Green Day blew up big but I'm not sure if I'd call them influential considering the majority of the well known pop punk bands were playing shows/releasing records at the same time and had been since the late 80s. The whole "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" era Offspring made more of a mark on the modern bands like Good Charlotte IMO.
With you on the Faith No More influence on nu-metal. Rage Against The Machine played a big part in that too.
It gets quite complicated once you delve into it :D
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