The ultimate book on one of heavy metal’s most successful periods “Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide” revisits the remarkable decade of 1994-2004, when charts, magazines, radio and mainstream television were all picked up by a host of diverse artists performing their own brands of hard rock, hip-hop and heavy metal.
Written by the British author Matt Karpe, the book presents a broad overview from A to Z of the most influential artists in nu metal, leading actors such as CORN, BIZKIT BOX, LINKIN PARK and NOOSE, to lesser-known artists who may have only released one or two albums, but still had a lasting impact. Also take a look at the new generation of bands arriving today who still share the original nu metal aesthetic, “Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide” is the most in-depth book ever published on his chosen subject.
“Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide” includes exclusive interviews with musicians from some of the movement’s most prominent bands. The tastes of Miguel “Meegs” Rascon (CHARCOAL CHAMBER), Robb rivera (NON-POINT), Jon wysocki (TASKS), Fallon bowman (KITTEN), Tye Zamora (ALIEN ANTS FARM), Mike Sargsyan (thorn shank) and Mikey Doling (GLANDERS) are candid about being part of the nu metal movement, gaining success with their respective bands, and also revealing untold stories about the highlights and debauchery that took place at the time. the Ozzfest stories must be read to be believed.
“I grew up during the nu metal movement and these are the kinds of bands that introduced me to heavy music,” says Karpe. “It’s still an extremely popular era of heavy music today, and with no other nu metal books published since 2002, the time now seemed to be right to go back and document this era in its entirety, while taking a look at the new wave. nu metal which has provided a kind of resurgence over the past few years. “
Posted via Sonicbond Edition, the book also features an intriguing interview with the legendary record producer Ross robinson, who crossed out CORNthe revolutionary eponymous first album of 1994 as well as the follow-up, “Life is Sweet”; NOOSEthe first two records of (“Noose”, “Iowa”), BIZKIT BOX‘s “Three dollar bills, all of you” and MACHINE HEAD‘s “The burning red”. Other content deals with heavy metal history, collaborations with hip-hop artists, and movie soundtracks with lists of nu metal tracks.
“Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide” releases in the UK on July 29 and in the US and the rest of the world on September 24. The book is available for pre-order now via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Water stones, WH Smith and Walmart.
Passionate about music, author and journalist, Karpe has written for several print and online magazines over the past decade, including Power play, Rock & Metal Magazine and Down for life (punk and hardcore). In addition to bringing out three books (“We own the night: the underground of the modern American hard rock scene”, and two volumes of “Nu Metal: Resurgence”), he is also the creator of the zine dedicated to nu metal The Nu Zine and the owner of the independent record company TNZ Records, which is aimed at emerging artists of the modern nu metal scene. He lives in Cambridgeshire, UK
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