Few movements in metal have achieved the same level of commercial success or mainstream crossover as nu metal. From its roots in the late 80s and early 90s alt metal scenes to its eventual takeover of just about everything in the metal world and rapid decline the other side of the new millennium, the genre spawned some of metal's most iconic names, from Korn to Slipknot, Evanescence to Linkin Park.
To celebrate the genre, we've dug beyond the surface to find out some of the best songs buried in the backpages of nu metal history.
