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Limp Bizkit is an influental American Rapcore band and with KoЯn, are often credited with the popularization of the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal. The band is signed to Interscope Records. For a short time, the band spelled their name in lowercase (limpbizkit).
Frequently, the genre the band plays is referred to as rage rock, a genre specifically promoted by Viacom, (owner of the American music channel MTV), for the teenage audience. Their albums have sold over 16 million copies in the United States.
Limp Bizkit consists of singer Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto, and turntablist/sampler player DJ Lethal. (Otto and Rivers are cousins). Borland was with them for their first three albums, and did the cover art for the last two, but left in 2001. Borland was replaced by Mike Smith (formerly of the band Snot), however in August 2004, Borland returned to Limp Bizkit; Smith left upon learning that he was in limp bizkit.
Though Limp Bizkit have found major success and sold millions of records, critics have usually not been as enthusiastic as the consumers. Detractors have said the group are “cartoonish” [1] and make “cotton candy music.” [2]. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine (who had earlier given an approving review to a Limp Bizkit record [3]) once suggested that Durst was "the worst frontman in the history of rock." [4] Even today Limp Bizkit remain extremely controversial. Many heavy metal fans claim that Limp Bizkit is on of the worst things that ever happened to rock, some even dismiss it from the genre altogether.
Contrary to popular belief, Limp Bizkit was not named for the fraternity game "limp biscuit". They were named after the way a friend of the band described his brain after getting high. Limp Bizkit was formed in 1994 by Durst, Rivers, Borland and Otto. They toured in and around their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. About this time, they became friends with rap music's House of Pain, which included DJ Lethal. Soon after House of Pain broke up, DJ Lethal joined the band. They were discovered by Korn's bassist Reginald Arvizu in 1995, in the backstage of a concert of his band in Jacksonville. In 1996 they released a five song-EP featuring songs such as "Pollution" and "Sour".
Limp Bizkit Discography
Album
2005 The Unquestionable Truth, Pt. 1 [Clean]
2005 The Unquestionable Truth, Pt. 1
2004 The Interview Sessions
2003 Results May Vary [Japan Bonus Tracks]
2003 Results May Vary [Clean]
2003 Results May Vary
2003 X-Posed: The Interview
2003 Results May Vary [Bonus DVD]
2001 New Old Songs [Clean]
2001 New Old Songs
2000 Significant Other [Australia Bonus Disc]
2000 Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water
2000 Star Profile
2000 Official Interview CD
2000 Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water [Bonus CD]
2000 Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water [Clean]
2000 Maximum Bizkit
2000 Audio Biography CD
1999 Significant Other [Japan]
1999 Significant Other
1999 Significant Other [Clean]
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