This discussion seems to come around every six months or so, but it never gets old. So, what are the greatest album openers? Mine are:
Chimaira - Let Go
Chevelle - Family System (adjacent)
Korn - Blind
Soulfly - Back To The Primitive
Limp Bizkit - Intro & Pollution
Slipknot - Intro & (sic)
Taproot - Smile
Reveille - Butterfly
I bought Coal Chamber and Sevendust debut albums together in 1997.
My current obsession is Taproot’s album Gift. Every single song is absolute perfection!!!!
I would love to hear if anyone has recommendations of other bands with a similar sound to this album.
can someone recommend me a good nu metal song that has like raw and heavy screams
Here’s context in case anyone doesn’t know what I’m talking about:
During the recording of "Daddy" for Korn's 1994 self-titled debut album, frontman Jonathan Davis suffered a profound, unscripted emotional breakdown in the vocal booth. Producer Ross Robinson kept the tape rolling as Davis wept, sobbed, and screamed out his childhood trauma, capturing a raw breakdown that ended up unedited on the final track.
The Context and Meaning of the Song
The Subject Matter: Davis wrote "Daddy" about being sexually abused as a child by a family friend (not his father, though early rumors caused severe family strain) and the deep devastation of his parents refusing to believe him when he spoke out.
Entering the Studio: The band and Robinson knew the track carried heavy emotional weight. Robinson went into the booth, grabbed Davis by the arms, looked him in the eyes, and told him, "You know what to do," before hitting record.
The Breakdown and the Tape
Unaware it was Recorded: Davis completely lost emotional control, spiraling into genuine, painful sobbing and gasping at the end of the song. Davis later stated he had no idea the microphone and tape were still running, calling Robinson a prick at the time for keeping the machine going during such a private moment. Robinson let the physical tape roll off the reel until it naturally creaked to a halt.
Band Reaction: Guitarist Brian "Head" Welch recalled that the moment was so surreal and intense that his brain initially refused to accept it as real, causing him to nervously laugh out loud on the recording (which can faintly be heard before the rest of the band told him to shut the fuck up).
Aftermath and Legacy
The Hidden Track: The end of the track features a bizarre, eerie hidden audio snippet of two people arguing about installing a car part on a Dodge Dart. Robinson reportedly found this tape in an abandoned house while renovating it and slapped it onto the end of the master reel.
Live Performances: Because the song required reliving severe trauma, Korn essentially refused to play "Daddy" live for nearly 20 years. They briefly broke that rule to perform the entire debut album during a 2015 anniversary tour, but Davis affirmed it took an immense toll and that he never wanted to perform it never again.
I can’t even imagine what this society has become. And lately, It’s even worse. Really needed courage and a solid pair of balls to play this live, even if it made him relive such trauma. Respect to Jon Davis.
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We all remember this fad, but what’s the comprehensive list?
Limp Bizkit - Faith (George Michael)
Orgy - Blue Monday (New Order)
Disturbed - Shout (Tears for Fears)
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)
Fear Factory - Cars (Gary Numan)
Korn - Word Up (Cameo)
Deftones - Ordinary Love (Sade)
most of the songs on anthology by alien ant farm are unavailable or just missing
My favorite guilty pleasure bands have always been these lesser known nu-metal projects, especially those with a very grungy aesthetic and debuts in the early-aughts.
Some of these bands you guys might know like Trust Company and Edgewater, they have pretty good follow-up albums and have gained renewed interest online, but I feel like these bands moved away from that heavy nu-metal sound until they eventually just stopped making new music entirely.
Do you guys have any other suggestions that have the same kind of sonic aesthetic? Are there newer bands who hit the mark on reviving the marriage between post-grunge and nu-metal, or are these projects just a product of the particular musical landscape during that time?
Daniel Terry from the DFT Dungeon takes a seat at the breakfast table to breakdown the 2004 Zao album; "The Funeral of God." IN TIMES GONE PAST, Daniel would have sung THE LAST SONG FROM ZION. This time, Danger sees THE LESSER LIGHTS OF HEAVEN. Monster joins Daniel to PRAISE THE WAR MACHINE.
"This band belongs to me now."
"Everybody with their tight pants and stud belts doing karate in the middle of the youth room."
"That doesn't sound like something Hillsong would write a song about does it?"
"Zao...the IPA of music?"
"This is the last song from Zion. And Tampa!"
"#notmyzao."
Not lo pro, or his other bands. I want a new band that has a similar sound to ultraspank if possible, as progress is one of my favorite albums like ever.
I love Our Time With you but I don’t see people talking about this band often. Pretty early deftoney. I don’t see why their not more popular , I’m assuming they were pretty big around the 2000’s or something.
They are really good
Obviously, it was unfair to include Issues because it may legitimately be the best nu metal album ever made. But my hot take is that Slipknot is better to listen to in full.
I think that the ethereal and brutalest sound and the good vocal melodies does this album the better of this band. What do you think? Mechanize is very good too but I think it is less classic or authentic