Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit (pronounced "limp biscuit") is an American rapcore band who, with Korn, is often credited with creating the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal and starting its popularization. more...

The band is currently signed to Geffen Records and was previously signed to Interscope Records; both labels are part of the Universal Music Group. The band's original name was "Lethal Injection." Their albums have sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

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. The term "rage rock" was first used to describe some of the acts at Woodstock '99.

Limp Bizkit consists of singer Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto (Rivers' cousin), and turntablist/sampler player DJ Lethal. Borland was with them for their first three albums but left in 2001, to be replaced by Mike Smith (formerly of the band Snot). However, in August 2004, Borland returned to Limp Bizkit.

Though Limp Bizkit has enjoyed major success and sold millions of records, they are critically panned. Detractors have said the group is “cartoonish” and make “cotton candy music.” . Sometimes they are also accused of being involuntarily comic.

History

Early years

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. The band was formed in 1994 by Fred Durst, Sam Rivers, John Otto and then guitarist Rob Waters, who was later replaced by Wes Borland , touring 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 KoЯn's bassist Reginald Arvizu in 1995, backstage at a Jacksonville KoЯn concert. They also had a 4 song demo tape, which Fred gave to Fieldy, entitled "Mental Aquaduct Records Demo", which was also given to producer Ross Robinson. It was recorded and released in 1995. Songs Included were "Armpit", "Blind", "Phat Groove", and "Shove". In 1996 they released a three song demo tape featuring the songs Pollution, Counterfeit, and Sour which Fred Durst gave to Ross Robinson who was at the time working with KoЯn.

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