dude you want some technique? check out people like steve vai, the guy from primus, satriani, michael romeo from symphony x, yngwiee, DT and many more
They are still playing and releasing cd's and stuff..
you dont have to hear your music on mtv or the radio to enjoy it. you can buy cd's and listen to them.
i dont get my Stevie ray vaughan from the mtv so i get the cds..
besides all those guys sound the same in their genere like all the nu metal bands.
for a nu metal fan theres a difference between korn and pod or any other band just like for you and me theres a difference between steve vai and petrucci but basicly i can say that people are tired of those virtuosos because we all want to play guitar like the guitarists we love but most of us have life and dont want to play 10 hours a day to play like steve vai..