What does nu mean in nu metal

Not every dictionary I checked has “nu-” but here are a few examples: nu- dictionary.com — indicating an updated or modern version of something: nu-metal music. Bing — new: new, or modern. Google — respelling of ‘new,’ used esp.

Slipknot is considered a nu metal band. The band’s members prefer to distance themselves musically from other nu metal bands such as Korn and Limp Bizkit.

Nu-disco is a 21st-century dance music genre associated with a renewed interest in the late 1970s US disco, synthesizer-heavy 1980s European dance music styles, and early 1990s electronic dance music. … Nu-disco is often confused with the other disco-influenced house music genres, such as French house or disco house.

Music. Nu metal, a heavy metal fusion genre.

Rage Against the Machine — “Bulls on Parade” Rage predate the explosion of nu-metal, but there’s no denying that the L.A. band’s sound was co-opted by plenty of nu-metalheads, who mimicked RATM’s aggressive hip-hop/metal hybrids.