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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Limp Bizkit
| background        = group_or_band
| image             = Limp Bizkit (cropped).jpg
| image_upright     = 1.2
| caption           = Limp Bizkit performing at Festival of the Lakes in 2021
| origin            = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Nu metal]]
* [[rap metal]]
* [[rap rock]]
}}
| discography       = [[Limp Bizkit discography]]
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1994–2006
* 2009–present
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* [[Mojo Records|Mojo]]
* [[Suretone Records|Suretone]]
* [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]
}}
| spinoffs          = [[Big Dumb Face]]
| website           = {{URL|limpbizkit.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Fred Durst]]
* [[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]]
* [[Sam Rivers (bassist)|Sam Rivers]]
* [[Wes Borland]]
* [[DJ Lethal]]
| past_members      = * Rob Waters
* [[Terry Balsamo]]
* [[Scott Borland]]
* [[Mike Smith (guitarist)|Mike Smith]]
}}

''' Limp Bizkit''' is an American [[nu metal]] band from [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. Its lineup consists of lead vocalist [[Fred Durst]], drummer [[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]], guitarist [[Wes Borland]], turntablist [[DJ Lethal]] and bassist [[Sam Rivers (bassist)|Sam Rivers]]. The band's musical style is marked by Durst's angry vocal delivery and Borland's sonic experimentation. Borland's elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks, and uniforms, also plays a large role in Limp Bizkit's live shows. The band has been nominated for three [[Grammy Awards]], sold 40 million records worldwide, and won several other awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://folioweekly.com/Unabashed-Aggressors,4178 |title=Unabashed Aggressors |author=McGregor, Nick |date=April 17, 2013 |publisher=Folio Weekly |access-date=April 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512110151/http://www.folioweekly.com/Unabashed-Aggressors%2C4178 |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Formed in 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-mn0000290502/biography|title=Limp Bizkit Bio|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003517/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-mn0000290502/biography|archive-date=November 13, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Limp Bizkit became popular playing in the Jacksonville [[underground music]] scene in the late 1990s, and signed with [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip Records]] (with distribution from [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]), who released the band's debut album, ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]'' (1997). The band achieved mainstream success with its second and third studio albums, ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' (1999) and ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]'' (2000). However, this success was marred by a series of controversies surrounding its performances at [[Woodstock '99]] and the 2001 [[Big Day Out]] festival.

Borland left the group in 2001; however, Durst, Rivers, Otto, and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist [[Mike Smith (guitarist)|Mike Smith]]. Following the release of their fourth album ''[[Results May Vary]]'' (2003), Borland rejoined the band and recorded the EP ''[[The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)]]'' (2005) with Durst, Rivers, Lethal, and drummer [[Sammy Siegler]] before entering a hiatus. In 2009, the band once again reunited with Borland playing guitar and began touring, culminating with the recording of the album ''[[Gold Cobra]]'' (2011), after which it left Interscope and later signed with [[Cash Money Records]]; DJ Lethal quit the band soon afterward, returning in 2018. After years of teasing an album tentatively titled ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Paul 'Browny'|date=2021-08-25|title=New Limp Bizkit Songs AND Album Incoming VERY SOON…|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/26/new-limp-bizkit-songs-and-album-incoming-very-soon/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718005950/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/26/new-limp-bizkit-songs-and-album-incoming-very-soon/|url-status=live}}</ref> the band released its sixth studio album ''[[Still Sucks]]'' on October 31, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Limp Bizkit to release new album 'Limp Bizkit Still Sucks' on Halloween |url=https://nextmosh.com/limp-bizkit-still-sucks-album/ |website=NextMosh.com |date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010048/https://nextmosh.com/limp-bizkit-still-sucks-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The band has released 26 singles. Their most notable singles include "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]", "[[Re-Arranged]]", "[[Break Stuff]]", "[[Take a Look Around (song)|Take a Look Around]]", "[[Rollin' (Limp Bizkit song)|Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)]]", "[[My Generation (Limp Bizkit song)|My Generation]]", "[[My Way (Limp Bizkit song)|My Way]]", "[[Eat You Alive]]", and their cover of [[The Who]]'s 1971 single "[[Behind Blue Eyes#Limp Bizkit version|Behind Blue Eyes]]"; all of these have charted within the top 20 of the US Alternative Airplay Chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Limp Bizkit: Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/limp-bizkit/ |website=Billboard.com |access-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427173505/https://www.billboard.com/artist/limp-bizkit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==

=== Formation and early years (1994–1996) ===
[[File:Drummer John Otto of Limp Bizkit in 2006.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]] studied [[jazz drumming]] and played in local [[avant garde music|avant garde]] bands before joining Limp Bizkit.]]
While growing up in [[Gastonia, North Carolina]], [[Fred Durst]] took an interest in [[breakdancing]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[punk rock]], and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. He began to [[rapping|rap]], [[skateboard|skate]], [[beatboxing|beatbox]], and [[disc jockey|DJ]].

While mowing lawns and working as a tattoo artist, he developed an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip hop.<ref>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]] |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/1 1–20] |chapter=Chapter 1 |url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/1}}</ref> Durst played with three other bands: Split 26, Malachi Sage (both of which were unsuccessful), and 10 Foot Shindig, which Durst left to form a new band.<ref name="Devenish21">{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/21 21–51] |chapter=Chapter 2 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/21}}</ref> Durst told [[Sam Rivers (bassist)|Sam Rivers]], the bassist for Malachi Sage, "You need to quit this band and start a band with me that's like this: rappin' and rockin'."<ref name="Devenish21" /> Rivers suggested that [[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]], who was studying [[jazz drumming]] at the [[Douglas Anderson School of the Arts]] and playing in local [[avant garde music|avant garde]] bands, become the band's drummer.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Durst, Rivers, and Otto jammed and wrote three songs together and after brief stints with guitarists Rob Waters and [[Terry Balsamo]], [[Wes Borland]] joined as their permanent guitarist.<ref name="Devenish21" />

Durst named the band ''Limp Bizkit'' because he wanted a name that would repel listeners. According to Durst, "The name is there to turn people's heads away. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, 'Limp Bizkit. Oh, they must suck.' Those are the people that we don't even want listening to our music."<ref name=Devenish21/> Durst said that the band liked quirky and corny things and that they did not take themselves seriously all the time. Thus, the name "Limp Bizkit" represented these characteristics and the band as a whole.<ref>{{Citation |title=kdge.com Ef 20 Limp Bizkit Interview Part 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgb5K8N8Msw |language=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703190428/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgb5K8N8Msw |url-status=live }}</ref> Other names that were considered by Durst included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, and Blood Fart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1iry4g/i_am_fred_durst_of_limp_bizkitask_me_anything/cb7gdo0 |title=I am Fred Durst of LIMP BIZKIT ... Ask Me Anything |author=Fred Durst/Reddit |date=July 21, 2013 |publisher=Reddit |access-date=July 21, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712185412/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1iry4g/i_am_fred_durst_of_limp_bizkitask_me_anything/cb7gdo0 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Every record label that showed an interest in the band pressured its members to change its name.<ref name=Devenish21/> On an article for The Grand Rapids Press in November 1997, Wes stated "just because they wanted us to do it, we were determined not to change the name. We gave them other options, like Funky Moses and the Red Sea Pedestrians, and 600 Pounds of Furious Pig".<ref>{{cite av media |title=Wes Borland Quit-And Limp Bizkit's Sales Plummeted - Results May Vary |publisher=Rock N' Roll True Stories |time=1:25–1:31 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZxWQhmZYYQ&t=85s |via=YouTube |access-date=2025-05-26}} At 1:25–1:31, the video displays a screenshot of a newspaper article titled "Limp Bizkit: Stupid name, but that's the point," written by John Serba of ''The Grand Rapids Press''.</ref>

Limp Bizkit developed a [[cult following]] in the [[underground music]] scene, particularly at the Milk Bar, an underground punk club in Jacksonville. The band's local popularity was such that [[Sugar Ray]], who had a major label contract, opened for a then-unsigned Limp Bizkit at Velocity with hip hop group [[Funkdoobiest]].<ref name="Devenish21" /> Milkbar owner Danny Wimmer stated that Limp Bizkit "had the biggest draw for a local band. They went from playing [for] ten people to eight hundred within months. Fred ... was always marketing the band. He would go to record stores and get people involved, he was in touch with high schools."<ref name="Devenish21" /> However, the band knew that to achieve national success, it would have to distinguish themselves in its live performances.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Attracting crowds by [[word of mouth]], the band gave energetic live performances, covering [[George Michael]]'s "[[Faith (George Michael song)|Faith]]" and [[Paula Abdul]]'s "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]" and featuring Borland in bizarre costumes.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Borland's theatrical rock style was the primary attraction for many concert attendees.<ref name="Devenish21" />

Durst unsuccessfully tried to attract attention from A&R representatives at various labels by pretending to be the band's manager.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Later when [[Korn]] performed in town as the opening act for [[Sick of It All]], Durst invited Korn to drink beer and tattoo them. Although Durst's tattoos were unimpressive, he was able to persuade [[Reginald Arvizu|Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu]] to listen to a demo, consisting of the songs "Pollution", "[[Counterfeit (song)|Counterfeit]]", and "Stalemate". Korn added a then-unsigned Limp Bizkit to two tours, which exposed the band to a new audience.<ref name="Devenish21" /><ref name="amg">{{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |title=Limp Bizkit&nbsp;– Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p213327/biography|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |year=2006 |access-date=January 27, 2008}}</ref> The band attempted to expand its sound by auditioning an additional guitarist, but Borland soon determined that another guitarist was not the answer and [[DJ Lethal]], formerly of the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[House of Pain]], joined the band as a [[turntablist]] after a successful practice performance.<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=265}}</ref> Joining the band gave Lethal an opportunity to experiment with his turntable technique in ways that hip hop had not allowed him to do, helping shape the band's style. Due to creative differences, Borland left the band at this point.<ref name="Devenish21" />

=== Record label deals and ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all'' (1997–1998) ===

[[File:Fred Durst at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.JPG|thumb|upright|Following the release of ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]'', vocalist Fred Durst was appointed senior vice president of A&R at Interscope]]
After its performance opening for Korn at the Dragonfly in Hollywood was well received, Limp Bizkit were offered a record deal with the [[Los Angeles]]-based independent label [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip Records]], who attempted to sign the band for $50,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last1=Daly |first1=Steven |date=1999-08-05 |title=Send Porn Stars, Funk and Money: The Limp Bizkit Story |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/send-porn-stars-funk-and-money-the-limp-bizkit-story-181005/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030152251/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/send-porn-stars-funk-and-money-the-limp-bizkit-story-181005/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after that, however, they were also offered a record deal with the major label [[Mojo Records|Mojo]], a subsidiary of [[MCA Records]]. According to Flip Records' founder [[Jordan Schur]], Limp Bizkit stated that the only way the band would not sign with Mojo was if the band's van flipped over on the way to Los Angeles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Weingarten |first=Marc |date=1999-04-18 |title=Anything But Stale |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-18-ca-28440-story.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028080929/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-18-ca-28440-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

While heading to California to record its first album, the band's van flipped over five times, resulting in all of the band's members sustaining serious injuries. As a result of the near-death experience, Durst made amends with Borland, who rejoined the band.<ref name="Devenish21" /><ref name=":0" /> The accident also strained the band's relationship with Mojo, who Durst felt wanted the band to resume working prematurely, resulting in Schur buying out the band's record and management contract and signing the band to Flip, which cost him $175,000.<ref name="LarkinHR" /><ref name=":0" />

Arvizu persuaded [[Ross Robinson]] to listen to the demo. Robinson neglected to listen to it until it was appraised by his girlfriend. Impressed by the band's motivation and sound, Robinson produced Limp Bizkit's debut, which was recorded at Indigo Ranch. Durst's problems with his girlfriend inspired him to write the song "Sour".<ref name="Devenish21" /> The mood and tone set by Robinson in the studio allowed the band to improvise; a recording of the band improvising appeared as the last track on the album, "Everything".<ref name="Devenish21" /> Schur bankrolled the recording sessions for the album, and following its completion negotiated a 50/50 agreement with [[Interscope Records]] to distribute the album.<ref name=":1" />

Despite the success of live performances of the band's cover of the song "Faith", Robinson was opposed to recording it and tried to persuade the band not to play it on the album. However, the final recording, which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming as well as DJ scratching, impressed him.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Robinson also bonded with Borland, who he perceived as not taking the band seriously.<ref name="Devenish21" /> The [[progressive metal]] band [[Tool (band)|Tool]] provided a strong influence in shaping the album's sound, particularly in the song "Nobody Loves Me", which contains a breakdown in which Durst imitated the singing style of [[Maynard James Keenan]].<ref name="Devenish21" />

Continuing the band's policy of using names that would repulse potential listeners, Limp Bizkit named the album by using part of the phrase "queer as a three dollar bill" and adding the word "Y'all" for Florida flavor, titling it ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]''.<ref name="Devenish21" /> The completed album featured an abrasive, angry sound which Limp Bizkit used to attract listeners to its music.<ref name="Devenish21" />

After the band completed recording, they toured with Korn and [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] in 1997. Critics reacted unfavorably to performances of Korn and Limp Bizkit; ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel'' music critic Jon M. Gilbertson criticized Durst's performance, stating "The one attention-grabbing moment of Limp Bizkit's [[Rap metal|rap/thrash]] show was when the lead singer expressed a desire for [[Homosexuality|gay]] men to be 'stomped'. Which isn't remotely rebellious. It's just puerile."<ref name="Devenish21" /> That same year, they also notably served as an opening act on the [[Album of the Year Tour]] for [[Faith No More]], a band often credited as paving the way for Limp Bizkit and the [[nu metal]] genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal|title=They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal|date=August 13, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226193814/http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal/|archive-date=February 26, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> They were subject to a hostile reception from Faith No More's fans,<ref name="toomey">Borland, Wes. 2017. ''Talk Toomey'' Podcast</ref> with the group's keyboardist [[Roddy Bottum]] later recalling, "That guy Fred Durst had a really bad attitude. He was kind of a jerk. I remembered he called the audience faggots at one show when they booed him. Not a good scene."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/01/roddy-bottum-fan-q-and-the-answers.html|title=Roddy Bottum Fan Q and A - The Answers|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016231605/http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/01/roddy-bottum-fan-q-and-the-answers.html|archive-date=October 16, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Interscope proposed to the band that the label pay $5,000 to guarantee that a [[Portland, Oregon]], radio station play the song "Counterfeit" fifty times, preceded and concluded with an announcement that the air time was paid for by Interscope.<ref name="Devenish51">{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/51 51–78] |chapter=Chapter 3 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/51}}</ref><ref name="MTVJuly1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431305/limp-bizkit-pays-counterfeit-play.jhtml |title=Limp Bizkit Pays For 'Counterfeit' Play |date=July 1, 1998 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115235506/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431305/limp-bizkit-pays-counterfeit-play.jhtml |archive-date=January 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The paid air time was criticized by the media, who saw it as "[[payola]]".<ref name="Devenish51" /><ref name="MTVJuly1998" /> The band's manager Jeff Kwatinetz later termed the plan as a "brilliant marketing move".<ref name="Devenish51" /> Durst stated, "It worked, but it's not that cool of a thing."<ref name="Devenish51" />

Following the release of "Counterfeit" as a single, ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'' was released on July 1, 1997, and was met with minimal response.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> [[AllMusic]] writer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote, "They might not have many original ideas ... but they do the sound well. They have a powerful rhythm section and memorable hooks, most of which make up for the uneven songwriting."<ref name="ErlewineThreeDollarBill">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=''Three Dollar Bill Y'All'' – Limp Bizkit |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r278011/review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 14, 2011}}</ref> However, [[Robert Christgau]] panned the album.<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |title=Limp Bizkit Reviews |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Limp+Bizkit |url-status=live |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526153859/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Limp+Bizkit |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite the minimal response to his band's album, Durst was appointed Senior Vice President of A&R at Interscope.<ref name="Devenish127" />

Limp Bizkit joined the [[Warped Tour]], performing alongside the bands [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], Sick of It All, [[Lagwagon]], and [[Blink-182]].<ref name="Devenish51" /> Preceding the band's first tour with DJ Lethal, Otto became familiar with Lethal's contributions to collaborate with him better on stage.<ref name="Devenish51" /> In addition to touring with [[Primus (band)|Primus]] and [[Deftones]], Limp Bizkit headlined the Ladies Night in Cambodia club tour, which was intended to diversify the band's largely male fanbase by offering free tickets to female attendees. This plan successfully increased the band's female fanbase.<ref name="Devenish51" />

In 1998, Limp Bizkit toured with [[Soulfly]] and [[Cold (band)|Cold]] on Soulfly's first European tour.<ref name="Devenish51" /> Touring consistently increased Limp Bizkit's success and the second single from ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all'', a cover of George Michael's "Faith", became a successful radio hit, leading to a slot on [[Ozzfest]], a tour organized by [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]] and [[Sharon Osbourne]].<ref name="Devenish51" /> In July, [[Snot (band)|Snot]] singer [[Lynn Strait]] was arrested after he emerged nude from Limp Bizkit's prop toilet, and was charged with indecent exposure.<ref name="Devenish51" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Snot Singer Charged With Indecent Exposure |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432993/07101998/snot.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=July 10, 1998 |access-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219220343/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432993/07101998/snot.jhtml |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Because Limp Bizkit's fans would often break through the barricades, the band was almost kicked off the tour after two days.<ref name="Devenish51" /> In August, John Otto spent the night in jail in Auburn Hills, Michigan on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon after allegedly firing a [[BB gun]] and being arrested for carrying a switchblade.<ref name="Devenish51" />

After completing Ozzfest, Limp Bizkit took a break from performing and later performed on Korn's [[Family Values Tour]]. Durst also directed a music video for the band's single "Faith" in promotion for its appearance in the film ''[[Very Bad Things]]'', but was unsatisfied with it and directed a second video which paid tribute to tourmates like Primus, Deftones, and Korn, who appeared in the video.<ref name="Devenish51" /> Borland stated in an interview that George Michael, the song's writer, hated the cover and "hates us for doing it".<ref name="Devenish51" />

=== ''Significant Other'' (1999–2000) ===

[[File:DJ Lethal 2011.jpg|left|thumb|Beginning with ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' (1999), DJ Lethal expanded his role as [[sound design]]er for the band.]]
Following the radio success of "Faith", the band was determined to record the follow-up to its first album in order to show that they were not a Korn soundalike or a cover band; the band began writing an album which dealt with issues deriving from its newfound fame.<ref name=Devenish79/> [[Terry Date]], who had produced albums for [[Pantera]], [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] and [[Deftones]], was chosen to produce the album.<ref name=Devenish95>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/95 95–113] |chapter=Chapter 4 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/95}}</ref> The band allowed Durst and Lethal to explore their hip hop origins by recording a song with [[Method Man]]. The song was originally titled "Shut the Fuck Up", but was retitled "[[N 2 Gether Now]]" for marketing purposes.<ref name=Devenish95/> Durst also recorded with [[Eminem]], but the collaboration, "Turn Me Loose", was left off the album.<ref name=Devenish95/> The album also featured guest appearances by [[Stone Temple Pilots]] singer [[Scott Weiland]], Korn's [[Jonathan Davis]], [[Staind]] singer [[Aaron Lewis]], and interludes by [[Les Claypool]] and [[Matt Pinfield]].<ref name=Devenish95/>

''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' saw Limp Bizkit reaching a new level of commercial success; the band was featured on the covers of popular music magazines including ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' and now found themselves repeatedly mobbed for autographs; the band was allowed to interact directly with its fans on a website established by Dike 99.<ref name=Devenish115/> Durst also moved from Jacksonville to Los Angeles. ''Significant Other'' was seen as an improvement over its debut and was generally well received by critics with mixed-to-positive reviews. However, the band also continued to be criticized by the media; an article profiling the band in ''Spin'' and discussing ''Significant Other'' claimed that "Limp Bizkit had yet to write a good song", and musicians [[Marilyn Manson]] and [[Trent Reznor]] criticized the band.<ref name=Devenish115>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/115 115–125] |chapter=Chapter 5 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/115}}</ref>

The band promoted the album by playing unannounced concerts in Detroit and Chicago as radio stations received a strong number of requests for the album's first single, "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]".<ref name=Devenish127>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/127 127–153] |chapter=Chapter 6 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/127}}</ref> ''Significant Other'' climbed to No.&nbsp;1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]], selling 643,874 copies in its first week of release.<ref name=Devenish127/> In its second week of release the album sold an additional 335,000 copies.<ref name=Devenish127/>

On the opening night of the band's Limptropolis tour with [[Kid Rock]], Sam Rivers smashed his bass in frustration over the venue's poor sound, cutting his hand. After his hand was stitched up at a hospital, Rivers returned to finish the set.<ref name="Devenish127" /> On July 12, Durst allegedly kicked a security guard in the head during a performance in St. Paul, Minnesota and was later arrested on assault charges.<ref name="Devenish127" /> Further criticisms of the band appeared in ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="Devenish127" /> ''New York Times'' writer Ann Powers wrote, "DJ Lethal used his turntables as a metal guitar, riffing expansively and going for effects instead of rhythm. John Otto on drums and Sam Rivers on bass never even tried to get funky, instead steering hip-hop's break-beat-based structure into a backbone for power chords. This makes for a hybrid that would be more interesting if the band did not constantly mire itself in boring tempos, and if Mr. Durst had any talent as a singer".<ref name="Devenish127" />

In the summer of 1999, Limp Bizkit played at the highly anticipated [[Woodstock 1999|Woodstock '99]] show in front of approximately 200,000 people. Violent action sprang up during and after the band's performance, including fans tearing plywood from the walls during a performance of the song "[[Break Stuff]]". Several [[sexual assault]]s were also reported in the concert's aftermath .<ref name="amg" /><ref name="Devenish127" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Police Investigate Reports of Rapes at Woodstock |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock29.htm |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=July 29, 1999 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219071649/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock29.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Durst stated during the concert, "People are getting hurt. Don't let anybody get hurt. But I don't think you should mellow out. That's what [[Alanis Morissette]] had you motherfuckers do. If someone falls, pick 'em up. We already let the negative energy out. Now we wanna let out the positive energy".<ref name="Devenish127" /> Durst later stated in an interview, "I didn't see anybody getting hurt. You don't see that. When you're looking out on a sea of people and the stage is twenty feet in the air and you're performing, and you're feeling your music, how do they expect us to see something bad going on?"<ref name="Devenish127" /> Les Claypool told ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]'', "Woodstock was just Durst being Durst. His attitude is 'no press is bad press', so he brings it on himself. He wallows in it. Still, he's a great guy."<ref name="Devenish127" /> [[Jonathan Davis]] of [[Korn]] also defended the band: "I think Bizkit is being blamed for it because they were the heavy band … I don't think it was their fuckin' fault".<ref name="Herman">{{Cite web |last=Herman |first=James Patrick |date=2019-08-23 |title=Fred Durst Has No Woodstock '99 Regrets: 'Limp Bizkit Is an Easy Target So Bring it On' |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/limp-bizkit-woodstock-99-fred-durst-no-regrets-1203312851/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101348/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/limp-bizkit-woodstock-99-fred-durst-no-regrets-1203312851/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  "It's easy to point the finger and blame [us], but they hired us for what we do — and all we did is what we do. I would turn the finger and point it back to the people that hired us," said Durst in reference to [[Woodstock Music and Art Fair|original Woodstock]] co-founder [[Michael Lang (producer)|Michael Lang]].<ref name="Herman" />

Durst saw the band as being scapegoated for the event's controversy, and reflected on the criticisms surrounding the band in his music video for the single "[[Re-Arranged]]", which depicted the band members receiving death sentences for their participation in the concerts. The video ended with angry witnesses watching as the band drowned in milk while performing the song.<ref name="Devenish127" /> Durst later stated that the promoters of Woodstock '99 were at fault for booking his band due to their reputation for raucous performances.<ref name="Devenish127" />

Despite this controversy, ''Significant Other'' remained at No.&nbsp;1 on the ''Billboard'' charts; the band also headlined the year's [[Family Values Tour 1999|Family Values Tour]].<ref name="Devenish127" /> Durst directed a music video for "N 2 Gether Now" which featured Method Man and [[Pauly Shore]], and was inspired by [[Inspector Clouseau]]'s fights with his butler [[List of The Pink Panther characters#Cato Fong|Cato Fong]] in the ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|Pink Panther]]'' film series.<ref name="Devenish127" />

=== ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000–2001) ===

In 2000, Durst announced that the band's third studio album would be titled ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]''. The press thought he was joking about this title.<ref name=diPerna>{{cite book |last=di Perna |first=Alan |title=Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal |chapter=Wild Wild Wes |page=[https://archive.org/details/guitarworldprese00kitt/page/104 104] |year=2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=0-634-03287-9 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/guitarworldprese00kitt/page/104}}</ref> The album title is intended to sound like a fictional band; the phrase "Chocolate Starfish" refers to the human anus and Durst himself, who has frequently been called an "asshole".<ref name=diPerna/> Borland contributed the other half of the album's title when the band was standing around at a truck stop looking at bottles of flavored water, and Borland joked that the truck stop did not have hot dog or meat-flavored water.<ref name=diPerna/>

In June 2000, Limp Bizkit performed at the [[WINS-FM|WXRK]] [[Dysfunctional Family Picnic]], but showed up an hour late for their set.<ref name=Manning>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427590/limp-creed-trade-barbs-at-krock-show.jhtml |title=Limp, Creed Trade Barbs At KROCK Show |author=Manning, Kara |date=June 26, 2000 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213215454/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427590/limp-creed-trade-barbs-at-krock-show.jhtml |archive-date=December 13, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> An Interscope spokesman stated that there was confusion over the band's set time.<ref name=Manning/> During the band's performance, Durst criticized [[Creed (band)|Creed]] singer [[Scott Stapp]], calling him "an egomaniac".<ref name=Manning/> Creed's representatives later presented Durst with an autographed anger management manual.<ref name=Manning/>

In the summer, Limp Bizkit's tour was sponsored by the controversial [[file sharing]] service [[Napster]], doing free shows with a metal cage as the only thing separating them from the audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fb0G3RI4hM |title=Limp Bizkit Top 10 Most Memorabel Moments |publisher=YouTube |date=November 19, 2009 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217114546/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fb0G3RI4hM |archive-date=February 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Durst was an outspoken advocate of file sharing.<ref name="amg" /> They also did a "Guerrilla Tour", which involved the band setting up illegal and impromptu public gigs on rooftops and alleyways, some being shut down by the police.

During the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], Durst performed "Livin' It Up", a song from the upcoming album, as a duet with [[Christina Aguilera]]. In response to the performance, [[Filter (band)|Filter]] frontman [[Richard Patrick]] was quoted as saying "Fred getting onstage with Christina Aguilera embarrassed us all."<ref name="MTVNewsAguilera">{{cite web |date=October 3, 2000 |title=Limp's Durst Explains Aguilera Duet |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424786/20001003/aguilera_christina.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225011804/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424786/20001003/aguilera_christina.jhtml |archive-date=December 25, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |publisher=MTV News |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In response to the negative reactions to the performance, Durst remarked, "People always just wanna talk about Britney or Christina. What's the problem? Because they make a type of music we aren't allowed to like? Or you think they are the nemesis of what our music is about? Why segregate? Why be so musically fuckin' racist? What do you mean, I can't hang out with these types of people? Clearly I didn't give a fuck, which fed a lot of it, too. I mean, someone that's not going to give in and apologise... it's gonna make people carry on talking".<ref name="Hammerpublished">{{Cite web |last=Hammerpublished |first=Metal |date=2020-08-20 |title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst: "I'm Dr Frankenstein and the guy in the red cap is my creature" |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/limp-bizkit-the-gospel-according-to-fred-durst |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=loudersound |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101350/https://www.loudersound.com/features/limp-bizkit-the-gospel-according-to-fred-durst |url-status=live }}</ref>

Durst also appeared in the music video for Eminem's song "[[The Real Slim Shady]]", a song in which [[Eminem]] suggests that Christina Aguilera and Durst had a sexual relationship. Durst denied the rumors and defended Aguilera, saying: "For one thing, it's not true, so it doesn't bother me. [Eminem is] sort of answering the critics. He's going to the extreme with everything he can to now slap them in the face.... It's so over-the-top. For one thing, Christina's amazing. I really like that girl. I think she's an amazing singer. She's gonna have longevity. She's going to be one of those amazing icon women. I'm really attracted to her, I like her, and I've talked to her a couple of times, and that's that. I haven't had any type of relationship with her, or any type of intercourse with her. She's never sucked my dick, she's never sucked Carson's."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Rob-Mancini |title=Limp's Durst Sounds Off On Eminem Single |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1428619/limps-durst-sounds-off-on-eminem-single/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=MTV News |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716112830/https://www.mtv.com/news/1428619/limps-durst-sounds-off-on-eminem-single/ }}</ref>

Released on October 17, ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' set a record for highest first-week sales for a rock album, with over one million copies sold in the US in its first week of release. 400,000 of those sales happened during the first day, making it the fastest-selling rock album ever and breaking the record held for seven years by [[Pearl Jam]]'s ''[[Vs. (Pearl Jam album)|Vs.]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reese |first=Lori |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/24/limp-bizkit-scores-biggest-sales-debut-ever-rock-band/ |title=Bizkit in Gravy |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 24, 2000 |access-date=July 29, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618192310/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85663,00.html |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' was certified Gold, Platinum, and six times Multi-Platinum.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Seymour |first=Craig |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/26/limp-bizkit-tops-billboard-album-chart/ |title=Limp Bizkit tops the Billboard Album chart &#124; Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water &#124; Music News &#124; Music |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 26, 2000 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607183116/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85668,00.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit headlined the first [[Anger Management Tour]] edition that year with Eminem acting as co-headliner along with support from [[Papa Roach]], [[Xzibit]], [[D12]] and later, [[Godsmack]], [[DMX]], Sinnistar. The tour lasted 35 dates from October 19 - December 19, 2000.

The album received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water/limp-bizkit |title=Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=October 11, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629040655/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/limpbizkit/chocolatestarfish?q=Limp%20Bizkit |archive-date=June 29, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> with AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly – it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time."<ref name="ErlewineChocolateStarfish" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writer [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] named it as the worst album title of 2000,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044179,00.html |title=The Best and Worst Music |author=Browne, David |date=December 22, 2000 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926184801/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044179,00.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> whilst readers of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine voted it the worst album of the year, as well as voting Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst as the worst band of 2000 and the "Arse of the Year", respectively.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 13, 2001 |editor-last=Rees |editor-first=Paul |title=Readers' Poll 2000 |journal=[[Kerrang!]] |issue=835 |pages=29–36 |issn=0262-6624 |ref=Rees01}}</ref>

During a 2001 tour of Australia at the [[Big Day Out]] festival in Sydney, fans rushed the stage in the [[moshing|mosh pit]] and teenager [[Jessica Michalik]] died of [[asphyxiation]]. In court, Durst, represented by long-time attorney Ed McPherson, testified he had warned the concert's organizers Aaron Jackson, Will Pearce, and Amar Tailor, as well as the concert's promoter Vivian Lees, of the potential dangers of such minimal security.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1148637.stm | work=BBC News | title=Limp Bizkit 'devastated' by fan death | date=February 1, 2001 | access-date=April 4, 2010 | archive-date=June 5, 2004 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605235934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1148637.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> After viewing videotapes and hearing witness testimony, however, the coroner said it was evident that the crowd's density was dangerous at the time Limp Bizkit took the stage, stating that Fred Durst should have acted more responsibly when the problem became apparent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458584/aussie-court-easy-on-bizkit.jhtml |title=Organizers Blamed In Limp Bizkit Mosh-Pit Death |author=D'Angelo, Joe |date=November 8, 2002 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624013516/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458584/aussie-court-easy-on-bizkit.jhtml |archive-date=June 24, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Durst stated that he was "emotionally scarred" because of the teenager's death.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/17/1023864403550.html |author=Glendinning, Lee |work=The Age |location=Melbourne, Australia |title=Limp Bizkit singer tells of emotional scars from Big Day Out tragedy |date=June 18, 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519185052/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/17/1023864403550.html |archive-date=May 19, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Durst also stated that he was aware of the security problems, but that he and the band were forced to play in the festival: "There was a demand for us to play Big Day Out 2001, so we filled it. When we came to play we said, "The barricades aren't right – people are gonna go crazy so we're not playing." And they go, "No, you're goddamn wrong. You are playing – you're the headliners." And we go, "No, you gotta have the right barricade." The promoters who owned Big Day Out at the time were rude. The police came and it turned into this huge thing, with them telling us, "There's gonna be a riot if you don't play and if that happens, we're arresting you".<ref name="Hammerpublished" />

Later in 2001, numerous hip-hop artists including [[P. Diddy]], [[Timbaland]], [[Bubba Sparxxx]], and [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]] remixed famous songs from the band into hip-hop versions, adding their own styles and modifications. The album was called ''[[New Old Songs]]''.

=== Departure of Borland and ''Results May Vary'' (2001–2003) ===

In October 2001, Durst released a statement on their website stating that "Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways. Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers. Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors."<ref name=CMJ>{{cite journal |title=Borland bids adieu to Bizkit |journal=CMJ New Music Report |volume=69 |issue=737 |page=6 |publisher=CMJ Network |date=October 29, 2001 }}</ref> Durst also stated that the band would "comb the world for the illest guitar player known to man" to replace Borland.<ref name=CMJ/> When asked why Borland quit the band, Ross Robinson stated that he quit because "He doesn't sell out for money anymore".<ref>{{cite web|title=Borland quit Bizkit over 'integrity': producer|date=October 23, 2001|url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020619083329/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-date=June 19, 2002|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

Durst held a nationwide audition for a new guitarist called "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451596/20011221/story.jhtml "Limp Bizkit Scouring 99 Cities For New Guitarist"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823041057/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451596/20011221/story.jhtml |date=August 23, 2007}}. [[MTV News]], December 21, 2001; Retrieved May 31, 2006.</ref> However, Mike Henderson, who was one of the guitarists who went for the audition, revealed that the event was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Durst had no intention to recruit a new guitarist and the whole thing was intended to sell [[Guitar Center]] products. This caused an uproar amongst the guitarists who had been waiting for hours.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rock N' Roll True Stories |title=Limp Bizkit's Disastrous Guitar Center Contest To Replace Wes Borland |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAygiVB7J2Y&t=15m37s |website=YouTube |date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219032755/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAygiVB7J2Y&t=15m37s |url-status=live }}</ref> The band eventually recorded with Snot guitarist [[Mike Smith (guitarist)|Mike Smith]], though they later scrapped the initial recording sessions with Smith.<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> In May 2002, Durst posted Wes Borland's personal email address online and told fans to ask him to rejoin the group. Borland stated that 75% or more of all the emails pleaded for him not to return to the band.<ref>{{cite web|title=Borland rebuffs Durst's invite to rejoin Bizkit|date=May 28, 2002|url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017220349/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-date=October 17, 2002|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

During the album's production, the working title changed from ''Bipolar''<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> to ''Panty Sniffer'',<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> and was completed under the title ''[[Results May Vary]]''. Under Durst's sole leadership, the album encompassed a variety of styles<ref name=Sullivan>{{cite news |author=Sullivan, Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/sep/26/popandrock.shopping |title=Limp Bizkit, ''Results May Vary'' |work=The Guardian |access-date=October 7, 2011 |location=London |date=September 27, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031060844/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/sep/26/popandrock.shopping |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and featured a cover of [[the Who]]'s "[[Behind Blue Eyes]]", which differed from the original's arrangement in its inclusion of a [[Speak & Spell (toy)|Speak & Spell]] during the song's [[bridge (music)|bridge]].<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> ''Results May Vary'' consisted of various recording sessions, some of which included Smith on guitars and some without; however, Smith continued to play live shows with the band.<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/results-may-vary-r657916/review |title=''Results May Vary'' – Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829163437/http://allmusic.com/album/results-may-vary-r657916/review |archive-date=August 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit performed at [[WWE WrestleMania XIX]], with both Smith and Korn's [[Brian Welch]] on guitars. In the summer of 2003, Limp Bizkit participated on the [[Summer Sanitarium Tour]] headlined by [[Metallica]].<ref name=Kaufman/> At the tour's [[Chicago]] stop, concert attendees threw items and heckled Durst from the moment he walked on stage. With the crowd chanting "Fuck Fred Durst" and continuing their assault on him, Durst threw the mic down after six songs and walked off stage, but not before heckling the crowd back. He repeatedly said, "Limp Bizkit are the best band in the world!" until a roadie took his microphone away.<ref name=Kaufman>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474912/20030728/limp_bizkit.jhtml |title=Limp Bizkit Walk Offstage After Chicago Crowd Gets Hostile – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210105747/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474912/20030728/limp_bizkit.jhtml }}</ref> An article in the ''Sun-Times'' stated that the hostility was started by radio personality [[Mancow]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/07/29/chicago-concertgoers-boo-bizkit-stage/ |title=Throw Stuff |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 29, 2003 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022054444/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,471517,00.html |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''Results May Vary'' was released on September 23, 2003, and received largely unfavorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/results-may-vary |title=Results May Vary Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130000518/http://www.metacritic.com/music/results-may-vary |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine panned the album, writing, "the music has no melody, hooks, or energy, [and] all attention is focused on the clown jumping up and down and screaming in front, and long before the record is over, you're left wondering, how the hell did he ever get to put this mess out?"<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> ''[[The Guardian]]'' reviewer Caroline Sullivan wrote, "At least Limp Bizkit can't be accused of festering in the [[rap rock|rap-rock]] ghetto ... But Durst's problems are ever-present – and does anybody still care?"<ref name=Sullivan/> Despite criticisms of the album, it was a commercial success, peaking at No.&nbsp;3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name=AllmusicCharts/> Smith departed from the band in August 2004. Durst later told a fan site that he had a falling-out with Smith, saying "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."<ref name=DAngelo/>

=== Borland's return, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' and hiatus (2004–2008) ===

In August 2004, Borland rejoined Limp Bizkit, which began recording their first EP, ''[[The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=LIMP BIZKIT |url=http://limpbizkit.com:80/ |website=LimpBizkit.com |access-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001055145if_/http://limpbizkit.com:80/ |archive-date=October 1, 2005}}</ref><ref name="DAngelo">{{cite web |author=D'Angelo, Joe |date=August 16, 2004 |title=Wes Borland Back With Limp Bizkit |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490229/wes-borland-back-with-limp-bizkit.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218003051/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490229/wes-borland-back-with-limp-bizkit.jhtml |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |publisher=MTV News |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In May, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' was released. [[Sammy Siegler]] took over drumming duties for the band for much of the EP, which featured a more experimental sound, described by AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "neo-prog alt-metal".<ref name=ErlewineUnquestionableTruth/> At Durst's insistence, the EP was released as an underground release without any advertising or promotion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1514094/20051118/limp_bizkit.jhtml |title=Music Ruined Wes Borland's Life, So He's Formed A New Band |last1=Harris |first1=Chris |date=November 18, 2005 |publisher=[[VH1]] |access-date=December 14, 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=Harris>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Chris |title=Bye Bye Bizkit? Wes Borland Says Limp Are Pretty Much Done |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526158/borland-casts-doubt-on-limp-bizkits-future.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=March 17, 2006 |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101130958/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526158/borland-casts-doubt-on-limp-bizkits-future.jhtml }}</ref> Borland disagreed with the decision, suggesting that it was "self-sabotage": "Maybe he was already unhappy with the music, and he didn't really want to put it out there."<ref name=Harris/>

The EP received mixed reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the music, calling it "a step in the right direction – it's more ambitious, dramatic, and aggressive, built on pummeling verses and stop-start choruses." However, he felt that the band was being "held back" by Durst, whom he called "the most singularly unpleasant, absurd frontman in rock."<ref name=ErlewineUnquestionableTruth/> [[IGN]] writer Spence D. similarly gave it a mixed review, as he felt that the EP lacked direction, but that showed potential for the band's musical growth.<ref name=SpenceD>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit – The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/609/609754p1.html|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|date=May 3, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403105511/http://music.ign.com/articles/609/609754p1.html|archive-date=April 3, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' sold over 37,000 copies in its first week of release, and debuted at No.&nbsp;24 on the ''Billboard'' 200, but due to its lack of advertising sales fell off quickly and only sold 88,000 copies in the United States by March 2006.<ref name=AllmusicCharts>{{cite web |url=https://allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-p213327/charts-awards |title=Limp Bizkit – Charts & Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 14, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727230023/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-mn0000290502/awards |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Limp Bizkit: What Happened? |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/ |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525034504/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/ |archive-date=May 25, 2005 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2006-03-17 |title=Limp Bizkit No Longer On Borland's Radar |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/limp-bizkit-no-longer-on-borlands-radar-59053/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027191427/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/limp-bizkit-no-longer-on-borlands-radar-59053/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the release of the band's ''[[Greatest Hitz (Limp Bizkit album)|Greatest Hitz]]'' album, the band went on hiatus.<ref name=Harris/><ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512963/11032005/limp_bizkit.jhtml |title=Fred Durst Says Limp Bizkit Are About To Bring On The Gravy – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=November 3, 2005 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527093029/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512963/11032005/limp_bizkit.jhtml |archive-date=May 27, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Borland stated that it was unlikely that a sequel to ''The Unquestionable Truth'' would be produced and that "As of right now, none of my future plans include Limp Bizkit."<ref name=Harris/><ref name=ErlewineGoldCobra/>

=== Reunion, ''Gold Cobra'' and departure from Interscope (2009–2011) ===

[[File:Limp Bizkit.jpg|thumb|Borland, Otto (background) and Durst performing live]]
In 2009, Limp Bizkit reunited with Borland playing guitar and launched the [[Unicorns N' Rainbows Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-launches-unicorns-n-rainbows-tour/5289556|publisher=[[Artist Direct]]|author=Artist Direct Staff|title=Limp Bizkit Launches 'Unicorns N' Rainbows' Tour|work=ARTISTdirect |date=April 24, 2009|access-date=May 14, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085854/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-launches-unicorns-n-rainbows-tour/5289556|archive-date=October 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Durst announced that they had begun to record a new album, which Borland titled ''[[Gold Cobra]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/11/world_exclusive_limp_bizkit_na.html |title=World exclusive! Limp Bizkit name new album |author=Simon |date=November 30, 2009 |work=Kerrang.com |publisher=Bauer Performance |access-date=November 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203112253/http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/11/world_exclusive_limp_bizkit_na.html |archive-date=December 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name=EW>{{cite web |last=Collis |first=Clark |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/05/limp-bizkit-durst-borlan/ |title=Limp Bizkit on their reunion album-and who exactly was to blame for their break up in the first place |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] Music Mix |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218181250/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/05/limp-bizkit-durst-borlan/ }}</ref> Borland said that the title does not have any meaning, and that it was chosen because it fit the style of music the band was writing for the album.<ref name=EW/> The band recorded a spoken intro written by Durst and performed by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] member [[Gene Simmons]] for the album, but it was left off the completed album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/durst-treats-fans-to-sneak-peek-of-new-record_1186345 |title=Limp Bizkit – Durst Treats Fans To Sneak Peek Of New Record |author=Contactmusic Staff |date=November 25, 2010 |magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]] |access-date=January 6, 2012 |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215223346/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/durst-treats-fans-to-sneak-peek-of-new-record_1186345 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NME>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/53996 |title=Fred Durst previews new Limp Bizkit songs online |author=''NME'' Staff |date=November 25, 2010 |work=NME |access-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128095139/http://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/53996 |archive-date=November 28, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The band also recorded additional "non-album" tracks, including "Combat Jazz", which featured rapper [[Raekwon]] and "Middle Finger", featuring [[Paul Wall]].<ref name=NME/>

"[[Shotgun (Limp Bizkit song)|Shotgun]]" was released as a single on May 17, 2011. The song is noted for featuring a guitar solo by Borland, something that the band is not known for.<ref name="MetalHammer" /> "Shotgun" received favorable reviews, with [[Artistdirect]] writing, "['Shotgun'] feels like Bizkit approached the signature style on ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Yall|Three Dollar Bill Y'All]]'' and ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' with another decade-plus of instrumental experience and virtuosity, carving out a banger that could get asses moving in the club or fists flying in the [[mosh pit]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-shotgun-review-4-5-out-of-5-stars/8973960 |title=Limp Bizkit — "Shotgun" Review 4.5 out of 5 stars |date=June 6, 2011 |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |access-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903134229/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-shotgun-review-4-5-out-of-5-stars/8973960 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''Gold Cobra'' was released on June 28 and received mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/gold-cobra |title=''Gold Cobra'' at Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703174900/http://www.metacritic.com/music/gold-cobra |url-status=live }}</ref> AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a return to the full-throttled attack of ''Three Dollar Bill Y'All''.<ref name=ErlewineGoldCobra/> IGN writer Chad Grischow wrote, "Though far from their best work, Limp Bizkit's latest at least proves that their 2005 ''Greatest Hitz'' album may have been premature."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/117/1179339p1.html |title=Original line-up yields mostly good results on latest |author=Grischow, Chad |date=June 27, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=January 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222054406/http://music.ign.com/articles/117/1179339p1.html |archive-date=December 22, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' writer Terry Bezer appraised the album, writing "Aside from the odd duff moment, Gold Cobra throws out the hot shit that'll make you bounce in the mosh pit over and over again."<ref name=MetalHammer>{{cite journal|last=Bezer|first=Terry|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra-track-by-track/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609012224/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra-track-by-track/|archive-date=June 9, 2011|title=''Gold Cobra'' review|journal=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=October 13, 2011}}</ref> The band launched the [[Gold Cobra Tour]] in support of the album. A music video for the title track was released.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_i_qxQztHRI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110704083903/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI |title=Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra music video |website=[[YouTube]] |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Gold Cobra'' sold nearly 80,000 copies in the United States alone and peaked at No.&nbsp;16 on the ''Billboard'' 200; however, the band left Interscope after the album's release.<ref name=blabbermouth>{{cite magazine |title=LIMP BIZKIT New Record |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1554417/limp-bizkit-is-ready-to-go-with-lil-wayne-on-new-single-listen |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=March 25, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329181837/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1554417/limp-bizkit-is-ready-to-go-with-lil-wayne-on-new-single-listen |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwyn |first=Tom |date=2011-12-04 |title=Limp Bizkit dropped by record label Interscope |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-24-1268973 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201181436/https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-24-1268973 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' and ''Still Sucks'' (2012–2022) ===

[[File:Limp Bizkit au Hellfest 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Limp Bizkit performing at [[Hellfest]] in 2015]]
In February 2012, the band returned to Australia for the first time in 11 years to perform at the [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/newsletter/4096/exclusive-limp-bizkit-frontman-shocked-at-bdo-barrier-decision |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120204075521/http://themusic.com.au/newsletter/4096/exclusive-limp-bizkit-frontman-shocked-at-bdo-barrier-decision |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |access-date=February 5, 2016 |title=/ }}</ref> Durst dedicated the shows to [[Jessica Michalik]], who died during the Limp Bizkit performance at [[Big Day Out]] 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Limp Bizkit dedicate latest Australian show to BDO tragic|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/limp-bizkit-dedicate-latest-australian-show-to-bdo-tragic/story-e6frf96f-1226262838878|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=February 5, 2012}}</ref> Limp Bizkit signed with [[Cash Money Records]].<ref name=blabbermouth/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/62487 |title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst: 'We're working on the craziest metal record ever' &#124; News |work=NME |date=March 8, 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165454/http://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/62487 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Grandmaster Grouchy Greg |url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/02/27/birdman-slim-and-fred-durst-discuss-limp-bizkit-deal/ |title=Birdman, Slim and Fred Durst Discuss Limp Bizkit Deal |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627100625/http://allhiphop.com/2012/02/27/birdman-slim-and-fred-durst-discuss-limp-bizkit-deal/ |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Following a dispute between Durst, Lethal, and Otto about the latter two's alleged chronic drug and alcohol use, DJ Lethal angrily left the band.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/limp-bizkits-dj-lethal-ive-been-berated-made-to-look-like-a-drug-addict/ |title=Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal: "I've Been Berated, Made To Look Like A Drug Addict" - Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture |magazine=Music Feeds |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124231635/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/limp-bizkits-dj-lethal-ive-been-berated-made-to-look-like-a-drug-addict/ |url-status=live }}</ref> DJ Lethal later posted an apology to the band on Twitter,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3198013/dj-lethal-reconciles-with-limp-bizkit-is-back-in-the-band|title=DJ Lethal Reconciles With Limp Bizkit: Is Back In The Band|date=October 15, 2012|publisher=BloodyDisgusting|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170512113640/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3198013/dj-lethal-reconciles-with-limp-bizkit-is-back-in-the-band|archive-date=May 12, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> but was ultimately not allowed back into the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/rap-metal-musical-chairs/bizkit-tour-to-be-even-limper-without-dj-lethals-involvement|title=BIZKIT TOUR TO BE EVEN LIMPER WITHOUT DJ LETHAL'S INVOLVEMENT|date=March 21, 2013|publisher=Metal Insider|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527194147/http://www.metalinsider.net/rap-metal-musical-chairs/bizkit-tour-to-be-even-limper-without-dj-lethals-involvement|archive-date=May 27, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/limp_bizkit_boot_dj_lethal_from_tour.html|title=Limp Bizkit Boot DJ Lethal From Tour|website=Ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425012013/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/limp_bizkit_boot_dj_lethal_from_tour.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fred Durst was featured in the song "Champions" by Kevin Rudolf, which was used as a theme for [[WWE]]'s [[Night of Champions (2012)|Night of Champions]]. The song debuted on ''[[WWE Raw]]'' on September 3, 2012. This was the first time Limp Bizkit has worked with WWE since 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2013/03/24/dj-lethal-i-want-to-go-on-tour-bad/|title=DJ Lethal: "I want to go on tour bad" - The Armpit|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612154906/http://www.thearmpit.net/2013/03/24/dj-lethal-i-want-to-go-on-tour-bad/|archive-date=June 12, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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The band recorded their seventh studio album, ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/11/14/limp-bizkit-proclaim-new-album-is-for-nu-metal-rock-fans-only |title=LIMP BIZKIT Proclaim New Album is for "Nu Metal Rock Fans" Only |publisher=The Daily BLAM! |access-date=December 15, 2012 |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119233627/http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/11/14/limp-bizkit-proclaim-new-album-is-for-nu-metal-rock-fans-only |url-status=live }}</ref> with producer Ross Robinson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/in-the-studio/ross-robinson-involved-in-limp-bizkit-album|title=Ross Robinson involved in Limp Bizkit album|author=Bram Teitelman|publisher=Metal Insider|date=Jan 30, 2013|access-date=March 6, 2013|archive-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213080521/http://www.metalinsider.net/in-the-studio/ross-robinson-involved-in-limp-bizkit-album|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2013/01/29/news/producer-ross-robinson-involved-in-new-limp-bizkit-album/|title=Producer Ross Robinson Involved In New Limp Bizkit Album|author=wookubus|publisher=theprp.com|date=January 29, 2013|access-date=March 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204164539/http://www.theprp.com/2013/01/29/news/producer-ross-robinson-involved-in-new-limp-bizkit-album/|archive-date=February 4, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> who also produced the band's debut album ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'' and the 2005 EP ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.<ref name="sprint"/>

On March 24, 2013, the first single from the album, "[[Ready to Go (Limp Bizkit song)|Ready to Go]]" (featuring Lil Wayne) was released on limpbizkit.com.<ref>Ready to Go music video: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyAAwCu-Lu4 |title=Limp Bizkit - Ready to Go ft. Lil Wayne (Official Video) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 22, 2013 |access-date=2016-11-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127130558/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyAAwCu-Lu4 |archive-date=November 27, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In November a cover of the [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] song "Thieves" was released by the band via their official Facebook and Twitter accounts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Free download set for "Thieves"|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151714761452548&set=a.400078222547.178982.48793492547&type=1|work=Facebook|publisher=Limp Bizkit|access-date=November 1, 2013|format=Facebook Post|date=November 2013|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904001010/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151714761452548&set=a.400078222547.178982.48793492547&type=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In December, the band released the previously leaked song "Lightz" along with an accompanying music video.<ref name="Lightz release.">{{cite web|title=New Song and Video "Lightz" Has Been Released.|url=http://www.limpbizkit.com/new-song-and-video-lightz-has-been-released/|work=Limpbizkit.com|publisher=Limp Bizkit|access-date=December 11, 2013|author=Max|format=News post|date=December 11, 2013|quote=Please enjoy and accept this video LIGHTZ as a gift for being you and try your best to have a wonderful day ...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211194723/http://www.limpbizkit.com/new-song-and-video-lightz-has-been-released/|archive-date=December 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The next single off the album, "[[Endless Slaughter]]", was set to be released only on cassette and during concerts,<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://loudwire.com/limp-bizkit-cassette-release-new-song-endless-slaughter/|title= Limp Bizkit Plot Cassette Release for New Song 'Endless Slaughter'|author= Chad Childers|magazine= [[Loudwire]]|date= May 31, 2014|access-date= June 23, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140702011320/http://loudwire.com/limp-bizkit-cassette-release-new-song-endless-slaughter/|archive-date= July 2, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref> but can be downloaded at the band's official website.

In October 2014, Fred Durst revealed that the band had left Cash Money and became independent again. The split was carried out amicably and Fred says that "We really love the jam we did with Lil Wayne, though. We love that song."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Durst On Limp Bizkit's Split From Cash Money Records|url=http://www.wdhafm.com/gmi/rocknews/2014/10/01/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-split-from-cash-money-records|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204041838/http://www.wdhafm.com/gmi/rocknews/2014/10/01/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-split-from-cash-money-records|archive-date=February 4, 2015|author=Gary Graff|publisher=WDHA 105.5 FM|date=October 1, 2014}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit performed as headliners of the ShipRocked 2015 cruise from February 2 to 6. Other bands present were [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], [[Black Label Society]], [[P.O.D.]], and [[Sevendust]] among others. The band announced their major 2015 tour called "Money Sucks", a Russian 20-date tour to take place during October and November celebrating Limp Bizkit's 20th anniversary. The tour name was a nod to the difficult economic situation that Russia was facing at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit to Tour 20 Russian Cities in October|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/01/15/limp-bizkit-to-tour-20-russian-cities-in-october|author=Alex|publisher=thearmpit.net|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812021937/http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/01/15/limp-bizkit-to-tour-20-russian-cities-in-october/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Money Sucks 2015 Russian Tour|url=https://www.facebook.com/bizkitlivecom/posts/771632272885439|author=Bizkitlive.com|publisher=Bizkitlive.com|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419045257/https://www.facebook.com/bizkitlivecom/posts/771632272885439|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit to Headline ShipRocked 2015|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2014/10/23/limp-bizkit-to-headline-shiprocked-2015|author=Alex|publisher=thearmpit.net|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107004221/http://www.thearmpit.net/2014/10/23/limp-bizkit-to-headline-shiprocked-2015/}}</ref> The tour gathered criticism on the background of [[2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine|Russo-Ukrainian War]] and behaviour of Fred Durst who showed a flag saying "[[Crimea]] = Russia", referring to [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|illegal annexation]] by Russia in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit frontman banned from Ukraine|url=https://www.dw.com/en/limp-bizkit-frontman-fred-durst-banned-from-ukraine/a-18933381|author=DW|publisher=dw.com|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010241/https://www.dw.com/en/limp-bizkit-frontman-fred-durst-banned-from-ukraine/a-18933381|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before the band traveled to Europe to attend the "Money Sucks" Tour, Sam Rivers was diagnosed with a degenerative disease of the spinal discs that was complicated due to a pinched nerve, causing a lot of pain in such areas and which prevented him from being with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/10/28/sam-rivers-updates-us-on-his-health-condition/|title=Sam Rivers updates us on his health condition - The Armpit|website=Thearmpit.net|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006203110/http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/10/28/sam-rivers-updates-us-on-his-health-condition/}}</ref> 23-year-old German bassist Samuel Gerhard Mpungu replaced Rivers for the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/leute/article207679325/Wie-ein-Berliner-Bassist-zu-Limp-Bizkit-kommt.html|title=Wie ein Berliner Bassist zu Limp Bizkit kommt|first=Tina|last=Molin|website=Morgenpost.de|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010755/https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/leute/article207679325/Wie-ein-Berliner-Bassist-zu-Limp-Bizkit-kommt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Fred Durst & Wes Borland @ KROQ Weenie Roast 2019 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|thumb|Fred Durst and Wes Borland performing at KROQ Weenie Roast 2019]]Limp Bizkit offered several concerts in the United Kingdom during winter 2016 alongside [[Korn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/korn-and-limp-bizkit-announce-joint-uk-winter-tour|title=Korn and Limp Bizkit announce joint UK winter tour|website=Loudersound.com|date=September 14, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817153526/https://www.loudersound.com/news/korn-and-limp-bizkit-announce-joint-uk-winter-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding this tour, Fred says: "You may have experienced a lot of cool concerts in your life, but I can guarantee you that an evening with Korn and Limp Bizkit will always and forever be your favorite. No one brings the party harder, heavier, and more exciting than us. No one. And ... make sure you get plenty of rest the night before. It's time to bring it back!"<ref>{{cite web|title=Korn and Limp Bizkit announce joint UK winter tour|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/710891/Korn-Limp-Bizkit-joint-UK-tour-20-years-Fred-Durst-Jonathan-Davis-Nu-Metal|author=George Simpson|website=Express.co.uk|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=October 1, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408140111/https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/710891/Korn-Limp-Bizkit-joint-UK-tour-20-years-Fred-Durst-Jonathan-Davis-Nu-Metal|url-status=live}}</ref>

Because of little information and constant delays for the release of ''Stampede'', in an interview/talk with the podcast "Someone Who Isn't Me", Wes said that Fred "isn't happy" with what he was working on. The guitarist said that Durst will "just keep working on something until he's happy with it, even if it takes years and years".<ref>{{cite web|title=Looks Like Limp Bizkit May Never Release More Music|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/looks-like-limp-bizkit-may-never-release-music|author=Emmy Mack|website=Musicfeeds.com.au|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=October 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002080934/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/looks-like-limp-bizkit-may-never-release-music/|archive-date=October 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[File:Limp Bizkit at Quebec Agora Fest 2019 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|thumb|DJ Lethal and Fred Durst performing at Quebec Agora Fest 2019]]

DJ Lethal resumed performing with the band on March 17, 2018, at the Storm the Gates festival in [[Auckland, New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/dj-lethal-returns-limp-bizkit-new-zealand/|title=DJ Lethal Returns to the Stage With Limp Bizkit in New Zealand|website=Loudwire|date=March 18, 2018|access-date=July 15, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709184924/https://loudwire.com/dj-lethal-returns-limp-bizkit-new-zealand/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 8, 2019, the band played a new song from their forthcoming album called "Wasteoid" live in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/07/09/watch-limp-bizkit-play-a-new-song-called-wasteoid-in-paris/|title=Watch Limp Bizkit Play A New Song Called 'Wasteoid' In Paris|date=July 8, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010519/https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/07/09/watch-limp-bizkit-play-a-new-song-called-wasteoid-in-paris/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Borland provided an album update in June 2021, detailing the struggles with the album: {{blockquote|We've probably, in the last 10 years, been in the studio to try and complete the record, I wanna say, seven times, to different studios. And we've been working on stuff, working on stuff, working on stuff. And Fred [Durst] has been consistently kind of unsatisfied with where vision is, I guess...We probably have 35 songs recorded instrumentally, and he's done vocals on them and then thrown the vocals away — done vocals and then [gone], 'Fuck this,' [and] thrown it away. So I think he's finally at the point now where he's gonna pick a set of these songs that he's finally cool with and finish 'em and we're gonna finish the record. So, fingers crossed."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/wes-borland-limp-bizkit-35-songs-recorded-instrumentally-stampede-disco-elephants-album/|title=Limp Bizkit Have 35 Songs Recorded Instrumentally for New Album|website=Loudwire.com|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012441/https://loudwire.com/wes-borland-limp-bizkit-35-songs-recorded-instrumentally-stampede-disco-elephants-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

In August 2021, just a week after their main stage set at Lollapalooza, the band canceled their summer tour, "out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of the band, crew and most of all the fans" in relation to rising [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 cases in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Limp Bizkit Cancel 'Post Pandemic Popup Party' Tour 'Out of an Abundance of Caution'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9612145/limp-bizkit-cancel-tour-abundance-of-caution/|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114194927/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9612145/limp-bizkit-cancel-tour-abundance-of-caution/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 25, 2021, the band revealed new music would be "leaked" in rapid succession with their new album to follow soon after.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Paul 'Browny'|date=August 26, 2021|title=New Limp Bizkit Songs And Album Incoming Very Soon…|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/26/new-limp-bizkit-songs-and-album-incoming-very-soon/|access-date=August 26, 2021|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718005950/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/26/new-limp-bizkit-songs-and-album-incoming-very-soon/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 30, 2021, the band released a new single "Dad Vibes".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Paul 'Browny'|date=September 30, 2021|title=Stop Everything: Limp Bizkit's New Era Has Arrived with 'Dad Vibes'|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/09/30/limp-bizkits-new-era-has-arrived-with-dad-vibes/|access-date=September 30, 2021|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010755/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/09/30/limp-bizkits-new-era-has-arrived-with-dad-vibes/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 19, Durst teased on [[Instagram]] that more songs would be coming soon, revealing the titles "Turn It Up Bitch" and "Goodbye", as well as the album containing 12 tracks.<ref>[https://www.theprp.com/2021/10/19/news/limp-bizkits-fred-durst-teases-releasing-the-bands-new-album/ Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst Teases Releasing The Band's New Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010001/https://www.theprp.com/2021/10/19/news/limp-bizkits-fred-durst-teases-releasing-the-bands-new-album/ |date=July 18, 2023 }} The PRP. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.</ref> On October 28, 2021, Durst confirmed via Instagram that the band's sixth album – now titled ''[[Still Sucks]]'' – would be released on October 31, 2021.<ref>[https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/limp-bizkit-confirm-long-awaited-new-album-still-sucks/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118103813/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/limp-bizkit-confirm-long-awaited-new-album-still-sucks/ |date=November 18, 2021 }} "Limp Bizkit confirm long-awaited new album, [[Still Sucks]]". Retrieved October 29, 2021.</ref>

=== Upcoming seventh studio album (2023–present) ===
Borland revealed in early 2023 that plans for Limp Bizkit's seventh studio album were underway for 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/03/31/news/wes-borland-on-limp-bizkits-new-music-plans-were-talking-about-a-travel-destination-to-make-an-album-together-next-year/ |title=Wes Borland on Limp Bizkit's New Music Plans: "We're Talking About a Travel Destination to Make an Album Together Next Year" |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426023644/https://www.theprp.com/2023/03/31/news/wes-borland-on-limp-bizkits-new-music-plans-were-talking-about-a-travel-destination-to-make-an-album-together-next-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late October 2024, Durst confirmed that he was "in the studio with John Otto" recording drum tracks for the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2024/10/limp-bizkit-recording-new-music-2024/ |title=Limp Bizkit Are in the Studio Recording New Music |work=Consequence of Sound |date=October 31, 2024 |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

== Artistry ==

=== Music ===
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Durst wanted Limp Bizkit to be a "megaband" which could cross over into as many different styles of music as possible.<ref name=Devenish21/> Limp Bizkit's music has predominately been described as {{nowrap|[[nu metal]]}},<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music |author2=Phillips, Cogan |author=William, Brian |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-313-34800-6}} (March 20, 2009). Retrieved on September 22, 2015</ref><ref name="BNW-limp">{{cite book |last=Udo |first=Tommy |title=Brave Nu World |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |year=2002 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/67 67–81, 233–235] |isbn=1-86074-415-X |url=https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/67 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2136136.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Limp Bizkit consider gigs by satellite |publisher=BBC News |date=July 18, 2002 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010820/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2136136.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Apter |first1=Jeff |title=Never Enough: The Story of The Cure |year=2009 |publisher=Music Sales Group |isbn=978-0-85712-024-3 |page=468 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2011/06/album-review-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra|title=Album Review: Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|author=Buchanan, David|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110629095449/https://consequence.net/2011/06/album-review-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra|archive-date=June 29, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Langhoff |first=Josh |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144574-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra/ |title=Limp Bizkit: Gold Cobra < PopMatters |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-date=November 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127063042/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144574-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PxWasD0U6pcC&pg=PA104 |pages=103–104 |title=Studies in Symbolic Interaction |editor=Norman K. Denzin |editor2=Christopher J. Schneider |editor3=Robert Owen Gardner |editor4=John Bryce Merrill |editor5=Dong Han |chapter=Music Genre as a Gendered Process: Authenticity in Extreme Metal |last1=Hutcherson |first1=Ben |last2=Haenfler |first2=Ross |publisher=Emerald Group Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-85724-361-4}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[rap metal]]}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Lewis, Faye |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra |title=Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra &#124; Reviews &#124; Rock Sound |work=[[Rock Sound]] |access-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701130132/http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra |archive-date=July 1, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-p213327/biography |title=Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101023338/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-p213327/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshineslate.com/2011/05/10/florida-bad-boys-limp-bizkit-set-to-release-new-album-june-28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528084031/http://www.sunshineslate.com/2011/05/10/florida-bad-boys-limp-bizkit-set-to-release-new-album-june-28/ |archive-date=May 28, 2011 |title=New Album Gold Cobra For Florida Bad boys Limp Bizkit |publisher=Sunshineslate.com |date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/press_releases_210711 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724063254/http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/press_releases_210711 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |title=Sennheiser Worldwide: Press / Press Releases / Limp Bizkit Pushes the Limits of Sennheiser Mics |publisher=Sennheiser.com |date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> and [[rap rock]].<ref name=Legacy>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/05/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-new-album-interview-2013/ |title=Fred Durst Answers for Limp Bizkit's Legacy |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=August 10, 2015 |author=Herzog, Kenny |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108014411/https://www.spin.com/2013/05/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-new-album-interview-2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470366/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-comeback-weve-got-to-own-who-we-are |title=Fred Durst on Limp Bizkit's Comeback: 'We've Got to Own Who We Are' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Graff, Gary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223041319/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470366/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-comeback-weve-got-to-own-who-we-are |archive-date=February 23, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/od/limpbizkit/p/LimpBizkit.htm |title=Limp Bizkit |publisher=[[About.com]] |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Grierson, Tim |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922035010/http://rock.about.com/od/limpbizkit/p/LimpBizkit.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/limp-bizkit-lean-into-the-backlash-on-gold-cobra-6620419 |title=Limp Bizkit Lean Into The Backlash On Gold Cobra |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Shipley, Al |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409090105/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/limp-bizkit-lean-into-the-backlash-on-gold-cobra-6620419 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/limp-bizkit-signs-with-cash-money-records-pledges--69882 |title=Limp Bizkit signs with Cash Money Records, pledges to get "back in this ho!" |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Fetters, Ashley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302195245/http://www.avclub.com/article/limp-bizkit-signs-with-cash-money-records-pledges--69882 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/check-out-this-fred-durst-directed-eharmony-commercial-20140719 |title=Check Out This Fred Durst-Directed eHarmony Commercial |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 19, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Dionne, Zach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202090320/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/check-out-this-fred-durst-directed-eharmony-commercial-20140719 |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Limp Bizkit have also been described as [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Gulla|first=Bob|title=Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|location=Westport, Connecticut|isbn=978-0-313-35806-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3I9qQWdeAC|author-link=Bob Gulla|access-date=June 10, 2012|page=5|format=Print|date=December 23, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114113647/https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3I9qQWdeAC|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/robert-durst-mixed-story-fred-durst-limp-bizkit-article-1.2152410 |title=Accused killer Robert Durst misidentified in AP story as 'former Limp Bizkit frontman' Fred Durst |work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] |date=March 17, 2015 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Goldstein, Sasha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302032828/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/robert-durst-mixed-story-fred-durst-limp-bizkit-article-1.2152410 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/limp-bizkit-are-better-than-whatever-crap-youre-listening-to-right-now-5482304 |title=Limp Bizkit Are Better Than Whatever Crap You're Listening To Right Now |work=[[LA Weekly]] |date=April 14, 2015 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Pell, Nicholas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221162436/http://www.laweekly.com/music/limp-bizkit-are-better-than-whatever-crap-youre-listening-to-right-now-5482304 |archive-date=December 21, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[post-grunge]]}}<ref name=Geffen>{{cite web|last=Geffen|first=Sasha|title=In Defense of Post-Grunge Music|url=https://consequence.net/aux-out/in-defense-of-post-grunge-music/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=July 28, 2015|date=October 7, 2013|quote=He's right on all five (Bush, Hootie and the Blowfish, Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, and Creed) but I don't think the list stops there. That apparently self-explanatory loathing is focused on whole moment, a period of time around the turn of the millennium when post-grunge kept topping the alternative charts and people who felt they knew better than the masses kept hating it with every fiber.|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170725103548/https://consequence.net/aux-out/in-defense-of-post-grunge-music/|archive-date=July 25, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/500531/limp-bizkit-video-challenges-george-michaels-faith/ |title=LIMP BIZKIT VIDEO CHALLENGES GEORGE MICHAEL'S 'FAITH' |work=[[MTV]] |date=August 18, 1998 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |author=Vanhorn, Teri |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503062925/https://www.mtv.com/news/500531/limp-bizkit-video-challenges-george-michaels-faith/ }}</ref> In 2000, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' labelled the band as "[[frat boy|frat]]-metal".<ref>{{cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/pearl-jam-hasn-lost-luster-rock-matters-group-new-cd-binaural-article-1.872145 |title=PEARL JAM HASN'T LOST ITS LUSTER Rock still matters in group's new CD, 'Binaural' |newspaper=NY Daily News |date=2000-05-14 |access-date=2017-06-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234645/http://www.nydailynews.com/pearl-jam-hasn-lost-luster-rock-matters-group-new-cd-binaural-article-1.872145 |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit's music is noted for its "kinetic, frenzied energy".<ref name=ErlewineThreeDollarBill/> Otto is adept in drumming in a variety of styles ranging from [[Music of Brazil|Brazilian]] and [[Afro-Cuban music]] to [[bebop]] and [[funk]].<ref name=Devenish21/> DJ Lethal functions as a [[sound design]]er for the band, shaping their sound. According to Lethal, "I try and bring new sounds, not just the regular chirping scratching sounds. ... It's all different stuff that you haven't heard before. I'm trying to be like another guitar player."<ref name=Devenish21/> Borland's guitar playing is experimental and nontraditional, and he is noted for his creative use of six and [[seven-string guitar]]s.<ref name=KittsTolinski/> ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'' features him playing without a [[guitar pick]], performing with two hands, one playing melodic notes, and the other playing chord progressions.<ref name=Devenish21/> His guitar playing has made use of octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, creating a percussive sound.<ref name=HurwitzRiley>{{cite book |last1=Hurwitz |first1=Tobias |last2=Riley |first2=Glenn |title=7-String Guitar |date=June 1, 2002 |publisher=Alfred Music Publishing |isbn=0-7390-2807-3 |pages=30–32 |chapter=Rhythm guitar riffs in the style of Wes Borland}}</ref> Borland has also made use of unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes to create a disorienting effect, and hypnotic, droning [[Lick (music)|licks]].<ref name=HurwitzRiley/> The song "Stuck" uses a sustain pedal in the first bar, and muted riffs in the second bar.<ref name=HurwitzRiley/>

AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the band's album ''Significant Other'' contains "flourishes of [[neo-psychedelia]] on pummeling metal numbers" and "swirls of [[Strings (music)|strings]], even [[crooning]], at the most unexpected background".<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/significant-other-r421388/review |title=''Significant Other'' – Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113060953/http://allmusic.com/album/significant-other-r421388/review |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band did not employ [[Solo (music)|solos]] until ''Gold Cobra'' (except for the song "Underneath the Gun" from ''Results May Vary''), however, during the recording of ''Significant Other'', drummer John Otto performed an extended solo in the middle of the song "Nobody Like You".<ref name=Devenish95/> A drum solo can also be heard on "9 Teen 90 Nine" from the same album.

=== Lyrics ===

Durst's lyrics are often profane, scatological or angry.<ref name=ErlewineChocolateStarfish>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' – Limp Bizkit |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water-r500737/review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=February 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228032942/http://www.allmusic.com/album/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water-r500737/review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ErlewineGoldCobra>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=''Gold Cobra'' – Limp Bizkit |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-cobra-r2210421/review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206042217/http://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-cobra-r2210421/review |archive-date=December 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Much of Durst's lyrical inspiration came from growing up and his personal life.<ref name=Devenish21/> The song "Sour", from the album ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'', was inspired by Durst's problems with his girlfriend.<ref name=Devenish21/> His breakup with her inspired the ''Significant Other'' songs "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]" and {{nowrap|"[[Re-Arranged]]"}}.<ref name=Devenish79>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/79 79–95] |url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/79}}</ref> When describing Limp Bizkit's lyrics, ''[[The Michigan Daily]]'' said "In a less-serious vein, Limp Bizkit used the nu-metal sound as a way to spin testosterone fueled fantasies into snarky white-boy rap. Oddly, audiences took frontman [[Fred Durst]] more seriously than he wanted, failing to see the intentional silliness in many of his songs."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/content/bside/nu-metal-shouldnt-be-forgotten |title=Nu-metal's lasting legacy |last=Porter |first=Jack |newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101062613/https://www.michigandaily.com/content/bside/nu-metal-shouldnt-be-forgotten |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |df=mdy-all}} (October 21, 2008). Retrieved on October 25, 2015</ref> Durst said that people failed to understand the band's proposal, "There was always a lot of pain in my life. Mental and physical abuse happens regularly in my life. I've been bullied my whole life, but I also love having fun and getting crazy and being silly and outrageous. We always had that in our band and a lot of people didn't understand that."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Terry Bezer |date=2016-10-17|title=Fred Durst: "There was always a lot of pain in my life"|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/fred-durst-the-limping-man|access-date=2021-09-19|website=loudersound|language=en|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010102/https://www.loudersound.com/features/fred-durst-the-limping-man|url-status=live}}</ref> Durst also said that the band's purpose was to serve as a satire but "We just didn't make it that obvious."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fred Durst: The Interview|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/fred-durst-the-interview/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Vice.com|date=June 24, 2014|language=en|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012440/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ryjnv6/fred-durst-the-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> The band's guitarist, [[Wes Borland]], said that "Limp Bizkit is definitely a dumb rock band."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Eliscu|first=Jenny|date=2000-08-31|title=Q&A: Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-wes-borland-of-limp-bizkit-184991/|access-date=2021-09-19|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010622/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-wes-borland-of-limp-bizkit-184991/|url-status=live}}</ref> Limp Bizkit's lyrics have also been described as "misogynistic".<ref>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |year=2000 |pages=67–68 |isbn=978-1-4299-2654-6}} (October 13, 2000). Retrieved on October 25, 2015</ref> In response to these accusations, Durst said: "That's because I said the words whore and bitch. My whole record is about my girlfriend who put me through the ringer{{sic}} for three years and my insecurity about it. It became this big thing."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Ali|first=Lorraine|date=1999-03-04|title=Q&A: Fred Durst|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-fred-durst-2-230637/|access-date=2021-09-22|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010821/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-fred-durst-2-230637/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' talked about the band's song "Nookie", which is accused of being sexist and misogynistic, "Despite its seemingly salacious title, 'Nookie' is not about the joy of sex; instead, it finds singer Fred Durst talking about how he let his girlfriend take advantage of him because he was a fool for love. So when he gets to the chorus catch-phrase - 'I did it all for the nookie' - what we hear is more self-recrimination than boast."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Considine|first=J. D.|title=Limp Bizkit shreds the blame on high-test 'Significant Other'|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-07-08-9907080335-story.html|access-date=2021-09-22|website=baltimoresun.com|date=July 8, 1999|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012441/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-07-08-9907080335-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' focuses on more serious and darker lyrical subject matter, including [[Catholic sex abuse cases]], terrorism and fame.<ref name=ErlewineUnquestionableTruth>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-unquestionable-truth-pt-1-r740966/review |title=''The Unquestionable Truth, Pt. 1'' – Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004234543/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-unquestionable-truth-pt-1-r740966/review |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Live performances ===

[[File:13-06-09 RiP Limp Bizkit Wes Borland 1.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Guitarist Wes Borland is known for his visual performance style, and often performs wearing costumes or body paint.]]
Guitarist Wes Borland is known for his use of costumes and [[body paint]] during concerts, appearing in bunny and kung fu suits,<ref name=Devenish21/> and painted as a skeleton and what he describes as a "burnt match". Describing the character, he stated, "I go onstage wearing almost nothing. I have underwear and my boots on, and I paint my whole head black—from the neck up—and I have the black contacts. All you can see is these glowing teeth."<ref name=KittsTolinski>{{cite book |last1=Kitts |first1=Jeff |last2=Tolinski |first2=Brad |title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time |year=2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=0-634-04619-5 |pages=3–4 |chapter=Lords Of Hard Rock: Wes Borland }}</ref> Borland's black contacts were customized for him by a company noted for making contacts for the science fiction TV series ''[[Babylon 5]]''.<ref name=KittsTolinski/>

In addition to Borland's visual appearance, the band has also used elaborate stage setups in their performances. Their Ladies Night in Cambodia club tour visually paid tribute to the film ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', with an elaborate stage setup which featured an empty Jeep, camouflage mesh and palm trees.<ref name=Devenish51/> During the band's tour with Primus, Limp Bizkit took inspiration from Primus' trademark self-deprecatory slogan "Primus sucks": Durst, Borland, Rivers, Otto and Lethal took the stage with [[the finger|middle fingers]] raised. According to Borland, "they finger us back—and you know what that means to us—that they love us. It's kind of like saying something is bad when you really mean good. Les Claypool came out the first night of the tour and got a big kick out of it. We figured it was the right idea. It makes hecklers go 'huh.'"<ref name=Devenish51/>

During the band's sets at Ozzfest, audience members at the tour heckled Limp Bizkit, leading the band to use a {{convert|30|ft|adj=on}} toilet as a stage prop, which they would emerge from during each performance; the band punctuated their sets by "flushing" cardboard cutouts of pop stars like [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]] and the [[Spice Girls]].<ref name=Devenish51/> During their appearance at the first [[Family Values Tour]], Limp Bizkit performed on a set which the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described as "a mix of ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|The War of the Worlds]]'' and ''[[Mars Attacks!|Mars Attacks]]''". The band emerged from a spaceship during the tour, and Borland continued to experiment with visual appearances.<ref name=Devenish51/> During the band's [[Halloween]] performance on the tour, each of the band's members dressed as [[Elvis Presley]] at various stages in his career.<ref name=Devenish51/>

=== Influences ===

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Limp Bizkit cites their inspirations and influences as such acts as [[Metallica]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar>{{cite magazine |last=Turman |first=Katherine |date=June 1998 |title=Wild, Wild Wes |magazine=Maximum Guitar |pages=16 }}</ref> [[Faith No More]],<ref>Essi Berelian (2005), ''The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal'', p. 259, "Faith No More must be counted among the pioneers [of nu metal]"</ref> the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1035thearrow.com/2024/04/18/red-hot-chili-peppers-unique-genre-fusion/|title=Red Hot Chili Peppers' unique genre fusion|website=[[KRSP-FM|1035thearrow.com]]|date=April 18, 2024|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> [[Run-DMC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hpr1.com/index.php/arts-entertainment/music/qa-with-fred-durst|title=Q&A with Fred Durst|website=[[High Plains Reader|hpr1.com]]|date=September 18, 2014|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> the [[Beastie Boys]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Consterdine|first=John|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-beastie-boys-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best|title=Every Beastie Boys album ranked from worst to best|website=loudersound.com|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> [[Public Enemy]],<ref name=everyrecordtellsastory>{{cite web|url=https://everyrecordtellsastory.com/2013/09/22/ten-reasons-to-be-glad-about-anthrax/|title=Ten Reasons To Be Glad About Anthrax – Every record tells a story|website=everyrecordtellsastory.com|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> [[the Jesus Lizard]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Tomahawk (band)|Tomahawk]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Dave Matthews Band]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Mr. Bungle]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Sepultura]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Prong (band)|Prong]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Tool (band)|Tool]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1431306/limp-bizkit-say-tools-the-reason-for-ozzfest-run/ |title=Limp Bizkit Say Tool's The Reason For Ozzfest Run |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=March 19, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134803/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431306/limp-bizkit-say-tools-the-reason-for-ozzfest-run/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Primus (band)|Primus]],<ref name=b_influences/><ref>"[[Lacquer Head]]" liner notes. [[Interscope Records]] (2000)</ref> [[Pantera]],<ref name=d_influences/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/fred-durst-pantera-motivated-me-to-form-limp-bizkit/ |title=Fred Durst: Pantera Motivated Me To Form Limp Bizkit |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=December 9, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134848/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/fred-durst-pantera-motivated-me-to-form-limp-bizkit/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]],<ref name=everyrecordtellsastory/> [[Testament (band)|Testament]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/> [[Suicidal Tendencies]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawson|first=Dom|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/ten-reasons-why-suicidal-tendencies-rule-yo|title=Ten Reasons Why Suicidal Tendencies Rule, Yo!|website=loudersound.com|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> [[Minor Threat]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/><ref name=b_influences/><ref name=d_influences2/> the [[Angry Samoans]],<ref name=d_influences2/> [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/><ref name=d_influences2/> [[N.W.A]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/nwa-straight-2496016812.html|title=N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=April 29, 2002|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> [[the Fat Boys]],<ref name=d_influences2>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/fred-durst-details-his-hip-hop-history-lil-wayne-i-bonded-over-skateboarding/2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609091719/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/fred-durst-details-his-hip-hop-history-lil-wayne-i-bonded-over-skateboarding/2/ |archive-date=June 9, 2013 |title=Fred Durst Details His Hip-Hop History, "Lil Wayne & I Bonded Over Skateboarding" |last=Ryon |first=Sean |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> the [[Treacherous Three]],<ref name=d_influences2/> [[the Cold Crush Brothers]],<ref name=d_influences2/> [[Urban Dance Squad]],<ref name=d_influences/> [[Rage Against the Machine]],<ref name=d_influences/> [[Korn]],<ref name=d_influences>{{cite web |url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-17/fred-durst-the-limping-man |title=Limp Bizkit: "We Got too Big, The Label Milked Us, We Fell Apart ..." |publisher=[[TeamRock]] |date=October 17, 2016 |last=Bezer |first=Terry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134420/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-17/fred-durst-the-limping-man |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Deftones]],<ref name=d_influences/> [[Jane's Addiction]],<ref name=hp>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/nu-metal-breakdown-1348353|publication-date=June 20, 2001|title=Nu-metal breakdown|website=[[Hot Press]]|first=Phil|last=Udell|location=Madrid, Spain|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105140728/https://www.hotpress.com/music/nu-metal-breakdown-1348353|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Circle Jerks]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/> and [[John Zorn]].<ref name=b_influences>{{cite web |url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-01-13/the-10-most-influential-songs-by-wes-borland |title=The 10 most influential songs, by Wes Borland |work=Louder |last=Stocks |first=Matt |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=April 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315214829/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-01-13/the-10-most-influential-songs-by-wes-borland |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== Criticism ===
Despite receiving praise for their artistry and musical contributions, the band has received a share of negative criticism from fellow musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-everyone-is-still-wrong-about-limp-bizkit/|title=It's Been Over Two Decades and Everyone Is Still Wrong About Limp Bizkit|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107100124/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzbzd/why-everyone-is-still-wrong-about-limp-bizkit|url-status=live}}</ref> As pointed out by author [[Joel McIver]], Limp Bizkit's mix of rap and metal was notably preceded by the bands Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More, but its lyrics widely differed from the radical politics of the former and the existential poetry of the latter.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://paniko.cl/fred-shut-the-fuck-up/|publication-date=July 2011|title=Fred, shut the fuck up|first=Alejandro|last=Jofré|language=es|website=Paniko.cl|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010018/https://paniko.cl/fred-shut-the-fuck-up/|url-status=live}}</ref> Durst cited both bands as two of his biggest influences.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/ |publication-date=September 29, 2015 |title= Rage Against the Machine Bassist: 'I Apologize for Limp Bizkit' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first= Jason |last=Newman |date=September 29, 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419093940/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/|archive-date=April 19, 2019 }}</ref><ref name=hp/> Faith No More's semi-ironic cover of "[[Easy (Commodores song)|Easy]]" by [[Lionel Richie]] in 1992 hinted what would be the recording of [[George Michael]]'s "[[Faith (George Michael song)|Faith]]" by Limp Bizkit in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=http://www.1songday.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-from-out-of-nowhere/ |publication-date=July 24, 2013|title=Faith No More – 'From Out Of Nowhere'|website=1songday.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804022505/http://www.1songday.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-from-out-of-nowhere/|archive-date=August 4, 2013 }}</ref> The frontmen of both groups have distanced themselves from Limp Bizkit; [[Zack de la Rocha]] of Rage Against the Machine stated that Limp Bizkit "sucks",<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nine-inch-nails-mainman-a-lot-of-bad-music-has-come-up-that-i-think-i-m-responsible-for/|publication-date=October 22, 2005|title=NINE INCH NAILS Mainman: 'A Lot Of Bad Music Has Come Up That I Think I'm Responsible For'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 22, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020241/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nine-inch-nails-mainman-a-lot-of-bad-music-has-come-up-that-i-think-i-m-responsible-for/|archive-date= November 12, 2020}}</ref> while Faith No More vocalist [[Mike Patton]] paraphrased the quote attributed to [[Götz von Berlichingen]], ''Er kann mich am Arsch lecken'' – "He can lick my ass", when asked by a German reporter about Durst's interest in releasing his music through Interscope Records.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 12, 2021|url=http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/08/09/magazin/news/patton.html|publication-date=August 9, 2001 |title=Mike Patton zwischen allen Stilen|language=de|first=Konstantin |last=Kalveram|website=[[w:de:Rhein-Zeitung|Rhein-Zeitung]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514063024/http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/08/09/magazin/news/patton.html|archive-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> During the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], Rage Against the Machine bassist [[Tim Commerford]] climbed part of the set in protest of Limp Bizkit winning the award for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]], later expressing his dislike of the band during a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, claiming "I apologize for inspiring such shit".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/|title=Rage Against the Machine Bassist: 'I Apologize for Limp Bizkit'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 29, 2015|access-date=February 11, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419093940/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Feuds==
=== Slipknot ===
[[Korn]] and Limp Bizkit shared a long-standing friendship after bassist [[Reginald Arvizu]] assisted the band in acquiring a record deal in 1996. The bands continued to strengthen their relationship as they often toured together frequently throughout the late 1990s. [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] at the time were an up and coming band and would have their [[Slipknot (album)|self-titled debut]] produced by [[Ross Robinson]] (a producer who worked with all three bands). Whilst on tour promoting their upcoming album during the 1999 [[Ozzfest]] tour, lead singer [[Corey Taylor]] took notice of Korn drummer [[David Silveria]]'s modeling campaign for Calvin Klein in several magazines whilst the band were at a truck stop in Texas. Disgusted with Silveria's business decisions to expand into modeling, Taylor purchased numerous copies of the magazine issue and publicly burnt copies onstage during the band's live performances. According to Taylor, Durst and DJ Lethal were enraged by the gestures and attacked Slipknot in various interviews in the spring of 1999. Taylor admits that he and multiple Slipknot members were impressed with Limp Bizkit's 1997 debut record, even citing it as an influence on their debut album, but he later claimed they lost respect for the band following the release of "Significant Other" in 1999, accusing the band of selling out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-CmQjIHi4|title=Corey Taylor fala sobre o Limp Bizkit (legendado - PTBR)|website=[[YouTube]]|date=December 5, 2013 |access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531034256/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-CmQjIHi4&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}</ref> Durst would make further retaliatory comments towards [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]'s fans in December 1999, referring to them as "fat, ugly kids".<ref>{{cite web |title=6 Times Musicians Continued Working Together After a Long Feud |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/6_times_musicians_continued_working_together_after_a_long_feud-118673 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.ultimate-guitar.com |language=en |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123013423/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/6_times_musicians_continued_working_together_after_a_long_feud-118673 |url-status=live }}</ref> Slipknot singer Corey Taylor responded during a February 2000 fan interview in [[Sydney, Australia]] by claiming that the fans of Slipknot "for the most part, enjoy all kinds of music, like Limp Bizkit… maybe." Taylor went on to claim that insulting fans of Slipknot could also be insulting fans of Limp Bizkit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1431271/slipknot-has-issues-to-discuss-with-limps-durst/ |title=Slipknot Feud |date=December 9, 1999 |website=MTV |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-date=April 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430123746/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431271/slipknot-has-issues-to-discuss-with-limps-durst/ }}</ref> During an interview with VH1 in October 2000, Durst praised Slipknot's music, expressing his desire to quell the tension between both sides, when asked about Slipknot's music Durst told reporters: "Man this band is super phat, man; we don't even know them. That's their whole thing, that's their chant, that's their thing, that's cool. Maybe all this hate that's going around the world, that's why I said 'It's all the world has even seen lately'". Despite this, Taylor retorted with praise for Durst's financial ventures but attacked his artistic motives, claiming "Fred Durst is a great businessman, but he is not an artist".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKsvn3YLK1w|title=Slipknot Praises and Disses Fred Durst|website=[[YouTube]]|date=April 29, 2008 |access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126153206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKsvn3YLK1w|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the attacks between the two bands, they shared numerous UK festival dates together through 2000, including the 2000 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/music/reading-and-leeds-fest-2000-line-up-977498-20230822|title=People can't get over Reading And Leeds Fest 2000 line-up compared to this year|date=August 22, 2023|access-date=September 1, 2023|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224344/https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/music/reading-and-leeds-fest-2000-line-up-977498-20230822|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/reading-festival--33|title=August 25, 2000 Reading and Leeds Festival|access-date=September 1, 2023|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224344/https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/reading-festival--33|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/festival/2000/live-105-bfd-2000-43d6a7cb.html|title=Live 105 BFD 2000 Setlists|website=setlist.fm|access-date=September 1, 2023|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901224344/https://www.setlist.fm/festival/2000/live-105-bfd-2000-43d6a7cb.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Taylor later claimed that feud began to subside during the late 2000s after the two bands shared a friendly encounter during the [[Download Festival#2009|2009 Download Festival]] in which Durst approached him, informing Taylor that his children were fans of Slipknot's music. Durst asked Taylor if he would sign several autographs for his son, to which Taylor kindly obliged.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/slipknot-limp-bizkit-video-corey-taylor-fred-durst-2000|title=The Slipknot and Limp Bizkit bust up was one of the greatest feuds of the Early 00s|date=May 30, 2022|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901005658/https://www.loudersound.com/features/slipknot-limp-bizkit-video-corey-taylor-fred-durst-2000|url-status=live}}</ref> The two would continue to find themselves on friendlier terms in 2010. Whilst Limp Bizkit were recording "Gold Cobra", Durst included a line on the song 90.2.10 giving a shoutout to Taylor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Limp-bizkit-90210-lyrics|title=Limp Bizkit - 90.2.10 (lyrics)|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233146/https://genius.com/Limp-bizkit-90210-lyrics|url-status=live}}</ref> Limp Bizkit was later booked on the 2014 Japanese leg of Slipknot's [[Knotfest]] tour along with Korn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/slipknot-knotfest-japan-2014-korn-and-limp-bizkit/ |title=Japanese leg of Knotfest 2014 to include Korn and Limp Bizkit |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=April 24, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123103818/https://loudwire.com/slipknot-knotfest-japan-2014-korn-and-limp-bizkit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2021, Limp Bizkit gave a public tribute to Slipknot drummer [[Joey Jordison]] who had recently died on July 26. Durst and the band paid tribute to him during their concert in Des Moines, Iowa (Slipknot's hometown). Durst asked the audience: "Slipknot's from somewhere around here, aren't they?" before expressing support for Jordison and the rest of the band, later telling the crowd "Rest in peace, let's hear it! That's beautiful. Life is short and it's always fleeting so, man, let's just remember all we are is right now" while riling the crowd to chant Jordison's name.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=August 4, 2021 |title=Watch Limp Bizkit and their fans pay tribute to Slipknot's Joey Jordison |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-limp-bizkit-and-their-fans-pay-tribute-to-slipknots-joey-jordison-3010728 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123131816/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-limp-bizkit-and-their-fans-pay-tribute-to-slipknots-joey-jordison-3010728 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 19, 2024, Slipknot turntablist [[Sid Wilson]] made a live appearance during Limp Bizkit's performance at that year's Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/RUGcj-BSKnE?si=Pf8OCmRf4mwPLdrQ|title=Limp Bizkit - DJ Solo (feat Sid Wilson of Slipknot) @ Sonic Temple (May 19, 2024)|website=[[YouTube]] }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C7LDWact59H/?hl=en|title=Columbus you guys were Amazing. You never know who you may see on our stage!#limpbizkit#sonictemplefestival#sidwilson|access-date=May 20, 2024|archive-date=May 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053343/https://www.instagram.com/p/C7LDWact59H/?hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Marilyn Manson and Trent Reznor===
[[Marilyn Manson]] was known to be overly vocal against Limp Bizkit's music; in 1999, he attacked the band's artistry and their fans, referring to them as "illiterate apes that beat your ass in high school for being a 'fag' and now sell you tuneless testosterone anthems of [[misogyny]] and pretend to be outsiders...".<ref name="NME"/> Manson, along with [[Nine Inch Nails]] frontman [[Trent Reznor]], once again took aim at Durst and the band in Nine Inch Nails' video for the song "[[Starfuckers, Inc.]]", in which the two take aim at multiple artists, ranging from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' frontman [[Billy Corgan]], [[Michael Stipe]] of [[R.E.M.]], and (most blatantly) Durst and Limp Bizkit. In a 2000 interview, Manson later explained: "With this video, we didn't wanna seem bitching like about somehow that Limp Bizkit's doing better than we are, in their mind." Reznor later added to the comment, stating; "I don't have to say Limp Bizkit sucks, you know it, I know it, I shouldn't have to say it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/8FGrVbtOHYg|title=Trent Reznor with Marilyn Manson (Starfucker comment)|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Durst responded to Manson and Reznor's insults: "I understand that Marilyn Manson is very unhappy that his career has gone in a shambles and he's alienated his fans, so if he has to say things like that because he's very mad at himself, I would forgive him. And Trent Reznor's in the fucking same boat. Trent Reznor is obviously unhappy with how he's alienated the world, how long he took to make a record, and how he thought he was immortal. We're just here doing what we do and we have nothing to say about anybody. I wish them both luck and I feel sorry that they're so jealous and mad at themselves that they have to talk shit."<ref name="NME" /> Durst's relationship with Manson had seemingly grown cordial as the two later appeared on the cover of a ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine issue in June 2003 alongside [[James Hetfield]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Durst-Osborne-Hetfield-Marilyn-Manson/dp/B003S1LRHS|title=Durst, Osborne, Hetfield, Marilyn Manson|access-date=June 19, 2023|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710165703/https://www.amazon.com/Durst-Osborne-Hetfield-Marilyn-Manson/dp/B003S1LRHS|url-status=live}}</ref> Limp Bizkit guitarist [[Wes Borland]] later joined Manson's touring band in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wes-borland-denounces-marilyn-manson-as-a-bad-guy-who-needs-to-face-his-demons-2872467|title=Wes Borland denounces Marilyn Manson|website=[[NME]]|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2023|archive-date=June 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616064425/https://www.nme.com/news/music/wes-borland-denounces-marilyn-manson-as-a-bad-guy-who-needs-to-face-his-demons-2872467|url-status=live}}</ref> Borland later departed Manson's touring band after less than nine months, citing an inability to songwrite and criticizing Manson's overbearing leadership. In 2021, Manson would become the subject of further controversy surrounding numerous sexual abuse allegations against him. Borland proceeded to attack Manson in numerous interviews, denouncing him as a "Bad fucking dude". Trent Reznor, in an apparent change-of-heart, supported Borland's claims against Manson's misconduct, while also attacking him for the abuse allegations, during an interview with ''[[Ultimate Guitar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/trent_reznor_denounces_marilyn_manson_in_wake_of_sexual_abuse_allegations_limp_bizkits_wes_borland_speaks_on_how_manson_mistreated_him_in_the_band.html|title=Trent Reznor denounces Marilyn Manson in wake of Sexual Abuse allegations|access-date=June 19, 2023|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709195846/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/trent_reznor_denounces_marilyn_manson_in_wake_of_sexual_abuse_allegations_limp_bizkits_wes_borland_speaks_on_how_manson_mistreated_him_in_the_band.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Placebo ===
Limp Bizkit and [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]] began a long-standing feud, stemming from a show Durst was hosting at [[Irving Plaza]] in December 1998.<ref name="PureMoaning">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-184-1399152 |title=PURE MOANING |date=January 26, 2001 |website=NME.COM |language=en-GB |access-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503215941/http://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-184-1399152 |url-status=live }}</ref> Durst claimed he was prepared to introduce Placebo to the audience before singer [[Brian Molko]] insulted him, unaware of who he was.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockcelebrities.net/the-truth-about-limp-bizkit-placebo-feud/|title=What Happened Between Limp Bizkit And Placebo?|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 19, 2023|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010004/https://rockcelebrities.net/the-truth-about-limp-bizkit-placebo-feud/|url-status=live}}</ref> Durst later explained: <blockquote>"I was on the side of the stage, and the singer comes and pushes me and says, 'Get the fuck out of here!' And I'm like, 'I'm just here because I was asked to introduce you.' And he's like, 'I don't give a fuck who you are, get off my stage' or whatever the fuck he was saying. So I guess he didn't know I was from Limp Bizkit, and I was introducing him."</blockquote> Molko's behavior prompted Durst to rile up the crowd to chant "Placebo sucks!" prior to their performance.<ref name="PureMoaning" /> Molko later expressed that he was completely unaware that Durst was hosting the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2001/placebo_int2.asp |title=Interview with Brian Molko of Placebo (NY Rock) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031213609/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2001/placebo_int2.asp |archive-date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>  On June 11, 1999, Durst was introducing the band [[Staind]], prior to their performance as part of [[WINS-FM|K-Rock]]'s ''[[Dysfunctional Family Picnic]]'' in [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel]], New Jersey, when he once again instigated the audience to chant "Fuck Placebo".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/5lhYoFFF8o0|title=Staind – A Flat Live|website=YouTube}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The feud was reignited during ''[[Big Day Out]]'' 2001, in which Placebo were billed below Limp Bizkit, with the band's bassist, [[Stefan Olsdal]], claiming Placebo was fearful of the audience as they hostily waited for Limp Bizkit's performance during their set.<ref name="PureMoaning" /> By 2004, the feud had reportedly ended.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/placebo-accept-no-substitute-545316.html |title=Placebo: Accept no substitute |date=October 29, 2004 |website=The Independent |language=en |access-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182854/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/placebo-accept-no-substitute-545316.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Legacy and influence ==
Limp Bizkit is considered one of the defining bands of the nu metal genre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/nu-metal-guide |title=nu metal guide |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205221513/https://www.masterclass.com/articles/nu-metal-guide |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="AP"/> [[Alternative Press (magazine)|''Alternative Press'']] said: "As the years have gone by, some nü-metal outfits have progressively downplayed their bracket's hip-hop sensibilities. Even so, you can guarantee one of their primary influences were Limp Bizkit... the happily mismatched band from Jacksonville, Florida, established the ground rules of nü metal.. blur(ring) the lines between the two most polarizing genres in music... Limp Bizkit created timeless odes to teenage angst that, in time, we've discovered still apply right into adulthood."<ref name="AP">{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Ali|date=2021-07-21|title=20 artists who defined the sound of nü metal from past to present|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/bands-who-influenced-nu-metal/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414232934/https://www.altpress.com/features/bands-who-influenced-nu-metal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine talked about the impact of the band's song "Break Stuff": "If [[Deftones]] represented something deeper about nu-metal, Limp Bizkit represented something entirely at the other end of the scale. Despite having a genuinely innovative guitarist in Wes Borland, whose vision for his genre-straddling band was probably more in line with bands like [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Faith No More]] and [[Mr. Bungle]]... Break Stuff, ahem, broke Limp Bizkit through its fiendishly simple two-chord motif, kick-up-the-arse drop, and its glued-to-MTV video featuring [[Jonathan Davis]], [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], as well as rap megastars [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Eminem]] and [[Dr. Dre]], taking them to an audience far beyond metal. The celebrity that followed was huge. The influence it left was huger."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The story of nu-metal in 14 songs|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-story-of-nu-metal-in-14-songs/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Kerrang!|date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124231213/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-story-of-nu-metal-in-14-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although Limp Bizkit inspired nu metal bands like [[Linkin Park]] in the 2000s,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gaca |first=Anna |date=2017-07-25 |title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst on Chester Bennington: 'He Had a Way of Making Anyone He Spoke to Feel Heard' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-chester-bennington-interview-7880909/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305083649/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-chester-bennington-interview-7880909/ |url-status=live }}</ref> new bands in the genre continue to use Bizkit's sound as an influence, such as acclaimed nu metal revival band [[Wargasm (band)|Wargasm]], whose members grew up listening to Limp Bizkit and have said that they "wouldn't be the band we are today without them".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Wargasm Look Back on Wild, Inspirational Limp Bizkit Tour |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/wargasm-look-back-wild-inspirational-limp-bizkit-tour |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Revolver |language=en |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619002921/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/wargasm-look-back-wild-inspirational-limp-bizkit-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> Other bands that have cited Limp Bizkit as influence include [[Emmure]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=wookubus |date=2013-08-01 |title=Emmure's Frankie Palmeri Shares His Thoughts On Emmure/Limp Bizkit Comparisons |url=https://www.theprp.com/2013/08/01/news/emmures-frankie-palmeri-shares-his-thoughts-on-emmurelimp-bizkit-comparisons/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020011420/https://www.theprp.com/2013/08/01/news/emmures-frankie-palmeri-shares-his-thoughts-on-emmurelimp-bizkit-comparisons/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hacktivist (band)|Hacktivist]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=MetalSucks |date=2011-10-17 |title=DJENT-RAPPERS HACKTIVIST KIND ENOUGH TO PUT THE WORD "HACK" RIGHT THERE IN THE NAME |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/10/17/djent-rappers-hacktivist-kind-enough-to-put-the-word-hack-right-there-in-the-name/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=MetalSucks |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106092639/https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/10/17/djent-rappers-hacktivist-kind-enough-to-put-the-word-hack-right-there-in-the-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lionheart (American band)|Lionheart]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYeKqew33uU |title=Rob Watson {{!}} LIONHEART: Limp Bizkit, Hardcore & Working w/ Ice-T {{!}} Garza Podcast 65 |date=2023-02-13 |last=Garza Podcast |access-date=2024-05-23 |via=YouTube |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523054447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYeKqew33uU |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Islander (band)|Islander]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=2016-06-17 |title=How Korn, Bad Brains, A7X Helped Islander Find New 'Power' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-members-of-korn-bad-brains-a7x-helped-islander-find-new-power-37701/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020011420/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-members-of-korn-bad-brains-a7x-helped-islander-find-new-power-37701/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jesusfreakhideout.com: Islander, "Violence & Destruction" Review |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ViolenceandDestruction.asp |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020011421/https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ViolenceandDestruction.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vision Eternel]],<ref name="ItsPsychedelicBabyMagazineInterview">{{Cite web |last=Breznikar |first=Klemen |author-link=Klemen Breznikar |date=December 24, 2020 |title=Vision Eternel Interview |url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/12/vision-eternel-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224130050/https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/12/vision-eternel-interview.html |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=[[It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="CapturedHowlsInterview">{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Caleb R. |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Alexander Julien of Vision Eternel Explains His New Album of Illustrious 'Melogaze' |url=https://capturedhowls.com/2020/09/28/alexander-julien-of-vision-eternel-explains-his-new-album-of-illustrious-melogaze |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929033448/https://capturedhowls.com/2020/09/28/alexander-julien-of-vision-eternel-explains-his-new-album-of-illustrious-melogaze |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=Captured Howls |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Zeal & Ardor]].<ref name="Gigwise">{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3254601/zeal-and-ardor-interviewed-manuel-gagneux|title=Rip up the metal rulebooks: Zeal & Ardor Interviewed - Gigwise|website=www.gigwise.com|access-date=11 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142709/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3254601/zeal-and-ardor-interviewed-manuel-gagneux|archive-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>

[[Richard Cheese]] performed a [[Lounge music|lounge]] rendition of the songs "Nookie" and "Break Stuff" on his debut album, ''[[Lounge Against the Machine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lounge-against-the-machine-r501485/review |title=''Lounge Against the Machine'' – Richard Cheese |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> The [[Vitamin String Quartet]] recorded a [[tribute album]] called ''The String Quartet Tribute to Limp Bizkit: Break Stuff'', which contains reinterpretations of the band's songs performed by a violinist backed by cellos, synthesizers, and keyboard percussion.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |url=https://allmusic.com/album/the-string-quartet-tribute-to-limp-bizkit-break-stuff-w115684/review |title=The String Quartet Tribute to Limp Bizkit: Break Stuff |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> [[The Blackout (band)|The Blackout]] covered "[[My Generation (Limp Bizkit song)|My Generation]]" for the compilation ''Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of Rock''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2007/06/get_ready_for_higher_voltage.html |title=Get ready for 'Higher Voltage'! |date=June 20, 2007 |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=March 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314031846/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2007/06/get_ready_for_higher_voltage.html |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Limp Bizkit also had a major impact on the [[professional wrestling]] world. They famously provided the track "My Way" for the music video for the [[WrestleMania 17]] clash between Steve Austin and The Rock.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andy |title=WWF WrestleMania X-Seven {{!}} Match Card & Results {{!}} WWE PPV |url=https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/events-results/ppv-special/wwf-wrestlemania-x-seven |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=The SmackDown Hotel |language=en-gb}}</ref> Fred Durst is also featured in the SmackDown! Just Bring It video game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SimoneSDH |title=Fred Durst {{!}} WWE SmackDown! Just Bring It Roster |url=https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/sd-jbi/roster/fred-durst |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=The SmackDown Hotel |language=en-gb}}</ref> They performed their buzz single "Crack Addict" and also during WWE Legend, The Undertaker's entrance at [[Wrestlemania 19]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Kiss Keeps On Rollin', Performs On Stage With Limp Bizkit {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/sonny-kiss-keeps-rollin-performs-stage-limp-bizkit |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}</ref> They are the favorite band of several wrestlers including former WWE Diva's Champion and fellow Jacksonville native [[Kelly Kelly]] and former [[AEW]] athlete [[Sonny Kiss]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8FUR3pEL38 |title=Ask the Divas: Mixed Tag Partner |date=2010-05-05 |last=WWE |access-date=2025-03-20 |via=YouTube}} </ref><ref> {{Cite web |title=Sonny Kiss Keeps On Rollin', Performs On Stage With Limp Bizkit {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/sonny-kiss-keeps-rollin-performs-stage-limp-bizkit |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}</ref>

The band was negatively perceived in the early 21st century. In 2003, ''[[Guitar World]]'' readers voted Limp Bizkit the "worst band of the year".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-31 |title=Limp Bizkit dubbed worst band of year |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/limp-bizkit-dubbed-worst-band-year-wbna3849314 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> A 2013 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' readers' poll voted Limp Bizkit as the third-worst band of the 1990s, behind [[Creed (band)|Creed]] and [[Nickelback]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2013-05-09 |title=Readers' Poll: The Ten Worst Bands of the Nineties |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-ten-worst-bands-of-the-nineties-13654/8-spin-doctors-241166/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The band was insulted by fellow musicians including [[Deftones]]' [[Chino Moreno]] and [[Slayer]]'s [[Kerry King]], with King admitting that Limp Bizkit's popularity made him consider quitting music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2003-05-29 |title=DEFTONES Singer Slams LINKIN PARK, LIMP BIZKIT, METALLICA And KORN |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deftones-singer-slams-linkin-park-limp-bizkit-metallica-and-korn |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hobson |first=Rich |date=2023-01-13 |title=Kerry King once hated Limp Bizkit so much he considered quitting music: "I thought, 'If this is the way that music's going, then f**k this, I hate it'" |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/kerry-king-once-hated-limp-bizkit-so-much-he-considered-quitting-music-i-thought-if-this-is-the-way-that-musics-going-then-fk-this-i-hate-it |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> [[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']] noted how "liking Limp Bizkit can seem like an ethical failure: Durst's lyrics frequently affirm a noxious value system in which a seething hatred of [[The Man]] coexists with a seething [[Misogyny|hatred of women]]."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiner |first=Jonah |date=2009-04-14 |title=Was Limp Bizkit Really That Bad? |url=https://slate.com/culture/2009/04/limp-bizkit-deserves-another-listen-seriously.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' stated that "Limp Bizkit was often... used as a similar shorthand for the misery bad rock music has apparently wrought upon the world."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Keep rollin' rollin': Are Limp Bizkit still the ultimate cultural punchline? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-backlash-chocolate-starfish-lyrics-fans-woodstock-b1073954.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Following the band's set at [[Lollapalooza]] 2021, which was broadcast on [[Hulu]], and the release of the song "Dad Vibes", the band began having a shift in public opinion, garnering positive responses from critics and audiences.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/limp-bizkit-lollapalooza-recap-fred-durst-best-moments-9608812/ |title=Lolapalooza |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619060839/https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/limp-bizkit-lollapalooza-recap-fred-durst-best-moments-9608812/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://junkee.com/resurgence-limp-bizkit-2021/308406|title=Inside Limp Bizkit's Unexpected And Unlikely Resurgence|date=September 13, 2021|website=Junkee|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619060840/https://junkee.com/resurgence-limp-bizkit-2021/308406|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-see-huge-stream-sales-spike-after-lollapalooza-set-3013329 |title=huge spike |website=[[NME]] |date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619060839/https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-see-huge-stream-sales-spike-after-lollapalooza-set-3013329 |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's comeback album ''[[Still Sucks]]'' helped with the shifting opinion, with the album receiving mostly positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-metal-albums-2021/ |title=best albums 2021 |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211210173513/https://loudwire.com/best-rock-metal-albums-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/top-10-alt-metal-albums-of-2021 |title=top 10 altmetal |date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222052627/https://www.loudersound.com/features/top-10-alt-metal-albums-of-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Limp Bizkit was mentioned in a scene between [[Jim Carrey]]'s [[Dr. Robotnik]] and [[Idris Elba]]'s [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] in the film ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (2022), where Robotnik compares Knuckles to being as useless as a "Limp Bizkit backstage pass".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/movies/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-review.html|title='Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Review: Keep Up! Bada-Brrring!|website=[[New York Times]]|last=Nicholson|first=Amy|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412155338/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/movies/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-review/|title=Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Review: Gotta Go Fast (Again)|publisher=The Gamer|last=King|first=Jade|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012441/https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit appears in ''[[Generation Kill]]'' (2004), originally conceived by journalist Evan Wright as a three-part ''Rolling Stone'' magazine series, before being released as a full-length book and becoming a 2008 HBO mini-series under the same name. ''Generation Kill'' chronicles Wright's experience as a reporter traveling with a platoon of U.S. [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|Recon Marines]] during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. While driving along a winding canal en route to [[Baghdad]], a Ripped, Fuel-ed Corporal from Missouri named Josh Ray Person (played by actor [[James Ransone]]) memorably "recounts the band he formed after high school, Me or Society. A heavy-metal rap group, his band once opened for Limp Bizkit at a show in Kansas City. 'We sucked, but so did they,' Person says. 'The only difference is, they became famous right after we played together. I became a Marine.<ref>Generation Kill, p.&nbsp;71.</ref>

== Band members ==
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'''Current'''
* [[Fred Durst]]&nbsp;– lead vocals {{small|(1994–2006, 2009–present)}}, guitar {{small|(2003–2004, 2011, 2020–present)}}
* [[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]]&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1994–2006, 2009–present)}}
* [[Sam Rivers (bassist)|Sam Rivers]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals {{small|(1994–2006, 2009–2015, 2019–present)}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/limp-bizkit-bassist-liver-transplant/|title=Limp Bizkit Bassist Really Left Band in 2015 Due to Liver Disease|first=Philip|last=Trapp|website=Loudwire.com|date=January 7, 2020|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012441/https://loudwire.com/limp-bizkit-bassist-liver-transplant/|url-status=live}}</ref> guitar {{small|(2003)}}
* [[Wes Borland]]&nbsp;– guitars, backing vocals {{small|(1995–1996,<!-- do not change! this is sourced earlier in the article --> 1996–2001, 2004–2006, 2009–present)}}
* [[DJ Lethal]] – [[Turntablism|turntables]], [[Sampling (music)|sampling]], keyboards, programming {{small|(1996–2006, 2009–2012,<ref name="metalinsider.net">{{Cite web|url=https://metalinsider.net/break-up-stuff/drama-surrounding-limp-bizkit-as-dj-lethal-and-drummer-john-otto-apparently-axed|title=Drama Surrounding Limp Bizkit As DJ Lethal And Drummer John Otto Apparently Axed|website=metalinsider.net|date=April 2, 2012|access-date=2023-04-28|archive-date=April 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428082231/https://metalinsider.net/break-up-stuff/drama-surrounding-limp-bizkit-as-dj-lethal-and-drummer-john-otto-apparently-axed|url-status=live}}</ref> 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/dj-lethal-returns-to-limp-bizkit-after-posting-apology-via-twitter/|title=DJ Lethal Returns to Limp Bizkit After Posting Apology via Twitter|website=loudwire.com|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=2023-04-28|archive-date=April 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428082230/https://loudwire.com/dj-lethal-returns-to-limp-bizkit-after-posting-apology-via-twitter/|url-status=live}}</ref> 2018–present)}}, backing vocals {{small|(2018–present)}}

'''Former'''
* Rob Waters&nbsp;– guitars {{small|(1994–1995)}}
* [[Terry Balsamo]]&nbsp;– guitars {{small|(1995)}}
* [[Scott Borland]]&nbsp;– keyboards, programming <small> (1995–1996)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themosh.net/wes-borland-shares-why-he-and-his-brother-left-limp-bizkit-right-before-they-got-signed/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIs9aBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRJbDFjAwb0vn4_9azuSLbqT9LF30WdQtPzlSE1ATxbcl4_MZ-QmENQ9JQ_aem_hKkUhrav-gTsWkdHSrx7Tw|title=Wes Borland Shares Why He and His Brother Left Limp Bizkit Right Before They Got Signed|date=February 26, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Mike Smith (guitarist)|Mike Smith]]&nbsp;– guitars {{small|(2002–2004)}}

'''Touring and session'''
* [[Brian Welch]]&nbsp;– guitars {{small|(2003)<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/live-review-limp-bizkit-revolution-live-fort-lauderdale/10490932 Live Review: Limp Bizkit - Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale @ARTISTdirect] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502033631/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/live-review-limp-bizkit-revolution-live-fort-lauderdale/10490932 |date=May 2, 2013 }}. Artistdirect.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref>}}
* [[Sammy Siegler]]&nbsp;– drums {{small|(2005)}}
* Franko Carino (DJ SK3L3TOR)&nbsp;– sampling, programming, backing vocals {{small|(2012, 2013–2017, 2018)}}
* Samuel G Mpungu&nbsp;– bass {{small|(2015–2017, 2018)}}
* Nick Annis&nbsp;– guitar {{small|(2015)}}
* Tsuzumi Okai&nbsp;– bass {{small|(2018)}}
* [[Brandon Pertzborn]]&nbsp;– drums {{small|(2021)}}
* Danny Connell&nbsp;– bass {{small|(2023)}}

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== Discography ==
{{main|Limp Bizkit discography}} <!-- Studio albums ONLY. "The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)" is an EP. -->
* ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Results May Vary]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Gold Cobra]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Still Sucks]]'' (2021)

== Accolades ==

Limp Bizkit has been nominated for and won several awards.<ref name="allbusiness.com" /> Limp Bizkit has been nominated for three Grammy Awards including Best Hard Rock Performance ("[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]"), Best Rock Album (''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'') and Best Hard Rock Performance ("[[Take A Look Around (song)|Take A Look Around]]"). Limp Bizkit has been nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Alternative Artist, winning one of them in 2002.

In 1999, the band won the Maximum Vision Award at the Billboard Music Video Awards for their music video "Nookie"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4386696-1.html |title=Ticketmaster Online Site To Sell CDs, Videos, DVDs &#124; North America > United States from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108132157/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4386696-1.html |archive-date=January 8, 2009 }}</ref> At the 2000 and 2001 Blockbuster Awards, the band won the Favorite Group (Rock) award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/116896 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030403213816/http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/116896 |archive-date=April 3, 2003 |title=Winners of the Sixth Annual 'Blockbuster Entertainment Awards' Announced (ChicagoPride.com: Los Angeles, CA News) |publisher=ChicagoPride.com |access-date=July 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-10-2001/0001466747&EDATE= |title=Winners of 2001 Blockbuster Awards(R) Announced – re LOS ANGELES and DALLAS, April 10 /PRNewswire/ |location=California, Texas |publisher=Prnewswire.com |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417043538/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F04-10-2001%2F0001466747&EDATE= |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> That year also saw the band winning a MuchMusic Award for Best International Video, honoring their video for the song "[[Break Stuff]]".<ref name="allbusiness.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4610680-1.html |title=Matthew Good Band Leads Muchmusic Video Nominees &#124; Trends & Events > Awards & Prizes from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704154916/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4610680-1.html |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref> At the 2001 [[Echo (music award)|ECHO Awards]], the band won the Best International Metal Band award.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Wolfgang |last= Spahr |title=Echoes Debuts in Berlin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8 |magazine=Billboard |date=2001-03-31 |pages=8, 82 |access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> At the 2009 [[Kerrang! Awards]], the band won the Hall of Fame award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/08/the_2009_kerrang_awards_winner.html |title=Kerrang! The 2009 Kerrang! Awards winners |publisher=.kerrang.com |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806191651/http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/08/the_2009_kerrang_awards_winner.html |archive-date=August 6, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Further expanding upon the group's achievements and popularity, they were also the first group inducted into MTV's ''[[Total Request Live]]'' "Hall of Fame" on May 26, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=halloffame|title=Hall of Fame|access-date=April 9, 2011|publisher=The TRL Archive|archive-date=November 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104002903/http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=halloffame}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recordbook|title=Record Book|access-date=April 9, 2011|publisher=The TRL Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110630142406/http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recordbook|archive-date=June 30, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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! scope="row" rowspan="5" | [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]]
| [[Billboard Year-End|1999]]
| Top Billboard 200 Album Artist – Duo/Group
| rowspan="4" | Limp Bizkit
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1999|website=Rockonthenet.com|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116113453/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/bbyearend.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Billboard Year-End|2000]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist|Top Modern Rock Artist]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 2000|website=Rockonthenet.com|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=February 8, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208182152/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/bbyearend.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2001 Billboard Music Awards|2001]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Artist|Top ''Billboard'' 200 Artist]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="rockonthe net">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 2001|website=Rockonthenet.com|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803071645/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/bbyearend.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Top Billboard 200 Artist – Duo/Group
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="rockonthe net" />
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album|Top ''Billboard'' 200 Album]]
| ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="rockonthe net" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Music Video Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Maximum Vision Award
| rowspan="2" | "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]"
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gggEAAAAMBAJ&q=1999+billboard+music+award&pg=PA5|title = Billboard|date = November 27, 1999}}</ref>
|-
| Best Hard Rock Clip
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="books.google.com" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Favorite CD
| ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="prnewswire.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nominees-announced-for-sixth-annual-blockbuster-entertainment-awardsr-to-air-in-june-on-fox-72458137.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112094712/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nominees-announced-for-sixth-annual-blockbuster-entertainment-awardsr-to-air-in-june-on-fox-72458137.html|archive-date=January 12, 2014|title=Nominees Announced for 'Sixth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards(R)' To Air in June on... -- re> DALLAS, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ --|date=January 12, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | Favorite Group – Rock
| rowspan="7" | Limp Bizkit
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="prnewswire.com" />
|-
| 2001
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/|title='NSync Takes Home Three Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|website=idobi.com|date=April 12, 2001|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008150524/https://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Brit Awards]]
| [[2002 Brit Awards|2002]]
| [[Brit Award for International Group|International Group]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1760402.stm|title = Brit Awards 2002: The nominations|date = January 14, 2002|access-date = May 9, 2021|archive-date = November 11, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111111005221/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1760402.stm|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[ECHO Awards]]
| 2001
| rowspan="2" | Best International Alternative
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="echopop.de">{{Cite web |url=http://www.echopop.de/ |title=ECHO 2006 Deutscher Musikpreis - die offizielle Homepage |access-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-date=February 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060202065759/http://echopop.de/ }}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="echopop.de" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[Emma-gaala]]
| 2000
| Foreign Artist of the Year
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://emmagaala.fi/aanestys/ehdokkaat.html?ulkomainen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010714225439/http://emmagaala.fi/aanestys/ehdokkaat.html?ulkomainen|archive-date=July 14, 2001|title=Emma-gaala|date=July 14, 2001|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA Awards (Denmark)]]
| 2022
| Best International Band
| {{pending}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaffa.dk/prisen/afstemningen|title=GAFFA-PRISEN 2022|website=Gaffa.dk|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410185314/https://gaffa.dk/prisen/afstemningen}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Grammy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Best Rock Album]]
| ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="grammy.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/limp-bizkit/8431|title=Limp Bizkit|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214112511/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/limp-bizkit/8431|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Best Hard Rock Performance]]
| "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="grammy.com" />
|-
| [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
| "[[Take a Look Around (song)|Take a Look Around]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="grammy.com" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[Hungarian Music Awards]]
| 2001
| rowspan="2" | Best Foreign Rock Album
| ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fonogram.hu/jeloltek-2001|title=Jelöltek 2001|website=Fonogram.hu|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010822/http://www.fonogram.hu/jeloltek-2001|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Results May Vary]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fonogram.hu/jeloltek-2004|title=Jelöltek 2004|website=Fonogram.hu|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010051/http://www.fonogram.hu/jeloltek-2004|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[International Dance Music Awards]]
| 2001
| Best Alternative 12'
| "[[Rollin' (Limp Bizkit song)|Rollin']]"
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2001#idmanominees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035721/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2001#idmanominees|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=31st Annual International Dance Music Awards – Winter Music Conference 2016 – WMC 2016|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[iHeartRadio MMVAs]]
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| [[MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video|Best International Video]]
| "[[Break Stuff]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="books.google.com_August 2000">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhAEAAAAMBAJ&q=MuchMusic+Video+Awards+britney+spears+2000|title=Billboard|date=August 26, 2000|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|access-date=July 19, 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[MuchMusic Video Award for Peoples Choice: Favourite International Group|Peoples Choice: Favourite International Group]]
| "[[Re-Arranged]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="books.google.com_August 2000" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[Kerrang! Awards]]
| 2009
| Hall of Fame
| rowspan="5" | Limp Bizkit
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-limp-bizkit-machine-head-members-interviewed-at-kerrang-awards/|title=SLIPKNOT, LIMP BIZKIT, MACHINE HEAD Members Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS|date=August 15, 2009|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010823/https://blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-limp-bizkit-machine-head-members-interviewed-at-kerrang-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" | [[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
| [[2000 MTV Europe Music Awards|2000]]
| rowspan="2" | [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock|Best Rock]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukmix.org/articles/2000/ema.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923005816/http://www.ukmix.org/articles/2000/ema.html|archive-date=September 23, 2010|title=UKMIX – Articles – MTV Europe Music Awards 2000|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[2001 MTV Europe Music Awards|2001]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="oldsite.curlio.com">{{Cite web|url=http://oldsite.curlio.com/article/1513/last/MTV_European_Music_Award_nominees|title=curlio.com: MTV European Music Award nominees|website=oldsite.curlio.com|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204005612/http://oldsite.curlio.com/article/1513/last/MTV_European_Music_Award_nominees|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="oldsite.curlio.com" />
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Web Award|Web Award]]
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="oldsite.curlio.com" />
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album|Best Album]]
| ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="oldsite.curlio.com" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[MTV Italian Music Awards]]
| 2003
| Rock the Mic Award (Best Live Performance)
| "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/trl/awards/post_vote.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030402023238/http://www.mtv.com/onair/trl/awards/post_vote.jhtml|archive-date=2003-04-02|title=MTV.com - On-Air|website=[[MTV]]|date=April 2, 2003|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan]]
| [[2002 MTV Video Music Awards Japan|2002]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Rock Video|Best Rock]]
| Limp Bizkit
| {{nom}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | [[MTV Video Music Brazil]]
| 2004
| Best International Video
| "[[Behind Blue Eyes]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vmb.mtv.uol.com.br/vmbpedia/2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028233751/http://vmb.mtv.uol.com.br/vmbpedia/2004|archive-date=2011-10-28|title=2004 &#124; VMB &#124; MTV Brasil|date=October 28, 2011|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| [[MVPA Awards]]
| 2000
| Hip-Hop Video of the Year
| "[[N 2 Gether Now]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ww4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102 |title = Billboard|date = April 2000}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| Best Special Effects in a Video
| "[[Boiler (song)|Boiler]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-music-video-production-association-announces-this-years-nominees-for-the-11th-annual-mvpa-awards-76781877.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213205000/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-music-video-production-association-announces-this-years-nominees-for-the-11th-annual-mvpa-awards-76781877.html | archive-date=December 13, 2013 | title=The Music Video Production Association Announces This Year's Nominees for the 11th... -- re> HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[My VH1 Music Awards]]
| 2000
| Giving It Back Award
| Limp Bizkit
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OxEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9|title=Billboard|page=9|date=December 16, 2000|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|access-date=July 19, 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[NME Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Best Single
| "[[Take a Look Around (song)|Take a Look Around]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="rocklistmusic.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/poppoll.html|title=Rocklist.net...NME Lists readers Pop Poll Results...|website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212915/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/poppoll.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|-
| Best Metal Act
| rowspan="2" | Limp Bizkit
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="rocklistmusic.co.uk" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[Artistdirect|Online Music Awards]]
| 1999
| Favorite Hard Rock
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|title=Google Groups|website=Groups.google.com|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215234906/https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards
| 2001
| Most Creative Tour Package
| ''Tour''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards2000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826011058/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards2000.htm|archive-date=August 26, 2016|title=Pollstar Awards Archive – 2000|date=August 26, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Q Awards]]
| 2000
| Best Single
| "[[Take a Look Around (song)|Take a Look Around]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-24204/coldplay-incetta-nomination-ai-q-awards|title=√ Coldplay: incetta di nomination ai Q Awards|website=Rockol.it|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625044223/https://www.rockol.it/news-24204/coldplay-incetta-di-nomination-ai-q-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Radio Music Awards]]
| 2000
| Parents Just Don't Understand
| rowspan="4" | Limp Bizkit
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/10/27/the-wb-radio-music-awards-airs-tomorrow-with-live-performances|title=THE WB RADIO MUSIC AWARDS airs tomorrow with live performances spanning the entire contemporary music spectrum|website=WarnerMedia|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815223159/http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/10/27/the-wb-radio-music-awards-airs-tomorrow-with-live-performances|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Top of the Pops]] Awards
| 2001
| Best Rock Act
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1685658.stm|title=TOTP Awards: The winners|date=November 30, 2001|access-date=April 25, 2020|via=news.bbc.co.uk|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515103132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1685658.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5" | Žebřík Music Awards
| rowspan="4" | 2000
| Best International Group
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="anketazebrik.cz">{{cite web |url=https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/2003-1997/ |title=Historie (2003–1997) |website=ankatazebrik.cz |language=Czech |access-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716013812/https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/2003-1997/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best International Surprise
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="anketazebrik.cz" />
|-
| Best International Album
| ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="anketazebrik.cz" />
|-
| Best International Song
| "[[Take a Look Around (song)|Take a Look Around]]"
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="anketazebrik.cz" />
|-
| 2001
| Best International Group
| Limp Bizkit
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="anketazebrik.cz" />
|-
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== See also ==

* [[List of nu metal bands]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |title=Limp Bizkit |first=Colin |last=Devenish |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |year=2000 |isbn=978-1-4299-2654-6}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.limpbizkit.com}}
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