nu metal
noun/ˈnjuː metl/
/ˈnuː metl/
[uncountable]- a type of heavy metal music which is influenced by hip-hop, and has aggressive songs and a heavy drum beat. Nu metal was made popular in the 1990s by bands such as Limp Bizkit, Korn and Deftones.
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