 Later in the decade this style, which contained a mix of grunge, punk, metal, rap and turntable scratching, spawned a wave of successful bands like Linkin Park, P.O.D.and Staind, who were often classified as rap metal or nu metal, the first of which are the best-selling band of the genre.In 2001, nu metal reached its peak with albums like Staind's "Break the Cycle", P.O.D's "Satellite", Slipknot's "Iowa" and Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory".