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nu metal

noun
🔊/ˈnjuː metl/
🔊/ˈnuː metl/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of heavy metal music which is influenced by hip-hop, and has aggressive songs and a heavy drum beat. Nu metal was made popular in the 1990s by bands such as Limp Bizkit, Korn and Deftones.