A renomada revista Metal Hammer divulgou a sua lista com as 40 melhores músicas do new metal, de acordo com a curadoria da publicação.
O top 40 destaca as óbvias bandas como Limp Bizkit, Korn, System of a Down, Papa Roach (acho que a minha favorita do movimento), P.O.D., Linkin Park e Deftones, além de nomes considerados menos óbvios, como Static-X, NERD, Hed PE, e Orgy.
Abaixo, o top 40 completo e a playlist montada no Spotify (vale o play com alguns pulos):
40. Ill Niño – “What Comes Around”
39. A – “Nothing”
38. Orgy – “Blue Monday”
37. One Minute Silence – “South Central”
36. System Of A Down – “War?”
35. Deftones – “My Own Summer (Shove It)”
34. Incubus – “Drive”
33. Linkin Park – “One Step Closer”
32. Union Underground – “Turn Me On ‘Mr Deadman'”
31. Static-X – “Push It”
30. Spinshank – “New Disease”
29. Evanescente – “Bring Me To Life”
28. Saliva – “Click Click Boom”
27. Soulfly – “Bleed”
26. Snot – “Snot”
25. NERD – “Lapdance”
24. Machine Head – “From This Day”
23. Incubus – “Certain Shade Of Green”
22. Hed PE – “Bartender”
21. Taproot – “Again And Again”
20. Adema – “Giving In”
19. Hoobastank – “Crawling In The Dark”
18. Crazy Town – “Butterfly”
17. Limp Bizkit – “Rollin'”
16. Korn – “Freak On A Leash”
15. Coal Chamber – “Loco”
14. Slipknot – “Wait And Bleed”
13. Kid Rock – “American Badass”
12. Mudvayne – “Dig”
11. American Head Charge – “Just So You Know”
10. Disturbed – “Down With The Sickness”
09. Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
08. Alien Ant Farm – “Movies”
07. Deftones – “Back To School”
06. Linkin Park – “Points Of Authority”
05. P.O.D. – “Alive”
04. Papa Roach – “Last Resort”
03. System Of A Down – “Chop Suey”
02. Korn – “Blind”
01. Limp Bizkit – “Break Stuff”
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