Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
2003 was a strange and transitional year for nu metal. Some of the genre’s biggest names were struggling to stay relevant, while others were pushing boundaries or quietly dropping underrated bangers. In this video, I’m ranking a massive list of nu metal and nu-adjacent albums from that year—from classics like Meteora and Take a Look in the Mirror to deep cuts like Twisted Method and Linea 77. Which albums still hold up? Which ones aged like milk? #numetal #korn #deftones #limpbizkit
00:00 Intro
00:15 Linkin Park – Meteora
00:49 Adema – Unstable
01:25 Motograter – Motograter
02:03 Ill Niño – Confession
02:41 Spineshank – Self-Destructive Pattern
03:19 Stereomud – Every Given Moment
03:47 Hed(pe) – Blackout
04:29 40 Below Summer – The Mourning After
05:11 POD – Payable On Death
06:10 Skillet – Collide
06:36 Mushroomhead – XIII
07:18 Celldweller – Celldweller
07:57 Devildriver – Devildriver
08:46 Nothingface – Skeletons
09:28 Dope – Group Therapy
10:09 Static-X – Shadow Zone
10:57 Sunk Loto – Between Birth and Death
11:34 Twisted Method – Escape From Cape Coma
12:32 Deftones – Deftones
13:24 Linea 77 – Numb
13:57 Element Eighty – Element Eighty
14:22 Limp Bizkit – Results May Vary
15:41 Sevendust – Seasons
16:27 Korn – Take A Look In The Mirror
17:06 Chimaira – The Impossibility Of Reason
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2003 was a strange and transitional year for nu metal. Some of the genre’s biggest names were struggling to stay relevant, while others were pushing boundaries or quietly dropping underrated bangers. In this video, I’m ranking a massive list of nu metal and nu-adjacent albums from that year—from classics like Meteora and Take a Look in the Mirror to deep cuts like Twisted Method and Linea 77. Which albums still hold up? Which ones aged like milk? #numetal #korn #deftones #limpbizkit
00:00 Intro
00:15 Linkin Park – Meteora
00:49 Adema – Unstable
01:25 Motograter – Motograter
02:03 Ill Niño – Confession
02:41 Spineshank – Self-Destructive Pattern
03:19 Stereomud – Every Given Moment
03:47 Hed(pe) – Blackout
04:29 40 Below Summer – The Mourning After
05:11 POD – Payable On Death
06:10 Skillet – Collide
06:36 Mushroomhead – XIII
07:18 Celldweller – Celldweller
07:57 Devildriver – Devildriver
08:46 Nothingface – Skeletons
09:28 Dope – Group Therapy
10:09 Static-X – Shadow Zone
10:57 Sunk Loto – Between Birth and Death
11:34 Twisted Method – Escape From Cape Coma
12:32 Deftones – Deftones
13:24 Linea 77 – Numb
13:57 Element Eighty – Element Eighty
14:22 Limp Bizkit – Results May Vary
15:41 Sevendust – Seasons
16:27 Korn – Take A Look In The Mirror
17:06 Chimaira – The Impossibility Of Reason
Buy Metal Trenches MERCH (Sick design by CurlyArt): metaltrenches.bigcartel.com
Grow YOUR OWN YouTube Channel with vidiq.com/METAL
Join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/7QTAesh5Pp
Become a Supporter!
patreon.com/metaltrenches
subscribestar.com/metal-trenches
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Connect:
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facebook.com/metaltrenches
metaltrenches.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/MetalTrenches
instagram.com/metal.trenches
I do not own the rights to any of the featured song clips on this video. All credit to the artists and labels with specific permission granted. These fall under fair use based on sufficient transformation for the purpose of review, promotion, and commentary.
