Limp Bizkit

Nu-metal pioneers Limp Bizkit have always been far more clever than they let on—but that’s a large part of their allure.

Coming together in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida, vocalist Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, and drummer John Otto grew a following in the local punk scene with loud, rafter-rattling performances, highlighted by a scratchy, screamy cover of George Michael’s “Faith.” That track would eventually land on their 1997 debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Y’All, which also included newest member: turntablist DJ Lethal of House of Pain fame.

Mixing heavy doses of rock, rap, and punk, the Florida band began churning out bold, brazen, house-destroying tracks built on pure testosterone-fueled escapism with 1999’s Significant Other and 2000’s Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.