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Fifty-two albums and fifty-two videos from the first year of the new millennium, when Iron Maiden came back with Brave New World, nu metal exploded, Gothenburg grew up and power and symphonic metal conquered Europe. Open any record for its story, the facts, the best tracks and a video.
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Become a Premium MemberAlready a member? Log in2000 was the year the 90s landed in a new century. Iron Maiden made Brave New World, the album of the year, with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith back in the band, while Rob Halford, Pantera, Dio, Motörhead and Destruction kept the old guard loud. Nu metal sold faster than ever, from Papa Roach's "Last Resort" to Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, melodic death metal and Finnish power metal reached the charts, and in Atlanta a new band called Mastodon was formed.
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Researched, compiled and written by Erki Laurits for WeMetalheads, with help and suggestions from WeMetalheads members. AI tools were used to assist with research, drafting and fact-checking; every fact was checked against at least two independent sources and reviewed by the author.
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