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Nu-Nation
Nu-Nation
Background information
Origin	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Nu metal, groove metal
Years active	2009–present
Members	Arthur Khlebnikov; Alexander Korsak; Denis Vasiliev; Dmitri Chernykh; Alexei Kiyski
Website	Nu-Nation on Facebook

Nu-Nation is a Russian nu metal/groove metal^[1] band based in Saint Petersburg.

History

Nu-Nation was formed in 2009 by the musicians of several local bands who wanted to play groove metal in the vein of Soulfly. Their first long-play 'Wake Up', was released in 2012, and proved popular with fans of nu-metal and groove metal. Following this, the band had some line-up and style changing. Another album 'The Awakening' came out in 2014, it has a more extreme sound and darker atmosphere. In early 2016, the band released their last album, 'Insomnia', much more brutal but melodic as well, with a lot of music styles and elements mixed. The album received favorable reviews.^[2]^[3]^[1]

Musical style

Nu-Nation started as groove/nu-metal band influenced by Sepultura, Ektomorf, but later changed the style, becoming a kind of extreme metal with elements of groove metal, hardcore, death metal, black metal.

Members

Arthur Khlevnikov – vocals
Alexander Korsak – guitars
Denis Vasiliev – guitars
Dmitri Chernykh – bass
Alexei Kiyski – drums

Discography

Studio albums

2012 — Wake Up
2014 — The Awakening
2016 — Insomnia

EPs and singles

2010 – Art Of Riot
2014 – Oil
2014 – Acceleration
2015 – No Way Out
2016 – Let Me Go (feat. Lena Scissorhands)

Music videos

2012 — Wake Up on YouTube
2012 — La Vida Libre on YouTube
2014 — Maggots In The Pink on YouTube
2016 — Make Them Bleed on YouTube

References

^ ^a ^b Somov, Yuri (21 May 2016). "Check 'Em All: Fresh metal releases selection". Noizr. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Nu-Nation – Insomnia | Time For Metal e.V. - Das Metal Magazin". Time For Metal e.V. - Metal Magazin (in German). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Nu-Nation -Insomnia". soundrate.ru. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

External links

[noizr-1] Somov, Yuri (21 May 2016). "Check 'Em All: Fresh metal releases selection". Noizr. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[2] "Nu-Nation – Insomnia | Time For Metal e.V. - Das Metal Magazin". Time For Metal e.V. - Metal Magazin (in German). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] "Nu-Nation -Insomnia". soundrate.ru. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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