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Limp Bizkit
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Limp Bizkit (pronounced "limp biscuit") is an American rapcore band who, with Korn, is often credited with starting the popularization of the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal. 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." For a short time, the band spelled their name in lowercase ("limpbizkit") in imitation of the Welsh Alt Metal group lostprophets. 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[1].
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” [2] and make “cotton candy music.” [3]. Sometimes they are also accused of being involuntarily comic. |
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