Baggy jeans. Wallet chains. Spiky hair. One-hit wonders. The nu metal era is (in)famous for many things, and bizarre covers of classic hits is most certainly one of them. In fact, there was a time in the late 90s where you could barely move for nu'd-up versions of vintage hits, be it Limp Bizkit taking on George Michael, Machine Head doffing their cap to The Police or Dope honouring Dead Or Alive. Some of those worked a treat; others...well...not so much.
Still, nu metal has certainly provided some top-tier covers over the years, from turning danceable pop bangers into pure mosh fodder to jumping on a classic power ballad to take their career to greater heights than ever. With that in mind, here are the 10 finest cover songs to ever come from one of metal's most storied sub-genres.
