As I Lay Dying's "Shadows Are Security" and Unearth's "The Oncoming Storm" are still two albums that I will throw in my car cd player, turn up to a rediculous level, and rock out on the way to work.
Pre-"Lead Sails..."Atreyu, As I Lay Dying, Darkest Hour, Shadows Fall, and All That Remains were all bands I was digging on when they hit the scene and I am kinda glad that scene has died down in popularity. People trashing a genre isn't going to stop me from listening to it if I like it though.
I'll listen to damn near anything and I like most music, but metalcore has remained one of my favorite genres.