I think Sevendust is pretty good as well, not as good as their first album before they went mainstream.

There are some catchy nu-metal songs that catch my attention.

I also like Seether for some reason. They write some pretty catch stuff as well.

I don't on the other hand think that nu-metal guitarists are bad, most of them are actually pretty good, although there are a few that aren't that great.

But if I had my choice, I'd rather hear Nu-Metal than Pop-Punk any day.