Few bands in heavy metal seem to provoke as many primal, emotional responses as Limp Bizkit. The nu metal legends have delighted g-g-generations of fans with their arsenal of bouncy, ultra-catchy party anthems, and pandemonium inevitably ensues whenever they play live.
Of course, Jacksonville's finest have also earned a reputation as making certain quarters of the metal world absolutely furious, their schtick deemed too silly for heavy metal lore, their music too polished to even be considered metal at all. Fred Durst became a pop culture boogeyman in the early 2000s, many metalheads unable to forgive him and his crew for what they see as kicking the door down for jocks and bullies to infiltrate the genre they love (something that Durst has always passionately denied).
