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The Latest Breaking News from Fred Durst

A Limp Bizkit-inspired IPA called “Fred Thirst” exists now

Swap that hot dog-flavoured water for something a bit more palatable

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“It was a reaction to a life of being bullied and also a celebration of fun. A lot of the metal world didn’t understand that”: How Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst became nu metal’s biggest star – and lived to tell the tale

With his red cap and hip hop swagger, Fred Durst was the biggest and most divisive star of the nu metal era. But that’s only half the story

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“This is definitely terrible!” Watch Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst drink hot dog-flavoured water

The beverage was served with a side of legitimately chocolate starfish, because how could it not be?

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Universal Music Group hopes to dismiss $200 million lawsuit from Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst

Durst’s suit claims the multinational behemoth tried to short Limp Bizkit and possibly “hundreds” of other artists out of owed royalties

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Fred Durst having a conversation with a goblin is the most deranged non-interview of 2024

Fred Durst doesn’t always do press, but when he does, he pretends he’s a guy called Gary who paints teabags for a living

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From Linkin Park to Limp Bizkit, nu-metal is back but without the cargo pants and casual misogyny

IN FOCUS: Nu-metal was once shorthand for terrible fashion and even worse music. Now, with a new Linkin Park album and Limp Bizkit announcing their most extensive tour in years, this genre once considered the nadir for rock’n’roll has made a surprising comeback, writes Ed Power

The Independent UK

“Ozzy says, ‘I’ve never thrown a TV out the window.’ So I rip one out of the wall and launch it out of the window”: Zakk Wylde’s crazy tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose, Eddie Van Halen and more

Trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy, teaching Mark Wahlberg how to rock and almost joining Guns N’ Roses –Black Label Society guitar berserker Zakk Wylde has done all of it and more

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How to get tickets as Limp Bizkit announce 2025 UK Loserville tour with date in London

Nu metal band confirm Wembley Arena show for 2025

Evening Standard

Limp Bizkit announce 2025 UK and Ireland tour

Nu metal legends Limp Bizkit are returning to the UK and Ireland next year!

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“The nuclear option”: Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit sue Universal over “millions” in unpaid royalties

Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit sue Universal Music Group over unpaid royalties

MusicRadar

What is the Limp Bizkit fraud lawsuit? Allegations the band are owed $200m by music corporation

The 00s nu-metal band claims Universal Music Group fraudulently concealed music royalties from them for years

Evening Standard

Limp Bizkit sue Universal Music Group for enormous figure in unpaid royalties

Nu metal band frontman Fred Durst is seeking to void all contracts with UMG

The Independent UK

Fred Durst sues Universal Music over alleged unpaid royalties amounting to more than $200 million

The Limp Bizkit frontman filed the suit at federal court in Los Angeles

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“When somebody first called me a rock star it was like a dream come true. And my ego reflected that.” An audience with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor after “self-destruction” forced him to confront some ugly, painful home truths

The success of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral album made Trent Reznor lose his mind. But as a new millennium dawned, he found a way out of the abyss

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Is Charli XCX teasing a Brat remix album featuring Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst?

Brat-style billboards featuring Durst’s name, plus Chappell Roan and The 1975’s, are igniting internet speculation, though some believe the reported sightings to be fake

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“My issues weren’t even with Limp Bizkit. They were with Fred.” Slipknot's Corey Taylor reflects on his 2000s feud with Fred Durst

Taylor looks back on one of his most famous beefs during an appearance on viral Youtube show Hot Ones

Guitar World

“If we’re able to reach millions of people with this stupid solo, then obviously we’re doing something right”: Corey Feldman discusses his limits as a guitar player, copping David Gilmour’s tone and why his viral guitar solo really is a joke

After years of being hounded online like tour mate Fred Durst, the actor and musician is turning the tables on the trolls – with a guitar solo so fast some commentators (incorrectly) thought it was fake

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“Do you like... beer?” What happened when we accompanied sugar-sweet Japanese ‘Harajuku-core’ metallers Hanabie to the UK's biggest rock festival, Download

Could Hanabie win over a crowd of muddy, drunk British rock fans? You bet

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See a de-aged Fred Durst appear in trailer for suitably 2000s-themed horror/comedy Y2K

The film’s about machines trying to take the over world during Y2K. Will the Limp Bizkit frontman skin their asses raw?

Guitar World

“No tricks, no tracks, no nothing”: Fred Durst wanted to see if Corey Feldman’s viral guitar playing was real – so he went on stage to see for himself

Feldman is currently opening for Limp Bizkit on their Loserville tour, and caught some strays on TikTok after his guitar playing went viral

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“The UK has always been special to us, so we wanted to celebrate with you all in a big way.” Papa Roach announce biggest ever headline show at London’s Wembley Arena

Nu metal survivors Papa Roach will play a historic show at the UK’s most famous arena early next year

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Watch this couple get engaged in the most romantic setting possible: covered in mud as Limp Bizkit play Break Stuff at Download Festival

Romance looks different to different people, and sometimes it looks like Fred Durst threatening to skin your ass raw in a mud swamp

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“Fred Sheeran doing the Blue Eyes thing": Watch Ed Sheeran make a surprise appearance with Limp Bizkit to perform The Who classic Behind Blue Eyes

Ed Sheeran joined Limp Bizkit onstage at Pinkpop in Landgraaf this weekend for a cover of The Who's Behind Blue Eyes

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"Wes Borland still dresses like a hard rock Grace Jones and Fred Durst still holds 80,000 people in the palm of his hand." Limp Bizkit show Download why they remain metal's greatest party band

Download bears witness to why no one does it quite like Limp Bizkit

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“It’s just one of those days!” Watch a 100,000-strong Argentinian crowd sing every word of Limp Bizkit’s Break Stuff

South America, once again, makes a convincing case for having the most avid heavy metal fans in the world

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