10 Most Underrated Nu Metal Songs

Every great nu metal song has always been defined by some sort of pain. Even if you didn’t feel as jaded about life as someone like Jonathan Davis, this was the kind of music that helped you tap into your inner angst and lash out in anger when you needed to. There was also a lot of sadness as well, and Hurt tapped into the sound of pure melancholy throughout their career.

While never getting on the same levels as fellow “geniuses” like Staind, Hurt actually had a far more eclectic sound than what nu metal traditionally called for. There was some heaviness in there to be sure, but the way that J Loren Wince added violins into the mix made for a more sophisticated sound that even verged on classical some of the time.

Out of all the other nu metal acts at the time, they were also not afraid to dabble in acoustic music every now and again, adding different layers onto a song like Rapture to put as much emotion behind the vocals as they possibly could. The dropped tunings and gutteral vocals might be a bit muted this time around, but that’s because Hurt doesn’t need them to touch your soul. All you have to do is have that darkness in your soul from the beginning, and then you let the music take care of the rest.