I think a few people have proven here that they have no idea what theyre talking about. Sorry if this sounds harsh, cos I know my opinions no better tahn anyone elses but theres some seriously narrow minded opinions in here.

Metal guitarists tend to be more technically gifted than punk guitarists, in fact 99% of the time they probably are but that doesnt mean they are better musicians. Id put Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Johnny Ramone ahead of pretty much any metal guitarist cos they were/are great musicians. Not to say alot of metal guitarists arent talented cos they are, but theres alot of snobbery in this thread directed towards punk and its not justified.

And aiwass, the Calling?

Theyre about as far from nu metal or punk as you can get. They is college soft rock or soemthing.