re: NuMetal is the most egregious assault on music since it's inception.

I think bands that don't have the DJ and hip hop elements would be better classified as Alternative Metal. These to me are bands that sound like Nu Metal, but are missing a key element. Nu Metal bands have occasional solos. Alternative Metal bands have solos more often. Not many Sevendust songs without a solo and same could be said for Godsmack.

Sevendust to me flirts with both Alternative Metal and Nu Metal.