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nu metal

musical subgenre of alternative metal
Intangible music_genre Q263734
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Summary

nu metal is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,342 views/month, #5 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: alternative metal[3]
  • Commons category: Nu metal music groups[4]
  • Country of origin: United States[5]
  • Inception: January 1, 1995[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nu metal[7]
  • Has characteristic: Nu[8]

Why It Matters

nu metal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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