Nu metalcore emerged in the late 2010s as a defiant fusion that reignited the aggression of early 2000s nu metal within the technical framework of modern metalcore. Where traditional metalcore leaned on melodic death metal riffing and post-hardcore dynamics, nu metalcore resurrects the downtuned groove, hip-hop influenced rhythms, and raw vulnerability of nu metal's golden era—then weaponizes it with breakdowns, blast beats, and the crushing low-end production of contemporary heavy music. Bands like Alpha Wolf, Thrown, and Cane Hill layer guttural screams and trap-inspired percussion over syncopated chugging that recalls Slipknot and Korn, while maintaining the structural violence and mosh-pit architecture that defines metalcore's live ferocity. Unlike pure nu metal's often introspective angst or alternative metal's radio-friendly polish, this hybrid thrives on confrontational intensity and genre nihilism—borrowing from metallic hardcore's brutality without its purist ethos.
What distinguishes nu metalcore from its parent genres is its unashamed genre tourism: it raids nu metal's nostalgia and groove-metal swagger, metalcore's technical precision, and even deathcore's slam aesthetics, all while incorporating electronic elements and vocal versatility that range from melodic singing to inhuman growls within single tracks. Acts like Lotus Eater and The Gloom in the Corner push boundaries with cinematic storytelling and industrial textures, while Tallah and Varials inject mathcore chaos into the formula. This is music for a generation that grew up on Linkin Park but craves the sonic punishment of modern extreme metal—a bridge between mainstream angst and underground savagery that refuses to choose sides, demanding you feel everything at maximum volume.
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| #16 | ByThrown | Released:1965 | metalcorenu metalcore | ||
| #25 | BySim | Released:1976 | |||
| #99 | By.bHP | Released:1979-08-20 | |||
| #49 | BySeeded Crown | Released:2000 | |||
| #84 | ByAfterlife | Released:2004-05-04 | |||
| #92 | ByЗло | Released:2005 | nu metalnu metalcore | ||
| #89 | ByDeficit | Released:2006 | metalcorenu metalcore | ||
| #40 | ByBury Your Dead | Released:2008-03-18 | |||
| #74 | ByLotus Eater | Released:2009-02-01 | nu metalcore | ||
| #62 | ByAmerican Me | Released:2009-11-10 | |||
| #56 | ByWoe, Is Me | Released:2012-11-20 | |||
| #70 | ByGift Giver | Released:2013-02-14 | nu metalcore | ||
| #48 | BySworn In | Released:2013-08-20 | |||
| #31 | ByMy Ticket Home | Released:2013-09-03 | |||
| #95 | ByBuried in Verona | Released:2014-03-07 | |||
| #60 | ByEmmure | Released:2014-04-15 | |||
| #61 | ByUpon a Burning Body | Released:2014-08-12 | |||
| #11 | ByOf Mice & Men | Released:2015-02-24 | |||
| #26 | ByDarke Complex | Released:2015-03-17 | metallic hardcorenu metalcore | ||
| #27 | ByDarke Complex | Released:2015-03-17 | metallic hardcorenu metalcore | ||
| #33 | ByVanna | Released:2015-10-02 | |||
| #55 | ByCane Hill | Released:2015-10-23 | |||
| #72 | ByMy Enemies & I | Released:2015 | |||
| #69 | ByThe Gloom In the Corner | Released:2016-02-13 | |||
| #76 | ByMyka, Relocate | Released:2016-03-16 | |||
| #66 | ByCane Hill | Released:2016-07-15 | |||
| #78 | ByThe Gloom in the Corner | Released:2016-09-25 | nu metalcore | ||
| #79 | ByThe Gloom In the Corner | Released:2016-09-25 | nu metalcore | ||
| #94 | ByTraitors | Released:2016-10-05 | |||
| #82 | ByUpon a Burning Body | Released:2016-10-28 | |||
| #47 | ByDarke Complex | Released:2016 | |||
| #12 | ByEmmure | Released:2017-03-03 | |||
| #50 | ByVolumes | Released:2017-06-09 | |||
| #81 | BySworn In | Released:2017-06-30 | |||
| #15 | ByMake Them Suffer | Released:2017-07-28 | |||
| #54 | ByCane Hill | Released:2017-10-09 | |||
| #90 | BySleep Waker | Released:2017 | |||
| #85 | ByLotus Eater | Released:2018-02-12 | nu metalcore | ||
| #39 | ByFor the Fallen Dreams | Released:2018-02-16 | metalcorenu metalcore | ||
| #91 | ByCaliban | Released:2018-04-06 | |||
| #29 | ByThe Gloom in the Corner | Released:2018-10-18 | hardcorenu metalcore | ||
| #17 | ByThe Gloom in the Corner | Released:2018-10-18 | nu metalcore | ||
| #73 | ByThe Gloom In the Corner | Released:2018-10-18 | nu metalcore | ||
| #32 | ByBorn of Osiris | Released:2019-01-11 | |||
| #59 | ByDesolate | Released:2019-01-11 | nu metalcore | ||
| #87 | ByExtortionist | Released:2019-03-22 | |||
| #7 | ByI Prevail | Released:2019-03-29 | |||
| #8 | ByI Prevail | Released:2019-03-29 | |||
| #38 | ByLotus Eater | Released:2019-03-29 | nu metalcore | ||
| #24 | ByDealer | Released:2019-04-05 | |||
| #36 | ByDiamond Construct | Released:2019-05-17 | nu metalcore | ||
| #30 | ByThe Gloom In the Corner | Released:2019-05-30 | hardcorenu metalcore | ||
| #45 | ByIssues | Released:2019-10-04 | |||
| #18 | ByJinjer | Released:2019-10-25 | |||
| #98 | ByFacewreck | Released:2020-01-01 | nu metalnu metalcore | ||
| #14 | ByOmerta | Released:2020-02-20 | |||
| #97 | ByFacewreck | Released:2020-05-25 | nu metalnu metalcore | ||
| #42 | ByEmmure | Released:2020-06-20 | |||
| #71 | ByTallah | Released:2020-07-17 | |||
| #44 | ByWithin Destruction | Released:2020-08-12 | |||
| #67 | ByBloodbather | Released:2020-09-14 | nu metalcore | ||
| #5 | ByAlpha Wolf | Released:2020 | |||
| #4 | ByLANDMVRKS | Released:2021-03-19 | |||
| #86 | ByKaizo Slumber | Released:2021-05-07 | |||
| #68 | ByBorn of Osiris | Released:2021-07-02 | |||
| #37 | ByTeeth | Released:2021-07-09 | nu metalcore | ||
| #20 | BySilent Planet | Released:2021-11-12 | |||
| #80 | ByOrthodox | Released:2022-06-24 | |||
| #10 | ByI Prevail | Released:2022-08-19 | |||
| #53 | ByOrthodox | Released:2022-09-09 | |||
| #35 | ByWithin Destruction | Released:2022-09-30 | metalcorenu metalcore | ||
| #23 | ByVarials | Released:2022-10-14 | nu metalcoremetalcore | ||
| #52 | ByVatican | Released:2022 | |||
| #88 | ByFor Fear Itself | Released:2022 | nu metalcore | ||
| #46 | ByOrthodox | Released:2023-06-27 | |||
| #75 | ByJohnny Booth | Released:2023-07-21 | |||
| #1 | BySlaughter to Prevail | Released:2023-07-28 | deathcorenu metalcore | ||
| #9 | BySlaughter To Prevail | Released:2023-07-28 | deathcorenu metalcore | ||
| #93 | ByNateWantsToBattle | Released:2023-09-18 | |||
| #28 | BySilent Planet | Released:2023-11-03 | |||
| #34 | BySim | Released:2023 | |||
| #58 | ByProfiler | Released:2024-02-16 | nu metalnu metalcore | ||
| #19 | ByAlpha Wolf | Released:2024-04-05 | |||
| #41 | ByDiamond Construct | Released:2024-04-26 | nu metalcorenu metal | ||
| #2 | ByThe Plot in You | Released:2024-05-31 | |||
| #51 | ByCandy | Released:2024-06-07 | |||
| #43 | ByGraphic Nature | Released:2024-07-12 | nu metalcore | ||
| #6 | ByThrown | Released:2024-08-30 | |||
| #3 | ByThe Pretty Wild | Released:2024-09-24 | |||
| #21 | ByCane Hill | Released:2024-11-01 | |||
| #96 | BySeven Hours After Violet | Released:2024-11-22 | |||
| #57 | ByVCTMS | Released:2024-12-13 | nu metalcore | ||
| #13 | ByArchitects | Released:2025-02-28 | |||
| #22 | ByThe Rasmus | Released:2025-03-28 | alternative rocknu metalcore | ||
| #64 | ByLANDMVRKS | Released:2025-04-25 | |||
| #83 | ByBorn of Osiris | Released:2025-07-11 | |||
| #77 | BySlaughter to Prevail | Released:2025-07-18 | |||
| #63 | ByTallah | Released:2025-09-05 | nu metalnu metalcore | ||
| #65 | ByProfiler | Released: | |||
| #100 | ByDeadskin | Released: |