Top 10 Best Nu Metal Bands from Outside of North America
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Maximum the Hormone
Maximum the Hormone (Japanese: マキシマム ザ ホルモン, Hepburn: Makishimamu Za Horumon) is a Japanese heavy metal band from Hachiōji, Tokyo. The band's lineup has included vocalist Daisuke-han, drummer Nao, guitarist Maximum the Ryo-kun, and bassist Ue-chan since 1999. Each member alternates singing lead vocals... read more
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Jane Air
Country of origin: Russia
Their first two albums give off early Korn vibes, but most of their music since has a traditional rock sound. Anton and Sergey from Little Big are also in this band.
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Pleymo
Country of origin: France
Their music gives off Limp Bizkit vibes, but they covered the Deftones song "7 Words" in one of their live shows.
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Folder
Country of origin: Italy
RIP to the bassist and founder, Alex Fucarino, whose cause of death is currently unknown.
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Slapshock
Country of origin: The Philippines
RIP to the singer, Jamir Garcia, who unfortunately committed suicide by hanging in 2020.
Their first 5 albums started as nu metal, but since "Silence" and so on, they shifted towards a more metalcore sound.
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Guano Apes
Country of origin: Germany
Their music is a fusion of metal, pop, and rap.
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Skindred
Skindred is a Welsh alternative metal and rap rock band formed in Newport, Wales, in 1998. Their music blends heavy metal, alternative rock, punk, and ragga, creating a distinctive and energetic sound. The band has gained international recognition for its dynamic live performances and genre-mixing style... read more
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Bloodywood
Country of origin: India
They started as a parody band that uploaded metal covers of pop songs on YouTube and later started making their own original music. They are India's first metal act to chart on Billboard.
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Design19
Country of origin: Finland
Despite only making 1 album and two singles, their music is very Deftones-influenced.
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Eths
Country of origin: France
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Psychea
Country of origin: Russia
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##### (5diez)
Country of origin: Belarus (currently resides in Russia)
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Greyhoundz
Country of origin: The Philippines
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Clawfinger
Country of origin: Sweden
Their lyrics are famous for discussing politics and social issues such as racism and war.
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King Mungi
Country of origin along with Karnivool: Australia
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PIA
Country of origin: South Korea
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Monkey Insane
Country of origin: Taiwan
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The Mad Capsule Markets
Country of origin: Japan
They started off mixing hardcore punk with electronic music, but in 4 Plugs and so on, they have a more nu metal sound.
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Hanabie.
Country of origin: Japan
Known for mixing nu metal, hardcore punk, and metalcore with electronicore and J-pop influences. They have sung the openings for Momentary Lily and Araiguma Calcal-dan.
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Magma Hotel
Country of origin: Czech Republic
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Quarashi
Country of origin: Iceland.
They're predominately rap rock, basically being the Icelandic Beastie Boys, but in Jinx and so on, they have a nu metal-influenced sound.
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Karnivool
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Enhancer
Country of origin along with Watcha, Black Bomb A, Masnada, Rise of The Northstar, and AqME: France
They're part of the French metal collective called "<<Team Nowhere>>" along with Vegastar, Wunjo, and Pleymo.
The singer, Nitro, is also a part of the stoner rock band Die On Monday.
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Black Bomb A
Country of origin: France.
They're predominately heavy hardcore/crossover, but their early LPs had a nu metalcore sound.
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Rychagy Mashin
Country of origin: Russia
It was a band of the Russian rapper Ivan Alekseev, later known as Noize MC, and they are most famous for their song "пятница 13" (Friday 13).
Info about this band is rather hard to find in English, so I advise researching and streaming them by their Russian name, "рычаги машин".