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nu metal bands that went under the radar

Mehodor [Edit] [Delete] 107 replies 11:12 December 6th, 2012

(it's time for your daily nu metal thread)

this is a thread for the more obscure bands that just never quite caught on. I've found a few of these bands, bands I never heard of at all until many years later. One of those is Element Eighty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaBjPPi7OY

if you opened this thread then I promise you you'll get a kick out of this. sample of the lyrics:

I take a hold of everything you say and I throw it right back in your face
If you don't like my reputation, you can suck my dick
Like it ever even mattered what you said to me anyway
Like I give a shit about you anyway

genius.

Anyway tl;dr surprise me DiS, surprise me

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I'm rather glad they did

that was awful

Needs more cowbell

slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 11:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- you
  
  get out of here
  
  Mehodor @slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 11:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - But leave the cowbell
    
    StormsOnTheMoon @Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 14:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
Fony

Jordan_229_2 | 6 Dec '12, 11:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- good shout
  
  Mehodor @Jordan_229_2 | 6 Dec '12, 11:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- oh christ
  
  they were SO SO SO shit
  
  chickenbones @Jordan_229_2 | 6 Dec '12, 11:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Ichor, ethricdouble, and pieces_of_reece this'd this
Actually, were there any good nu metal band?

Lililololaure | 6 Dec '12, 11:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
- no
  
  mug_mug_mug @Lililololaure | 6 Dec '12, 19:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips this'd this
  - I guess Roots era Sepultura were quite good if that counts
    
    mug_mug_mug @mug_mug_mug | 6 Dec '12, 19:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
(hed) PE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nQ8QJkFmGU

hanshotfirst | 6 Dec '12, 11:37 | X | ^ This | Reply

chris_81 this'd this
- a classic
  
  Mehodor @hanshotfirst | 6 Dec '12, 11:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
One Minute Silence

Sevendust
Vacant Stare

wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 11:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- vacant stare?
  
  never heard of them. good shout
  
  Mehodor @wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 11:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - patience was a tune
    
    ethricdouble @Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 11:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Vacant Stare!
  
  Saw them live at Subverse, won their album. Can't remember anything else about them.
  
  DanielKelly @wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - the inlay card on the album was folded wrong
    
    that's why they split up
    
    pieces_of_reece @DanielKelly | 6 Dec '12, 13:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    DanielKelly this'd this
- sevendust are still going strong i think?
  
  never really did alot over here anyway
  
  Tito_Santana @wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 16:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
listened to 36 crazyfists' bitterness the star

recently, still good.

ethricdouble | 6 Dec '12, 11:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
OK

Ultraspank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQk3tNFg3KE

Pulkas - Loaded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nza9F2Q1zc8

slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 11:47 | X | ^ This | Reply

niksays this'd this
- Second the Pulkas
  
  Great album.
  
  bruised_blood @slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 15:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DillingersWheelman this'd this
  - Pulkas weren't nu metal though were they?
    
    They were just 'metal metal' I thought.
    
    drop_b @bruised_blood | 6 Dec '12, 16:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I nearly went to see The Jesus Lizard at Newcastle Riverside because Pulkas were supporting.
      
      Their album was one of my 17-year old favourites.
      
      I'm still gutted I missed TJL though.
      
      keith @drop_b | 6 Dec '12, 21:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
Miocene

The thinking mans nu metal band

wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 12:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
- cellular memory was tite
  
  ethricdouble @wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 12:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
- A Perfect Life with a View of the Swamp
  
  holds up pretty well. Some of it sounds like Tool with BEATZ and they had a kind of wry sense of humour that most other numetallers lacked. Cellular Memory was pretty cool too.
  
  Comaboy @wiggy99 | 7 Dec '12, 18:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
Saw so, so many shit nu-metal bands at under-age club things.

Kill2This, The Kennedy Soundtrack, The Hurt Process (they were called The Hurt Process .. What passed as nu-metal one year went as emo soon after) ...

DanielKelly | 6 Dec '12, 12:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Kill2This
  
  HAHAHAHA
  
  wiggy99 @DanielKelly | 6 Dec '12, 12:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  niksays this'd this
  - one of the guitarists from Kill II This was one of my lecturors at Huddersfield Uni
    
    incandenza_ @wiggy99 | 6 Dec '12, 20:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - 'Mark Mynett is now a Senior Lecturer
      in Music Technology & Production at
      the University of Huddersfield and
      currently resides in Stockport, England
      with his pet dog Lucy.'
      
      incandenza_ @incandenza_ | 6 Dec '12, 20:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
sinch

Jordan_229_2 | 6 Dec '12, 12:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Something More
  
  Is one of my favourite songs of all time.
  
  TheGrudge @Jordan_229_2 | 6 Dec '12, 14:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
violent delight?

leaning towards the punky type of nu metal. also they were dogshite

plasticniki | 6 Dec '12, 12:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
- NO
  
  ethricdouble @plasticniki | 6 Dec '12, 12:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Man nu metal was simultaneously the worst and best thing to happen.

justanothersheeldz | 6 Dec '12, 12:31 | X | ^ This | Reply

niksays and chris_81 this'd this
Number One Son

waterwings | 6 Dec '12, 12:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Saw number one son
  
  support kil2this. rubbish
  
  niksays @waterwings | 6 Dec '12, 12:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Do people realise

I'm going to make a playlist of all that stuff, if you've been putting forward shite, I'll have you for wasting my time!

So what's really good? Any?
I'm going to start with Miocene, sounds alright .. or are they?

I'm sooooooooo confused.

Lililololaure | 6 Dec '12, 12:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Oh man
  
  If these names are new to you you're in for a world of horror.
  
  colossalhorse @Lililololaure | 6 Dec '12, 12:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - So nothing was good then
    
    *sniff*
    
    Btw, listening to your CD right now. I'm at Pinback, love that Penelope song!
    
    Lililololaure @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 12:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Ah, nice!
      
      I'm glad you're liking it. That pinback album (Blue Screen Life) is an awesome summer record. So I picked a good time to send you it...
      
      Some of the nu-metal stuff was good. Just not a lot. It's like Mehodor says; without the nostalgia most of it is going to sound pretty lame.
      
      colossalhorse @Lililololaure | 6 Dec '12, 12:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- just don't bother if you didn't catch it the first time around, you won't get it
  
  YOU WEREN'T THERE MAN
  
  Mehodor @Lililololaure | 6 Dec '12, 12:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - My life story musically
    
    has all been about catching up!
    .. but if you say, it's not worth it, I'll just stick to my Digital Hardcore playlist then. :D
    
    Lililololaure @Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 12:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
Do Earthtone 9count?

They were amazing.

slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 12:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- aye they were
  
  ever listen to the blueprint? they played at my uni to about 3 people.
  
  ethricdouble @slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 12:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- By being amazing they're probably disqaulified
  
  They were pretty great though.
  
  colossalhorse @slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - *disqualified
    
    colossalhorse @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Pretty much, but all the Home Counties first year Economics students in Isis hoodies insisted they were "hardcore".
  
  DaddyorChips @slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 19:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Apex Theory

Topsy turvy was great album in the vein of system of a down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW2KaAgNcN4

niksays | 6 Dec '12, 12:35 | X | ^ This | Reply

ethricdouble, DanielKelly, and chickenbones this'd this
god I've fallen into some horrendous wikihole about tiny punky/nu-metal bands who never made it from the early 00s

anyone remember my deaf audio?

plasticniki | 6 Dec '12, 12:35 | X | ^ This | Reply

niksays this'd this
I'm just looking through track listings of old Kerrang! and metal hammer cover CDs

So much nostalgia. So much terrible, terrible music.

Having said that I still quite like Human Waste Project, for my sins.

colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 12:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Anyone remember Kilkus?
  
  I remember a bunch of my mates going mental for them at some party or other and that being around the moment I thought, "hang on...is it just me or is this just a bit shit?"
  
  At the same party some guy came along raving about this new band called Nickleback we should all hear. Dark, dark times.
  
  colossalhorse @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 12:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Kilkus were alright at first but half the band left and they went shit(ter)
    
    They beat Metallica to the whole detuned snare thing by a good two years, though their use of it actually sounded alright
    
    chris_81 @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 13:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Ohh.. what was their stand-out track?
  
  slavestate @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 12:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Human Waste Project?
    
    Dog probably, though that's their least nu-metal sounding song.
    
    I also like One Night in Spain a lot. And Disease. And Hold Me Down. Damn it E-lux is a good album I don't care what anyone says.
    
    colossalhorse @slavestate | 6 Dec '12, 12:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- this was one of my favourites
  
  http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Hot-Stuff/release/2392563
  
  plasticniki @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 13:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I first heard Jimmy Eat World thanks to that CD
    
    Ah, memories..
    
    colossalhorse @plasticniki | 6 Dec '12, 13:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    plasticniki and vexdstef this'd this
  - Kerrang had some amazing cover CDs in the late 90s, early 00s
    
    Still listen to this one pretty regularly: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists_f2/kerrang____refuse_music__home_taping_vol__2__compiled_by_casey_chaos_/
    
    spiritofjazz @plasticniki | 6 Dec '12, 20:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
TRUSTcompany

DanielKelly | 6 Dec '12, 13:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I saw them supporting Korn at the MEN arena
  
  and I'd completely forgotten that night up till now. Damn it.
  
  colossalhorse @DanielKelly | 6 Dec '12, 13:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
Coal Chamber

Pudddle Of Muddddd
My Ruin
Mudvayne
Taproot
Spineshank

Some dark times at early 00s Reading festivals and on our 6th form common room stereo. I turned 18 at the wrong time. Such fucking shit music.

steinbolt | 6 Dec '12, 13:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
I remember one of my friends getting into a bunch of European nu-metal bands

because the American nu-metal scene had 'sold out.' Yeah..

Highlights from his collection were the German band Emil Bulls who had a singer who called himself Christ and liked to refer to himself in third person and the delightfully named Dutch band Dreadlock Pussy.

colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 13:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Apartment 26

pieces_of_reece | 6 Dec '12, 13:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
Adema!

Johnathon Davis of Korn's younger brother's band.

Powerman 5000!

Rob Zombie's younger brother's band.

Nu-metal: big on nepotism.

colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 13:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Deadsy
  
  Cher's son's band.
  
  jeff_panda @colossalhorse | 6 Dec '12, 14:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
Tung

http://www.myspace.com/tungentertainments

Some of you may have seen them supporting the Bloodhound Gang or Lostprophets back in the day, hmm let's see:
White guys with dreads? Check!
Rapped vocals? Check!
DJ of questionable ability? Check!
Baggy combat trousers & skate hoodies? Check!
Carefully styled facial hair? Check!
Pointless cover of hip-hop tune? Check!
From a provincial town (York)? Check!
Lyrics about being beaten up for how you look? Check!
Appearance on Metal Hammer compilation CD? Check!

Wow, this lot knock every UK nu-metal band cliche out of the park I reckon. They did evolve into RSJ though who are pretty good

chris_81 | 6 Dec '12, 13:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i'd completely forgotten
  
  about Tung. HAHA
  
  chickenbones @chris_81 | 6 Dec '12, 13:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
mushroomhead

Jordan_229_2 | 6 Dec '12, 13:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Blueprint

(lad from Earthtone 9's band)

waterwings | 6 Dec '12, 14:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
Disturbed were probably my faves.

Stupify, Down With The Sickness and Voices all off their debut, were fine songs for me.

TheGrudge | 6 Dec '12, 14:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Disturbed didn't really go under the radar though
  
  Given how ubiquitous 'Down With the Sickness' still is at crappy rock nights, and their four (FOUR, jesus christ!) US #1 albums
  
  chris_81 @TheGrudge | 6 Dec '12, 14:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Vex Red

I recognise the names of quite a few of these acts, being as I was 15/16 at the time, but I can't remember any of the actual songs.

StormsOnTheMoon | 6 Dec '12, 14:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I can't smiiiiell
  
  pieces_of_reece @StormsOnTheMoon | 6 Dec '12, 14:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
P-town's finest. (ahem)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rebgpVSqjxA

thewarn | 6 Dec '12, 15:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dry Kill Logic!

how has no one said them yet. remember nightmare? ME PLUS YOU EQUALS NIGHTMARE

Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 15:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
- YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT
  
  YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT
  YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT
  YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT
  YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT
  YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT
  
  Mehodor @Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 15:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
also, no one has said Trapt yet

they were fucking great. I'd like to go on record as saying Hollowman is the greatest nu metal tune ever recorded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPO2ps78CNw

the singer was so camp

Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 15:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
- bro are you in any way being serious right now
  
  ethricdouble @Mehodor | 6 Dec '12, 16:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - 100%
    
    Mehodor @ethricdouble | 6 Dec '12, 20:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Sennen

Anyone remember them?

waterwings | 6 Dec '12, 15:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
- in what conceivable way were Sennen a nu-metal band
  
  joeymahone @waterwings | 6 Dec '12, 16:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  badgertastic this'd this
- what the fuck??! :D
  
  Jordan_229_2 @waterwings | 6 Dec '12, 21:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwX9n7Xwnls

kurtrussell | 6 Dec '12, 16:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
Sunna

The Workhorse Movement
Mudvayne
Taproot
The Union Underground

shucks | 6 Dec '12, 16:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Jon Harris from Sunna played on Massive Attacks Mezzanine.
  
  Sunna's debut was excellent. I'm Not Trading was immense and Power Struggle was a great tune too.
  
  Keep The Sabbath Dream Alive by The Workhorse Movement is also a tune!
  
  TheGrudge @shucks | 6 Dec '12, 17:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  shucks and spiritofjazz this'd this
  - I drank with him once in the Corrie Tap in Bristol
    
    and with the other guitarist who worked there. Jon came across as a bit big headed, but the other guy was really nice, we talked about thrash metal all night
    
    pieces_of_reece @TheGrudge | 7 Dec '12, 13:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
Nonpoint

Otep
American Head Charge

Puds | 6 Dec '12, 16:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Wicked Wisdom.

No-one believed that Will Smith's wife was in a nu-metal band. Either that, or no-one wanted it to be true.

chickenlover | 6 Dec '12, 16:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- haha
  
  That's a hell of a shout. I remember seeing them on the Download TV coverage a few years back.
  
  joeymahone @chickenlover | 6 Dec '12, 16:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  mug_mug_mug this'd this
- haha it is true!
  
  furio @chickenlover | 7 Dec '12, 18:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
...

My brother was a big nu-metal man back in the day, our local record store always used to get all these US imports and my bro would eat them up. A particular favourite was 'Darwins Waiting Room'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FlHCF65sgo

jimmy_nouveau | 6 Dec '12, 17:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Videodrone

HA !

Dicodisco | 6 Dec '12, 18:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
defenestration

sugarcoma
the kennedy soundtrack

TheKennedyCurse | 6 Dec '12, 19:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Oh god they were all awful
  
  Two of them clearly only got any press attention due to having female members too.
  
  chris_81 @TheKennedyCurse | 6 Dec '12, 19:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I remember seeing Defenestration supporting some other metal band in Manchester SU around 2002.
    
    I spent ages following the singer around the crowd afterwards and then chatting her up for about three and a half minutes. She was way cooler than me.
    
    keith @chris_81 | 6 Dec '12, 22:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Sugarcoma might be the worst band I have ever heard
    
    the chumpy fat drummer with the Gary Rhodes hair
    
    TheKennedyCurse @chris_81 | 7 Dec '12, 14:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Downset.

DaddyorChips | 6 Dec '12, 19:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
- AAAAAAAAANNNNGGGEEEERRRRR
  
  That and New Noise were rare highlights amongst the Limp Bizkit/Linkin Park/Papa Roach that blighted rock clubs in the early 00's
  
  chris_81 @DaddyorChips | 6 Dec '12, 19:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips this'd this
- the band Rage Against The Machine could have been
  
  shucks @DaddyorChips | 10 Dec '12, 17:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
Methods of Mayhem

AKA Tommy Lee's post-prison stab at getting with the times, mostly written by him singing ideas into his answerphone whilst in the clink. Features godawful ginger-dreaded rapper Tilo & Lil Kim delightfully proclaiming, "ride the cock til you hit the spot". It's rare when a Fred Durst guest spot is amongst the highlights of an album, argh

chris_81 | 6 Dec '12, 19:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
STOP! COLLABORATE AND LISTEN...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LNT1r6GRA

spiritofjazz | 6 Dec '12, 20:10 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips this'd this
Ctrl+F Clawfinger

Poor show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqp1v1HutQk

AfraidOfOwls | 6 Dec '12, 20:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips and pieces_of_reece this'd this
Psychotica

Dicodisco | 6 Dec '12, 21:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Fulc

For some inexplicable reason my idlewild-copying band was asked to support Fulc. Their manager/dad sent me 200 flyers in the post, which promptly went in the bin. They played to 2 fans and me. Fucking terrible shit - so many nu-metal harmonics, and not good Slipknot ones either.

bokonon | 7 Dec '12, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
So many bittersweet Nostalgia-lols in this thread

I have nothing else to add except for Breaking Benjamin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWaB4PXCwFU

Not too long ago I also supported a band called Zero Cipher. Very dated. All you need to know is that they had a guy with whitey dreds and an obese fellow 'playing' the decks.

Comaboy | 7 Dec '12, 18:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Breed 77

Who, unbelievably, are still going.
Saw them opening the "all out of bubblegum" Kerrang tour with Pulkas and One Minute Silence at Bradford Rio in @'98

DillingersWheelman | 7 Dec '12, 18:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
I bet 90% of the bands mentioned

Had a guitarist who played a 7-string Ibanez

chris_81 | 10 Dec '12, 17:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
Oh lord, just remembered another one.

Kittie.

Puds | 10 Dec '12, 17:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
Deftones

What?

teamcooperuk | 10 Dec '12, 17:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

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