Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an influental American Rapcore band and with Ko?n, are often credited with the popularization of the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal. The band is signed to Interscope Records/Geffen Records. For a short time, the band spelled their name in lowercase (limpbizkit).

The Unquestionable Truth

During July of 2004 various rumours started circulating on the internet that Mike Smith had left Limp Bizkit, and that Wes Borland had been reported to have been jamming with the band. By July 8, theprp.com made an official report that Wes Borland was recording with the band in London; however this was still regarded only as a rumour right up until August 13 2004.

Related Topics:
2004 - Mike Smith - Wes Borland - August 13

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No official statement was released, but Limp Bizkit's website went offline, and was replaced by a webpage that displayed large photos of the band. Smith was absent, but Borland was there, playing with the band with the date written underneath.

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On the August 15, two days after showing Borland playing with the band on their official site, Durst announced Mike Smith's departure from the band in an exclusive interview with thearmpit.net, stating "We are very content with Mike being gone. We are the type of people that stay true to our family and our instincts and at any moment will act on intuition as a whole. Mike wasn't the guy. We had fun playing with him, but always knew, in the back of our minds, that he wasn't where we needed him to be mentally."

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Two months prior to the release of the unquestionable truth a home made porn film feauturing Fred Durst was leaked onto the internet. It was allegedly the work of the T mobile terrorist although later on Fred mentioned to MTV that it had been spotted by "a man who came to repair his computer" who then stole it and spread it about then net. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497523/20050225/story.jhtml After this happened Fred was approached by companys asking him if he wanted to sell his porno as it "was going to be seen anyway" he declined and instead filed a lawsuit against the hacker.

Related Topics:
T mobile terrorist - Lawsuit

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With Borland back in the band, Limp Bizkit, having reverted to the old styling of their name, returned to the studio with producer Ross Robinson, who worked with them on Three Dollar Bill Y'all, to create a seven track EP titled The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1). Drummer John Otto was only able to contribute to one track on the album, owing to personal matters. Drummer Sammy Siegler provided percussion on the remaining tracks.

Related Topics:
Ross Robinson - Three Dollar Bill Y'all - The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) - John Otto - Sammy Siegler

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The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) was released internationally, with surprisingly little fanfare, on May 3, 2005. The lack of media hype was said to have been a part of Durst's strategy. The extremely low first week sales figures (around 37,000 units http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/) and subsequent figures seem to have prompted a shift in that strategy. Limpbizkit.com http://www.limpbizkit.com is polling fans to determine which of the seven new tracks will be released as a single. Durst originally had no intention of releasing a single.

Related Topics:
The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) - May 3 - 2005

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A Limp Bizkit Greatest Hits Album is set to be released on the 8th of November 2005, titled "Greatest Hitz". A dvd is also planned which will feature videos for all the singles released by the band that appear on the Greatest Hitz.

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There next studio cd, believed to be called The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2), has no definite release date. Little is known about this cd, but the band have commented that they are in the studio working on new material.

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