It's hard to pin down exactly what constitutes a band being considered "nu metal." As cases in point, artists such as
Korn,
Limp Bizkit,
Godsmack, and
Static-X all fell under the umbrella of nu metal at one point or another. So it seems to mean that it can include those who are grunge revivalists, heavy metallists, rap metallists, melodic metallists, or any number of things. And after hearing the sophomore effort from
2Cents, 2010's
Dress to Kill, it quickly becomes clear that the group incorporates all of the aforementioned "nu metal possibilities" into its own style/approach. And it also makes sense why it would, after you take a gander at the bands that
2Cents have toured with -- including the aforementioned
Korn and
Static-X. The only thing is...guess nobody told the lads in
2Cents that nu metal saw its peak a decade before
Dress to Kill dropped. Regardless, you can easily match
2Cents' tunes to the appropriate category -- "Now You Know" represents their grunge side and "Dressed to Kill" is based in rap-metal, while "The Hollow" and "Get What?" tread upon unmistakable headbanging terrain. Could a nu metal revival be on the horizon? If it does go down,
2Cents could come off looking like a group of Nostradamuses, and could easily be leading the charge. If not, they could very well be in danger of coming off looking like a band of Johnny-come-latelies. ~ Greg Prato