Dropout Kings co-founder Adam Ramey is remembered as a charismatic figure with a big heart who made fans of the band feel like family.

“It just felt so good ... this was a project with legs that could tour. In addition, Shavo says working with younger musicians has reinvigorated his interest in modern metal.

We aren't entirely sure why, as they all seem to be quite proud of the music they've made and their legacies, but scroll below to see how certain nu-metal icons felt about being called nu metal.

Grunge fans are having a discussion about how they felt about nu-metal when it became popular on Reddit. The Seattle rock scene exploded by the end of 1991, so bands such as Alice In Chains ...

Memorably featuring Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl at various points, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme singled out ...

When nu-metal exploded like an obnoxious mash-up of ... "So the challenge he posed for us [on Minutes to Midnight] was to do whatever felt organic to us in that moment in time.

The first coming of nu metal, as much a subgenre as a suburban ... Lest you worry about the project's bona fides, nary a turntable is left unscratched: Two DJs split the duties, acting as lead ...

It’s like a bricolage in action.” Historically, nu metal has appealed to outsiders who felt a strong emotional connection with its gloomy subject matter. The most die-hard fans felt protective ...

Myself included. With so much attention being paid to legacy bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Slipknot these days, we sought to find out what our readers felt were the top five best nu metal bands ...

Even if ZillaKami wasn’t so vocal about his Slipknot fandom, his nu-metal influence would be obvious ... both ZillaKami and SosMula have released solo projects. SosMula’s mixtape 13 Songs ...