Even in the 2020s, nu-metal is a polarizing subgenre. Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto recently posted a hot take to Twitter, calling nu-metal "a very, very bad genre."
Gregoletto's tweets were possibly brought on by a take from Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce, where he called nu-metal "one of the best eras of metal ever." He spoke about the genre's versatility, along with iconic acts like Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park and System of a Down. Obviously, Gregoletto doesn't share that same enthusiasm.
"Nu-metal, as a whole, was a very, very bad genre," the bassist tweeted. "Once you get past the first layer or two of big bands that survived it gets very grim. Anyone saying otherwise is a sicko."
"I think you could take pretty much any other genre of metal down to the local level and still be like, yeah that's very good," he continued. "[There was] hell shit in the local scenes of 1999-2001."
That's a controversial take, but Gregoletto wasn't afraid to let it rip on the internet. See his tweets below.
I think you could take pretty much any other genre of metal down to the local level and still be like yea that’s very good. Hell shit in the local scenes of 1999-2001
— Paolo Gregoletto (@TriviumPaolo) July 6, 2023
