Editing Funk metal (section)

===Later years and legacy (2000s onward)===
During 2001, [[Alien Ant Farm]] released a hugely successful funk metal cover of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Smooth Criminal]]", an [[electro funk]] song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alien-ant-farm-mn0000743709/biography|title=Alien Ant Farm|author=MacKenzie Wilson|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

Bands formed in the 2000s and 2010s that have been described as funk metal include [[Psychostick]],<ref name="citypaper"/> [[Twelve Foot Ninja]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavymag.com.au/live-review-twelve-foot-ninja-at-the-miami-shark-bar-16th-feb-2017/|title=[LIVE REVIEW] TWELVE FOOT NINJA at The Miami Shark Bar, 16th Feb 2017|date=February 18, 2017|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> and [[Prophets of Rage]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russespinoza/2017/09/13/with-debut-lp-prophets-of-rage-strive-to-be-soundtrack-for-the-resistance/|title=With Debut LP, Prophets Of Rage Strive To Be 'Soundtrack For The Resistance'|first=Russ|last=Espinoza|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-prophets-rages-bruising-new-song-strength-numbers|title=Hear Prophets of Rage's Bruising New Song "Strength in Numbers"|date=September 5, 2017|website=Revolver}}</ref> (a supergroup featuring members of [[Cypress Hill]], [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] and Rage Against the Machine).

In 2016, ''[[Vice Magazine|Vice]]'' referred to funk metal as "a mostly-forgotten and occasionally-maligned genre".<ref name="vice"/> Trey Spruance mentioned his fondness for the genre in a 2007 interview. When asked if he thought it would make a comeback, he stated "Fuckin' revisionists probably won't think its cool enough... they'll go straight for the [[grunge|flannels and heroin]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.markprindle.com/spruance-i.htm|title=Trey Spruance interview|website=Markprindle.com|access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref> In 2022, ''[[Blabbermouth.net]]'' labelled the genre as "absurdly entertaining and considerably more inventive than many of the cross-pollinated subgenres that came later", further adding that "obviously, funk-metal was not built to last and both grunge and nu-metal were far bigger commercial propositions in the years that followed."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/head-first|title=Head First|date=May 24, 2022|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>

[[Fox News]] host [[Greg Gutfeld]] injected himself into the Kiedis-Patton feud in 2016, calling Red Hot Chili Peppers "the worst band in the universe" and "poor man's Faith No More."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/fox-news-red-hot-chili-peppers-worst-band-on-the-planet-video-7486858/|title=Fox News Calls Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Worst Band on the Planet'|first1=Colin|last1=Stutz|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> In 2020, Mr. Bungle reunited as a [[thrash metal]] band, with the band's earlier funk metal material not being performed live.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/review-mr-bungle-astound-and-antagonize-first-show-nearly-20-years|title=Review: Mr. Bungle Astound and Antagonize at First Show in Nearly 20 Years|date=February 6, 2020|website=Revolver |last1=Weingarten |first1=Christopher R. }}</ref> German band Slope's 2024 album ''Freak Dreams'', released on [[Century Media Records|Century Media]], was widely described as funk metal upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-slope-freak-dreams|title=Album review: Slope – Freak Dreams|date=January 30, 2024|website=Kerrang!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/freak-dreams|title=Freak Dreams|date=January 30, 2024|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>