Oh, no doubt. This was in the era of Downward Spiral though. I used to run with these goth kids and they'd say "Unless you listen to NIN, Marilyn Manson, Korn and Ozzy, you're a poser." Come to think of it, I can't even remember why they were my friends. Must have been the drugs.
I always loved Manson, because he had so much style, but I couldn't even bring myself to approach the other bands they liked. I think in the end it was Bowie's endorsement of Reznor that made me give him a second look. Course Bowie hasn't been very good for a while either. I still can't do it with Korn.
As an aside, when Trent Reznor sings, he has the not in itself bad, but still unfortunate tendency to sound like Weird Al when he hits certain notes.