nu metal artists
162 published nu metal artists, led by Linkin Park, Demi Lovato and System of a Down. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
162 published nu metal artists; 664 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists10 tier 1 · 9 tier 2 · 143 tier 3
- 162
- Release groups
- 3,862
- Studio albums
- 691
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 664
- Timeline events
- 1,787
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 343.3M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 100M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 22.4 years
- Full biographies
- 135
- Biography words
- 346,445
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (87 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 38 |
| 2010s | 24 |
| 2020s | 3 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most nu metal artists. United States leads with 106.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with nu metal. The most shared is alternative metal, with 64 artists in both.
Covers from nu metal
664 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
From Zero
Linkin Park · 2024
One More Light
Linkin Park · 2017
The Hunting Party
Linkin Park · 2014
Living Things
Linkin Park · 2012
A Thousand Suns
Linkin Park · 2010
Minutes to Midnight
Linkin Park · 2007
Meteora
Linkin Park · 2003
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park · 2000
Studio Finals 5/7/00
Linkin Park · 2000
It’s Not That Deep
Demi Lovato · 2025
HOLY FVCK
Demi Lovato · 2022
Dancing With the Devil…The Art of Starting Over
Demi Lovato · 2021
Leaders
Linkin Park has the most release groups (243); Ice-T the longest career (43 years); Linkin Park the most awards (48).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Linkin Park | 243 |
| Tech N9ne | 155 |
| Korn | 145 |
| Slipknot | 133 |
| Demi Lovato | 114 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Ice-T | 43 |
| Sepultura | 41 |
| Drowning Pool | 39 |
| Vanilla Ice | 36 |
| Deftones | 35 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Linkin Park | 48 |
| XXXTentacion | 6 |
| Ice-T | 6 |
| Vanilla Ice | 5 |
| Demi Lovato | 4 |
Most famous nu metal artists
Linkin Park
United States · Group · 1996–present
pop music, pop rock, hip-hop, rap rock, alternative rock, electropop, alternative metal, nu metal, electronic rock, rap metal
57.8M listeners · 117 wikis
Demi Lovato
United States · Person · born 1992
pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop, teen pop, nu metal, pop-punk, power pop
37.2M listeners · 132 wikis
System of a Down
United States · Group · 1994–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal
26.7M listeners · 79 wikis
XXXTentacion
United States · Person · born 1998
contemporary R&B, heavy metal music, hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, alternative rock, nu metal, rap metal, cloud rap, emo rap, SoundCloud rap, lo-fi music, punk rap, hardcore punk, trap metal, lofi hip-hop
31M listeners · 68 wikis
Slipknot
United States · Group · 1994–present
alternative metal, nu metal, groove metal
18.4M listeners · 74 wikis
Limp Bizkit
United States · Group · 1994–2006
nu metal, Q3930216
24M listeners · 66 wikis
Korn
United States · Group · 1993–present
alternative metal, nu metal
15.4M listeners · 72 wikis
Deftones
United States · Group · 1988–present
alternative metal, nu metal
19.1M listeners · 61 wikis
Disturbed
United States · Group · 1994–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal
19.9M listeners · 54 wikis
Papa Roach
United States · Group · 1993–present
rap rock, alternative rock, nu metal
15.8M listeners · 49 wikis
Serj Tankian
United States · Person · born 1967
pop music, alternative metal, nu metal, opera
6.6M listeners · 63 wikis
Rob Zombie
United States · Person · born 1965
rock music, hard rock, heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal, shock rock, industrial metal, noise rock, groove metal, horror punk
7.5M listeners · 50 wikis
More nu metal artists
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists
Skillet
United States · Group · 1996–present
hard rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, Christian rock, post-grunge, industrial metal, symphonic metal
12.3M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1
Breaking Benjamin
United States · Group · 1999–present
alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
9.7M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 3
Staind
United States · Group · 1995–present
heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
12.4M listeners · 35 wikis · Tier 1
Corey Taylor
United States · Person · born 1973
alternative metal, nu metal, groove metal
6.6M listeners · 48 wikis · Tier 3
Drowning Pool
United States · Group · 1996–present
hard rock, nu metal
7.9M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 3
Chevelle
United States · Group · 1995–present
hard rock, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
8.8M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 3
Finger Eleven
Canada · Group · 1990–present
hard rock, funk, pop rock, dance-pop, alternative rock, funk rock, funk metal, alternative metal, nu metal, grunge, post-punk revival, post-grunge, dance-punk, acoustic music
6.2M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 3
Mike Shinoda
United States · Person · born 1977
hip-hop, rap rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, electronic rock
69 wikis · Tier 2
Amy Lee
United States · Person · born 1981
rock music, alternative metal, nu metal, gothic rock, gothic metal, symphonic metal
68 wikis · Tier 2
Sepultura
Brazil · Group · 1984–present
thrash metal, alternative metal, nu metal, groove metal, death metal
61 wikis · Tier 2
Ice-T
United States · Person · born 1958
heavy metal music, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, gangsta rap, nu metal, rap metal, West Coast hip-hop, political hip-hop, old-school hip-hop, golden age hip-hop
49 wikis · Tier 3
Tom Morello
United States · Person · born 1964
hard rock, folk music, traditional heavy metal, electronic dance music, funk metal, alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, hardcore punk, crossover
44 wikis · Tier 3
Fred Durst
United States · Person · born 1970
rap rock, nu metal, rap metal
46 wikis · Tier 3
Godsmack
United States · Group · 1995–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
43 wikis · Tier 3
Jonathan Davis
United States · Person · born 1971
nu metal
43 wikis · Tier 3
Vanilla Ice
United States · Person · born 1967
hip-hop, rap rock, nu metal, rap metal
42 wikis · Tier 3
maNga
Turkey · Group · 2001–present
alternative rock, nu metal, Q3930216
39 wikis · Tier 3
Tommy Lee
Greece · Person · born 1962
rock music, heavy metal music, glam metal, nu metal, rap metal
38 wikis · Tier 3
Lostprophets
United Kingdom · Group · 1997–2013
alternative rock, Q3071, alternative metal, nu metal, pop-punk
37 wikis · Tier 2
Mudvayne
United States · Group · 1996–2010
alternative metal, nu metal, progressive metal
35 wikis · Tier 2
P.O.D.
United States · Group · 1992–present
rap rock, alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, Q3930216, Christian metal
35 wikis · Tier 3
Static-X
United States · Group · 1994–present
nu metal, industrial metal
35 wikis · Tier 3
Guano Apes
Germany · Group · 1994–present
alternative rock, nu metal
34 wikis · Tier 3
Blind Channel
Finland · Group · 2013–present
alternative rock, nu metal
32 wikis · Tier 3
Hollywood Undead
United States · Group · 2005–present
rap rock, nu metal
32 wikis · Tier 3
Tech N9ne
United States · Person · born 1971
horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, nu metal, rap metal, crunk, G-funk, industrial hip-hop, chopper, indie hip-hop
30 wikis · Tier 3
Maximum the Hormone
Japan · Group · 1998–present
nu metal, hardcore punk
30 wikis · Tier 3
Sevendust
United States · Group · 1994–present
alternative metal, nu metal
30 wikis · Tier 3
David Draiman
United States · Person · born 1973
hard rock, heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal
30 wikis · Tier 3
Brian Welch
United States · Person · born 1970
alternative metal, nu metal, Christian metal
29 wikis · Tier 3
B-Real
United States · Person · born 1970
hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, nu metal, rap metal, West Coast hip-hop
27 wikis · Tier 3
Reginald Arvizu
United States · Person · born 1969
alternative metal, nu metal
26 wikis · Tier 3
Damageplan
United States · Group · 2003–present
nu metal, groove metal
25 wikis · Tier 3
Ill Niño
United States · Group · 1999–present
alternative metal, nu metal, Latin metal
25 wikis · Tier 3
Molotov
Mexico · Group · 1995–present
rap rock, Q3071, nu metal
25 wikis · Tier 3
Otep
United States · Group · 2000–present
nu metal
25 wikis · Tier 3
Clawfinger
Sweden · Group · 1989–present
nu metal, rap metal
24 wikis · Tier 3
Dope
United States · Group · 1997–present
alternative metal, nu metal, industrial metal
24 wikis · Tier 3
David Silveria
United States · Person · born 1972
alternative metal, nu metal
23 wikis · Tier 3
Coal Chamber
United States · Group · 1993–present
nu metal
21 wikis · Tier 3
Scarlxrd
United Kingdom · Person · born 1994
hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, nu metal, rap metal, trap metal, phonk
20 wikis · Tier 3
Bloodywood
India · Group · 2016–present
nu metal, rap metal, folk metal
20 wikis · Tier 3
Chimaira
United States · Group · 1998–present
nu metal, groove metal, metalcore
20 wikis · Tier 3
Skindred
United Kingdom · Group · 1998–present
heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal, ragga
20 wikis · Tier 3
Slot
Russia · Group · 2002–present
funk, pop rock, alternative rock, nu metal, Q3930216, industrial rock, metalcore
20 wikis · Tier 3
Adema
United States · Group · 1998–present
alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal
19 wikis · Tier 3
Snot
United States · Group · 1995–1998
nu metal, hardcore punk
19 wikis · Tier 3
Of Mice & Men
United States · Group · 2009–present
hard rock, alternative metal, nu metal, post-hardcore, metalcore, screamo
17 wikis · Tier 3
Orgy
United States · Group · 1997–present
nu metal, industrial rock
17 wikis · Tier 3
Soil
United States · Group · 1997–present
hard rock, alternative metal, nu metal
17 wikis · Tier 3
Spineshank
United States · Group · 1996–present
alternative metal, nu metal, industrial metal
17 wikis · Tier 3
Shifty Shellshock
United States · Person · born 1974
rap rock, alternative rock, nu metal, rap metal
16 wikis · Tier 3
Eths
France · Group · 1999–present
nu metal, groove metal, metalcore
16 wikis · Tier 3
I Prevail
United States · Group · 2013–present
hard rock, nu metal, pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore, metalcore
16 wikis · Tier 3
Man with a Mission
Japan · Group · 2010–present
alternative metal, nu metal, melodic hardcore, rock fusion
16 wikis · Tier 3
Saliva
United States · Group · 1996–present
heavy metal music, nu metal
16 wikis · Tier 3
Nonpoint
United States · Group · 1997–present
alternative metal, nu metal
15 wikis · Tier 3
Trust Company
United States · Group · 1997–present
heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
15 wikis · Tier 3
Sen Dog
Cuba · Person · born 1965
heavy metal music, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, gangsta rap, nu metal, rap metal, West Coast hip-hop
14 wikis · Tier 3
![[AMATORY]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Atlas_Weekend-2017-07-02_amatory_02.jpg?width=520)
[AMATORY]
Russia · Group · 2001–present
alternative metal, nu metal, electronic rock, rap metal, metalcore
14 wikis · Tier 3
Cold
United States · Group · 1996–present
alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
14 wikis · Tier 3
Emmureee
United States · Group · 2004–present
nu metal, metalcore
14 wikis · Tier 3
Hed PE
United States · Group · 1994–present
rap rock, nu metal, rap metal, Q3930216
14 wikis · Tier 3
ZillaKami
United States · Person · born 1999
hip-hop, nu metal, hardcore punk, trap metal
13 wikis · Tier 3
Linea 77
Italy · Group · 1993–present
nu metal
13 wikis · Tier 3
American Head Charge
United States · Group · 1997–present
alternative metal, nu metal, industrial metal
12 wikis · Tier 3
Exilia
Italy · Group · 1998–present
alternative metal, nu metal
12 wikis · Tier 3
Pleymo
France · Group · 1997–present
nu metal
12 wikis · Tier 3
Infected Rain
Moldova · Group · 2008–present
alternative metal, nu metal, metalcore
11 wikis · Tier 3
King 810
United States · Group · 2007–present
nu metal
11 wikis · Tier 3
Loathe
United Kingdom · Group · 2014–present
nu metal, progressive metal, deathcore, metalcore, djent
11 wikis · Tier 3
Voice of Baceprot
Indonesia · Group · 2014–present
thrash metal, funk metal, nu metal
11 wikis · Tier 3
From Ashes to New
United States · Group · 2013–present
nu metal
10 wikis · Tier 3
Stabbing Westward
United States · Group · 1985–present
hard rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, industrial metal, industrial rock
10 wikis · Tier 3
Fever 333
United States · Group · 2017–present
nu metal, rap metal, post-hardcore
9 wikis · Tier 3
Primer 55
United States · Group · 1997–present
nu metal
9 wikis · Tier 3
Mickey Avalon
United States · Person · born 1975
rock music, heavy metal music, hip-hop, rap rock, nu metal, rap metal, hardcore punk, metalcore
8 wikis · Tier 3
Salmo
Italy · Person · born 1984
hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, nu metal, rap metal, alternative hip-hop
8 wikis · Tier 3
APHONNIC
Spain · Group · 2001–present
alternative metal, nu metal, melodic metalcore
8 wikis · Tier 3
Carajo
Argentina · Group · 2000–present
rock music, hard rock, heavy metal music, Q3071, alternative metal, nu metal, hardcore punk, groove metal, metalcore
8 wikis · Tier 3
City Morgue
United States · Group · 2017–present
hardcore hip-hop, nu metal, alternative hip-hop, punk rap, trap metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
Motograter
United States · Group · 1995–present
nu metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
Nothingface
United States · Group · 1994–present
alternative metal, nu metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
Stuck Mojo
United States · Group · 1989–present
nu metal, rap metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
ANNA
Ukraine · Group · 2002–present
nu metal
7 wikis · Tier 3
AqME
France · Group · 1999–2019
alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal, metal music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Earshot
United States · Group · 1999–present
hard rock, alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge
7 wikis · Tier 3
Insolence
United States · Group · 1995–present
nu metal, rap metal, reggae rock
7 wikis · Tier 3
Love and Death
United States · Group · 2012–present
alternative metal, nu metal, Christian metal
7 wikis · Tier 3
Project 86
United States · Group · 1996–present
alternative metal, nu metal, Christian rock, post-hardcore, Christian metal
7 wikis · Tier 3
Rize
Japan · Group · 1997–present
heavy metal music, alternative rock, Q3071, nu metal, Q3930216
7 wikis · Tier 3
Backxwash
Canada · Person · born 1991
heavy metal music, horrorcore, nu metal, rap metal, alternative hip-hop, conscious hip-hop, punk rap, trap metal, industrial hip-hop
6 wikis · Tier 3
40 Below Summer
United States · Group · 1998–present
alternative metal, nu metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
Crossbreed
United States · Group · 1996–present
alternative metal, nu metal, industrial rock
6 wikis · Tier 3
Flaw
United States · Group · 1996–present
nu metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
Intwine
Netherlands · Group · 2001–present
nu metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
Puya
United States · Group · 1988–present
nu metal, progressive metal, Latin metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
Rootwater
Poland · Group · 2002–present
nu metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
SHVPES
United Kingdom · Group · 2009–present
alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, post-hardcore, metalcore
6 wikis · Tier 3
Tallah
United States · Group · 2017–present
nu metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
The Union Underground
United States · Group · 1996–present
nu metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
Delilah Bon
United Kingdom · Person · born 1997
hip-hop, Q3071, nu metal, grunge, riot grrrl
5 wikis · Tier 3
3rd Strike
United States · Group · 1995–present
nu metal, rap metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
Apartment 26
United Kingdom · Group · 2004–present
nu metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
Dry Cell
United States · Group · 1998–present
nu metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
Dub War
United Kingdom · Group · 1993–present
reggae, alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, jungle
5 wikis · Tier 3
Reveille
United States · Group · 1998–present
nu metal, rap metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
Unloco
United States · Group · 2000–present
nu metal
5 wikis · Tier 3