]

It's like they assume it's not a double album because they aren't in the same package. Heck, to fit the theme and the album names even more, the artwork on the CDs matches the inside artwork of the other one. So, if you were to put the disks into the matching case, you'd put it into the wrong one.

[@Kondomonium]

I was watching this video while lying on a hammock over a concrete floor. About 17 minutes in the hammock collapsed and I landed on my butt. *I literally got butt hurt looking at this list.*

[@babbleoop8805]

personally i think steal this album is SOAD's worst album but by no means is it a bad album. The only reason it gets hate is because it's a bit more abstract than the rest of their albums. SOAD has no bad albums

[@cjhkk13]

System Of A Down clearly has a punk influence. A lot of their less popular songs have pretty strong political messages. Plus across the board, the energy in their music seems to match a lot more with punk. Personally i love the more experimental sound of their song Mind.

[@neolbioldey]

Meanwhile one of SOAD's most popular songs: WHY DON'T PRESIDENTS FIGHT THE WAR WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR

[@christiandauz3742]

Rise Agaisnt has always been THE PUNK bank for me

[@BC3music8]

serenity of suffering is seriously some of korns best stuff up there with follow the leader and they do that to them

[@SolarDNA]

The Path of Totality is still one of my top 5 Korn albums. They could re-record the whole record on their own without the dubstep artists and almost every song would still hold up. Get Up is one of the most Korn sounding songs they've ever done.

[@mememan3799]

I know I’m not looking at Toxicity on that thumbnail…

[@MailOrderGamers]

I'm surprised when people like System of a Down and I'm also surprised when people don't like them.

[@neolbioldey]

Same!

[@PORTALIAN_Makes_Bass]

My top 5: 1: Issues by Korn 2: Meteora by Linkin Park 3: Slipknot by Slipknot 4: The Nothing by Korn 5: Significant Other by Limp Bizket

[@christiandauz3742]

1. Meteora 2. Hybrid Theory 3. Vol 3 Subliminal Verses Don't remember or haven't listened enough of the others to list them More of a Singles listener

[@DrBdan8]

Personally I like 3 Dollar Bill Y'all more than Significant Other but I can't deny the influence and significance of Significant Other. For me Limp Bizkit's top 3 albums are their first 3 in order of release. That said, I'd put Korn's S/T and Life is Peachy above all of Limp Bizkit's albums

[@brunocruz6375]

Had no idea Korn had that many albums

[@TehPlayground]

Issues had 3 or 4 different covers from different submissions. pretty sure they were al "shown" in the liner notes.

[@mediocore808]

I had one of the entries as a poster. It was fucking cool.

[@michaelbashford2733]

I'm not angry with this list, I'm just disappointed.

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

Putting Serenity of Suffering so low is a crime against humanity

[@jonathanradnidge3368]

For real man. The songwriting is absolute gold and on top of that it’s heavy af. It caught me off guard with how aggressive it could get

[@fadilfawzi7879]

Agree. And had a great video clips for their singles

[@Razieleatssouls]

Black Is the Soul, man. That's like a top 20 Korn track.

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

@@Razieleatssouls exactly man that song is excellent

[@christiancastillo927]

It’s literally one of Korn’s BEST albums imo

[@wesleynowlin7970]

The way you feel about SOD is how I feel about Linkin Park. I never got the hype. It always seemed so boring and mediocre to me. With all due respect to Chester, I hate his vocals so much.

[@neolbioldey]

Doesn't help that everyone's been trying to copy Linkin Park for years

[@chadhenry961]

Back in the day there were many metalheads and even early nu metal fans that considered Linkin Park to be too commercial and overproduced, while calling Chester's vocals whiny and cheesy

[@chadhenry961]

@@neolbioldey I recall Threat Signal getting criticized by some metalheads in the mid 2000's cause the singing sounded like Chester, even though they were much heavier. I'd say Threat Signal were arguably the first band to combine Linkin Park choruses with Meshuggah riffs, well before it became cool and trendy to do so

[@phil8528]

Even when Linkin Park were cool they weren’t cool. It’s literally music for children.

[@chadhenry961]

@@phil8528 I wouldn’t call them children’s music but i would say it appealed to the same preteen demographic as emo/scene music, which was also hated by the previous generation of metalheads. Even heavier more explicit bands like Slipknot and suicide silence were called children’s music cause they had some young fans

[@Necropheliac]

Are we just going to pretend that Rage Against the Machine never existed? Roots by Sepultura is the best nu-metal album, but being that it’s their only nu-metal album, I understand why it’s not on the list.

[@raisedbobcat8266]

Fuck the Deftones being nu metal or not, what about Slipknot?

[@helgeuwe1]

went from nu-thrash to nu-alternative metal :P

[@thunderstruck560]

I've always been surprised that Finn never understood SOAD. I've always seen them as the best that Nu Metal has to offer. I can find something to enjoy on most of their albums (except Steal this album, just B sides which i can understand why it isn't on this list). As much as I hate to pigeon toe them Linkin Park to me were always a 2 album wonder. They peaked in their start and were never able to top it. They went full Butt Rock and were unfortunately never able to bounce back. I never listened to much Korn, wasn't really for me. I don't hate Limp Bizket as much as I used to because those instrumentals were a lot better than I gave them credit for, but they are a gimmick behind Fred.

[@neolbioldey]

It's funny because Serj's voice is such a turn off for some people, which I don't understand

[@adamlamb3580]

This is one of the worst lists Ive seen, like they made it so bad intentionally for clicks and outrage... The ranking of just the Korn albums without the other 3 bands is batshit crazy

[@TheFriskyComiskey]

Well after this complete atrocity I was finally able to schedule my butt replacement surgery 6 weeks from now. This is the last one I'm qualified to get so hopefully it doesn't get hurt again.

[@jaariboo6528]

I was more surprised that söipknot wasn’t there

[@hippywill]

thats because slipknot never had a bad album

[@jaariboo6528]

@@hippywill they definitely did, maybe not in the early days but later on yeah

[@raulfigueroa588]

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. should be no1 lol

[@jaariboo6528]

@@raulfigueroa588 wasn’t that an unofficial album tho?

[@hippywill]

@@jaariboo6528 ya not the best but still not bad

[@matthewgallant3622]

Idk what the sudden fetish is people have for the Deftones. This started about 5 minutes ago and they’ve been around for 30 years. Nobody cared when these albums came out, I know because I bought Around the Fur in 1999 and nobody gave a shit about them.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Yep

[@MurderOfCroz]

Zero Mezmerize slander will be tolerated

[@latdamon3602]

Lol. I think the songs were mostly good, but it marked the beginning of the Serj ultra-nasal voice era. Definitely loses points for that.

[@WinedandDined27]

What I like about SOAD is everything *but* the zaniness. They are objectively fantastic musicians. The song structures, the rhythm section, production, mix, and gigaton weight of the riffs on songs like “prison song”, “toxicity”, or “BYOB” are undeniable. I don’t listen to them for their lyrics any more than I do limp bizkit. To me, they are another on of those bands of the late 90s-early 00s, along with limp bizkit, creed, and RHCP that to me qualify as “S tier band, f tier vocalist”. If you ignore the whacky vocals, there are some great melodies and song structures with absolutely hall of fame worthy instrumentals.

[@CaXreLL]

Korny-def-system.of.a.limp-knot-down was my favorite 🤩

[@py16667]

Mud-pool-chamber had bangers for days

[@gtabro1337]

Despite listening to new metal I never properly got into Limp Bizkit, I mean I knew their greatest hits at least… Inguess because of that lack of expectation when they dropped Gold Cobra I judged it as just a metal album and I honestly really liked it. Still do.

[@TheHobbyReaper]

I have really fond memories of it. There was a prom of a friend's university and he invited some of us over. We somehow convinced the DJ to play Bring it Back. When the song started almost everyone stopped dancing and watched while we lip synced in the verses and headbanged to the chorus. After that we weren't allowed to pick any more songs but it was hilarious and I found a random dance partner through that. 😂😂

[@thurmanwilliams7961]

Results May Very isn't that bad. Build a Bridge, Give Me the Mic, Eat you Alive, Behind Blue Eyes. Are all great. Although the song Red Light Green Light is ansolute trash.

[@Csnich96]

Snoop Dogg was really going through the motions on that joint. Just another pay day for him lol

[@DrTabarnak]

See You On The Other Side was terrible. The two singles were overrated. Serenity of Suffering was leaps and bounds better. It sounded like Korn again.

[@raulfigueroa588]

Agree with this take. I think most people here would love Serenity of Suffering if they actually listened to it

[@kodokushi4701]

TALITM is always so shit on, i think its one of the better Korn albums.

[@jonathanwebster7091]

This. I’ve got very fond memories associated with that album.

[@bigstonez1125]

It’s crazy that, out of this whole video, my biggest take away is that Darius Rucker was arrested three days ago for possession!

[@JosiahR1]

😂😂😂😂

[@Julius1997.]

You say Metallica, i say five finger death punch You say Sex pistols, i say Jonas brothers You say Tupac, i say Tom Macdonald

[@devinjacksun5681]

Stop it, Get some help

[@erikkling4791]

🤦

[@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay]

You say The Beatles, i say Theory Of A Deadman

[@need4speed5353]

Hell yeah brother🦅🇲🇾🧨

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

Not the Old McDonald! 😂😂

[@andrewshideler5037]

Hybrid Theory is more significant, Meteora is better. Re-Animation is under-rated. That album showcased their ability to transcend genres and collaborate with artists in different genres. Opened my eyes when I was 14.

[@crazydud3380]

At last Finn understands the rectal trauma he has caused over the years! Anyway, I have found that Korn is polarizing to people, once you get past Untouchables. A lot of people don't appreciate the experimentation, even though they were always experimental. Then, when they returned to their roots in most recent years, people say it is too samey and predictable. There really is no winning.

[@Complication84]

I really like Take a Look in the Mirror lol

[@JL10196]

Korn self titled should be number 1, life is peachy should be at least top 10.

[@vtrip_]

deftones fans. tool fans... whats the difference?

[@nightshadekrow4712]

Thank you+

[@Stumme-40203]

Requiem and see you on the other side is better than 90% of limp Bizkit albums.

[@jonathanwebster7091]

Tbf; I thought The Path of Totality was an interesting idea that didn’t really work in practice. As a big fan of dance and electronic music in general, it’s always got me that apart from industrial metal, you don’t get many metal or metal-adjacent bands mixing it up with electronic and dance music, but you do with hip-hop.

[@hatecubed]

It's been really weird (good) to remember and come back to, e.g. 'Remanufacture' - just as an example - considering that I was into that band/album years before I was 'properly' interested in electronic music. After spending so much time in both 'camps', rediscovering some of these artists has been way fucking better than I could have ever imagined. (I cut bits out of my reply re: hiphop etc cos I'd never finish this post otherwise 😁)

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@@hatecubed yeah; Remanufacture is a good example to me of an album that’s 50/50 both EDM and extreme metal. Like; usually when you hear bands mix metal or metal-adjacent music with EDM (like you get with most industrial metal bands), it’s like a little add on-the music is still ‘mostly’ metal/whatever, and the industrial noises, samples, synths and other elements are basically seasoning. I’m a big fan of early 90s breakbeat hardcore, happy hardcore, acid house, and gabba techno as well as metal in general, so that album to me had enough aspects of both that I really enjoyed it: less of a focus on the lyrics and vocals (something I’ve always liked about EDM), 4/4 beats, and more extensive use of samples. Another album in the same vein (that apparently was a big influence on Dino Cazares) was the second Prodigy album-that was a gateway into EDM for me. Their third album went a bit too much of a rock/punk/metal direction for my taste. Also; the soundtrack to the 1997 film ‘Spawn’ was another good one for me-the concept was an interesting one-various rock, punk and metal bands (including Slayer, RATM, Butthole Surfers and Atari Teenage Riot amongst others) teamed up with an EDM producer/group on each track.

[@hatecubed]

@@jonathanwebster7091 @jonathanwebster7091 hah, crazy - I feel like you told my story 😂 The most important ones for me being the Spawn soundtrack, The Prodigy (I can't remember if Experience or Jilted was my introduction, but Jilted is very high on my list), and Atari Teenage Riot, I think. Haven't ever known another metal fan to like happy hardcore (or at least admit it!) In terms of .. less happy .. hardcore, I was involved with a tour of Mark N (Bloody Fist) a decade or so ago here in Australia. I only just realised how surreal that is now haha. Sounds like you'd love Grist by Drumcorps, assuming you don't already know it :) I can't help but mention also, imo the most underrated (nu-) metal album with industrial etc elements is Spineshank - The Height of Callousness (the 'hits' are the low point...)

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@@hatecubed I’m British; so happy hardcore is a big thing here, I’ve always liked it. I kind of look at it almost like an EDM version of thrash metal, or like a polar opposite of what black metal is doing atmosphere wise (what with it having plenty of major chord progressions, ‘happy’ themes and stuff about love). It’s often got connotations of being a ‘guilty pleasure’, even among dance fans (which I think is silly, no such thing as a guilty pleasure, it’s all just music fgs). Also at least in the 90s and early 2000s, here in the UK at least anyway, it had unwelcome associations with the whole ‘chav’ subculture (which again, I think is a bit daft). But yeah, musically I think of it like that, gabba techno too to some degree. I think what I really like about happy hardcore as well is that it has a sort of ‘retro’ vibe that is kind of reminiscent of the early 90s UK breakbeat hardcore scene musically-you know; the 4/4 drums, bright piano, ‘happy’ themes, chipmunk vocals, etc.-before it split into on the one hand trance, etc., and the other way into Jungle/Drum and Bass. And while I enjoy and listen to some Trance stuff, it’s a bit too ‘polished’ for my taste-I like that kind of rough around the edges sound you get with happy hardcore. I’ve never been a huge fan of jungle/Drum n Bass, I’ve tried getting into it but I just don’t get the appeal. So yeah. I was never a huge fan of Spineshank, no idea why. They were just one of those bands from that era that I didn’t get hugely into.

[@jonathanwebster7091]

@@hatecubed and nooo not heard of Drumcorps, I’ll have to check that out, many thanks! Also, after I’d really got into MFTJG (and what’s also great about that album is that all the singles have extra non-album tracks, many of which are brilliant, so I collected those too), I got Experience too, and *that* was my real introduction to EDM, and especially early 90s breakbeat hardcore and eventually happy hardcore stuff. It was about the same time (we’re talking 2004/5) that I was really starting to get into extreme metal too-I’d heard Slayer and just got really into Thrash metal, and eventually (some, never really been a huge DM fan) death metal and black metal, as well as the more extreme doom bands. So I was kind of listening to thrash and black metal at the same time as I was getting into gabba techno and happy hardcore.

[@retroryguy2821]

You can tell a lot about a person by how they rank their Nu Metal. This is not a guy you invite to your BBQ.

[@raulfigueroa588]

😂

[@edwardlindell7056]

Hypnotize is the best album on the entire list!!🤯

[@KuLaydMahn]

Gosh I sure hope Finn's rectum is ok! Keep us updated, ok Finn? (Also, Anal Agony needs to be a death metal band)

[@bignicktex]

The fact life is peachy is not in the top five is criminal.

[@atvena]

It barely has any of their hit songs

[@chadhenry961]

When last saw Korn they only played the intro song "Twist" from that album, while all their other early albums had multiple full tracks played

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I wouldn’t put it in korns top 5. It wouldn’t have a chance. The debut will always be the best and follow the leader comes next. I won’t even start the debate until after that.

[@chadhenry961]

@@fuckgoogle8661 9 years ago Jonathan Davis ranked all Korns albums at that time and put life is peachy at #8 out of 11, it would probably be even lower now. Oddly enough he put their controversial dubstep album path of totality at #3, above follow the leader (#4), and issued (5), with the top two spots being self titled debut (#1) and untouchables (#2)

[@chadhenry961]

@bicknicktex Finn did his own list where he put life of peachy as #1

[@monti0120]

at least 4 Linkin Park records have no business being on a Nu metal ranking. I mean "Is A thousand suns or One more light the better Nu metal album?" is a ridiculous question.

[@The_Knight_Mayor]

"It's an objective fact, I think." - FM