Nu metal and Rapcore

In the early 90s, Faith No More broke into the mainstream with their success of the single 'Epic'. This paved ways for bands like Rage Against the Machine, 311, Cypress Hill and later Limp Bizkit, Korn and Slipknot.

This brought a fresh sound by combining rap and rock with much success. Later in the decade this style, which contained a mix of grunge, metal, and hip-hop, became known as rapcore and spawned a wave of successful bands like Linkin Park and P.O.D..

Many of these bands also considered themselves a part of the similar genre nu metal.