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Every genre in the corpus, hanging off the two it all descends from. A bigger name carries more below it.

152 genres and subgenres, on 2 roots.

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Nu metal

Heavy metal › Nu metal

Emerged
1994
Origin
California, USA
Subgenres
2

Seven-string guitars tuned very low, hip-hop groove, a DJ or sampler and lyrics about personal trauma. The decade's best-selling and most disputed genre.

Heaviness
8
Speed
5
Melody
7

Key acts

  • Korn
  • Slipknot
  • Deftones
  • Limp Bizkit

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