NU-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk

by Joel McIver

A comprehensive A-Z of over 100 Rap-Rock, Rap-Metal and Funk-Metal bands, including acts from the hip-hop and hardcore punk branches of metal. A full history of the events that led to the birth of nu-metal, starting with the story of grunge and the early rap-rockers, and bringing the story bang up to date with the latest generation of bands.

The essential reference book for 21st century metal fans.

Includes a foreword...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711992096
• ISBN13: 9780711992092
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

The nu-metal guide

If you want to know where this music come from, the influences, the pioneers, the most important bands, the most important people, and an incredible amount of bands that play this music, this is your book. You can agree or not with the author in some things like classified or not some groups as nu-metal (Nickelback a nu-metal band? hummm...), but anyway is a good guide to learn a lot about the new school metal.The only compliment is that is from 2001, so if you buy it now (like I did) it's 2 years old and this is a lot of time in a so young music style like nu-metal is. Maybe Joel McIver is working in a update to this great book?

Nu-Metal, Nu-Outlook

I only read this book due to the fact that I enjoyed Mr. McGivers 'Extreme Metal' book so much. I do not care for Nu-Metal but despite this fact, I found this book to be a very enjoyable read as well as informative. It contains an excellent section on the origin of this genre & pays respect (or blame) where it's due. Through the pages of this Nu-Metal guide of sorts, I actually discovered several bands that I now listen to on a regular basis. Thanks for such an informative tool, Mr. McGiver. I don't believe anything else like this even exists.

The best nu-metal book I have seen!

This book rules! So many bands I never heard of, great pictures too. Long but helpful introduction telling us where nu-metal comes from. Ya gotta get this if you like any new rock band.