but Britney Spears is talented though so that argument is null and void.

Or Meatloaf is metal.

You should...that's where he and Steinmen got their starts!

What are some of his metal traits?

Meatloaf is more in the category of Rock.

Anyone who claims Meatloaf is metal is f*cking nuts! It's classic rock, with a showtuney twist...

I'd call his style sort of rock-opera, really. He has a certain theatricality to his music. Nothing wrong with that of course, it's great fun to listen to. :)

I wouldn't call them nuts, but the bombastic rock opera of Meatloaf would interest a number of metal listeners. Bat Out of Hell is one of those albums that seems to be in every music collection anyway (the old vinyl ones)

Yes even I must admit that BOOH is in my collection but Meatloaf is not even close to being metal.

No.
Hard/soft theatrical rock, but never strict heavy metal.