He’d worked with Shaffer, Arvizu, and Silveria previously, when they were called Creep. Ross Robinson-who would soon become one of the most notable producers in nu metal, screamo, and other aggressive rock-recorded the band's debut LP. In 1993, the band earned a local following for their unique sound, opened for House Of Pain and Biohazard, and recorded their first demo. In early '90s LA, Korn formed when guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and vocalist Jonathan Davis joined members of former Bakersfield funk-metal band L.A.P.D (James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and David Silveria). He slides his hand over the strings and uses his pickup selector as a kill switch in combination with wah, phase, delay, and pitch shifting to sound like a DJ scratching a record or looping samples. He can also make a guitar sound like no one else can. Morello, with a collection of pedals and a unique playing style, can turn out a catchy riff. Guitarist Tom Morello helped set RATM apart from the growing collection of funk metal and rap metal bands, sometimes confusing listeners who couldn’t identify what instrument they were hearing. Over their brief but consistent discography, vocalist Zack de la Rocha adds emotional, socio-political rhymes to the swing-like rhythms from Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford. Unlike many nu metal acts, Rage prided themselves on creating a diverse and dynamic soundscape with traditional rock arrangements. Their 1992 self-titled debut LP has sold millions of copies. In 1991, Anthrax again made its mark on the hybridization of rap and metal by collaborating with Public Enemy on a new version of " Bring The Noise." A couple years later, many of the previously mentioned artists appeared on the soundtrack for the film Judgment Night, on which every song was a collaboration between a rap act and a guitar-based band.Īn early huge name in rap rock, and arguably still the biggest, is Rage Against The Machine. Faith No More’s biggest hit, "Epic," featured Mike Patton’s rap-like verses and cracked the Billboard top 10 in 1990. Throughout the '80s and early '90s, Biohazard, Sepultura, and Living Colour combined elements of other genres with the aggressive riffs, volume, and tempos of metal. Another Rick Rubin project, The Beastie Boys, combined rock and rap in many of their hits, such as the satirical " Fight For Your Right" later, " Sabotage." In turn, a young metal band named Anthrax parodied Beastie Boys with their early single " I’m The Man." The Rick Rubin-produced collaboration between Run DMC and Aerosmith, " Walk This Way," is an early mainstream example of the overt combination of rock arrangement with rap vocals. The sonic landscape of hip-hop has always overlapped with rock-partially because of their shared origins in blues and similar genres-but also because early MCs, DJs, and producers would sample and loop phrases from all genres, including rock. In order to craft the sound of nu metal and rap rock, guitarists, bassists, producers, and even DJs used a variety of cutting-edge equipment and occasionally pushed it even further, demanding specs that didn’t exist yet.īefore we get into the details, let’s briefly look at where nu metal came from. With this new entry in our "Guitarists and Gear" series, we’ll look at a different guitar-heavy genre born in the late 20th century-one that often made sounds with contemporary gear. We’ve already looked at the gear of Britpop bands, which mostly consisted of items that could have belonged to their parents. These bands mainly looked to decades past for inspiration and often used gear popularized in the '60s and '70s. Many people associate 1990s hard rock with grunge and the flood of albums from alt-rock, indie, and punk bands.
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