Dictionary

nu metal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌnuːˈmɛtəl/
• /ˌnjuːˈmɛtəl/

Etymology

Sensational spelling of new + (heavy) metal

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A subgenre of heavy metal music with influences from grunge and hip-hop, often featuring down-tuned guitars, rapped or shouted vocals, DJ effects, and a strong rhythmic focus.
   • Nu metal band Korn is back with a big tour, no-name album. 2007, Post Gazette (Pittsburgh), 1 Aug 2007 (headline) https://web.archive.org/web/20071208125956/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07214/806207-388.stm
   • Which nu-metal song has rocked your world this year? 2004, BBC for kidz - nu-metal song of the year:

Forms

Translations (22)

es nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · ko 뉴메탈 (heavy metal subgenre) · nl nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · ar نيو ميتال (heavy metal subgenre) · ja ニュー・メタル (heavy metal subgenre) · mr न्यू मेटल (heavy metal subgenre) · ka ნიუ მეტალი (heavy metal subgenre) · nl numetal (heavy metal subgenre) · is nýþungarokk (heavy metal subgenre) · fr nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · it nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · fr nu-metal (heavy metal subgenre) · ko 뉴 메탈 (heavy metal subgenre) · tr nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · de Nu Metal (heavy metal subgenre) · el nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · el νιου μέταλ (heavy metal subgenre) · gl nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · ca nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · eo nu-metalo (heavy metal subgenre) · is nu metal (heavy metal subgenre) · ja ニューメタル (heavy metal subgenre)