Nu metal, more than any other subgenre in heavy metal's rich and vast tapestry, is the absolute king of rock club dancefloor bangers. For well over two decades, the scene that turned Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park et al into household names has been dominating DJ mixes, its greatest hits influencing everyone from Spiritbox to Rina Sawayama.
Sadly, when it comes to world class albums, nu metal's hit rate slows down a little. Sure, heavyweights like Korn, System Of A Down, Deftones and Slipknot have put out absolute, iron-clad, classic records, but by the time the New Millennium kicked properly into gear, it seemed that for every White Pony or Toxicity, there was a bucketload of also-rans and one-hit-wonders clogging up the joint, unable to produce the goods for long enough to sustain a full LP. Within a few years, even some of nu metal's most reliable names had become guilty of putting out sub-par material.
