Linkin Park? Korn? Slipknot? Limp Bizkit? Who are the “Big 4” of nu-metal?
Along with post-grunge, pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore, and metalcore (all at varying times), the years between 1994-2004 (at least as far as rock subgenres were concerned) were led by nu-metal. Coinciding with CD sales ramping up (they peaked in 2000) and the enabling of the genre to appear on MTV and at high-profile festivals, bands like…
