korn or deftones.. thing is linkni park had 2 nu metal albums and 3 well... 1 was heavy rock and 2 were pop.. does that make them nu metal?? nu metal IS alternative metal if you think about it its just specified what the metal is being mixed with... but my top 3 are korn deftones and skindred(there an english band that mix reggae, dubstep, dnb and jungle. you should check em outt)