Shavo Odadjian , bassist for System Of A Down and his new project Seven Hours After Violet , in an interview with 95.5 KLOS , talks about being part of the nu metal movement that exploded in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
When asked about being part of a nu metal band, the bassist, via Blabbermouth , commented: “I have a different view on nu metal. It’s not a style. It was an era where bands played heavy music, but they did it in a different way.”
Odadjian states that the bands of that time "mixed rock-metal with something different," ranging from hip-hop to psychedelic prog. According to the artist, heavy metal was good in the 1980s, but thanks to "certain bands" that emerged, the scene was "ruined." The bassist, without naming any of them, classifies them as "tacky."
In another interview with Metal Hammer , Odadjian admits that at first he didn't like being grouped with bands like Korn , Slipknot , and Limp Bizkit , but he learned to accept it over time.
“I never liked being compared to anyone, when they put us in a group, I always said, ‘We’re not nu metal. We’re ourselves.’ Now I’m older and wiser,” he tells the magazine.
The bassist compares the great diversity of nu metal, saying that SOAD didn't care about "mixing Armenian elements with death metal," that Korn "didn't care if they were adding hip-hop to the mix," among other bands, such as Deftones and STATIC-X , who added disco.
"You can't deny that it was cool and special, right?"
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