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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Joel McIver

“That bassline was the first thing that came out of my head. By the end of the soundcheck we had the whole song down”: Limp Bizkit remain one of the biggest nu-metal bands ever – but they wouldn't have taken those giant strides without bassist Sam Rivers

Bassist Sam Rivers and singer Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit perform live on stage during a concert at Zitadelle Spandau on June 2, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

It's been two decades since nu-metal, the curious spawn of rap and rock that dominated the airwaves for approximately eight years after 1996, sank to the ground and expired, defeated by the new wave of garage and alternative bands that emerged after the millennium.

For those of us old enough to recall the heady days when every rock band had a DJ and generously-proportioned trousers, the music made by all nu-metal bands outside the biggest few has become rapidly dated.

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