Alternative metal

Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. It referred to a new breed of heavy bands with roots closer to Post-Hardcore, Alt. Rock, Industrial Rock (e.g. Nine Inch Nails, Ministry) and Progressive Rock (e.g. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Brian Head Welch

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Friday 17 February 2012
VIZA Friday 17 February 2012	Troubadour West Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States 34.08151 -118.389272	Add shout
Sunday 19 February 2012
Cerebellion in Long Beach, CA Cerebellion Sunday 19 February 2012	DiPiazzas Long Beach, Ca, Los Angeles, United States 33.782627 -118.132003	Add shout
Friday 24 February 2012
Chevelle Middle Class Rut, Janus Friday 24 February 2012	The Orbit Room Grand Rapids MI, United States 42.915705 -85.574721	Add shout
Saturday 25 February 2012
Chevelle Janus, Middle Class Rut Saturday 25 February 2012	Piere's Fort Wayne IN, United States 41.132042 -85.100598	1 going Add shout
Sunday 26 February 2012
Chevelle Middle Class Rut, Janus Sunday 26 February 2012	The Rapids Theatre Niagara Falls, Buffalo, United States 43.104739 -79.052863	3 going Add shout
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Chevelle Middle Class Rut, Janus Tuesday 28 February 2012	State Theatre Portland ME, United States 43.653586 -70.26445	1 going Add shout

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smiddy012 wrote:
Saturday evening

check out NuumaK, you can download the rest of their stuff here for free! they're basically a heavier Korn vocally & instrumentally.

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
last month

spreed the lurve meeeeeeang.

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metalscott wrote:
last month

My new favorite genre of music, though not all of these bands are paticulary "metal", most of them are good as shit. =)

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Dezomorphine wrote:
last month

The top list contains too much shit, lol.

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Uiterwaarde wrote:
last month

Kinda funny how alternative metal is the most popular form of metal, y'know.

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
last month

ignoring genres is like ignoring the taste of food. WHO CARES WHAT IT TASTES LIKE IT ALL FEELS GOOD

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
last month

LOL THE SELF-TITLED ALBUM IS PURE NU METAL DEFTONES RODE THE WAVE (BUT BROKE THE WAVE)

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Sith_Lord3330 wrote:
last month

Stop fighting over genres. Just enjoy the music! [2]

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pietschiplatsch wrote:
last month

yes, deftones is not sooooooo realy nu metal. And I think they don't want to be it. Lots of nu metal-haters like deftones.

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xNosaru wrote:
last month

i dont think deftones can be called a "nu metal band" ... the self titled album is the proof of that.

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xNosaru wrote:
last month

DEFTONESSSSSSS

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pietschiplatsch wrote:
December 2011

i think its so difficult to define alternative metal, because its very difficult to define alternative music. What is alternative rock? Pixies and Husker Dü? System of a down and Deftones? Coldplay and Radiohead? Sexpistols and blink-182? Red hot chili peppers? OK, alternative METAL, but i think nu metal is alternative metal too, beacause alternative is all, what is not really "NORMAL".... and to mix rap and rock isn't normal.

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
December 2011

why would you wish that on anyone? ;-;

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Mattsy94 wrote:
November 2011

I hope the person who came up with this term gets cancer and dies a slow, painful death.

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DARKZSOU7 wrote:
November 2011

Deftones and FNM

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ajleece wrote:
November 2011

Stop fighting over genres. Just enjoy the music!

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
October 2011

ya.

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Mercenarion wrote:
October 2011

In other words, nu metal is a subgenre of alternative metal? If so, I agree.

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
October 2011

the cool part is that nu metal is alternative metal by those very distinctions of influence, so you're only half right. nu metal is alternative metal but alternative metal isn't always nu metal. besides, nu metal is a crappy name. explaining anything about nu metal always sounds like 'new metal' and six times out of ten you just miscommunicated. the alternative metal tag is more useful for those annoying bands.

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noo_dog wrote:
October 2011

Alternative Metal isn't nu metal, it came well before that which is why some of the artists are annoying. Helmet, Faith No More, Primus, RATM, Tool, Primus, Mr. Bungle were alternative metal. KoRn were inspired by and started playing in an alternative metal style, but they developed into something different - nu metal, so now every nu metal band gets labelled as alternative metal. SOAD and Deftones are more modern bands often (incorrectly I think) called nu-metal, which do fit into the alternative metal category.

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