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'''Nu metal''' (or '''aggro metal''') is a [[controversy|controversial]] musical genre that fuses [[heavy metal music]], [[hip hop]] and [[alternative rock]]. It sometimes bears some influence to [[hip-hop]], because [[rhythm]]ic innovation and [[syncopation]] are primary. Nu metal bands also feature aggressive vocals (either [[rapping|rapped]], shouted, or sung), drop-tuned guitars that are clean or distorted, (with riffing similar to the Seattle scene of the early [[1990]]'s) a funk-based rhythm section, and occasional [[DJ]] techniques such as [[turntables]] and [[sampling (music)|sampling]]. Generally speaking, the emphasis is on either communicating feelings of [[angst]] and hostility, or motivating a crowd to move with the beat -- ideally, both at once. The popularity of such music in the late [[1990s]] and early [[2000s]] led to widespread negative associations with the phrase "nu metal", particularly due to commercialisation, and many nu-metal fans and artists reject the term, which has become almost an all-purpose musical [[insult]]. A related term, [[mallcore]], is used similarly to dismiss aggressive music that is seemingly calculated to appeal to angst-filled young [[teenager]]s.
The genre is occasionally called "nü-metal," using the traditional [[heavy metal umlaut]].
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