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179-454: 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 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

358-571: A David Coverdale lookalike. He sang a number of shows with the band in Los Angeles during the winter of 1986, but it became somewhat apparent that L'Amour could not hit the high notes Glaze was capable of. Together with his lack of stage presence, this meant that Pantera could only play cover songs, leading to L'Amour's departure. Pantera next auditioned El Paso native Rick Mythiasin, later to sing for Steel Prophet and Agent Steel ; however, cultural and image differences – Mythiasin failed to adapt to

537-565: 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

716-657: A 1997 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award, when it was voted "Best Video Cassette". Also in 1997, Pantera played on the mainstage of Ozzfest alongside Ozzy Osbourne , Black Sabbath , Marilyn Manson , Type O Negative , Fear Factory , Machine Head , and Powerman 5000 . Additionally, the band played on the 1998 UK Ozzfest tour alongside Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters , Slayer , Soulfly , Fear Factory, and Therapy? , as well as touring with Clutch and Neurosis . Around this time, Anselmo ventured into more side projects, such as playing guitars on Necrophagia 's 1999 release Holocausto de la Morte , where he went as

895-438: A 2004 issue of Metal Hammer magazine, saying that Dimebag would "attack him" verbally and "deserves to be beaten severely", typified Pantera's internal conflicts; Anselmo insisted that this comment was tongue-in-cheek , and he was upset that the quote ended up on the cover of the magazine. This explanation was soon dismissed by Vinnie Paul, who said shortly after the 2004 murder of his brother that he had personally listened to

1074-411: A 2016 Metal Hammer interview, Jordison talked about suffering from acute transverse myelitis . Its symptoms started in 2010 while touring with Murderdolls, but the disease was diagnosed long after. This progressed to the loss of the use of his left leg. The neurological disease had cost him the use of his legs and caused him to be unable to play the drums before rehabilitation. He recovered with

1253-531: A 25-year-old man named Nathan Gale walked onto the stage with a gun, shooting and killing Darrell . Gale also killed fan Nathan Bray, 23, club employee Erin Halk, 29, and Pantera security official Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, 40, and injured longtime Pantera and Damageplan drum technician John "Kat" Brooks and Damageplan tour manager Chris Paluska before being shot dead by Columbus police officer James Niggemeyer. No motive has been given as to why Gale killed Dimebag Darrell and

1432-489: A Black Sabbath cover which appeared on Far Beyond Driven , was the band's first charting single in the U.S. as it peaked at No. 21 on the Mainstream Rock Chart . The album saw Pantera continue its groove metal approach, while taking an even more extreme direction with its musical style. The album's original artwork (a drill bit impaling an anus) was banned, so it was re-released with the familiar skull impaled with

1611-665: 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

1790-595: 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

1969-418: A Texas homecoming gig. After his heart stopped beating for almost five minutes, paramedics gave Anselmo a shot of adrenaline and sent him to the hospital. After he woke up in the hospital, the nurse working in his room said "Welcome back to life, oh and you have overdosed on heroin." Anselmo apologized to his bandmates the next night, and said that he would quit using drugs. The revelation of heroin use came as

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2148-462: A break from Pantera was a "mutual thing" between each of the band members. The Abbott brothers officially disbanded Pantera in November 2003, also the year when their best-of compilation album was released, when the two concluded that Anselmo had abandoned them and would not return. The dissolution of the band was not amicable and subsequently a war of words was waged between the former bandmates via

2327-561: 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

2506-503: A copy of the guitar, but upon hearing of Abbott's death, offered to place the actual guitar in his casket. Dimebag was buried in a Kiss Kasket (a casket inspired by the band Kiss ). Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons said, "There were a limited number made and I sent mine to the family of 'Dimebag' Darrell. He requested in his will to be buried in a Kiss Kasket, as he sort of learned his rock 'n' roll roots by listening to us for some strange reason." Not long after Darrell's murder, Anselmo received

2685-1241: 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

2864-561: A drill bit. A limited edition was released with a slip-cover case. Also, a boxed set called Driven Down Under Tour '94 Souvenir Collection was released in Australia and New Zealand to coincide with the tours there. It featured Far Beyond Driven (with its original banned artwork) with a bonus thirteenth track, "The Badge" (a Poison Idea cover), the five-track Alive and Hostile EP, and the Japanese collector's edition Walk EP, all presented in

3043-435: 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

3222-418: A heated message from Vinnie, which (according to Anselmo) "went along the lines that my (Anselmo's) day was coming." Anselmo's rebuttal was that everybody's day is coming and that if his day should come before Vinnie's it would not change anything except for Vinnie having to go through "losing another brother". Public comments made by Anselmo following the shooting suggested that he had considered reuniting with

3401-776: 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

3580-428: 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

3759-451: 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,

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3938-399: 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

4117-530: 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

4296-701: A multitude of lineup changes—including Craig Jones and Josh Brainard, who would reappear in Slipknot—;the band released two demos in 1993: Visceral and Mud Fuchia . After leaving school, Jordison was hired by a local music store called Musicland . In March 1994, after a recommendation from his new friend, he got a job at a Sinclair garage in Urbandale . Jordison worked the night shift, which he preferred, as it left his weekends free and allowed him to spend time with his friends and listen to music while working. In early 1995, Modifidious disbanded because of

4475-630: A neurological disease that cost him the ability to play the drums toward the end of his time with Slipknot. While touring Ozzfest in 2001 to support Slipknot's studio album Iowa , Jordison met Tripp Eisen , then of Static-X ; the two discussed forming a side project. In 2002, Jordison revived his band The Rejects, renaming them the Murderdolls. Jordison became the Murderdolls' guitarist, and he recruited Wednesday 13 of Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 to play bass. Wednesday eventually became

4654-503: A new band called Vimic . In an interview with Wall of Sound in 2018, Jordison explained Vimic was "still 100% active". On May 20, 2016, Jordison announced a new extreme metal band Sinsaenum , dual fronted by vocalist Attila Csihar (of Mayhem and Sunn O))) ) along with keyboardist Sean Zitarsky (of Chimaira and Dååth ). The band also included Jordison on drum duties, DragonForce bassist Frédéric Leclercq on guitar, Stéphane Buriez from Loudblast on guitar, and Heimoth from

4833-556: A new band featuring Jordison, Jed Simon and Kris Norris . Little else was released except that Jordison had performed most instruments in this project and that Chris Vrenna and an unknown vocalist were to complete keyboard and vocal work, respectively. On June 21 the band was named Scar the Martyr and the vocalist named as Henry Derek . On May 5, 2016, Jordison announced that the project had been disbanded. On May 5, 2016, Jordison announced in an interview on Sirius XM that he had launched

5012-471: A new, heavier image to accompany their later groove metal sound. Their four independent albums are not listed on the band's official website and have become hard-to-find collector's items. Shortly after Power Metal was released, Megadeth needed a guitarist and asked Diamond Darrell to join the band. Darrell insisted that his brother, bandmate Vinnie Paul, be included. However, Megadeth had already hired Nick Menza as their new drummer so Darrell declined

5191-437: 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

5370-437: 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

5549-511: A nu metal revival; many bands that combined it with other genres (for example, metalcore and deathcore ) emerged, and some nu metal bands from 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

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5728-424: A painkiller. Anselmo's on-stage remarks became notorious during this time. After stating at a Montreal concert that "rap music advocates the killing of white people", Anselmo denied accusations of racism, and later issued an apology, stating that he was drunk and that his remarks were a mistake. In 1995, the supergroup Down , one of Anselmo's many side projects, rose to expectations. Their 1995 debut, NOLA ,

5907-446: A potential one-off reunion concert continued to resurface periodically, with Zakk Wylde often being suggested as the stand-in replacement for Darrell. Paul, however, had been strictly resistant to the idea. Despite several overtures towards reconciliation by Anselmo towards Paul, the two men remained permanently estranged. In a July 2015 interview with Rolling Stone , Anselmo spoke out against Pantera and his other band's usage of

6086-661: A result of his pain issues (he almost died from an overdose in July 1996). These tensions resulted in the recording sessions for The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) being held separately. The ongoing tension lasted for another seven years, during which one more studio album, Reinventing the Steel (2000), was recorded. Pantera went on hiatus in 2001 but lingering disputes led to the band breaking up in 2003. The Abbott brothers went on to form Damageplan while Anselmo continued to work on several side projects, including Down , which Brown joined as well. On December 8, 2004, Dimebag Darrell

6265-633: 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

6444-508: A shift in interest from thrash metal to death metal in America. Following this Jordison joined a local band called the Rejects as a guitarist, with whom he only played a couple of shows. Jordison was also involved in a band with future bandmate Paul Gray and vocalist Don Decker, named Anal Blast. Gray also attempted to recruit him for another band, Body Pit, but he declined the invitation to remain in

6623-422: A shock to Vinnie and Darrell, who were embarrassed by Anselmo's actions, according to Rita Haney, the guitarist's girlfriend. Anselmo said that he relapsed twice after this and was overcome with guilt. Pantera released their first live album, Official Live: 101 Proof , on July 29, 1997, which included fourteen live tracks and two new studio recordings: " Where You Come From " and "I Can't Hide". Two weeks before

6802-537: A special cardboard box with an eight-page color biography. Pantera began touring again, starting in South America, along with being accepted into another " Monsters of Rock " billing. In late June, Anselmo was charged with assault for attacking a security guard after he prevented fans from getting on stage. Anselmo was released on a $ 5,000 bail the next day. The trial was delayed three times. In May 1995, he apologized in court and pleaded guilty to attempted assault and

6981-931: 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

7160-487: 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

7339-656: A vocalist, while drummer Ben Graves and bassist Eric Griffin completed the band's lineup. Murderdolls signed with Roadrunner Records and released an EP entitled Right to Remain Violent in 2002. The band returned in August 2002 with their debut album Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls . The band uses horror films, including Friday the 13th and Night of the Living Dead , as an inspiration for their lyrics. On October 30, 2002,

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7518-412: A year off following the events of September 11, 2001, but Anselmo's touring and recording output for both Superjoint Ritual and Down contradicted this. Nonetheless, Anselmo recalled that a "great distancing" occurred among the band in this period. The Abbott brothers were frustrated, and held out for an indefinite period of time, assuming that Anselmo would return. However, according to Anselmo, taking

7697-459: 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

7876-490: 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

8055-531: 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"

8234-573: Is made up of 10 tracks that were remastered. During a 2012 appearance on That Metal Show , when asked about the possibility of a Pantera reunion, Vinnie Paul said that it would be possible if Dimebag Darrell were still alive. Despite being proud of his Pantera years, however, he indicated that there were no plans for a reunion, adding that "some stones are better left unturned." In 2013, Brown published his autobiography titled Official Truth: 101 Proof , which chronicled his time in Pantera. Comments about

8413-592: 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

8592-540: 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 was blamed by TV news reports for

8771-427: 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

8950-667: 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

9129-500: 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 the Mainstream Rock chart. In 2001, System of a Down 's album Toxicity peaked at number 1 on

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9308-454: 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 was declining in 2002, citing that Korn's fifth album Untouchables and Papa Roach's third album Lovehatetragedy both sold less than

9487-506: The Confederate flag claiming it was a mistake to use it on their merchandise, albums, and other promotional material. Anselmo said "These days, I wouldn't want anything to fucking do with it because truthfully... I wouldn't. The way I feel and the group of people I've had to work with my whole life, you see a Confederate flag out there that says 'Heritage, not hate.' I'm not so sure I'm buying into that." Anselmo said originally that Pantera used

9666-580: The Southern culture of the other members – meant his tenure was even shorter than that of L'Amour. A former schoolmate of the Abbott brothers, David Peacock of the band Forced Entry (who had supported Warlock ), joined the band as lead vocalist in the spring of 1986, but despite Pantera doing most of the work for their fourth album during the summer with Peacock, Rex and the Abbotts found Peacock's voice to be unsuited to

9845-483: 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

10024-444: 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

10203-423: 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

10382-451: The Abbott brothers along with Brown and Anselmo, who joined in 1982 and 1986, respectively. The band is credited for developing and popularizing the subgenre of groove metal in the 1990s. Regarded as one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, Pantera has sold around 20 million records worldwide and has received four Grammy nominations. Having started as a glam metal band, Pantera released three albums in

10561-519: The Abbott brothers on guitar and drums, respectively. The new lineup played its first show in 21 years at the Hell and Heaven festival in Mexico on December 2, 2022, and the band's tour will continue into 2025. The band was originally named Gemini, then Eternity, before finally settling on Pantera and consisted of Vinnie Paul Abbott on drums, Darrell Abbott on lead guitar, and Terry Glaze on rhythm guitar;

10740-634: The Cup from the balcony of Vinnie Paul's house into his pool. The Cup landed short on the concrete deck and had to be repaired by NHL commissioned silversmiths. Later on in 1999, Pantera contributed the Ted Nugent cover " Cat Scratch Fever " to the soundtrack of the film Detroit Rock City . It became the band's second appearance on the Mainstream Rock Chart, peaking at the No. 40 position. Pantera returned to

10919-514: 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 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

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11098-693: The Devil ." He described Lars Ulrich (of Metallica ), Charlie Benante (of Anthrax ), and Dave Lombardo (formerly of Slayer ) as having a considerable influence on his drumming. Jordison also held Dale Crover of Melvins in high esteem. Jordison used Pearl drums , hardware, rack system, pedals and percussion, Paiste cymbals, Remo Drumheads , Promark drumsticks, ddrum triggers and Roland electronics. (Jordison used Orange County Drum and Percussion from 1998-2002, Sabian Cymbals at 1999-2001, Avedis Zildjian Company from 1999 and Easton Ahead drumsticks up until 2008, when he switched to Promark) In

11277-652: The Extreme Steel tour, a planned tour of Europe was cut short as a result of the September 11 attacks , which left the band stranded in Dublin , Ireland for six days as a result of all flights being canceled. Pantera played their last show in Yokohama, Japan at the "Beast Feast" festival on August 28, 2001. This would be the last time the members of Pantera performed together. Back home, the band planned to release its fourth home video in

11456-717: 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

11635-449: 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

11814-458: The Murderdolls made an appearance on an episode of Dawson's Creek entitled "Living Dead Girl". The band reunited in 2010 with only Jordison and Wednesday 13 remaining from the original line-up. The band released their second studio album Women & Children Last on August 31, 2010. The band embarked on the extensive Women & Children Last World Tour performing shows alongside many notable acts such as Guns N' Roses and performing around

11993-528: The Pale Ones, which would later change their name and become Slipknot. Jordison played in Slipknot since its inception, helping form the band until his departure in December of 2013. Of Slipknot's nine-member lineup, which lasted from 1999–2010, Joey was the third to join the band. He was also the drummer and founder of Scar the Martyr , which formed in 2013 and disbanded in 2016. With Slipknot, Jordison performed on

12172-608: The Rejects. During the forming period of Slipknot, Paul recruited Joey to join a punk rock band called the Have Nots in the Spring of 1996. Joey would leave the Have Nots in February 1997 to "focus on Slipknot" but instead reformed the Rejects, which would play Des Moines up until Slipknot left to record their 1999 self-titled debut album , which Paul played in after the Have Nots broke up. In September 1995, Paul Gray approached Jordison while he

12351-794: The Soviet Union shortly before its downfall three months later. The band was often found at the Dallas club "the Basement", where the band shot the videos for "Cowboys from Hell" and " Psycho Holiday ". Pantera's 2006 home video compilation 3 Vulgar Videos from Hell features performances of "Primal Concrete Sledge", "Cowboys from Hell", "Domination", and "Psycho Holiday" from the show in Moscow. Pantera's unique "groove" style came to fruition with their sixth studio album, titled Vulgar Display of Power , recorded in 1991 and released on February 25, 1992. On this album,

12530-608: 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

12709-658: 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

12888-403: 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

13067-463: 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, the album sold at least 2,500,000 copies. Staind's 2001 album Break

13246-632: 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

13425-495: The Vampire Slayer . Pantera also opened for other bands like Sepultura , Fates Warning , Prong , Mind Over Four , and Morbid Angel , and co-headlined a North American tour with Wrathchild America . The band eventually landed a billing for " Monsters in Moscow " with AC/DC and Metallica in September 1991, where they played to a crowd of over 500,000 in attendance to celebrate the new freedom of performing Western music in

13604-448: The Waters " became the album's only music video . The album's other single, " Floods ", achieved acclaim largely because of Darrell's complex guitar solo in the song, which ranked No. 15 on Guitar World magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" of all time. On July 13, 1996, during their tour with Eyehategod and White Zombie , Anselmo overdosed on heroin an hour after

13783-499: The aftermath of the murders, Rita Haney, Darrell's girlfriend, told him she would "blow Anselmo's head off" if he attended Darrell's funeral. He was buried with Eddie Van Halen 's black and yellow-striped Charvel electric guitar (sometimes referred to as "Bumblebee"), which was pictured with Van Halen on the inner sleeve and back cover of the album Van Halen II . Dimebag had asked for one of these guitars in 2004, shortly before his death. Eddie Van Halen originally agreed to make Darrell

13962-502: 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 the album the "absolute triumph of nu metal". P.O.D.'s 2001 album Satellite went triple-platinum and peaked at number 6 on

14141-533: The age of 54, making him the second founding member of Pantera (following his brother) to die. Sources initially said that the cause of his death was a massive heart attack in his sleep, but on August 27, 2018, the official cause of death was revealed to be dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease . In November 2018, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals , while on tour supporting their second full-length album, played their first setlist composed entirely of Pantera songs. The trend continued all throughout

14320-543: The aid of medical help and physical therapy , with his trainer Caleb. Jordison died in his sleep on July 26, 2021, at the age of 46. In August 2010, Jordison was voted the best drummer of the previous 25 years by readers of Rhythm magazine , ahead of drummers such as Mike Portnoy , Neil Peart , and Phil Collins . When asked to comment he stated "I'm at a loss for words. This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this." As voted on by 6,500 drummers worldwide, Jordison won

14499-459: 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

14678-468: The album, Jordison said of the experience, "I thought it was a great idea and was really excited about it, because it was a chance to work with a lot of artists that I really respected while I was growing up." In 2007, 3 Inches of Blood recruited Jordison to produce their album Fire Up the Blades . Jordison was a fan of the band and when he heard that Roadrunner wanted to have some demos produced he said; "I

14857-509: The album, Pantera began the Cowboys from Hell tour by opening for thrash acts Exodus and Suicidal Tendencies . In 1991, Halford performed with the band onstage, which led Pantera (along with Annihilator ) to open for Judas Priest on its first show in Europe. In addition, Halford collaborated with Pantera on the song "Light Comes Out of Black", which was featured on the soundtrack to the film Buffy

15036-467: The alias "Anton Crowley", which combines the names of Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey and occultist Aleister Crowley . He also temporarily joined the black metal supergroup Eibon and contributed vocals to that band's only two songs. Another one of Anselmo's "Anton Crowley" projects was black metal band Viking Crown . The Abbott brothers and Rex Brown began their own country metal crossover project, Rebel Meets Rebel with David Allan Coe , around

15215-493: The audio files of the interview and that Anselmo had not been misquoted or misrepresented, but said the exact words which appeared in the article. "I think, more or less, it lies between Dimebag and I. There was never a point when he could not get drunk. Which was pretty much every day. And now I'm hearing it's worse than ever [...] The anger and the hatred and the drunken nights of just screaming in my face, with me sitting there taking it and holding both of my hands just to not hit

15394-498: The band Seth on bass. They announced the launch of their debut album Echoes of the Tortured on July 29, and released their first single "Army Of Chaos" on earMUSIC's YouTube channel. The second album, called Repulsion for Humanity , was released on August 10, 2018. In 2001, Jordison worked on a remix of " The Fight Song " by Marilyn Manson . Jordison also appeared in the music video for Manson's cover of " Tainted Love ". Later in

15573-525: The band once again returned to touring, playing with fellow metal bands Morbid Angel , Skrape , Slayer, and Static-X as part of the Extreme Steel Tour of North America. They were also guest musicians on the show SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode " Pre-Hibernation Week ", performing the song "Death Rattle" from Reinventing the Steel (renamed as "Pre-Hibernation" on the 2001 soundtrack SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights ). Following

15752-513: The band prior to Darrell's death. However, one year after the murder, Paul stated in an interview that this reunion was never going to happen. On May 11, 2006, the VH1 Behind the Music episode on Pantera premiered. While focusing heavily on Darrell's murder and burial, the episode also detailed the band's glam metal beginnings, the band's rise in popularity after the change in musical direction, and

15931-432: 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

16110-460: The band's extreme transformation. The album marked a critical juncture in the band's history. Many fans, and the band itself, have referred to Cowboys from Hell as Pantera's "official" debut. Cowboys from Hell included the tracks " Cemetery Gates ", a brooding seven-minute piece that focuses on death and religion, and the thrashing title track , which gave the band members their nickname and asserted their raucous personality and style. To promote

16289-420: The band's first five studio albums, and produced the 2005 live album 9.0: Live . Outside his major projects, Jordison performed with various other acts such as Rob Zombie , Metallica , Korn , Ministry , Otep , and Satyricon . Jordison was also known for his session work, which included performances on various recordings for many artists. Jordison used several drum brands including Pearl , and ddrum . At

16468-574: The band's fourth nomination for Best Metal Performance in the 2001 Grammys , and it peaked at No. 28 on the Mainstream Rock Chart in the U.S.. In 2000, Pantera played on the mainstage of Ozzfest alongside Ozzy Osbourne , Godsmack , Static-X , Methods of Mayhem , Incubus , P.O.D. , Black Label Society , Queens of the Stone Age , and Apartment 26 . In November, the band canceled their planned tour after Anselmo broke his ribs after falling during his eighth annual House of Shock event. In 2001,

16647-574: The band's more popular songs, and it appeared on the UK Singles Chart , peaking at the No. 35 position. The album itself entered the American charts at No. 44. Pantera went on tour again, visiting Japan for the first time in July 1992 and later performing at the " Monsters of Rock " festival co-headlined by Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath in Italy. It was around this time that Darrell Abbott dropped

16826-434: 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

17005-481: The band, citing personal reasons for his departure. In response, Jordison released a statement insisting that he had in fact been fired from the band and stated that Slipknot "has been my life for the last 18 years, and I would never abandon it, or my fans". After years of both sides being silent and evasive as to the reasons for his leaving the band, Jordison revealed in June 2016 that he suffered from transverse myelitis ,

17184-664: The band. He also appeared in the music video for their single "Evolution". While touring with Korn, Jordison became the first musician to perform on five occasions at the Download Festival in England. Jordison also toured with Rob Zombie after Tommy Clufetos withdrew from the band in 2010. In August 2004, Jordison became involved in Roadrunner United , a celebration of Roadrunner Records ' 25th anniversary. As one of four "team captains" who wrote and produced material for

17363-577: 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

17542-496: 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

17721-551: The conflicts between Anselmo and the Abbott brothers in the band's later years that would tear them apart. When asked by Crave Music in 2006 if there was any chance of reconciling with Phil Anselmo, Vinnie Paul answered "Absolutely not. That's it." The former Pantera drummer subsequently began work on Hellyeah , a collaboration between him and members from Mudvayne and Nothingface . Both Anselmo and Brown reunited with Down , and supported Heaven & Hell and Megadeth on their 2007 Canadian tour, as well as supporting Metallica on

17900-936: 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

18079-517: 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

18258-519: 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 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

18437-547: 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

18616-464: The eighteen-year old Anselmo was hired as the new vocalist on the spot. Anselmo had previously been the vocalist for the bands Samhain (not to be confused with Glenn Danzig 's band of the same name ) and Razor White. Upon playing with Pantera, Anselmo immediately clicked with the other three members. The years 1986 and 1987 saw the release of several landmark thrash metal albums that would prove influential to Pantera's developing musical style. Among

18795-675: The face of the Earth", Atco Records representatives Mark Ross and Stevenson Eugenio were asked by their boss Derek Shulman , who was interested in signing Pantera, to see the band perform in Texas. Ross was so impressed by the band's performance that he called his boss that night, suggesting that the band should be signed to the label. Atco Records accepted, and at the conclusion of 1989, the band recorded its major label debut at Pantego Studios and hired Terry Date to produce it, in large part because of his work with Soundgarden , Metal Church , and Overkill ,

18974-474: 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

19153-403: The festival to find a replacement for Ulrich; Jordison, Flemming Larsen (Ulrich's drum technician) and Dave Lombardo of Slayer volunteered. Jordison performed on 8 of the 13 songs that made up the set and was called the band's "hero of the day". In late 2004, Jordison performed with Satyricon on their tour of the United States when drummer Frost was refused entry into the country. The tour

19332-413: 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

19511-412: The first half of their World Magnetic Tour . In interviews in 2009 and 2010, both Rita Haney and Phil Anselmo stated that, after a meeting at Download 2009, they had patched up their differences and are once again on speaking terms. On March 30, 2010, Pantera released a greatest-hits compilation album, titled 1990–2000: A Decade of Domination . It was made available exclusively at Walmart stores and

19690-478: 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

19869-500: The groove metal genre, while its 1992 follow-up Vulgar Display of Power achieved an even heavier sound and increased their popularity. The subsequent seventh studio album Far Beyond Driven (1994) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . Tensions began to surface among the band members when Anselmo, reeling from severe back problems brought on by years of intense on-stage performances, began growing distant from his bandmates in 1995, eventually becoming addicted to heroin as

20048-504: The guy… I grew weary of that. I was sick of being his whipping post, y'know, and I just politely, or unpolitely, excused myself." - Anselmo, December 2004 Caught up in the torrent was Rex Brown, who later said "It was a bunch of he said, she said nonsense that was going on, and I wasn't going to get in the middle of it." In a 2015 interview, he'd add, "Vinnie drew this imaginary line in the sand [...] He said, ‘You’re either on our side or not.’ I didn't want to take sides. [...] The whole thing

20227-414: 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

20406-513: The heavy metal press took more notice of the band. Because of poor distribution, I Am the Night turned out to be a costly album to many fans. Around 25,000 copies of the album were sold. Pantera's second music video was produced for the track "Hot and Heavy". By 1986, Glaze's glam approach did not fit the band's developing style, and he and the other members parted ways. Pantera began a search for Glaze's replacement and initially auditioned Matt L'Amour,

20585-464: 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

20764-494: The image because they were huge fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd but it was never about promoting hate. Also in 2015, Anselmo and Brown were interviewed at length about Pantera for the book Survival of the Fittest: Heavy Metal in the 1990s , by author Greg Prato. Brown also penned the foreword for the book, while a concert photo from 1994 of Anselmo and Darrell was used for the book's cover image. On June 22, 2018, Paul died at

20943-1317: 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

21122-648: 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. Pantera Pantera ( / p æ n ˈ t ɛr ə / ) is an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas , formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul ), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo , bassist Rex Brown , and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante . The group's best-known lineup consisted of

21301-575: 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

21480-444: The late 2010s and early 2020s, and interest in nu metal rose in the early 2020s. Nu metal 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

21659-434: 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

21838-401: The latter of whose latest album at the time The Years of Decay was one of the sources of inspiration behind Pantera's transition away from glam/traditional heavy metal to thrash / groove metal , as well as Diamond Darrell's guitar tone on the album. Looking for their first big breakthrough, Pantera released their fifth studio album, titled Cowboys from Hell , on July 24, 1990, which

22017-736: The lineup was completed with two more members, lead vocalist Donny Hart and bassist Tommy D. Bradford. In 1982, Hart left the band and Glaze became the group's lead vocalist. Later, Glaze stopped playing rhythm guitar, leaving Darrell as the sole guitarist, doing both lead and rhythm duties. Later that year, Bradford also departed and was replaced by Rex Brown (then known as Rex Rocker) on bass. Pantera became an underground favorite, though its regional tours in this era never took them beyond Texas , Oklahoma , and Louisiana . The band began supporting fellow heavy metal / glam metal acts such as Stryper , Dokken , and Quiet Riot . Pantera released their first studio album, Metal Magic , in 1983. Metal Magic

22196-498: The live album's release, Pantera received its first platinum album , for Cowboys from Hell . Just four months later, both Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven were awarded platinum as well. The band also received their second and third " Best Metal Performance " Grammy nominations for The Great Southern Trendkill 's " Suicide Note (Pt. I) " and Cowboys From Hell 's " Cemetery Gates " in 1997 and 1998 , respectively. The release of their video 3 Watch It Go earned them

22375-473: The man of the house. During this time, he formed the band Modifidious, in which he played drums. He later described them as "total speed-metal thrash". The band helped Jordison break new ground, playing live as support to local bands including Atomic Opera, featuring Jim Root , and Heads on the Wall, featuring Shawn Crahan . He also played at a bowling center his family owned, on a night called "Bowl-O-Rama". After

22554-498: The mid-1980s with lead vocalist Terry Glaze ( Metal Magic , Projects in the Jungle , and I Am the Night ), with little success. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera recruited Anselmo in 1986 and released Power Metal in 1988. They secured a record deal with major label Atco the following year. Their fifth album (which the band has since declared to be their official debut album), 1990's Cowboys from Hell , popularized

22733-596: 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

22912-613: The most prominent of these were Metallica 's Master of Puppets , Slayer 's Reign in Blood , Anthrax 's Among the Living , and Megadeth 's Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? . When Anselmo joined the band, he would bring his mixtapes with him and play bands such as Exhorder , Slayer , and Rigor Mortis to the other band members. In 1988, with Anselmo as the new vocalist, Pantera released their fourth studio album, titled Power Metal . Power Metal , like Pantera's previous three albums,

23091-477: 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

23270-408: The musical direction Pantera wished for. By the end of the year, Pantera even revisited original frontman Donny Hart, but Hart himself knew that he was not the right man Pantera were seeking and Jerry Abbott was to fire him. During 1986, New Orleans native and then-eighteen year old Phil Anselmo had heard Pantera were looking for a singer. At the end of the year, they invited him to audition, and

23449-432: The nickname "Diamond Darrell" and assumed " Dimebag Darrell ", and Rex Brown dropped the pseudonym "Rex Rocker". Pantera released their seventh studio album, titled Far Beyond Driven , on March 22, 1994, which debuted at No. 1 in both United States and Australian album charts. The album's first single, " I'm Broken ", earned the band's first Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance" in 1995 . " Planet Caravan ",

23628-549: 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

23807-494: 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

23986-456: 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

24165-462: The offer, and Dave Mustaine instead decided on Marty Friedman . The Abbott brothers refocused their attention on Pantera, and in 1989 they were given their first shot at commercial success. That year was also when the band formed their relationship with Walter O'Brien at Concrete Management (the management arm of Concrete Marketing ), who remained their manager until they disbanded in 2003. After being turned down "28 times by every major label on

24344-472: The other victims, but early theories, which were dismissed by police, suggested that Gale, who was reported to have been diagnosed with schizophrenia , was apparently upset over Pantera's breakup. In a number of interviews, some of Gale's friends suggested that he claimed that he had written songs that were stolen by Pantera. A week after the shooting, it was reported that album sales of both Damageplan and Pantera albums jumped sharply. When Anselmo called in

24523-399: The power metal falsetto vocals were replaced with a hardcore-influenced shouted delivery and heavier guitar sound, which firmly cemented the band's popularity among mainstream and underground fans alike. Two other singles from the album became two of Pantera's most notable ballads: " This Love ", a haunting piece about lust and abuse, and " Hollow ", somewhat reminiscent of "Cemetery Gates" from

24702-486: The press. In an MTV Headbanger's Ball interview in January 2004, Vinnie Paul explained that they had not spoken to Anselmo in two years, and was cynical in response to Anselmo wishing the Abbott brothers success, citing Anselmo's "sedated state." Meanwhile, Dimebag implied in interviews that Anselmo had returned to heroin use, something which Anselmo said was unsubstantiated as he was over 3 years sober. Anselmo's comment in

24881-449: The previous album. The band would play the song "Domination" (from Cowboys from Hell ) leading into the ending of "Hollow" (what is roughly the last 2:30 of the album version), forming a medley referred to as "Dom/Hollow", as can be heard on the band's 1997 live album Official Live: 101 Proof . Singles from Vulgar Display of Power also received significant airplay on radio as did the companion music videos on MTV . " Walk " became one of

25060-465: The radio, rather than the TV." He played guitar until receiving his first drum kit as a gift from his parents at age eight, and started his first band while in elementary school. Jordison's parents divorced when he was young. The children stayed with their mother. His mother remarried and set up a funeral parlor where Jordison would occasionally help. Jordison stated that he felt a sudden responsibility to be

25239-446: The reason for his erratic behavior. Anselmo attempted to alleviate his pain through alcohol, but this, as he admitted, was affecting his performances and "putting some worry into the band." Doctors predicted that with surgery, Anselmo's back problem could be corrected, but that the recovery time could take up a whole lot more time than before. Unwilling to spend that much time away from the band, Anselmo refused, and began using heroin as

25418-453: The recording studio with Anselmo in 1999, releasing their ninth (considered fifth by the band itself) and final studio album, Reinventing the Steel , on March 21, 2000. The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and included two singles; " Revolution Is My Name " and " Goddamn Electric ", the latter of which featured a Kerry King outro solo recorded backstage in one take during Ozzfest in Dallas. "Revolution Is My Name" became

25597-464: The release of Power Metal , the band members decided to seriously reconsider their glam metal image and sound. Referring to the band's spandex appearance, Vinnie Paul remarked at a band meeting that "These magic clothes don't play music; we do. Let's just go out there and be comfortable, jeans, t-shirt, whatever, and see where it goes." The band members would later no longer acknowledge their independent releases, including Power Metal , as they sculpted

25776-574: The rest of the band recorded in Dallas , evidence of the continued distancing between Anselmo and the rest of the band. In comparison to the band's previous efforts, there was a heavier emphasis on vocal overdubbing in a somewhat "demonic" fashion. Drug abuse is a recurring theme in The Great Southern Trendkill , as exemplified by tracks such as " Suicide Note Pt. I ", " Suicide Note Pt. II ", "10's", and "Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)". " Drag

25955-464: The rest of the year as well as in 2019, with the tour being dubbed as "a Pantera tribute". On January 28, 2020, Pantera surpassed one billion streams across most major streaming music services (Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Google, and Spotify). Between 2010 and 2020, Pantera's five major label studio albums had all been reissued, typically with extra content. Joey Jordison Nathan Jonas " Joey " Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021)

26134-463: 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

26313-439: 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

26492-570: The same time. The band wrote a song for the NHL 's Dallas Stars during the team's 1999 Stanley Cup Championship run , "Puck Off", which in recent years has been used as the Stars' goal song at American Airlines Center . Throughout the season, members of the team befriended members of Pantera. During a Stanley Cup party hosted by Vinnie Paul, the Stanley Cup was damaged when Guy Carbonneau attempted to throw

26671-697: The summer of 2002 and record another studio album later that year, but neither came about. Anselmo again engaged in numerous side projects. In March 2002, Down released its second studio album, Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow , which featured Rex Brown on bass following Todd Strange 's departure in 1999. Brown remained Down's full-time bassist until 2011, having appeared on their subsequent release in 2007 . Also, in May of that year, Anselmo's Superjoint Ritual released its debut album, Use Once and Destroy . Vinnie Paul claimed that Anselmo told him that he would take

26850-506: 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

27029-507: The time of his death, Jordison was playing in the blackened death metal supergroup Sinsaenum . Jordison was born in Des Moines, Iowa , on April 26, 1975, to Steve and Jackie Jordison. He had two younger sisters. He grew up in a rural area outside of Waukee where he used to play basketball on the street in front of his house. He embraced music at an early age, which he attributes to his parents' influence: "They always sat me down in front of

27208-497: The track "Drunk With Power". In 2010, Jordison recorded four additional songs with Rob Zombie for the re-release of his latest album Hellbilly Deluxe 2 . Jordison performed with other bands, solely as a touring member. While preparing for the Download Festival in 2004, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for an unknown illness. Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched amongst other bands performing at

27387-457: 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

27566-487: The world. The tour was plagued with many problems including the cancellation of many shows and repeated incidents of Jordison storming off stage, most notably in Bordeaux , France (attributed to extreme tinnitus ) and Perth, Western Australia . The tour finished on April 24, 2011. This was considered to be the band's last outing as Wednesday 13 confirmed the band's split in an interview in 2013. In April 2013 details emerged of

27745-401: The year, Manson revealed that Jordison had been working with him on his album The Golden Age of Grotesque . Jordison had in fact worked on guitars but the track did not appear on the album. In 2004, Jordison appeared on OTEP 's album House of Secrets , drumming on six tracks for the album. In 2008, Jordison appeared on Puscifer 's album "V" is for Viagra. The Remixes , with a remix of

27924-518: Was shot and killed on stage by a mentally unstable fan during a Damageplan concert in Columbus, Ohio . Vinnie Paul went on to form Hellyeah after his brother's death, and died of heart failure in 2018, leaving Brown and Anselmo as the only surviving members of the band's best-known lineup. In July 2022, it was announced that Brown and Anselmo were reuniting in 2023 for Pantera's first tour in 22 years, with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante filling in for

28103-580: 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

28282-488: Was a commercial success; over 44,000 copies were sold in its first week alone and within a year over 100,000 copies were sold, while the album's singles "Save Me" and "Pride" had appeared on the Mainstream Rock Chart. However, some fans felt that Damageplan's material did not measure up to that of Pantera. On December 8, 2004, less than a minute into the first song of a Damageplan show at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio ,

28461-513: Was a success, but shortly afterwards, the group members returned to their respective bands, leaving Down inactive for several years. Pantera's eighth studio album, The Great Southern Trendkill , was released on May 7, 1996, and is often considered their "overlooked" album. Anselmo recorded the vocals for this release in Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor 's studio in New Orleans while

28640-404: Was an American musician. He was the original drummer of the nu metal band Slipknot , in which he was designated #1 , and the guitarist for the horror punk supergroup Murderdolls . Jordison grew up in Des Moines, Iowa , with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8. He performed with many bands early in his career; then in 1995, he joined a band called

28819-494: 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

28998-641: Was assigned "#1". Joey produced one album with Slipknot, the 2005 live album 9.0: Live . In August 2008, Jordison broke his ankle and Slipknot had to cancel some of its English tour dates. On August 22, 2009, Jordison was taken to the emergency room for a burst appendix, less than an hour before he was to take the stage for Auburn, Washington's KISW Pain in the Grass concert. As a result, Slipknot canceled following shows in August and September, to give Jordison time to recover. On December 12, 2013, Slipknot announced through their official website that Jordison had left

29177-474: 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

29356-484: 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

29535-620: 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

29714-522: Was cut short after guitarists Steinar Gundersen and Arnt Gronbech—who were also only touring members—were charged with sexually assaulting a fan in Toronto . In 2006, Jordison joined Ministry for their "MasterBaTour 2006", which consisted of sixty dates across the United States and Canada. He also appeared in the music video for their single "Lies Lies Lies". Korn recruited Jordison in 2007 to join them on tour when drummer David Silveria went on hiatus from

29893-413: Was discussed by band members while Jordison worked night shifts at Sinclair's garage. Of the eventual nine members, Joey was the third to join the band. Slipknot would become pioneers to the new wave of American heavy metal . Jordison was accompanied by two custom percussionists, giving their music a feel that Rolling Stone touted as "suffocating". Each member of Slipknot is assigned a number; Joey

30072-471: Was henceforth credited as "Terrence Lee". In addition, a music video for the album's lead track, "All Over Tonight", was eventually created. Projects in the Jungle was also released on the band's independent Metal Magic Records label and produced by Jerry Abbott. In 1985, Pantera released their third studio album, titled I Am the Night . As with Projects in the Jungle , this album saw Pantera's sound becoming heavier (though still rooted in glam metal), and

30251-601: Was ordered to undergo 100 hours of community service . Pantera continued their tour of the United Kingdom in 1994 and eventually ended it in the United States where the band was opened for by fellow groove metal band Prong . According to the Abbott brothers, Anselmo began behaving strangely and distanced himself from the band when they returned to the road in 1995. The rest of the band members first thought that Pantera's perception of his fame had gotten to Anselmo, but Anselmo cited back pain from years of intense performances as

30430-458: 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

30609-434: Was produced by Pantera and Date. Pantera showed a more extreme style on this outing, leaving behind its glam metal influences in favor of mid-tempo thrash metal dubbed "power groove" (groove metal) by the band. Although Anselmo still used some Rob Halford -influenced vocals, he also adopted a more abrasive delivery. Darrell's more complex guitar solos and riffs , along with his brother's faster-paced drumwork were evidence of

30788-414: Was released by Metal Magic Records, but showcased a change in their sound. By far the band's heaviest album at this point, Power Metal had little resemblance to the power metal subgenre, but was a mix of 1980s glam metal and thrash metal, sometimes blending both styles in a single song. Complementing the band's new sonic approach were Anselmo's harder-edged vocals compared to those of Terry Glaze. After

30967-424: Was released on the band's record label of the same name and produced by the Abbott brothers' father, Jerry Abbott , at Pantego Studios. In 1984, Pantera released their second studio album, Projects in the Jungle . Although still very much a glam metal album, the band members crafted songs that had less overbearing melodic influences than songs from the previous album. Another change was Terry Glaze's name, as he

31146-522: 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

31325-421: Was ridiculous, but I never talked about it.". In July 2004, Vulgar Display of Power went double-platinum, and The Great Southern Trendkill went platinum the next month. After Pantera's disbandment, Darrell and Vinnie formed a new band, Damageplan , with vocalist Pat Lachman and bassist Bob Zilla . Damageplan released their first and only studio album, New Found Power , on February 10, 2004. The album

31504-406: 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

31683-535: 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

31862-481: Was the first one to jump at it, I'm like; 'I want this fucking band'." From these demos the label commissioned a record. Vocalist Jamie Hopper said of Jordison, "he's an amazing producer". Jordison cited Neil Peart of Rush , Keith Moon of the Who , John Bonham of Led Zeppelin , Gene Krupa , and Buddy Rich as his main influences. He said, "I grew up listening to Mötley Crüe 's Too Fast for Love and Shout at

32041-440: Was working, offering him a position in a new project called the Pale Ones. Intrigued and at a point where he was "lost", Jordison attended rehearsals at Anders Colsefni 's basement and immediately wanted to be part of this new band. Speaking of this moment he said, "I remember trying so hard not to smile, so I didn't look like I wanted to join, I remained poker-faced, but I thought they ruled." A lot of Slipknot's early development

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