Will it ever be topped when it comes to numetal?

Roots is 100% a numetal album though.

>Linkin Park especially kind of entered that "generic mallcore "emo" kid" thing after a while
I never got that vibe from them. I mean the whole Hot Topic mallcore stuff was like Attack Attack and the numerous bands that followed them. Never heard any LP songs that reminded me of that sound.

As far as that list goes, I know what you mean. Getting called "emo" for liking anything that wasn't pop or rap was pretty common in my area.

Lots of emo bands claimed to not have anything to do with the name, especially in the first wave. Looking at you Rite of Spring.