Other alternative-dial acts were finding success by meshing horrorcore rapping with heavily distorted breakdowns. Major labels were signing bands like Nickelback, Three Doors Down and Stained-who sulked and lashed out angrily without ever saying anything of substance.
The passion and punk-rock energy that sparked the grunge movement had faded and been co-opted by corporate interests.
Fortunately, we had Incubus and Deftones. Cheesy boy bands and bling-obsessed hip-hop ruled MTV, and the only rock music cracking the Top 40 was abysmal-literally and figuratively. At the turn of the millennium, popular music was heading into a dark place.
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