Coal Chamber: Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber’s 1997 debut, this self-titled record stands as one of the milestones of the emerging nu metal. The Los Angeles band…
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Sevendust: Sevendust
Released in 1997, Sevendust’s self-titled debut reveals a band already fully in command of its identity. The Atlanta quintet shapes an alternative…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Static-X: Wisconsin Death Trip
With Wisconsin Death Trip, released in 1999, Static-X establish an instantly recognizable sound, one that Wayne Static himself would dub evil disco.…
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Chevelle: Wonder What’s Next
Wonder What’s Next plants Chevelle firmly in a dense, angular strain of alternative metal, driven by Pete Loeffler’s voice that shifts from…
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Breaking Benjamin: Phobia
With Phobia, Breaking Benjamin sharpen a brand of alternative metal built for big rooms, balancing controlled aggression with tightly drawn choruses. Benjamin…
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Evanescence: Fallen
Fallen reveals Evanescence in full scope, fusing nu metal, symphonic arrangements and the lyrical voice of Amy Lee. The record cultivates a…
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Incubus: Morning View
Morning View marks a mellower turn in Incubus’s arc, pulling the band’s alternative rock toward more light and nuance. Recorded in a…
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Spiritbox: Eternal Blue
Eternal Blue confirms Spiritbox’s rise and cements Courtney LaPlante as one of the most versatile voices in modern metalcore. The band’s debut…
9/10 September 23, 2026
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Rage Against the Machine: Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine’s debut lands like a manifesto, fusing rap, metal and funk into a blast of raw energy. From Bombtrack…
10/10 September 23, 2026
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Marilyn Manson: Antichrist Superstar
Released in 1996, Antichrist Superstar marks a turning point for Marilyn Manson, trading the grimy glam of the early work for a…
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Shinedown: The Sound of Madness
With The Sound of Madness (2008), Shinedown sharpens its hard rock formula and clearly aims for the arenas. The record leans on…
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Three Days Grace: One-X
Three Days Grace’s second album, One-X (2006), pushes the band toward a darker, more introspective alternative metal. Themes of addiction, pain and…
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Seether: Disclaimer
Seether’s debut, Disclaimer (2002), places the South African trio firmly within the early-2000s post-grunge movement. It offers thick guitars, a raw vocal…
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Mushroomhead: XIII
With XIII (2003), Mushroomhead delivers a dense, theatrical nu metal, faithful to the masked, percussive aesthetic that sets the Cleveland band apart.…
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Flaw: Through the Eyes
Flaw’s debut, Through the Eyes, immediately sets out a brand of introspective nu metal where anger keeps giving way to doubt. The…
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Cold: Year of the Spider
Cold’s melancholic peak, Year of the Spider, unfolds a post-grunge tinged alternative metal where heaviness serves emotion rather than aggression. Scooter Ward’s…
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Saliva: Every Six Seconds
With Every Six Seconds, Saliva lock in the formula that would make them recognisable: a big-canvas nu metal fuelled by arena-sized hooks…
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Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean
Come Clean crystallises the catchiest post-grunge of the early 2000s. Puddle of Mudd wear their lineage openly, balancing gritty guitars with easily…
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Otep: Sevas Tra
Otep’s opening salvo, Sevas Tra, instantly asserts a singular voice within early 2000s metal. Otep Shamaya blends raw poetry, gut-deep screams and…
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Kittie: Spit
With Spit, its very young Canadian players plant a snarling nu metal shot through with heavier flashes close to the emerging metalcore…
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Powerman 5000: Tonight the Stars Revolt!
Released in 1999, Tonight the Stars Revolt! stands as the high point of Powerman 5000. Fronted by Spider One, brother of Rob…
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Ill Niño: Revolution Revolucion
Ill Nino’s debut, Revolution Revolucion, laid down the New Jersey band’s signature as early as 2001, a nu metal shot through with…
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Nonpoint: Statement
With Statement in 2000, Nonpoint stepped onto a major label and delivered one of the sturdiest nu metal records of its generation.…
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Drowning Pool: Sinner
Sinner, released in 2001, remains inseparable from Bodies and its chorus, which turned into a rallying cry in pits around the world.…
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Taproot: Gift
Taproot’s first album for a major label, Gift arrived in 2000 with the reputation of a band courted then dropped by Fred…
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Adema: Adema
Adema’s self titled debut, released in 2001, arrived trailed by media curiosity, that of singer Mark Chavez, half brother of Korn’s Jonathan…
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Trapt: Trapt
Trapt’s self titled album, released in 2002, owes almost all its fame to Headstrong, a massive hit on American rock radio and…
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Crazy Town: The Gift of Game
Released in 1999, The Gift of Game is the record that rocketed Crazy Town up the charts thanks to the single Butterfly,…
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Dope: Felons and Revolutionaries
Dope’s debut, Felons and Revolutionaries, laid down in 1999 the foundations of a grimy, provocative industrial metal led by the snarling Edsel…
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(hed) P.E.: Broke
Released in 2000, Broke is the commercial and creative peak of (hed) P.E., pioneers of the crossover between punk, hardcore, reggae and…
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Spineshank: Self-Destructive Pattern
With Self-Destructive Pattern in 2003, Spineshank delivered their most accomplished album, the one that earned them a Grammy nomination for the track…
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Soil: Scars
Released in 2001, Scars is the album that settled Soil into the mainstream nu metal courtyard, propelled by the single Halo, an…
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Primer 55: Introduction to Mayhem
Released in 2000, Introduction to Mayhem is the first major album by Primer 55, a Mississippi band arriving in the full fervor…
5/10 September 23, 2026
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American Head Charge: The War of Art
Produced by Rick Rubin and released in 2001, The War of Art is American Head Charge’s masterpiece and one of the unsung…
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40 Below Summer: The Mourning After
The New Jersey band’s second album, The Mourning After stands as 40 Below Summer’s peak before their breakup. It refines the approach…
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Downset: Downset.
A raw and intense self-titled debut, Downset. established the Los Angeles band in 1994 as pioneers of a rap-metal rooted in hardcore…
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