![]() 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. By then pretty much everyone stopped caring.Many people associate 1990s hard rock with grunge and the flood of albums from alt-rock, indie, and punk bands. ![]() In the end, even though thousands of musicians tried out for the spot, the band wound up hiring ex-Snot axeman Mike Smith, who lasted only one album (2003’s Results May Vary) before Borland-who trashed the band after he left-returned in 2004. (dubbed “Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is”) and have wannabe Bizkit members try out to be the band’s next axe wielder.īy all accounts the publicity stunt was a disaster: Not only did the contest not produce a new member, but those who tried out complained that the three-page contract all contestants were forced to sign included a provision that all original riffs the aspiring Bizkit guitarist played were now the property of the band with no potential compensation in return (Below is an MTV News report about the contest). No, Limp Bizkit would hit up Guitar Center locations in 22 cities through the U.S. So erroneously believing they still had a lot of gas left in the tank, they decided Borland’s replacement would be hired not by referrals, a help-wanted ad or lottery. ![]() Ok, fine, it wasn’t that big a deal but, remember, this was 2002 and, back then, some people still cared about Limp Bizkit. When guitarist Wes Borland left Limp Bizkit in 2001, the world stopped rotating. ![]()
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