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Limp Bizkit (at one time spelledLimp Bizkit) is a five-piece American nu metal band. With Korn, they are often credited with the popularization of the genre. 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 14 million copies in the United States. limpbizkit official logo from http://www. ... limpbizkit official logo from http://www. ... Nu metal (or aggro metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... Viacom (short for Video & Audio Communications) [pronunciation: pre-Redstone/pre-1987: vee-a-com; post-Redstone acquisition: vi-a-com] (NYSE: VIA), (NYSE: VIAB) is an international media conglomerate. ... MTV (acronym for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ...

Current Line-Up

• Fred Durst - vocals
• Wes Borland - guitar
• Sam Rivers - bass
• John Otto - drums
• DJ Lethal - turntables, samples

Limp Bizkit consists of singer Fred Durst, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto, and turntablist/sampler player DJ Lethal. (Otto and Rivers are cousins). Guitarist Wes Borland, who was with them for their first three albums, and did the cover art for the last two, left in 2001. Borland was replaced by Mike Smith (formerly of the band Snot); however, in August 2004, Wes Borland returned to limpbizkit; Mike Smith left for unknown reasons. Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst, on August 20, 1971, in Jacksonville, Florida) is the lead singer of the rap metal band, Limp Bizkit. ... Wes Borland (born February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is the guitarist in the rock band Limp Bizkit as well as the damning well, Goatslayer and Big Dumb Face. ... Sam Rivers is the bass guitarist and one of the founding members of the band Limp Bizkit. ... John Otto was the acting director of the FBI in 1987. ... Leor Dimant aka DJ Lethal (born December 18, 1972) is a member of the band Limp Bizkit, and was formerly a member of the rap group House Of Pain. ... Turntablism is a subgenre of pop music which emerged from hip hop. ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that can record and store audio signal samples, generally recordings of existing sounds, and play them back at a range of pitches. ... This article is about the domestic group. ... Wes Borland (born February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is the guitarist in the rock band Limp Bizkit as well as the damning well, Goatslayer and Big Dumb Face. ... Snot is a Metal/Punk/Funk band based in Santa Barbara, CA. It was formed in 1994 and broke up in 1998 after the death of vocalist Lynn Strait in a car accident. ...

The band is signed to Interscope Records. Interscope Records is a record label currently owned by the Universal Music Group. ...

Though Limp Bizkit have found major success and sold millions of records, critics have been divided about their music. Detractors (http://www.ihatefreddurst.com) have said the group are “cartoonish” [1] (http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html) and make “cotton candy music.” [2] (http://www.nme.com/news/11204.htm). Durst has been described by an online critic as "the worst frontman in the history of rock." [3] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6xsyxddb4olj~T1) A cartoon is a form of art with diverse origins and even more diverse modern meanings. ... Cotton Candy (also known as candy floss or fairy floss) is a form of spun sugar that is produced in a special machine and sold at fairs. ...

Early History

Contrary to popular belief, Limp Bizkit were 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 were formed in 1994 by Durst, Rivers, 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. While the terms fraternity and sorority may be used to describe any number of social and charitable organizations, including the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States and Canada, though... Limp biscuit (known in the UK as soggy biscuit) is a first-come game that sometimes occurs in fraternity initiations. ... This article or section should include material from drunkenness Intoxication is an impaired mental and physical state caused by ingesting alcoholic beverages or other psychoactive drugs. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ... House of Pain was an Irish-American hip-hop group formed by Everlast in 1991 (see 1991 in music), comprised of himself, Danny Boy OConnor, and DJ Lethal. ...

In 1996 they released a five song-EP featuring songs such as "Pollution" and "Sour". 1997 saw the release of their first full-length album Three Dollar Bill Y'all. The album had a slow start, and it wasn't until Limp Bizkit made an association with the band Korn that they made any progress. Due largely to their association with Korn, they were able to promote their music with appearances on MTV and The Family Values Tour as well as Ozzfest (where Borland's outlandish stage clothes made a memorable impression on fans). Their break-out single was a cover of George Michael’s hit “Faith”. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... EP can stand for: European Parliament. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Three Dollar Bill YAll is the debut album by Limp Bizkit. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... MTV (acronym for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal groups. ... George Michael George Michael (born June 25, 1963) is a Greek-British pop singer/songwriter born in East Finchley, London. ...

Significant Other

In 1999, Limp Bizkit released their second album, Significant Other. The first single “Nookie,” was a runaway hit. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Significant Other is the second album by Limp Bizkit. ...

The success of this single, however, would spawn the first of many scandals that would plague Limp Bizkit. It was rumored radio stations were offered payola to play “Nookie” multiple times (some stations played the songs three times in a row), and that this was a factor in the song’s success. Some radio disc jockeys claim Universal (the parent company of Interscope) were paying fifty dollars to programming directors every time “Nookie” was played. Limp Bizkit and Interscope have repeatedly denied this story however, and further note there is no evidence supporting such claims. A radio station is a site configured for broadcasting sound. ... Bribery is the practice of offering a professional money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics in a variety of professions. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share it is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Interscope Records is a record label currently owned by the Universal Music Group. ...

More scandal would follow in the same year. In the summer of 1999, Limp Bizkit played Woodstock '99. During their set fans begin to tear plywood from the walls of the stage and from the "tower" used by media outlets to cover the concert. There were also confirmed reports of multiple rapes and sexual assaults during the set. Tensions ran high and violence continued to occur, culminating in blazes and looting by the end of the show. Some concert goers claim singer Fred Durst had incited the violence. Fred Durst has stated that none of the comments he made that day were intended to cause violence. The issues was later addressed in the video for the single "Rearranged", which featuring the band being judged and "executed" for the Woodstock debacle. Woodstock 1999 was the second rock concert (after Woodstock 1994) that attempted to emulate the success of the original Woodstock concert of 1969. ... Plywood was the first type of engineered wood to be invented. ...

Controversy soon started to overshadow their music. In that same year Fred Durst would become involved in feuds with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, and with the band Slipknot. Marilyn Manson and Trent Reznor mocked Fred Durst in the Nine Inch Nails music video for “Starfuckers, Inc.” (also mocked in the video were Billy Corgan and Manson himself. The brunt of the mockery was, however, directed at Courtney Love). Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor in Mercer, Pennsylvania, May 17, 1965), is an American musician and the main creative force behind the band Nine Inch Nails. ... With Teeth album cover Nine Inch Nails (NIN) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. ... Slipknot is a nine-piece heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson is an American band based in Hollywood, California that can be described as shock rock, neo-glam rock, and arguably industrial metal. ... A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ... Billy Corgan William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... Courtney Love (born Love Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964 in San Francisco, California) was the singer and guitarist for the now-defunct band Hole. ...

Reznor later proclaimed "Limp Bizkit suck and everyone knows it". Fred Durst stated that Reznor should be careful, as Durst was very influential at Interscope Records (Reznor is also contracted to Interscope Records); this comment caused an uproar. People claimed Durst practiced "mafia" style business tactics. These accusations became more frequent after an associate of the band Taproot released a threatening message Durst had left on his answering machine. Durst claimed he was simply misunderstood and was not violent or negative. However, Durst later had a very bitter and almost violent feud with Scott Stapp of Creed. The Mafia, also referred to as La Cosa Nostra (Italian, variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the collective name of various secret organizations in Italy, Sicily, Corsica and the United States. ... Taproot Background Taproot is a nu metal band from Ann Arbor, Michigan formed in late 1997. ... Scott Stapp Scott Alan Stapp (born Anthony Scott Flippen on August 8, 1973 in Orlando, FL, USA) is a singer and songwriter, former member of the band Creed. ... Creed Creed (1995 – 2004) was formed in 1995 as a rock, and alternative rock group. ...

The band again became mired in controversy in 2001 during a tour of Australia with the Big Day Out rock festival. At the Sydney concert, teenage girl Jessica Michalik was crushed to death by fans rushing the stage. It was claimed that Durst was urging the crowd on, or that he failed to attempt to calm the crowd. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Datsuns playing at the Melbourne BDO, 2004 The Big Day Out is an annual one day music festival which tours Australasia. ... Sydneys skyline with the Opera House on the left Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city, founded in 1788. ... Jessica Michalik was a teenage girl who was unfortunately crushed to death in the mosh pit at the 2001 Sydney Big Day Out festival. ...

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

2000 saw the release of Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. The first two singles “My Generation” and “Rollin’” were released at the same time. Durst claimed this tactic would generate buzz for the album; his prediction was accurate, as both songs were hits. (A remix of “Rollin’” featured Method Man, Redman and DMX was a minor club hit). The album sold 1,055,256 copies in its first week, a record for a rock album. It has gone on to sell over 7 million copies. Chocolate Starfish And The Hotdog Flavored Water (2000) is an album by Limp Bizkit, with Fred Durst on vocals, Mike Smith on guitar, Sam Rivers playing bass, John Otto with drums, DJ Lethal with turntables and Wes Borland on guitar (until October 2001). ... A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ... Method Man (born Clifford Smith, April 2, 1971 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York) is an East Coast rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan, also known for acting and frequent collaborations with Redman (not a Wu-Tang member). ... Redman (born Reggie Noble on April 17, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African American rapper who became popular in as an artist on the Def Jam label in the 1990s. ... DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave with Gabrielle Union and Drag-On DMX (Dark Man X, born Earl Simmons on December 18, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African-American rapper/hip hop artist and actor, who was most famous in the late-1990s. ...

The band supported the album with a headlining tour named Back To Basics. The tour was toted as bringing the fans closer to the bands, as the only thing separating the stage from the fans was a tall metal fence. Moreover, the tour was sponsored by Napster, so fans received free admission. Napster logo: Cat wearing headphones. ...

In 2001 Limp Bizkit seemed to be cracking at the seams. Borland was playing with his side project Big Dumb Face, and during interviews expressed dissatisfaction with Limp Bizkit. He was tired of the constant feuding, and furthermore, did not want to feud with or disparage Reznor, who Borland greatly admired. By the summer of 2001 he left Limp Bizkit. He told MTV news in an interview that Limp Bizkit were a "sell out band" and Fred Durst had become an egomaniac. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Selling out is a common slang phrase. ...

This was seen as a major blow: Borland was often cired as a vital creative force in the group, due in part to his eclecticism.

After Borland’s departure, Limp Bizkit held auditions for a new guitarist. Thousands of hopefuls lined up at record and guitar shops for a chance to audition. Limp Bizkit were criticized for requiring all guitarists to sign waivers giving Limp Bizkit ownership of any riffs or interesting guitar parts performed by those auditioning. The Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic meta-format for storing data in tagged chunks. ...

On March 7, 2003, Limp Bizkit would perform their first new material in two years live at WWE's Wrestlemania XIX. Not only that, Limp Bizkit had signed up for some live tours, despite lacking a guitarist. On March 26, Durst wrote in a post on the official website: "We are playing Wrestlemania this weekend. on the guitars will be head from KoRn and Mike Smith from SNOT. We've been working with Mike for a while. He's dope." Two days later, Durst confirmed via the band’s official website that Mike Smith would be the official guitarist. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth edition of WrestleMania. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ...

Mike Smith then went on to tour with the band and help contribute to at least five songs on ‘’Results May Vary’’. Durst, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, and a sound engineer known as Elvis also played guitar on the record. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970, New York City, New York) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band Weezer. ... The album cover of Make Believe Weezer is an American rock and roll band. ...

Results May Vary

Results May Vary was released in October of 2003, with the group styling their name as limpbizkit. Although this album didn't match previous successes, it received gold certification in the United States, and reached number three on the Billboard Magazine charts. Critical response remained mixed, however; one reviewer stated that the record "suffers from an utter lack of form and direction" [4] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6xsyxddb4olj~T1) A cover version of The Who's Behind Blue Eyes was very successful on the radio charts, but no video or CD single was ever released for "Almost Over" due to Mike Smith leaving the band. No further singles are planned from "Results May Vary", due to Wes Borland returning to the band. Results May Vary is an album by Limp Bizkit released in 2003. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Who in 1968. ...

The Unquestionable Truth

During July of 2004 various rumours started circulating on the internet that Mike Smith had left Limp Bizkit, and that Wes Borland had been reported to have been jamming with the band. By July 8, theprp.com made an official report that Wes Borland was recording with the band in London; however this was still regarded only as a rumour right up until August 13 2004. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wes Borland (born February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is the guitarist in the rock band Limp Bizkit as well as the damning well, Goatslayer and Big Dumb Face. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ...

No official statement was released, but Limp Bizkit's website went offline, and was replaced by a webpage that displayed large photos of the band. Smith was absent, but Borland was there, jamming with the band with the date written underneath. Since then, on the 13th of every month new photos have been uploaded, still showing Borland in the band.

On the August 15, two days after showing Wes Borland jamming with the band on their official site, Fred Durst announced Mike Smith's departure from the band in an exclusive interview with thearmpit.net, stating "We are very content with Mike being gone. We are the type of people that stay true to our family and our instincts and at any moment will act on intuition as a whole. Mike wasn't the guy. We had fun playing with him, but always knew, in the back of our minds, that he wasn't where we needed him to be mentally." August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst, on August 20, 1971, in Jacksonville, Florida) is the lead singer of the rap metal band, Limp Bizkit. ...

With Borland back in the band, Limp Bizkit, having reverted to the old styling of their name, returned to the studio with producer Ross Robinson, who worked with them on Three Dollar Bill Y'all, to create a seven track EP titled The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), which was released internationally on May 2, 2005. However, drummer John Otto only contributed to one track on the CD, due to going through some personal problems. Sammy Siegler provided the drums on the rest on the disc. A second EP, The Unquestionable Truth (part 2), also consisting of seven tracks, is planned for release in the next few months, and a DVD following the recording of these CDs is also expected. Ross Robinson is a music producer for such metal and Post-hardcore bands as Korn, Machine Head, Slipknot, Glassjaw, Sepultura, Cold, limp bizkit, Vanilla Ice, and others. ... Three Dollar Bill YAll is the debut album by Limp Bizkit. ... The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) is Limp Bizkits fifth album, released on May 2, 2005 internationally and a day later in North America. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... John Otto was the acting director of the FBI in 1987. ... CD may stand for: compact disc Canadian Forces Decoration cash dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) certificate of deposit České dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s Panhard race... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Discography

• Three Dollar Bill Y'All, 1997 album #22 US
  • "Counterfeit", 1997 single
  • "Sour" 1997 single
  • "Faith", 1998 single
  • "Pollution", 1998 single
• Significant Other, 1999 album #1 US, #10 UK
  • "Nookie", 1999 single
  • "N 2 Gether Now", 1999 single
  • "Re-Arranged", 2000 single
  • "Break Stuff", 2000 single
• Chocolate Starfish And The Hotdog Flavored Water, 2000 album #1 US, #1 UK
  • "Take A Look Around", 2000 single #3 UK
  • "My Generation", 2000 single #15 UK
  • "Rollin", 2001 single #1 UK
  • "My Way", 2001 single #6 UK
  • "Getcha Groove On", 2002 single
  • "Boiler", 2002 single #18 UK
• New Old Songs (remix album), 2001 album #26 US
• Results May Vary, 2003 album #3 US, #7 UK
  • "Eat You Alive", 2003 single #10 UK
  • "Behind Blue Eyes", 2003 single #18 UK
  • "Let Me Down", 2004 single (by KROQ only)
  • "Almost Over", 2004 single
• The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), 2005 album #24 US, #71 UK
  • The 2005 single is still being determined.

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External links

• Official site (http://www.limpbizkit.com)
• The Armpit.net - Limp Bizkit Fansite (http://www.thearmpit.net)
• I Hate Fred Durst (http://www.ihatefreddurst.com) - The Anti-Durst Movement