It’s been awhile since there’s been a list to agonize over, and of all days, April 01st has brought one. Metal Hammer have published a reader-voted list of the ‘The 50 Best Nu Metal Albums Of All Time’. Rather than prey merely on nostalgia, the list also takes into consideration modern releases from the current wave of nü-metal revivalists. You can find the whole list with explanations and more over at this location.
As for the choices, here’s what they picked:
- 50. Ultraspank – “Progress“
- 49. Tallah – “Matriphagy“
- 48. Taproot – “Gift“
- 47. Spineshank – “The Height Of Callousness“
- 46. Sevendust – “Animosity“
- 45. Chimaira – “The Impossibility Of Reason“
- 44. Coal Chamber – “Chamber Music“
- 43. (hed)pe – “(hed)pe“
- 42. Tetrarch – “Unstable“
- 41. Soulfly – “Primitive“
- 40. Alien Ant Farm – “ANThology“
- 39. Static-X – “Machine“
- 38. Disturbed – “Believe“
- 37. Mushroomhead – “XIII“
- 36. Incubus – “Make Yourself“
- 35. Machine Head – “The Burning Red“
- 34. Ill Niño – “Revolution Revolucíon“
- 33. Sevendust – “Home“
- 32. Kittie – “Spit“
- 31. Korn – “Issues“
- 30. Soulfly – “Soulfly“
- 29. Snot – “Get Some“
- 28. Staind – “Break The Cycle“
- 27. Disturbed – “Ten Thousand Fists“
- 26. Drowning Pool – “Sinner“
- 25. P.O.D. – “Satellite“
- 24. Incubus – “S.C.I.E.N.C.E.“
- 23. Coal Chamber – “Coal Chamber“
- 22. Static-X – “Wisconsin Death Trip“
- 21. Deftones – “Adrenaline“
- 20. American Head Charge – “The War Of Art“
- 19. Limp Bizkit – “Three Dollar Bill, Y’all“
- 18. Papa Roach – “Infest“
- 17. Sepultura – “Roots“
- 16. Korn – “Untouchables“
- 15. Disturbed – “The Sickness“
- 14. Mudvayne – “L.D. 50“
- 13. Korn – “Life Is Peachy“
- 12. Slipknot – “Iowa“
- 11. Limp Bizkit – “Significant Other“
- 10. System Of A Down – “System Of A Down“
- 09. Deftones – “Around The Fur“
- 08. Limp Bizkit – “Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water“
- 07. Linkin Park – “Meteora“
- 06. Deftones – “White Pony“
- 05. Korn – “Follow The Leader“
- 04. System Of A Down – “Toxicity“
- 03. Korn – “Korn“
- 02. Slipknot – “Slipknot“
- 01. Linkin Park – “Hybrid Theory“
