They have the media mass appeal, somehow. But I still think they
suck. Yes they do have Heavy Metal influances and they have heavy
riffs BUT they do not have the soul that a Heavy Metal band
possesses. That feeling that makes you raise your fist without a
thought, the feeling that makes you strike your chest and yell how
great the band is.
How techincially savy their guitarist may be, they still lack
that soul to be a proper Heavy Metal outfit.