While there have been various periods of electronic music presence over the years, 1997 leading into 1998 seemed to be a breakout period for '90s electronica. So let's look at 5 scenes stalled by nu-metal. Yes, each of these scenes took a bit of a pause once nu-metal arrived, but the stall of momentum was merely temporary for some scenes while others abruptly seemed to drop off the map altogether. And that's not to say that nu-metal was non-existent pre-1998 either as there were already hints of what was to be the dominant sound of the next half-decade or so. It was a period flush with musical options, as no fewer than five scenes were represented at rock and alternative radio as well as on MTV, leading to a melting pot of influence. We're talking about that period surrounding Soundgarden's split in 1997, which many point to as the end of the grunge era, and when Korn "got the life" a year later, one of many songs and acts that signaled the birth of the next big music movement.
In this feature, we're looking at the scenes that were coming to the forefront right before nu-metal took over in the late '90s and what happened to each of those scenes.
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In fact, there's usually a bit of a free for all in the time before a dominant musical scene comes to the forefront where several different styles of music vie to be the new top dog as the previous top scene starts to fade out. While it may seem that new dominant music scenes occur overnight, it's often not as simple as that.