Nu metal means
new metal. Just like Metallica and Slayer was in the beginning of the 80's. I think it was good that some of the Nu metal bands came. Metallica was good in the 80's, but after that they sucked pretty hard. Nu metal saved metal from being worn out. But most Nu metal band sucks today too. Korn and Slipknot are the best nu metal bands, but
I don't like to call them that, cuz they don't sound like eachother or like Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit(who sucks harder than
anything else that's called metal) at all.. Only three bands from the 80's are good:
Metallica (the four first albums)
Slayer
Iron Maiden.
And new bands that are good:
Korn, Slipknot, Disturbed, Static-X,
Marilyn Manson.
But maybe some of these bands are gonna suck some day too, like Metallica do today.
Many of Korn and Slipknots fans listen to old metal too. And my daddy (41 years old) like some of Korns songs, and some of Slipknots songs, and some Marilyn Manson-songs. But he
usually listen to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Judas Priest, and bands like that.
Slipknot was opening band for Metallica once, and most of the audience liked it. And Slipknot toured with Slayer, and the slayer-fans liked Slipknot.
But I do agree that many Nu metal bands sucks (Linkin park, limp bizkit, deftones and alot of others)