It seems like all nu/neo metal "project" started in Bakersfield (small town west of Death Valley) with "KoRn", with Jonathan Davis on vocals, Fieldy (wth insane talent imo) on bass, David Silveria on drums and as for guitars here would be James "Munky" Shaffer with Brian "Head" Welch.
quoting off. info: "It helped that they all had common influences-the angry, urban stylings of hip-hop, the heavy, riff-driven angst of death metal.
They brought 7 strings guitars along with which they created heavy, depression filled songs with some amazing lyrics...After three wide popular albums (issues, life is peachy, follow the leader) they climbed on top ten of almost every alternative/rock stations across the states and europe.
Ofcourse, "real" metalheads didn`t (and still) want to confess death/trash influences and neo as part of metal community so "nu" remained by many on it`s own..
(Just because they actually have some money and fame between some kids it doesn`t mean they are less "real"...but hell, who knows...) But on the other hand no one is "pushing" them into any categories and tries to equal that style with other ones... New generation of fame-wannabe bands are ofcourse flooding this unique genre...after one or two excellent tracks they fall under marketing influences and other shit that keeps destroying talents.
One of them are limp bizkit, linkin park etc. They are with every right today called rock boy bands and i vote for that one also...
Today`s kids are switching from Britney fucking Spears to Papa Roach or something...it makes lots of people sick and they are just skipping nu just becouse of it. All theise marketing bullshit, it will quite down eventually, nu metal scene will some day remain with few talented bands, i still hope and assume.. Today`s bands with big future are definetely system of a down together with chimaira and "old-schoolers" deftones and korn, with huge number of those expecting their`s 10min. of fame...

"True" or not...who knows, to be honest who really gives a fuck, it`s all about the music after all..