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40 Grit was an alternative and nu metal band formed in Concord, California in 1996, releasing their debut album Heads in 2000. The band balanced downtuned, Korn-influenced riffing with melodic vocals, occupying the heavier end of the late-1990s alt-metal spectrum. They released material through Metal Blade Records before disbanding in 2004.
Adema is an American nu metal band formed in Bakersfield, California in 2000, featuring vocalist Mark Chavez, who is the half-brother of Korn's Jonathan Davis. The band signed to Arista Records and achieved mainstream visibility with their self-titled debut in 2001, driven by the singles "Giving In" and "The Way You Like It," followed by Unstable in 2003. Despite significant lineup instability throughout their career, they remained active with intermittent activity into the 2010s.
American Head Charge is an industrial metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1996 by vocalist Cameron Heacock and bassist Chad Hanks. Their major label debut The War of Art (2001) on American Recordings, produced by Rick Rubin, earned them a spot on the main stage of Ozzfest 2001 alongside Slipknot and System of a Down, driven by their chaotic blend of nu metal, industrial, and grindcore influences. The band has remained active through numerous lineup changes, releasing Trepanation (1999), The War of Art (2001), and The Feeding (2005) among their key records.
Seattle metalcore/thrash hybrid blending nu metal accessibility with thrash precision, reflecting the Emerald City's willingness to cross genre boundaries without apology.
St. George, Utah groove metal, NWOTHM, and nu metal hybrid with two albums since 2015. Their second album, simply titled UTAH, declares their geographic identity with defiant pride — heavy metal forged in the red rock desert near Zion National Park.
Cleveland's Chimaira was one of the defining acts of the early 2000s heavy music scene, bridging the gap between metalcore, groove, and nu-metal with a raw ferocity that earned them a devoted following. Albums like 'Pass Out of Existence' and 'The Impossibility of Reason' cemented their place in the era's canon.
Cold are a Jacksonville, Florida outfit fronted by the singular Scooter Ward, who crafted an atmospheric, melancholy strain of post-grunge and alternative metal that set them apart from the harder-edged nu metal pack during their late-1990s rise. Their 2000 breakthrough 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage and its follow-up Year of the Spider (2003) both went Gold, with the latter reaching number three on the Billboard 200 and producing the moody radio hit "Stupid Girl," establishing Cold as one of the more emotionally resonant acts of the era.
Pleasant Hill, California's Concealed meld groove metal's mid-tempo swagger with nu metal's heavy atmosphere and occasional thrash bite, landing in the aggressive pocket of late-90s Bay Area heaviness.
Minneapolis-based Cromlech straddle the boundary between death metal, thrash, and nu metal, reflecting the diverse influences of the Minnesota heavy music scene in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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