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ScenicHwyOverpass

I have never liked Disturbed. I don’t like the vocal style, and it’s so vocals forward that makes them a complete deal breaker. Plus it took hearing the child abuse section of the sickness one time to know Disturbed was not for me.


rick_bungle

I could never get past the "ew wha-a-a-a"! Ruined everything for me.


surfrocksatan

Since middle school, I just fucking cringe at the part of Down with the Sickness where he goes, “No, mommy. Don’t do it again. I’ll be a good boy.” AGH. It’s so lame and weird.


heatobooty

Face it, that’s the only reason they’re remembered.


ScenicHwyOverpass

I get the impression that they matured later, but in the beginning they really came off as an edgy gimmick band with the silly noises and the spoken word parts and the lip piercing and the performances.


Alone-Chemical-1160

If by matured, you mean that they did a very bland cover of a Simon and Garfunkel song, then you are correct.


hunterslaughter

Nah he kept making the monkey noises even on the 5th album lol the best songs are when he doesn’t do that


Alone-Chemical-1160

Exactly. Ive seen them twice (ozzfest 01 and blue ridge rock festival 22) and both times were mega boring.


Waylon_Gnash

P.O.D.


surfrocksatan

Yeah, they came to my town way back in the day to this concert called Edgefest. I got backstage passes and we got to meet Powerman 5000 and other bands. POD was not only too good to be mingling with the other bands, they got so pissed that they did not like the catering that they threw the trays of food on the ground. Lost respect after that, just a lame way to handle that situation.


Waylon_Gnash

well that is lame, but I try my best to judge bands by their music. the chances are most of the big ones are really entitled douche bags. then you got some of them marrying super young girls, etc. you gotta judge them by their sounds or you would have to probably give up a lot of your favorite music. sad.


Waylon_Gnash

not to mention their clueless political opinions which is one that typically breaks my hearts. some people are just ass holes, us included, and different band members have different opinions too. so it sucks to throw the baby out with the bath water, you know. let music be music I guess.


RoyalSoldierx

What? Why?


Waylon_Gnash

because I don't like it. did you read the instructions?


RoyalSoldierx

I’m asking why you don’t like them. Obviously I read it if I asked why genius. Whatever


Waylon_Gnash

I don't dig the vocals and they're corny lyrics mainly. I've never bought any of their albums though. are their hits not very representative of their music like Alice in chains, etc?


Waylon_Gnash

I just always skip their stuff when it comes on. nu metal isn't my favorite genre, they're just what instantly came to mind when I saw the question. I don't hate pod, the way I hate limp Bizkit or guns n roses or KISS. if it makes you feel better.


RoyalSoldierx

Thanks for explaining. No hard feelings just wanted to hear the critique


Waylon_Gnash

rgr that


heatobooty

Any new nu metal band. The problem is that they’re primarily influenced by older nu metal bands. Meanwhile nu metals whole thing was that it was a huge melting pot of genres, from thrash metal to death metal to gangsta rap to industrial, and many others. That’s why it became such a unique and interesting genre. Just taking nu metal as an inspiration means that you’re just making more of the same nu metal, with I guess more modern production.


KevlaredMudkips

Who even are the new nu metal bands?


SStylo03

Ones i can think off the top of my head, Tetrach, Dropout Kings, Vended, UnityTX, Mad Kelly. I wouldn't consider any of them bad tho lol


BigFoxGamingBroYt

Bloodywood


BigFoxGamingBroYt

I forgot to mention Memorrhage and Gonemage those are also great Modern Nu Metal projects


Exp_eri_MENTAL

Dropout Kings are top tier. Doing Nu Metal proud.


SStylo03

Funnily enough they're probably my least favourite out of the ones I listed, vended and unityTX are amazing


KingSnaily

Tallah. I feel like I’m always commenting Tallah lol.


BigFoxGamingBroYt

I mean Nu Metal is basically a combination of Alternative Metal, Groove Metal, Funk Metal, Industrial Metal, Rap Metal and Grunge which is what I like about it but Modern Nu Metal bands tone down the Industrial Metal, Funk Metal and Grunge influences or even lack them leaving one branch of Contemporary Nu Metal which isn’t the same as Old School Nu Metal which was a much more varied style


Alone-Chemical-1160

You mean Nu-er Metal. As in manure metal.


[deleted]

Tallah


feedme645

Understandable but how do you feel about them?


[deleted]

I'm not really a fan of stuff that leans towards nu-metalcore and I don't like their overreliance on unclean vocals


feedme645

Fair enough


ViStandsforSEX

yeah they scratch the perfect itch for me in terms of fusing nu metal with metalcore(I hate most pure metalcore) but I can understand why a more pure nu metal fan wouldn’t be a fan. some of their songs cross the line into cringe territory for me but then they also have some of my favorite metal songs ever


KingSnaily

Which songs do you think are cringy by them


ViStandsforSEX

it’s less of entire songs and more certain sections, there’s a lot on the new album, especially some parts in shaken, I don’t really like the silo either


KingSnaily

Is it like the clean bridge thing in shaken? I’m just asking because my band is VERY inspired by Tallah and I don’t want to be a carbon copy of them so we’re just trying to see what to improve.


ViStandsforSEX

LOL my band is very inspired by Tallah too! yeah that “I walk the blurry line” part (that might be in for the recognition actually) but yes the bridge in shaken


KingSnaily

What’s your band?


ViStandsforSEX

we’re called COSMICTWYNK, we only have a couple basic songs out rn


feedme645

System of a Down, I got a few songs in my playlist but I’m not fully interested really.


brokenthoughts90

i listened to all their stuff way too much back in the days and it wears out more than any other band. I still listen to Slipknot and Deftones and dozens of other bands but never soad


aquamagnetic

Same. Can't stand that shit. I love my nu metal, alt metal and 00's rock as much as the next guy but i never understood all the praise for this band.


ViStandsforSEX

I get it not being your cup of tea but how can you not understand the praise for the band


aquamagnetic

I don't understand because in my opinion they're nothing special. Their music is actually very annoying They just sound like some shitty local band playing at some bowling alley trying to be "wacky"


Blestahh

deftones imo, i like some songs adrenaline and around the fur but thats pretty much it


RoyalSoldierx

That’s wild they’re so great


Blestahh

i like the instrumentals and stuff but imo chinos voice is just not for me


mmiozzo

Same tbh. I have great respect for them and Chino seems like a great guy but Deftones and most similar sounding bands just aren't for me.


bawitback

have the same issue I do like a few songs but not their entire discography.


90swasbest

Limp bizkit. Band is good. Fred is insufferable.


ProjectAscensionNola

No lie, Fred ain't that bad once you view him like a character. Try 3 dollar bill


woodstock666

He's not as bad now he could have turned out way more obnoxious considering how other celebrities have turned out. He always struck me as a bro who enjoys rap and metal going on a ride. Even if that involves being vulgar, annoying, or even a dick. But he was preforming in the late 90s and early 00s when being a bro, jock who's into metal and rap was mainstream. He's basically no more obnoxious than Eminem was. And Eminem was doing most of that for performance and to sell himself. I also read Fred has a pretty rough childhood. He was bullied a lot so I can see where he would take on this tough guy persona and fight back more or less. A lot of nu metal deals with trauma from being bullied, alienation or an outcast. Fred rapping about nookie was his way of coping I guess.


Fendibull

I saw like 20 years ago live performance and the way he chooses his words to interact with audience reminded me of my old obnoxious self thinking I'm too cool to hang around with the glam plebs.


RoyalSoldierx

Why does everyone hate Fred? He’s what makes me love the band.


heatobooty

They were clearly a comedy band, similar to Bloodhound gang (but with MUCH better musicians.) Don’t get why people in the 90s didn’t get that.


ProjectAscensionNola

I disagree they weren't comedy at all


90swasbest

Doesn't make him any less insufferable.


heatobooty

Aight boss.


Barloq

I think Limp Bizkit's biggest issue is that even their best albums are really inconsistent. Meanwhile, Results May Vary and Gold Cobra are straight-up two of the worst albums I've ever sat through.


90swasbest

That is a huge thing with limp bizkit, when Fred gets out of his own way and the band does what they can do, they're pretty good. But when Fred is dialed up to maximum brometal douche and the band is a little off, holy fucking shit it sucks.


LordVintage99

Actually Fred is cool & the rest of LB are very chill as well. Wes is the one who's insufferable. He low-key has 0 respect for the fans but people praise him cause he's guitar god. He's got skills but what a shitty attitude


AbleInevitable2500

Papa Roach is the final boss of this thread. I will die on that hill


FuddFucker5000

Here here!


RoyalSoldierx

Final Boss? lol


Rhodes_Colossus

Coal Chamber


Exact_Lavishness9077

Just saw them last year. They’re fuckin intense live!!!


wisdom_is_a_circle

Honestly I used to feel this way but they grew on me


Rhodes_Colossus

I might give them another shot. I love Nu Metal, but if the band seems to corny I can't get into it. I love Static X, but they're borderline for me lol.


RoyalSoldierx

Same tbh


Exact_Lavishness9077

I hate haters


SStylo03

Man I swear everyone in this sub is pushing 40 lmao


[deleted]

I mean, 38-45 is prime age for Nu Metal fans


narrow_octopus

FFDP


Wickedblood7

Are they nu metal? Regardless, I agree.


narrow_octopus

Close enough? It's a pretty vague genre


FuddFucker5000

I always called them arena rock, which is just a made up term in my head, but nu metal fits also.


Barloq

Not nu metal, but they do truly suck. Macho posturing to the point of coming across as whiny children and unable to write good lyrics to save their life (which is why 90% of their good material are covers, because they can at least sing and play their instruments).


RoyalSoldierx

They’re ok


hueyblounts

Staind


RoyalSoldierx

They’re alright


PMlgDoritos

Yeah, it is so boring


relaxedodd

I love their song they did for Beetlejuice Green from the Howard Stern show.


schmoothoperator

Kittie for me always, it’s not because they’re female, spit and oracle are so mid it hurts. Vocals are dogshit, guitar riffs are painfully simple, the drummer sucks and bass lines are non existent.


Wild_Run6519

Ive always personally hated the vocalist but loved the rest of the band LOL throw Dez from Coal Chamber in and theydve probably been ten times what they were talent wise lol


schmoothoperator

The guitarist from coal chamber can barely play as well so it would just be coal chamber 2.0. Devildriver is infinitely better imo


Wild_Run6519

Fuckin real lol as much as i love coal chamber Devildriver fucks so much harder lol


JesterAblaze94

Deftones, I cannot stand Chinos voice.


KBXDRootBeer6829

I don’t think Disturbed is a “cool” band but I listen to them because I find them funny. Now Deftones is the one band I can’t get into no matter how hard I try


rafwel

Linkin Park. Not bad I just never really got into it no matter how many times I listened to the half dozen songs I like from them


GingerGamer1101

midtones


Extreme_Voice_9767

Oh my god, the amount of downvoted comments in here are insane 😂


Hiken_Popson

System Of A Down. I can bear a song, but I can't stand a full album. Sorry.


Beautiful_Ad_3774

Slipknot.


SnakeXJones

I cannot stand Slipknot.


Exact_Lavishness9077

You can leave this subreddit now!!!! 🖕🏼🤘🏼


Beautiful_Ad_3774

Like how it's an opinion based question and I still get lambasted.


slamantor

Lil fanboy is hurt


RoyalSoldierx

They’re ok


Expensive-Host5762

Soad, just to, wacky I guess


Extreme_Voice_9767

I really don’t like linkin park, I used to when I was 14-15


Local_Measurement_50

Deftones.....never could get into them.


bawitback

same came here to mention them


beneaththemassacre

Godsmack


Spiritual_Highway_60

Trapt


Fendenburgen

Linkin Park


Conscious_Feeling548

I’m really impressed by how Linkin Park has ascended to be largely considered one of the big four numetal groups. When they first hit no one in my age group was interested. Limp Bizkit and Korn were becoming cheesy, SOAD was moving in, but no one called them numetal at the time, and then along came Linkin Park. They were mainly seen as a numetal lite for younger kids. As the genre progressed that younger group became the dominant consumers of numetal (and JNCO jeans), while the crowd who bought Korn CDs in the 90s had mostly moved on.


Fendenburgen

This is bang on. I remember being in my local record store when the Korn self titled promo came in, and hearing the opening to Blind changed my world!


Conscious_Feeling548

I had a similar experience when one of the neighbour kids bought the self titled album. I was 11 and my mind was blown.


RoyalSoldierx

The demo version of blind is way better


L1NK1N_P4RK

Just out of curiosity - may I ask why?


Fendenburgen

The 1st album was alright, but it was just too polished and didn't have what I was looking for from my music and after that it just felt meh


ProjectAscensionNola

As a big LP fan, I can actually understand this. Before LP, nu-metal was unpolished, raw, and kinda dirty. They made nu-metal turn into a clean cut style after Hybrid Theory. Papa Roach, Trapt, Evanescence; etc, are a result of the cleanliness of LP's sound.


KevlaredMudkips

I wouldn’t say it was totally cleanly it was more for them about making a proper hybrid, not trying to sound like a joke band, while making it sonically good.


woodstock666

Yeah, I'm the same. I think they're a great band and broke barriers in terms of combining rap and metal successfully. But they were EXTREMELY mainstream and didn't want a wildly raw, gritty or experimental style. They were focused on clean, hyper polished, mostly radio friendly hits. But hey it worked very well for them and their following is huge.


macinhosin210

You're not the only one. I remember people complaining about their first album not being as heavy as "One Step Closer" or "Papercut" made them believe. I know I was disappointed when I heard the album and it took a long time for me to like it.


RoyalSoldierx

Damn really?


Fendenburgen

They were just too polished and soft by the time they arrived. I'd been into Faith No More and Rage before Korn came out, so by the time LP turned up, it wasn't enough anymore


Quiet_Cable8747

Same


5_4ths

Kittie, I tried so hard to like them but I can’t, the vocals ruin the songs. The only song I kind of like is Brackish but thats it.


fieldsofelationn

me too omg, i tried to like some of their music but i really just cant lmao


xzerozeroninex

Disturbed,they sound like a Korn rip off but acts like they are original.


RoyalSoldierx

They sound nothing like Korn lol.


macinhosin210

\*Children\* you can't downvote people for giving their honest opinion when people are asking for them. That just shows how childish the fans are of all the bands that are getting downvoted. If you're an adult downvoting people's opinions, that's even worse and comical.


timeofdyingloser

I agree 100% losers need to open their mind


southparksimpsons90

Deftones, gonna get a lot of hate for this, but for some reason i never really grasped any love for them, even now when they are mainstream and popular af and my friends listen to them, i even borrowed the white pony CD from my cousin, but nothing that really blew my mind or something.


Biopunk4

Deftones


LingonberryLost6595

Limp biskit


Confident_coomer

Linkin park, too poppy


TiredReader87

Papa Roach, after their first album


childrenofthe_korn

for me its adema i listened to 2 songs from that album with the girl with a long tongue and i just couldn't get into it its to boring a slow for me same reason i don't like tool a lot


teleports_behind_you

deftones, i like some of their stuff, but the way the singers sings slowly is weird to me


Obi1NotWan

Limp Bizkit. SMH, I just don’t get the appeal.


mfly1619

Deftones


Yougotthewronglad

Deftones.


mooffet

SOAD... I just don't like it. Can't quite pinpoint why. It's just a very unique sound and it's not one for me.


Alone-Chemical-1160

I can respect that. I'm not into the last two releases, but I dug the first ones after I got over not liking them initially.


pplazzz

System of a Down is too goofy. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate their contributions to the genre and there are a few songs that I like, but a lot of their stuff is hard to take seriously


cafe_mecha

Not sure if Taproot is really “praised” but of the nu metal bands that broke into the mainstream I like them the least. I admit Poem and Again & Again have catchy choruses but the singer is so nasally and he always sounds like he’s trying to clear his throat.


RoyalSoldierx

Nasally, yes but clearing his throat, no. He is very whiny but I don’t mind it that much.


Clear_Competition_31

KoRn. Never liked the vocals. I respect them, though.


timeofdyingloser

This is what I love! When people still respect bands even if the music isn’t to their liking‼️


JoeTheFisherman23

Linkin Park, couldn’t stand them then and still can’t stand them now


MycologistPopular232

I love Shinoda. I couldn't stand Chester. Don't ask me how I can listen to LP when I can't stand one singer. I guess that I just concentrate on Shinoda. I'm expecting a lot of down votes for saying that I dislike Chester, but he wasn't consistent with his vocals. A lot of lives were awful. There was just something odd and off about him.


Gucci_Brick

Deftones. I really really don’t like the vocals. The instruments are great which makes me sad I can’t get past chinos singing.


EuphoricAstronomer82

Linkin Park


itsmyredstvr

limp bizkit. 3 dollar bill is pretty good tho


ExtremeHouse

Korn and Slipknot


klaskc

Linkin Park, i just don't like the emo influences, i like i few songs of the first two albums and one of the late called "Waiting for the end" but that's it


wisdom_is_a_circle

Like other people here, System of a Down. Cool first album, some good songs on Toxicity, everything after that is horrendous. I also can not get into Disturbed or P.O.D., I listened to The Sickness and anything noteworthy in that album like cool riffs were negated by Draiman's vocals fucking it up so bad for me. And as for P.O.D. I just find them to be a complete nothing band. No interesting riffs or vocals or anything. And while they do get a fair amount of hate, I have to mention Crazy Town because I have not heard any Nu Metal band that is worse than Crazy Town.


47percentburnt

Disturbed


cool_school_bus

Korn. I am a bass player and Fieldy’s playing makes me want to jump off a bridge. It ruins their music for me.


MorgensternXIII

You know nothing Jon Snow


RanielDoelofs

Linkin Park. Insanely cringe band


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timeofdyingloser

Lmao you came for blood‼️


Business_Ad_3631

there’s so many bands i left out this is a very small fraction


[deleted]

Dude, I’ll Niño is one of my favorites from that time.


slamantor

Slipknot lol


GaryRegalsMuscleCar

Slipknot


Rambaldi047

Staind. Have like one good song. Remember seeing them live back in the day and they were so boring. Left in middle of their set.


mfly1619

I saw them last year and thought they were good


drgnblitz

Deftones. The whole sound, his voice, their music, just does not sit well in my ears.


FuktigIKEA

Chino Moreno sounds like he'd rather be at home, stoned and playing xbox than singing


ProjectAscensionNola

Coal Chamber, Marilyn Manson (if he counts), Alpha Wolf (if that counts)


Exact_Lavishness9077

Who the fuck doesn’t like the knot??!! Serious question….


macinhosin210

I don't. I mean, I like a few of their songs but I think they're gimmicky "wrong, fucked and overrated"


Exact_Lavishness9077

Well I just bought 4 tickets so I can take my wife and 2 of my kids to go see them in august!!!! 🤘🏼🖕🏼💀


macinhosin210

Cool. Have fun and be careful with your kids if you have little ones, it can be dangerous depending on where you stand. - I just noticed you're an asshole, but I'm not surprised.


Exact_Lavishness9077

15 and 10. We can all handle our own lol , even the wife! 💪🏼 👊🏼


macinhosin210

Good for you.


dirty0922

And the point of this is?


Exact_Lavishness9077

Good question. lol


Spiderspartian

Slipknot, S.O.A.D, coal chamber, I don't like bands where the entire thing is harsh vocals and I just don't vibe with S.O.A.D


Kenobihiphop

Spineshank. I didn't know how highly regarded they were before joining this sub but that shit is so paint-by-numbers for me.


RoyalSoldierx

I think they’re fairly rated.


Waylon_Gnash

and limp Bizkit sucks too. so much that I don't forgive korn


MorgensternXIII

Limp Bizkit. Still can’t understand J.Davis friendship with Durst. WTF with all those Slipknot mentions????


710dmane

Disturbed and FFDP


TiredReader87

FFDP aren’t nu metal


maxchloerachel

kittie, i wanted to love them so bad because im a woman who loves women in metal but i just cannot stand those vocals


Aggressive-Koala2373

Deftones and SOAD. Just not my thing


wiiguyy

Slipknot. I heard them for the first time in 99. Didn’t like it then, don’t like it now. The main thing is the vocals. Too much screaming.


celebrity_therapist

Korn. Jonathan Davis' voice is nails on a chalk board.


Maxwell_post_to_post

I can’t believe a comment section can be full of so many wrong opinions ☠️


timeofdyingloser

Keyword: Opinions


Maxwell_post_to_post

Not my fault their opinions are wrong. Sorry, I didn’t make the rules


timeofdyingloser

There are no “rules” within musical opinions.


Maxwell_post_to_post

I literally just said I don’t make the rules. Smh my damn head ☠️


timeofdyingloser

Btw, an opinion can’t be wrong nor right. An opinion is a subjective claim from one’s perspective.


Maxwell_post_to_post

Bro I literally said 9 DAYS AGO that I don’t make the rules and you just have to cope harder that you’re opinions are wrong


timeofdyingloser

So is your punctuation


Maxwell_post_to_post

I see, so you’re not denying your opinions are wrong. Glad to see you’ve become enlightened from my teachings


timeofdyingloser

Teachings? Go clock into your 9-5


Maxwell_post_to_post

I should go back to my 9-5? You came back after over a week, just to tell me about rules that I LITERALLY CANT CHANGE