They played an honest alt-rock with heavy guitars and lots of samples at a time when this kind of things was pretty popular. It was -- and is -- relatively pleasant to listen to, it was also a bit refreshing to listen to them back in the day, perhaps because their music was much more positive than the bulk of the nu metal scene. The voice of the singer always annoyed me a bit -- it didn't change.
I’m not the world’s greatest expert on metal sub-genres but I was expecting something labelled as Nu Metal to be a little more metal. To my aging ears it was somewhere between post grunge indie and a poppier, more accessible version of Nine Inch Nails. One track even has some deeply ill advised rapping and scratching included (and a surprisingly funky bass line too). The lyrics include some swears to get the coveted Parental Advisory sticker but while they are trying to be Dangerous they end up being Mostly Harmless.