well if you consider bands like korn nu-metal then no its not dead,
its pathetic how all these people (not implying anyone in particular) and magazines who loved nu-metal and loved the bands and hyped them so much turned on them so quickly when it went out of fashion to like them.,like " i never liked nu-metal".,and if any period of music should be killed in many ways it is the 80's apart from guns and roses,and maybe a flock of seaguls cause he had funky hair.,but whatever.,i think nu-metal served a purpose,it took people who would only have been interested and pop and got them to look to heavier stuff which can only be a good thing.,although it may be responible for evanesance who i hate and want to die a slow and pointy death.,ho hum.,just my opinion anyway.,