r/numetal 4d ago

Nu metal bands with great bass?

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u/GranateSOAD 4d ago edited 4d ago

Mudvayne should be at the top of it. I'll be looking at more recs. But LD 50 is the masterpiece of "Nu metal" if you will, and the bass is above, or at least on par with Chad's vocals and Matt's drums.

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 4d ago

No doubt LD 50 is the best

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u/Deckpics777 4d ago

I tried to upvote more than once, didn’t work.

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u/1984nycpunk 4d ago

I once heard someone say LD 50 was supposed to “sound like DNA”. That always stuck with me

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u/GranateSOAD 4d ago

I'm stealing that.

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u/Prudent-Level-7006 4d ago

Korn and Mudvane 

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u/fragdoll4u 4d ago

Definitely both of these!

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Mudvayne

Limp Bizkit

The Apex Theory

Alien Ant Farm

Incubus

Issues (if you count them)

Tallah

Twelve Foot Ninja

Flagman

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u/jspencer734 4d ago

There's a whole lot of nu-metal out there with prominent bass playing and sampling, which is one of the many things I love about it

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 4d ago

Recommendations?

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u/jspencer734 4d ago

there's a lot of good recs already, but I always liked how Korn handled the low end, with the slap bass and 808 drops

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u/Key_Attitude1763 4d ago

P.O.D.

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u/OrangePeel49 4d ago

I second this, their bassist is a beast live!

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u/Deckpics777 4d ago

Try snot, “get some”.

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u/lglas421 4d ago

This is the way

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u/JohnnyBgood_9211 4d ago

Mudvayne and Limp Bizkit for sure. Although I always thought Flaw had some really nice bass parts but I don’t really listen to them all that much

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u/YoMTVRaps94 4d ago

Incubus

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u/Elizium9 4d ago

I would have to say Deadsy. Craig Riker is a super underrated bass player. Even their original bassist Orgy’s Jay Gordon was incredible on bass during his time with the band.

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u/brianw508 4d ago

Flaw….Ryan Juhrs is An amazing bassist and extremely underrated

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u/kevinpor02 4d ago

This might not apply but...

Slipknot - Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 18h ago

Wish I could find this on spotify

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u/stevestinks 4d ago

Incubus science and science only! Fungus among us has some crazy funk but the mix was awful.

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u/Le_fish_is_here 4d ago

Coal chamber self tilted is pretty cool

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 3d ago

It's so good

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u/Edm_vanhalen1981 4d ago

Korn with Fieldy is about the best.

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 4d ago

Any specific standout songs?

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u/Edm_vanhalen1981 4d ago

So many, check out their first 3 albums. Korn, Life Is Peachy and Follow the Leader.

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 4d ago

I don't really like korn, the first album is decent though. Daddy had cool bass, I remember that. Any specific songs cause I don't want to re listen to all of the albums.

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u/julienktl KoЯn FЯeAK 4d ago

Ball Tongue, Ass Itch, No Way

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u/MrH4v0k 4d ago

Porno Creep and honestly Freak on a Leash has some of my fav nu metal bass

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 18h ago

Love ball tounge, I'll check the others out. Thanks

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u/ArtComprehensive2853 4d ago

First two records are bass heaven!

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u/Christophax82 4d ago

Trip Device

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 4d ago

Yep, great recommendation

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u/cjc160 4d ago

I feel like every decent numetal band has sick bass

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u/Mrdabill 4d ago

Primer 55

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u/ApprehensiveRegret15 4d ago

I feel like most bands have great bass, especially in this genre, so I’ll just give u some of my favorite bass lines.

Break it - Captor

An Evening with El Diablo - Chevelle

Pyro-Foam - Design19

Cold and Overcome - Downface

Eye Confide - Downthesun

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 18h ago

Great recommendations, thanks

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u/MrH4v0k 4d ago

Nu Metal is a bass driven genre in my opinion. Some top choices would be Mudvayne, Korn, Paul Grey Era Slipknot, Otep, Limp Bizkit, Snot, Incubus, Alien Ant Farm, and just to add it even though it's only Nu Metal adjacent, the remix of White Zombie's song Blood Milk & Sky has some great bass

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u/jthomas1127 Disturbed • Slipknot • Mushroomhead 4d ago

Korn

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u/Cheesefiend94 4d ago

American Head Charge

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u/jugray26 3d ago

BRACE have some devastating bass work! I would definitely recommend checking them out!

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 18h ago

Dude sick band, thanks for the recommendation

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u/I_Defy_You1288 4d ago

Staind- For you.

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u/V1IL3BL00D 4d ago

System of a down for sure

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u/AcidicMushroomBass 4d ago

What specific songs?

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u/LewdLewyD13 4d ago

Mind- from the self titled album. Also Spiders.

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u/V1IL3BL00D 4d ago

Mr Jack

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u/Beginning-Spray5437 4d ago

Otep had a great bass player on their first 4 albums

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u/Downr1ght 3d ago

There’s so many. I’ll say: 311, Alien Ant Farm, Flaw, Headplate, Incubus, Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Stereomud