Love it or hate it, you couldn't ignore it: nu metal was the genre that brought heavy music to a whole new generation of fans, dominating the mainstream in a way no alternative genres had before or ever have since. Be it Hybrid Theory becoming the biggest selling debut album of the 21st century or Fred Durst doing inexplicable collabs with Christina Aguilera, nu metal helped rock music become a mainstream phenomenon come the turn of the century, bringing us some classic albums, generational rock club dancefloor fillers and a host of kooky and colourful characters in the process.
With the likes of Wargasm, Tetrarch, Tallah and Death Blooms sparking a new wave of nu metal in recent years and Limp Bizkit, Korn and Papa Roach still filling arenas, the popularity of the genre remains in rude health. Here, however, are the five records that have charted nu metal's journey the most.
