NU-metal, Part of metal or not?

I say it is but to an extent. Some banRAB are really just hard rock that claim to be Nu Metal while some are very Metal but aren't as good. Overall I voted yes it is.
 
This is what Joey DeMaio of Manowar has said on the subject:

'True metal' is music that's true to the style of classic heavy metal. It's not diluted. It's not pussied out. It's not wimped out. It's played from the heart, 100 percent."

He's also said:

"We play Metal pure, you know. We don't play radio bull****. We don't suck ass''.

Eric Adams, Manowar Vocalist said:

"It's a shame that future musicians growing up now are being influenced by trash; it's really upsetting. You are basically formed by what your influences are and if you've got losers for influences, you're going to have a hard time overcoming that.''

See, these guys may be too 'extremist' when it comes to hating stuff, but they have a point. Nu-Metal might imitate the real thing, but it is not True Metal. Its a complete mockery of what Classic Metal really is.
 
Maybe they are, but if wikipedia proclaims Black Sabbath to be "Nu-metal" then I'm weary to trust anything else they say.
 
Wanna quote the bit where it says Sabbath are Nu-Metal?

"Influenced by Sabbath" is all I can see. And from the last page, yep, Staind are Nu-Metal-ish.
 
Incase it wasn't made clear, Black Sabbath was put on that list as an influence of numetal, not a band that ever played numetal.Putting things in another way, Black Sabbath should be credited as an influence on any style of heavy metal or hardrock.The same goes for Judas Priest when it comes to being an influence on any metal or hardrock musician.
 
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