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The 10 best Slipknot songs not by Slipknot

From Soulfly to Tetrarch, these bands’ screaming nu metal rampages would surely make Slipknot proud

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“We were all saying, ‘We’re gonna make this something they can never follow up.’” How Linkin Park and Jay-Z united for the ultimate metal and hip hop crossover, Collision Course

Nu metal’s leading lights were supposed to collaborate with the world’s biggest rapper for just one episode of TV. In the end, they made a blockbuster EP and dazzled an entire generation of hard rock and hip-hop fans.

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The 10 best cover songs by nu metal bands

Nu metal loves a cover song. From Limp Bizkit to Alien Ant Farm, here are the 10 finest examples

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Mike Shinoda looks back: ‘Would I have wanted Linkin Park to be successful without being recognisable? Probably’

The frontman on coping with fame, losing his bandmate, and finding new fans 20 years on

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"I said to Chester, 'What do you think about just saying SHUT UP?'" Mike Shinoda explains how Rage Against The Machine inspired one of Linkin Park's most iconic moments on One Step Closer

One Step Closer is one of Linkin Park's hallmark anthems, and Mike Shinoda has explained how its iconic lyric came about

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"I thought it was a spam email when Mike reached out asking me to be part of this": Watch Mike Shinoda play Linkin Park's Castle Of Glass with six musicians who've never met one another before

Mike Shinoda shares the London episode of his Already Over Sessions series, featuring Linkin Park's Castle Of Glass

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The loss of known strangers

Exploring the pain of losing someone you never knew, and the impact of Matthew Perry and Chester Bennington's passing.

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"I'm at this weird crossroads": Mike Shinoda faces the future, but exactly what that future holds, is not yet clear

Expect 'things' from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda in 2024, just don't expect him to play by standard music industry rules

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The history of rock band logos, from the 1960s to the present day

From The Beatles to today's biggest bands, this is how rock band logos continue to evolve.

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PinkPantheress: ‘I don’t think I’m very brandable. I dress weird. I’m shy’

She may have conquered TikTok, and then the Billboard charts, but the UK pop phenom is still learning how to be herself in public. As she releases her debut album she discusses her rapid rise, and which of her viral hits are ‘crap’

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Linkin Park are being sued by their former bassist, who says he never received a penny for playing on more than 20 songs

Former Linkin Park bassist Kyle Christner wants recognition, and payment, for his work on early Linkin Park demos

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As a millennial metalhead, I was laughed at for loving nu metal. In 2023 it's filling festivals and influencing more young bands than ever - and I couldn't be happier about it

Nu metal was derided as silly, overblown and undeserving of recognition in the wider metal scene. Admittedly, two of those things were kinda true, but it still ruled, OK?!

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The 10 greatest nu metal bands of all time

Nu metal is undoubtedly the genre that defined a generation of heavy bands. Here are the ten greatest to ever be blessed with the nu metal tag

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From 'The Pale Ones' to, erm, 'Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh': 10 legendary metal bands that used to have incredibly goofy names

Before Slipknot, Black Sabbath and Linkin Park became stars, they had names that no one would have ever taken seriously

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"It was a beautiful scar on the metal world." How Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn and the rest took nu metal from hated subgenre to the biggest thing on Planet Earth

Nu metal may have been shunned by metal elitists, but it took heavy music to the masses like never before, or since

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10 metal b-sides and bonus tracks so perfect that they should have been classics

These bangers by Metallica, Linkin Park and more never got an album or single release – but, in hindsight, they really deserved one

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"Run DMC made me want to rap." These are the albums that mean the most to Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda

From Metallica and Run DMC to The Doors and Simon & Garfunkel, Mike Shinoda's tastes are unsurprisingly vast

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Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix: It's dope that nu metal is finally getting respect

Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix says the nu metal revival means the genre is getting some long overdue respect

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The 20 best new metal songs you need to hear right now (yes, including Dolly Parton)

Dolly Parton and Rob Halford, Slipknot and Nita Strauss are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Lorna Shore's Will Ramos: "I'd love to collaborate with Sleep Token"

Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos answers fan questions on influences, collabs and how long he will be able to scream

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How Rick Rubin helped Linkin Park break free from nu metal

When Linkin Park turned to Rick Rubin to help them reinvent themselves, the band said that the legendary producer had a “touch of genius”

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How Meteora showed Linkin Park were no one-hit wonder: "it proved Hybrid Theory wasn’t an accident"

Linkin Park had become nu metal stars with Hybrid Theory, but with Meteora the band proved they were here to stay

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Family Legacy on Paramount+ review: promises new insight into music icons from their kids but fails to deliver

This new look at music’s icons from the point of view of their children has real potential but sticks to largely charted territory

Evening Standard

Is that really The Weeknd and Drake? The fake AI music mashups breaking the internet

The viral, AI-generated pop songs that are dividing musicians, fans, and record labels.

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A beginner's guide to nu metal in five essential albums

A brief history of nu metal courtesy of five albums that have defined the genre

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