The history of NU METAL - in 22 riffs

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Nu metal is basically post groove metal.

[@atvena]

It's the collision of groove metal and alt rock

[@gvngrave6698]

You gdmnn right, it's like funk and disco

[@abraxo]

You just called nu metal in other words

[@nucygnet5881]

More like post Alternative Metal.

[@David_Downs]

@@atvena But also took influence from other styles before. Like Korn on "Blind", one can hear the influences from Grunge in early Nu-Metal. Groove Metal, Alternative-Metal, Grunge, Rap-Metal, Funk-Metal, even Industrial at times. Then you had bands like Soulfly and Ill Nino adding tribal influences and more.

[@Ewmaschek]

I have never heard Pantera ever classified as Nu Metal.

[@drummeralex9198]

“Predecessor”

[@fabiozatara]

Pantera is not nu metal, but paved the path to the genre

[@salvatorecaravella365]

They are definitely a forefather of Nu metal. Their style was Groove Metal

[@chrisklein7694]

They aren't there is 0 logical progression to this at all. Dude is good at guitar and is showing it off just fine.

[@DaveThomson]

Cause it's not

[@Chiwawa666]

To me the "going mainstream" tracks should have been Korn - Freak on a leash Limp Bizkit - Nookie Those 2 were all over the MTVs of the world and high schools radios, it was insane. Great vid!

[@DJBallistic12]

You know what else I do like, My way by Limp Bizkit

[@jlo7770]

I mean "going mainstream" is pretty crazy assumption because they made a song that made them popular, I highly doubt they were sitting around and were like "hey lets make this song more pop so we get famous" neither of those songs deviated much from their "sound" that they've always had or had during that era. They wrote a song some people liked it, because some people did it got more air time. Both bands also wrote a whole lot of music that no one has ever heard but the ones who bought the albums.

[@TranzparentMethods]

Good to see you give Kittie some love. They are so often overlooked.

[@David_Downs]

I would have maybe thrown in a Helmet riff somewhere, I think they had a pretty big influence on what that style would become.

[@22ddo]

Came here to point out how glaring that omission was. It would be like evolution of reggae without a Bob Marley song. Smfh

[@vivelecorn]

Mr Bungle was one of the hugest influence for early nu metal that should’ve been mentioned in beginning. Korn literally calls their earlier riffs “the bungle riff” for a reason

[@BenMcManus]

Kittie and Adema, now we're talking!

[@Casey_Hannum]

I love that you put My Ticket Home on this. Always thought they were under appreciated for their last two albums.

[@MusicForTherapy]

My Ticket Home initially was Metalcore. But can definitely see the Nu-metal influence on their later stuff.

[@Elijah-NUMetal-IsMyWife-Boyd]

@@MusicForTherapy it wasn’t simply influence, by the time the strangers album was made, they were undisputedly Nu Metal.

[@henriqueapolonio8880]

Man it's so satisfying to see someone throwing all of these riffs using Telecasters. :D

[@maciejstillsucks]

can't get enough of em! :D

[@grablifebythecontroller315]

The Stephen Carpenter Ltd tele is so freaking sexy

[@michaeltillman958]

Just had a hell of a throwback moment to my teens. Thank you.

[@mot_wadd3441]

I have one of those Green LTD 607bs. Stephen's signature guitars are so sick

[@DaveThomson]

I have the original see thru green ESP SRC

[@mot_wadd3441]

@@DaveThomson awesome, that's sick

[@jlo7770]

​@@mot_wadd3441I've bought and played a lot of guitars but I gotta be honest LTD makes amazing guitars.. I have a LTD Gary holt sig and its all I play, also have a les paul and I never play it. Every LTD I've ever picked up has been spot on, even being the "epiphone" of ESP, their "lower end" guitars are awesome.

[@ibanez720rg]

Glad to see some Adema love. People seem to forget about them.

[@rabituin1474]

I never considered Happy Song as Nu Metal, but now that you point it out i can defo see it

[@pizzamachinemusic]

That Adema riff never gets old

[@Johannes1137]

That Cowboys from Hell tone gives me life 🤘

[@maciejstillsucks]

🤘

[@justinuv]

No seven dust???

[@jlo7770]

Let's face it sevendust is just too damn good for this list. Minus cowboys from hell..

[@Rackemup8]

Right. This list kind of sucks

[@Twobarpsi]

Korn is the Black Sabbath of this genre. They started it.

[@nolessnomore6731]

Deftones would like a word with you about that.

[@Twobarpsi]

@@nolessnomore6731 Korn unleashed the 7 string guitar on the world.

[@DrayNoR1]

​@@nolessnomore6731deftones?😂

[@The_Guy1337]

@@nolessnomore6731adrenaline came out in 95, and before you mention like Linus, that’s more alt/prog metal

[@nolessnomore6731]

@@The_Guy1337 So you're going to place semantics. Nu Metal has influences of alt and prog metal. So congrats, you're still wrong. Deftones have been playing that shit since 88, before Korn was a band.

[@revedepapillon5010]

Wonderful work and sound !!! But i was wondering how many guitars do you have ?

[@maciejstillsucks]

about 20 maybe?

[@pizzaqore141]

Putting Pantera in a Nu Metal video is wild, but I’m here for it

[@SebastianDuda-f4e]

Bombtrack-Blind-Bored-My Own Summer

[@cpamiseso]

You've got new subs just because almost all of them are Telecaster style guitars, lol. Nice man!

[@BrianIglesiasROT8records]

man that's a nice drum sound! Would it be okay to ask what VST drums you used?

[@maciejstillsucks]

SSD5 Free :)

[@BrianIglesiasROT8records]

@@maciejstillsucks Thank you so much man! Awesome content man. I really enjoyed it. Took me back in time

[@eddyjolo]

Excellent list

[@valentinrios9931]

Holy shit, hella hard! However, boy do I have a band from Des Moines, Iowa you might wanna know about...

[@smashing_Bass]

I saw wargasm UK last Friday live on stage 💪🏻

[@f.a.b.m.7669]

omg great memories this riffs reminds me my youth and very cool moments of my life 🥲

[@k.h.1587]

What about prong, lost and found 1990. And the rap-metal thing goes back to 1984 with I'm the man by anthrax, and that afrikka bambaata john lydon collab, not to mention the run dmc aerosmith thing a year or 2 later. Also the judgement night soundtrack of rock-alt-metal/rap collabs which iirc was 1993, might have been 94. Also faith no more's we care a lot goes back to 1986, before mike patton. And of course like others have mentioned, mr bungle, and the riffs and lack of solos of helmet, who also had a collab with house of pain on the judgement night soundtrack And early run dmc had some serious guitar riffage on a few tunes.

[@lewan2kki]

Any riff of One Minute Silence please!

[@the_red_channel]

Great rétrospective!

[@maciejstillsucks]

thanks!

[@dogukanoner3022]

No limp bizkit? What kinda list is that lol! Except Korn and LP

[@lukabravo14]

4:17

[@DavidMAdkins16]

Bored by Deftones is actually played in standard, not Drop D. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bV6Qm3mMmbxnn5o&ab_channel=Deftones

[@yoshiro284]

☝️🤓

[@Worran]

Where did you get that fender… that’s a rarity!

[@maciejstillsucks]

Bought it at a store called Arizona Music Pro in 2007, if I remember correctly

[@Psicolauta]

Excelent!

[@StanHalen1936]

Sway... nice.

[@przemekw.2564]

te tele od LTD są po prostu przepiękne, brzmią też przepięknie. super film ;)

[@firaty]

what are you using for effects

[@RODRIGEZ.-]

You chose the wrong song on Limp Bizkit's album

[@lucena8753]

Should be significant other's break stuff

[@Grimbago]

I think the only thing is missing is Static-X - The Only and Break Stuff probably represents LB better but great video overall, thanks!

[@midwintergates]

Don't really hear a lot of Nu-Metal in bands after 2004 tbh. Only bands that truly kept to it after that point was basically Slipknot, Mudvayne etc. Mostly a genre known for it's weird image (Slipknot and their jump suites, masks etc), often rap vocals and scooped mid tone. One could say that Pantera had an influence on it from their aggressive style and scooped tone (a part from this it's another example of a band I wouldn't classify as "Nu-Metal"), Deftones & KoRn by their heavy downtuned riffs and Anthrax & Public Enemy for fusing rap and metal. Only new band I came across in YEARS that actually really sounded Nu-Metal is Sleep Theory. I personally wouldn't classify Suicide Silence as Nu-Metal although there is obviously some influence there

[@imarkdesigns]

Rock On! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@maciejstillsucks]

🤘🏼

[@lucena8753]

Limp bizkit break stuff

[@bjnott92]

No machine head? They're earlier stuff was nu metal for sure

[@TatuSnaps]

Hell yeah

[@maciejstillsucks]

🤘🏼

[@reekofputrefactionn]

How is suicide silence nu metal? 💀

[@Mypeenorhurt]

They mix nu metal and hardcore elements with death metal

[@craigime]

No sevendust??

[@Rob_Cary]

It takes til the 2 minute mark til anything that's actually nu metal comes in but all of the covers are done exceptionally well.

[@JorgenMatsi]

Soundgarden "Outshined" was missing from the first part :)

[@marshalljordan5956]

Them and Alice In chains have a LOT of tunes that inspired the genre

[@froggozilaa]

I like you fender telecaster❤

[@atvena]

The very start of liberate is so haunting

[@grahamt19781]

Underrated song tbh

[@SeeJay8888]

I would say nu metal has been started by Biohazard in 1992

[@nolessnomore6731]

Like I put to a previous commenter saying Korn is the "Black Sabbath" of the genre. Deftones would like a word with you about what you said.

[@AVM-Music]

This is the problem with categorising everything so heavily. The nuances are so tight that everything eventually becomes everything else

[@MrLopez6891]

Te falto un riff del 98 Soad - sugar

[@RockshaA]

For those who gonna start to play guitar... This is not how it sounds in solo. There bas and drums added. Dont be fool like me in my childhood)) BY THE WAY GUITAR IS AWESOME!!!

[@MrZeroTerrorRide]

Anyone who was there knew that faith no more was going to be first.

[@Dankmemes555]

No Helmet?

[@kelvinrodriguezjr2184]

Korn was heavily inspired by Mr. Bungle

[@user-op5gj5gk1t]

RATM, FNM, Sepultura wasn't new Metal...

[@kaiquente]

Suicide Silence as Nu Metal?

[@PolkCountyWIProgressive]

You should have played Infinite Dreams by Iron Maiden for Last Resort to troll the rip off.

[@jaymantisgaming]

OMG, watch his pinky in Down With The Sickness. that's some exorcist shit haha. no crit though, just thought it was funny. great video. nu metal was my youth

[@maciejstillsucks]

its all fine. my pinky is croooooked :D

[@DaveThomson]

Bored was played wrong. Literally the wrong notes, it's not drop d

[@brennendodd187]

☝️🤓

[@martinratcliffe5987]

Machine head - ten ton hammer

[@logisticsrus8547]

Slipknot есть. Выбранный трек топовый. Лайк! 🧚🏿‍♀️

[@jayl5941]

Come on, bombtrack on a bridge pickup?!? Just giving you a hard time…

[@Vuk1405]

suicide silence is deathcore, and spiritbox and emmure are metalcore not nu metal

[@g5johnathan]

I agree, but Spiritbox is what you would call nu metalcore or modern nu Metal

[@jakubfrantczak594]

Where is Rammstein

[@kamatsutra7031]

Wtf a Telecaster in A Standard

[@furqantariqq]

isnt the third one thrash?

[@furqantariqq]

maybe the influences

[@dissident_media]

Should have ended with my ticket home

[@bleachstain6922]

Like for My ticket home :)

[@maciejstillsucks]

such a dope band!

[@bleachstain6922]

@@maciejstillsucks Love them, They really keep this middle in grunge and Nu-metal!

[@marshalljordan5956]

Haha he has a fender thats an ltd copy and an ltd thats a fender copy. Noice

[@katleta_s_pureshkoi]

what???suicide silenсe is nu metal???

[@Matt083109]

Aw, you left out Tallah

[@maciejstillsucks]

:(

[@romand65]

lol i think SS is deathcore :)

[@Faical-k]

Don't know what is the definition of Nu Metal to you but yoy just played lot of Heavy metal and some Punk Rock.

[@furqantariqq]

why is slipknot here!??

[@k.h.1587]

What about slipknot ISN'T nu metal? A DJ, sampler guy, dudes in jumpsuits with masks, some are clowns.

[@AntiSocialMachine]

Susie silence is not nu metal it’s fucking deathcore. Just because the album has once Jonathan Davis feature does not make it nu metal lol. Emmure really isn’t either but they’re somewhat inspired by it so I’ll let it pass lol.

[@nordimejia5790]

for me is just music that i might or might not like. I am not gender specific

[@nucrolecno7654]

pantera nu metal???? :))))))

[@unknownkingdom]

Pantera? Wtf

[@Demonico-j7x]

Nu Metal peaked in 1999/2000. Everything after that was just the rapid decline. I think Linkin Park and Slipknot came out of it with the most integrity. Limp Bizkit was never a sustainable band and Korn became a parody of themselves before having an identity crisis before just going full mediocre.

[@adrianvalenteje666]

BMTH from 2015 its numetal ? 🧐, ok.. maybe after became bmth numetal i Idont know

[@Meshuggapeth]

My fellow guitarists will attest that basically none of these are played correctly :/

[@maciejstillsucks]

:(

[@Meshuggapeth]

@@maciejstillsucks don’t give up! Keep playing! You’re better than I am in many ways. Pay extra attention to note duration and continue to develop your muting techniques! That’s basically where the problems lie

[@maciejstillsucks]

@@Meshuggapeth will do. thx for the feedback

[@Meshuggapeth]

@@maciejstillsucks no, thanks for the entertaining video that took a lot of work. Sorry for being a d*ck about it in the OP!

[@maciejstillsucks]

@@Meshuggapeth no worries :) appreciate every comment

[@alonewinter6013]

Papa roach

[@SRTluke]

i promise u on everything you and i love pantera is not nu-metal

[@marshalljordan5956]

HISTORY of nu metal. Bro they influenced the shit outta the genre. And some of their riffs are almost ...I would consider them the godfathers of the genre. Stop being elitist. It sounds so cringe lol ESPECIALLY when it's Pantera or one of the big 4 someone cries about 🤣🤣🤣

[@jay_milo]

System of a Down? Seriously? Edit : Lacuna Coil could easily be inside.

[@xToshMoosex]

Bailed when Pantera and Anthrax appeared on a Nu Metal video

[@otec_micola5149]

Чуть заснул. Самый скучный жанр метала

[@izzbrazzers3721]

Дерьмовая подборка

[@christopherjohnbalicaobadu632]

THE ONLY NU METAL YO DID IS LINKIN PARK

[@JediCrackSmoke]

Pantera, RATM and a Faith No More are not NuMetal. You really need to work on your tone.

[@Najermi]

Thats why it said “meet the predecessors”

[@DeviouS667]

Thrash metal is not nu metal

[@Najermi]

It said they were their predecessors