Some musicians who influenced nu metal have tried to distance themselves from the subgenre and its bands . Mike Patton , the vocalist of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle , tried to distance himself from the subgenre and criticized it , even though he is featured on the song " Lookaway " on heavy metal band Sepultura 's album '' Roots '' , which also features Jonathan Davis . Patton said of his music 's influence on nu metal , " I feel no responsibility for that , it 's their mothers ' fault , not mine " . Helmet member Page Hamilton said , " It 's frustrating that people write us off because we 're affiliated with or credited with or discredited with creating and rap metal ... which we sound nothing like " . However , Page Hamilton appeared on the song " All for Nothing " on Linkin Park 's album '' The Hunting Party '' , While Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has said he knows some Korn members and that he thinks they are " cool guys " , he also criticized nu metal , saying : In response to reports that Fred Durst , lead singer of Limp Bizkit , is a big fan of Tool , the latter 's vocalist Maynard James Keenan said , " If the lunch-lady in high school hits on you , you appreciate the compliment , but you 're not really gon na start dating the lunch-lady , are ya ? " While Durst has cited Rage Against the Machine as a major influence , Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine is open about hating Limp Bizkit 's music . At the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards , Limp Bizkit won the Best Rock Video category for their song " Break Stuff " , beating Rage Against the Machine 's " Sleep Now in the Fire " . When Limp Bizkit accepted their award , Commerford went on stage and climbed up a backdrop , rocking back and forth . After the incident , Commerford was arrested and spent a night in jail . Years later , Tim Commerford called Limp Bizkit " one of the dumbest bands in the history of music " . Years later , Commerford also said , " I do apologize for Limp Bizkit . I really do . I feel really bad that we inspired such bullshit ... They 're gone , though . That 's the beautiful thing . " Some nu metal musicians have rejected the label nu metal and have tried to distance themselves from it . Slipknot prefer to distance themselves from other nu metal groups , describing their own music as " metal metal " and equate their link to nu metal as a coincidence of their time of emergence
2000 MTV Video Music Awards
2000 MTV Video Music Awards
Nu metal