Hello Newbie :) Welcome to the forum. BTW - "Nu metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that emerged in the mid-1990s which combines grunge music, alternative metal, funk metal, hip hop, and various other heavy metal influences such as industrial, groove and thrash." I hope, its good answer for you :)
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