{"id":681133,"date":"2026-05-20T04:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681133\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:15:10","slug":"20-late-90s-early-2000s-nu-metal-stars-then-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681133\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Late ’90s\/Early 2000s Nu-Metal Stars, Then + Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like any subgenre of music that had its moment, nu-metal<\/a> certainly had a style that was all its own that is proudly on display in the nostalgic half of this photo collection.<\/p>\n

Baggy cargo pants, red baseball hats and all-black ensembles were as synonymous with nu-metal as drop D guitar tuning in the late 1990s<\/a> and early 2000s<\/a>. More than 20 years later, most of the popular nu-metal bands from that era have given up on those looks.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Best Cover Song By 11 Big Nu-Metal Bands<\/a><\/p>\n

The 55-year-old Fred Durst<\/a> of Limp Bizkit<\/a> still rocks the red hat from time to time, but he’s also been known in recent years to be on stage looking like a stereotypical dayd. Age comes for us all at some point.<\/p>\n

And Jonathan Davis<\/a> of Korn<\/a> still chooses to wear black these days, but it seems to have quite a bit less Adidas in his closet now.<\/p>\n

Things are a little different for people like Disturbed<\/a>‘s David Draiman<\/a> and Rage Against the Machine<\/a> guitarist Tom Morello<\/a>.\u00a0Credit to their early commitment to baldness for helping them maintain a fairly consistent image for a good 30 years now.<\/p>\n

Here is a look back at how some of the biggest nu-metal stars have changed since their biggest hits first landed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n

20 Big Late ’90s\/Early 2000s Nu-Metal Stars Then + Now<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Rob Carroll<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos: 2000s Emo Stars, Then + Now<\/p>\n

Was it just a phase? The music endures though the looks might have changed.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire<\/a><\/p>\n

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