Why Nu-metal WILL come back…

Wikipedia defines nu-metal as "a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and alternative metal with funk music, hip hop and various heavy metal genres, such as thrash metal and groove metal." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numetal

Remember? I’m talking a fallback to the glory days of Limp Bizkit, Coal Chamber, (real) Slipknot and the mighty Korn. I am adamant this amazing genre will return to the top of the world.

Don’t believe me? It’s evolution. Read my reasoning (you have been warned).

1. The time is now – Now I’m no spring chicken. And I know this because now I’m seeing musical comebacks from bands more recognisable than ever before. Now it’s the Take That’s and the Spice Girls’. By all accounts this means, the next awesome musical era is going to arrive. Korn have laid the groundwork by simply never going away and still getting rad crowds at festivals. Now it’s time for Woodstock 99 all over again! Bring that beat…back!

2. Fashion – Aren’t people sick of rock and metal being inundated by ‘designer’ clothing these days? Every single semi-successful ‘artist’ seems to now have his/her own clothing line. It makes me queasy (not sick, that’s an exaggeration). Nu-metal, however, provides the absolute opposite effect. A look noone will want to copy! But let’s be honest - massive baggy jeans ALWAYS look cool.

3. Emo – Now I’m not going to talk about ‘emo’ like the rest of the media. I’m not going to write like I understand it fully. That wouldn’t be fair. Let me say this, for me, when it started being banded around, it was on the front cover of NME with Jimmy Eat World and Rival Schools. Those were excellent times! How is Nu-metal going to come back? Well, if you are all so emotional about stuff…How long is it till you get angry? With anger comes nu-metal. Mad at dad! It’s way cooler!

And while we’re on the subject. Who do I blame for the death of nu-metal? Linkin Park? Limp Bizkit themselves (possibly)? No…I blame Staind. ‘Outside’ pushed the genre to new emotions rather than anger. It was moving and a collective sigh of feeling like an outsider…Enter MCR.

4. MCR...I for one, just wish they would admit to their blatant desire to make accessible, popular, mall-punk, rather than ripping off Queen in an attempt to be taken seriously. Perfectly summed up here.

“Nu-metal?”
“Yeah!?”
“Do you take yourself too seriously?”
“Hell no!”

Evidence A: “Intro” off Significant Other – “You wanted the worst? You got the worst. The one. The only. Limp Bizkit.”

I rest my case (you better rest your face!)

Conclusion: If Michael Eavis really wanted to ruffle a few old hen feathers and tickle the youth, he should have slam-dunked LB as the headliners over the Verve. There’s no better way to ruin a hippy vibe than Fred Durst.

Ooh ah ah ah ah!