Nü Metal rose to prominence in the mid 1990s and brought a cross-pollinated sound to a generation raised equally on hip-hop and metal

311 were more than just rock plus rap, as evidenced on their 1994 album Grassroots, featuring progressive twists and psychedelic jam turns

Breakneck industrial beats one minute, dreamy ambient the next, Course Of Empire's 1990 self-titled debut is a wild post-punk ride

On their 1994 debut album downset. unleash a fury of rap-rock with lyrics that hit as hard as the down-tuned guitars and pounding rhythms

The 1992 self-titled album by T-Ride is a wild alternative rock ride with virtuoso guitar licks, layered vocals, and electro pop rhythms

Defryme's 1994 album faithfully recreates the funk metal sounds of Faith No More and Living Colour but misses the mark on originality

Tom Waits' Grammy Winning eleventh album Bone Machine from 1992 is a wild ride of strange characters and stripped-down production

By their debut 1991 studio album Frizzle Fry, Primus had already mastered their strange distillation of funk, metal, and progressive rock

Underground legends cut down in their prime, we explore the final Brainiac album from 1996.

With Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton takes the eclectic hard rock/metal of Faith No More and complete explodes the sound into uncharted territory.

Judgement Night features a roster packed with rock bands and hip-hop artists collaborating in a way only the 1990s could produce