10 Most Underrated Nu Metal Songs

10. Bring Me Down - Limp Bizkit

Edit: Let Me Down, not

It’s easy to just write off Limp Bizkit as the reason why the nu metal scene sort of concaved in on itself. The lyrics of Fred Durst were already subpar compared to the real pain his contemporaries were talking about, and his near riot at Woodstock 1999 was pretty much the death knell for the first wave of nu metal. That’s not to say that Limp Bizkit didn’t have their fair share of great moments either.

While most people like to point out what a phenomenal guitarist Wes Borland is, one of the greatest songs that they ever made came to life after he had long since left the group. Coming on their final artistic gasp Results May Vary, Bring Me Down is a lot more of what you’d expect from a decent nu metal outfit, talking about the different people in his life who just want to see him fail. It’s certainly not the most original nu metal lyric or anything, but Fred knows how to sell it here, sounding a lot more angry on this track and going over much better than when he tries to get introspective on their cover of Behind Blue Eyes off of the same album.

The rest of the band isn’t too shabby either, with DJ Lethal bringing the thunder behind the turntables and having some nice bass grooves to lead you into the next section. This is a Limp Bizkit album though, and we return to our regularly scheduled programming just a few minutes later. If Fred devoted more time to songs like this though, there’s a good chance that Deadpool wouldn’t be using them for the butt of his jokes.