Editing Limp Bizkit (section)

== History ==

=== Formation and early years (1994–1996) ===
[[File:Drummer John Otto of Limp Bizkit in 2006.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]] studied [[jazz drumming]] and played in local [[avant garde music|avant garde]] bands before joining Limp Bizkit.]]
While growing up in [[Gastonia, North Carolina]], [[Fred Durst]] took an interest in [[breakdancing]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[punk rock]], and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. He began to [[rapping|rap]], [[skateboard|skate]], [[beatboxing|beatbox]], and [[disc jockey|DJ]].

While mowing lawns and working as a tattoo artist, he developed an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip hop.<ref>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]] |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/1 1–20] |chapter=Chapter 1 |url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/1}}</ref> Durst played with three other bands: Split 26, Malachi Sage (both of which were unsuccessful), and 10 Foot Shindig, which Durst left to form a new band.<ref name="Devenish21">{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/21 21–51] |chapter=Chapter 2 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/21}}</ref> Durst told [[Sam Rivers (bassist)|Sam Rivers]], the bassist for Malachi Sage, "You need to quit this band and start a band with me that's like this: rappin' and rockin'."<ref name="Devenish21" /> Rivers suggested that [[John Otto (drummer)|John Otto]], who was studying [[jazz drumming]] at the [[Douglas Anderson School of the Arts]] and playing in local [[avant garde music|avant garde]] bands, become the band's drummer.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Durst, Rivers, and Otto jammed and wrote three songs together and after brief stints with guitarists Rob Waters and [[Terry Balsamo]], [[Wes Borland]] joined as their permanent guitarist.<ref name="Devenish21" />

Durst named the band ''Limp Bizkit'' because he wanted a name that would repel listeners. According to Durst, "The name is there to turn people's heads away. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, 'Limp Bizkit. Oh, they must suck.' Those are the people that we don't even want listening to our music."<ref name=Devenish21/> Fred said that the band liked quirky and corny things and that they didn't take themselves seriously all the time, and thus the name "Limp Bizkit" represented these characteristics and the band as a whole.<ref>{{Citation |title=kdge.com Ef 20 Limp Bizkit Interview Part 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgb5K8N8Msw |language=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703190428/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgb5K8N8Msw |url-status=live }}</ref> Other names that were considered by Durst included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, and Blood Fart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1iry4g/i_am_fred_durst_of_limp_bizkitask_me_anything/cb7gdo0 |title=I am Fred Durst of LIMP BIZKIT ... Ask Me Anything |author=Fred Durst/Reddit |date=July 21, 2013 |publisher=Reddit |access-date=July 21, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712185412/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1iry4g/i_am_fred_durst_of_limp_bizkitask_me_anything/cb7gdo0 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Every record label that showed an interest in the band pressured its members to change its name.<ref name=Devenish21/> On an article for The Grand Rapids Press in November 1997, Wes stated "just because they wanted us to do it, we were determined not to change the name. We gave them other options, like Funky Moses and the Red Sea Pedestrians, and 600 Pounds of Furious Pig".<ref>{{cite av media |title=Wes Borland Quit-And Limp Bizkit's Sales Plummeted - Results May Vary |publisher=Rock N' Roll True Stories |time=1:25–1:31 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZxWQhmZYYQ&t=85s |via=YouTube |access-date=2025-05-26}} At 1:25–1:31, the video displays a screenshot of a newspaper article titled "Limp Bizkit: Stupid name, but that's the point," written by John Serba of ''The Grand Rapids Press''.</ref>

Limp Bizkit developed a [[cult following]] in the [[underground music]] scene, particularly at the Milk Bar, an underground punk club in Jacksonville. The band's local popularity was such that [[Sugar Ray]], who had a major label contract, opened for a then-unsigned Limp Bizkit at Velocity with hip hop group [[Funkdoobiest]].<ref name="Devenish21" /> Milkbar owner Danny Wimmer stated that Limp Bizkit "had the biggest draw for a local band. They went from playing [for] ten people to eight hundred within months. Fred ... was always marketing the band. He would go to record stores and get people involved, he was in touch with high schools."<ref name="Devenish21" /> However, the band knew that to achieve national success, it would have to distinguish themselves in its live performances.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Attracting crowds by [[word of mouth]], the band gave energetic live performances, covering [[George Michael]]'s "[[Faith (George Michael song)|Faith]]" and [[Paula Abdul]]'s "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]" and featuring Borland in bizarre costumes.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Borland's theatrical rock style was the primary attraction for many concert attendees.<ref name="Devenish21" />

Durst unsuccessfully tried to attract attention from A&R representatives at various labels by pretending to be the band's manager.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Later when [[Korn]] performed in town as the opening act for [[Sick of It All]], Durst invited Korn to drink beer and tattoo them. Although Durst's tattoos were unimpressive, he was able to persuade [[Reginald Arvizu|Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu]] to listen to a demo, consisting of the songs "Pollution", "[[Counterfeit (song)|Counterfeit]]", and "Stalemate". Korn added a then-unsigned Limp Bizkit to two tours, which exposed the band to a new audience.<ref name="Devenish21" /><ref name="amg">{{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |title=Limp Bizkit&nbsp;– Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p213327/biography|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |year=2006 |access-date=January 27, 2008}}</ref> The band attempted to expand its sound by auditioning an additional guitarist, but Borland soon determined that another guitarist was not the answer and [[DJ Lethal]], formerly of the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[House of Pain]], joined the band as a [[turntablist]] after a successful practice performance.<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=265}}</ref> Joining the band gave Lethal an opportunity to experiment with his turntable technique in ways that hip hop had not allowed him to do, helping shape the band's style. Due to creative differences, Borland left the band at this point.<ref name="Devenish21" />

=== Record label deals and ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all'' (1997–1998) ===

[[File:Fred Durst at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.JPG|thumb|upright|Following the release of ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]'', vocalist Fred Durst was appointed senior vice president of A&R at Interscope]]
After its performance opening for Korn at the Dragonfly in Hollywood was well received, Limp Bizkit were offered a record deal with the [[Los Angeles]]-based independent label [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip Records]], who attempted to sign the band for $50,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last1=Daly |first1=Steven |date=1999-08-05 |title=Send Porn Stars, Funk and Money: The Limp Bizkit Story |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/send-porn-stars-funk-and-money-the-limp-bizkit-story-181005/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030152251/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/send-porn-stars-funk-and-money-the-limp-bizkit-story-181005/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after that, however, they were also offered a record deal with the major label [[Mojo Records|Mojo]], a subsidiary of [[MCA Records]]. According to Flip Records' founder [[Jordan Schur]], Limp Bizkit stated that the only way the band would not sign with Mojo was if the band's van flipped over on the way to Los Angeles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Weingarten |first=Marc |date=1999-04-18 |title=Anything But Stale |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-18-ca-28440-story.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028080929/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-18-ca-28440-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

While heading to California to record its first album, the band's van flipped over five times, resulting in all of the band's members sustaining serious injuries. As a result of the near-death experience, Durst made amends with Borland, who rejoined the band.<ref name="Devenish21" /><ref name=":0" /> The accident also strained the band's relationship with Mojo, who Durst felt wanted the band to resume working prematurely, resulting in Schur buying out the band's record and management contract and signing the band to Flip, which cost him $175,000.<ref name="LarkinHR" /><ref name=":0" />

Arvizu persuaded [[Ross Robinson]] to listen to the demo. Robinson neglected to listen to it until it was appraised by his girlfriend. Impressed by the band's motivation and sound, Robinson produced Limp Bizkit's debut, which was recorded at Indigo Ranch. Durst's problems with his girlfriend inspired him to write the song "Sour".<ref name="Devenish21" /> The mood and tone set by Robinson in the studio allowed the band to improvise; a recording of the band improvising appeared as the last track on the album, "Everything".<ref name="Devenish21" /> Schur bankrolled the recording sessions for the album, and following its completion negotiated a 50/50 agreement with [[Interscope Records]] to distribute the album.<ref name=":1" />

Despite the success of live performances of the band's cover of the song "Faith", Robinson was opposed to recording it and tried to persuade the band not to play it on the album. However, the final recording, which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming as well as DJ scratching, impressed him.<ref name="Devenish21" /> Robinson also bonded with Borland, who he perceived as not taking the band seriously.<ref name="Devenish21" /> The [[progressive metal]] band [[Tool (band)|Tool]] provided a strong influence in shaping the album's sound, particularly in the song "Nobody Loves Me", which contains a breakdown in which Durst imitated the singing style of [[Maynard James Keenan]].<ref name="Devenish21" />

Continuing the band's policy of using names that would repulse potential listeners, Limp Bizkit named the album by using part of the phrase "queer as a three dollar bill" and adding the word "Y'all" for Florida flavor, titling it ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]''.<ref name="Devenish21" /> The completed album featured an abrasive, angry sound which Limp Bizkit used to attract listeners to its music.<ref name="Devenish21" />

After the band completed recording, they toured with Korn and [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] in 1997. Critics reacted unfavorably to performances of Korn and Limp Bizkit; ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel'' music critic Jon M. Gilbertson criticized Durst's performance, stating "The one attention-grabbing moment of Limp Bizkit's [[Rap metal|rap/thrash]] show was when the lead singer expressed a desire for [[Homosexuality|gay]] men to be 'stomped'. Which isn't remotely rebellious. It's just puerile."<ref name="Devenish21" /> That same year, they also notably served as an opening act on the [[Album of the Year Tour]] for [[Faith No More]], a band often credited as paving the way for Limp Bizkit and the [[nu metal]] genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal|title=They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal|date=August 13, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226193814/http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal/|archive-date=February 26, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> They were subject to a hostile reception from Faith No More's fans,<ref name="toomey">Borland, Wes. 2017. ''Talk Toomey'' Podcast</ref> with the group's keyboardist [[Roddy Bottum]] later recalling, "That guy Fred Durst had a really bad attitude. He was kind of a jerk. I remembered he called the audience faggots at one show when they booed him. Not a good scene."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/01/roddy-bottum-fan-q-and-the-answers.html|title=Roddy Bottum Fan Q and A - The Answers|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016231605/http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/01/roddy-bottum-fan-q-and-the-answers.html|archive-date=October 16, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Interscope proposed to the band that the label pay $5,000 to guarantee that a [[Portland, Oregon]], radio station play the song "Counterfeit" fifty times, preceded and concluded with an announcement that the air time was paid for by Interscope.<ref name="Devenish51">{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/51 51–78] |chapter=Chapter 3 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/51}}</ref><ref name="MTVJuly1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431305/limp-bizkit-pays-counterfeit-play.jhtml |title=Limp Bizkit Pays For 'Counterfeit' Play |date=July 1, 1998 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115235506/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431305/limp-bizkit-pays-counterfeit-play.jhtml |archive-date=January 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The paid air time was criticized by the media, who saw it as "[[payola]]".<ref name="Devenish51" /><ref name="MTVJuly1998" /> The band's manager Jeff Kwatinetz later termed the plan as a "brilliant marketing move".<ref name="Devenish51" /> Durst stated, "It worked, but it's not that cool of a thing."<ref name="Devenish51" />

Following the release of "Counterfeit" as a single, ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'' was released on July 1, 1997, and was met with minimal response.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> [[AllMusic]] writer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote, "They might not have many original ideas ... but they do the sound well. They have a powerful rhythm section and memorable hooks, most of which make up for the uneven songwriting."<ref name="ErlewineThreeDollarBill">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=''Three Dollar Bill Y'All'' – Limp Bizkit |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r278011/review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 14, 2011}}</ref> However, [[Robert Christgau]] panned the album.<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |title=Limp Bizkit Reviews |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Limp+Bizkit |url-status=live |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526153859/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Limp+Bizkit |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite the minimal response to his band's album, Durst was appointed Senior Vice President of A&R at Interscope.<ref name="Devenish127" />

Limp Bizkit joined the [[Warped Tour]], performing alongside the bands [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], Sick of It All, [[Lagwagon]], and [[Blink-182]].<ref name="Devenish51" /> Preceding the band's first tour with DJ Lethal, Otto became familiar with Lethal's contributions to collaborate with him better on stage.<ref name="Devenish51" /> In addition to touring with [[Primus (band)|Primus]] and [[Deftones]], Limp Bizkit headlined the Ladies Night in Cambodia club tour, which was intended to diversify the band's largely male fanbase by offering free tickets to female attendees. This plan successfully increased the band's female fanbase.<ref name="Devenish51" />

In 1998, Limp Bizkit toured with [[Soulfly]] and [[Cold (band)|Cold]] on Soulfly's first European tour.<ref name="Devenish51" /> Touring consistently increased Limp Bizkit's success and the second single from ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all'', a cover of George Michael's "Faith", became a successful radio hit, leading to a slot on [[Ozzfest]], a tour organized by [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]] and [[Sharon Osbourne]].<ref name="Devenish51" /> In July, [[Snot (band)|Snot]] singer [[Lynn Strait]] was arrested after he emerged nude from Limp Bizkit's prop toilet, and was charged with indecent exposure.<ref name="Devenish51" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Snot Singer Charged With Indecent Exposure |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432993/07101998/snot.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=July 10, 1998 |access-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219220343/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432993/07101998/snot.jhtml |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Because Limp Bizkit's fans would often break through the barricades, the band was almost kicked off the tour after two days.<ref name="Devenish51" /> In August, John Otto spent the night in jail in Auburn Hills, Michigan on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon after allegedly firing a [[BB gun]] and being arrested for carrying a switchblade.<ref name="Devenish51" />

After completing Ozzfest, Limp Bizkit took a break from performing and later performed on Korn's [[Family Values Tour]]. Durst also directed a music video for the band's single "Faith" in promotion for its appearance in the film ''[[Very Bad Things]]'', but was unsatisfied with it and directed a second video which paid tribute to tourmates like Primus, Deftones, and Korn, who appeared in the video.<ref name="Devenish51" /> Borland stated in an interview that George Michael, the song's writer, hated the cover and "hates us for doing it".<ref name="Devenish51" />

=== ''Significant Other'' (1999–2000) ===

[[File:DJ Lethal 2011.jpg|left|thumb|Beginning with ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' (1999), DJ Lethal expanded his role as [[sound design]]er for the band.]]
Following the radio success of "Faith", the band was determined to record the follow-up to its first album in order to show that they were not a Korn soundalike or a cover band; the band began writing an album which dealt with issues deriving from its newfound fame.<ref name=Devenish79/> [[Terry Date]], who had produced albums for [[Pantera]], [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] and [[Deftones]], was chosen to produce the album.<ref name=Devenish95>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/95 95–113] |chapter=Chapter 4 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/95}}</ref> The band allowed Durst and Lethal to explore their hip hop origins by recording a song with [[Method Man]]. The song was originally titled "Shut the Fuck Up", but was retitled "[[N 2 Gether Now]]" for marketing purposes.<ref name=Devenish95/> Durst also recorded with [[Eminem]], but the collaboration, "Turn Me Loose", was left off the album.<ref name=Devenish95/> The album also featured guest appearances by [[Stone Temple Pilots]] singer [[Scott Weiland]], Korn's [[Jonathan Davis]], [[Staind]] singer [[Aaron Lewis]], and interludes by [[Les Claypool]] and [[Matt Pinfield]].<ref name=Devenish95/>

''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' saw Limp Bizkit reaching a new level of commercial success; the band was featured on the covers of popular music magazines including ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' and now found themselves repeatedly mobbed for autographs; the band was allowed to interact directly with its fans on a website established by Dike 99.<ref name=Devenish115/> Durst also moved from Jacksonville to Los Angeles. ''Significant Other'' was seen as an improvement over its debut and was generally well received by critics with mixed-to-positive reviews. However, the band also continued to be criticized by the media; an article profiling the band in ''Spin'' and discussing ''Significant Other'' claimed that "Limp Bizkit had yet to write a good song", and musicians [[Marilyn Manson]] and [[Trent Reznor]] criticized the band.<ref name=Devenish115>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/115 115–125] |chapter=Chapter 5 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/115}}</ref>

The band promoted the album by playing unannounced concerts in Detroit and Chicago as radio stations received a strong number of requests for the album's first single, "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]".<ref name=Devenish127>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/127 127–153] |chapter=Chapter 6 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/127}}</ref> ''Significant Other'' climbed to No.&nbsp;1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]], selling 643,874 copies in its first week of release.<ref name=Devenish127/> In its second week of release the album sold an additional 335,000 copies.<ref name=Devenish127/>

On the opening night of the band's Limptropolis tour with [[Kid Rock]], Sam Rivers smashed his bass in frustration over the venue's poor sound, cutting his hand. After his hand was stitched up at a hospital, Rivers returned to finish the set.<ref name="Devenish127" /> On July 12, Durst allegedly kicked a security guard in the head during a performance in St. Paul, Minnesota and was later arrested on assault charges.<ref name="Devenish127" /> Further criticisms of the band appeared in ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="Devenish127" /> ''New York Times'' writer Ann Powers wrote, "DJ Lethal used his turntables as a metal guitar, riffing expansively and going for effects instead of rhythm. John Otto on drums and Sam Rivers on bass never even tried to get funky, instead steering hip-hop's break-beat-based structure into a backbone for power chords. This makes for a hybrid that would be more interesting if the band did not constantly mire itself in boring tempos, and if Mr. Durst had any talent as a singer".<ref name="Devenish127" />

In the summer of 1999, Limp Bizkit played at the highly anticipated [[Woodstock 1999|Woodstock '99]] show in front of approximately 200,000 people. Violent action sprang up during and after the band's performance, including fans tearing plywood from the walls during a performance of the song "[[Break Stuff]]". Several [[sexual assault]]s were also reported in the concert's aftermath .<ref name="amg" /><ref name="Devenish127" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Police Investigate Reports of Rapes at Woodstock |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock29.htm |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=July 29, 1999 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219071649/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock29.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Durst stated during the concert, "People are getting hurt. Don't let anybody get hurt. But I don't think you should mellow out. That's what [[Alanis Morissette]] had you motherfuckers do. If someone falls, pick 'em up. We already let the negative energy out. Now we wanna let out the positive energy".<ref name="Devenish127" /> Durst later stated in an interview, "I didn't see anybody getting hurt. You don't see that. When you're looking out on a sea of people and the stage is twenty feet in the air and you're performing, and you're feeling your music, how do they expect us to see something bad going on?"<ref name="Devenish127" /> Les Claypool told ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]'', "Woodstock was just Durst being Durst. His attitude is 'no press is bad press', so he brings it on himself. He wallows in it. Still, he's a great guy."<ref name="Devenish127" /> [[Jonathan Davis]] of [[Korn]] also defended the band: "I think Bizkit is being blamed for it because they were the heavy band … I don't think it was their fuckin' fault".<ref name="Herman">{{Cite web |last=Herman |first=James Patrick |date=2019-08-23 |title=Fred Durst Has No Woodstock '99 Regrets: 'Limp Bizkit Is an Easy Target So Bring it On' |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/limp-bizkit-woodstock-99-fred-durst-no-regrets-1203312851/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101348/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/limp-bizkit-woodstock-99-fred-durst-no-regrets-1203312851/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  "It's easy to point the finger and blame [us], but they hired us for what we do — and all we did is what we do. I would turn the finger and point it back to the people that hired us," said Durst in reference to [[Woodstock Music and Art Fair|original Woodstock]] co-founder [[Michael Lang (producer)|Michael Lang]].<ref name="Herman" />

Durst saw the band as being scapegoated for the event's controversy, and reflected on the criticisms surrounding the band in his music video for the single "[[Re-Arranged]]", which depicted the band members receiving death sentences for their participation in the concerts. The video ended with angry witnesses watching as the band drowned in milk while performing the song.<ref name="Devenish127" /> Durst later stated that the promoters of Woodstock '99 were at fault for booking his band due to their reputation for raucous performances.<ref name="Devenish127" />

Despite this controversy, ''Significant Other'' remained at No.&nbsp;1 on the ''Billboard'' charts, and the band headlined the year's [[Family Values Tour 1999|Family Values Tour]].<ref name="Devenish127" /> Durst directed a music video for "N 2 Gether Now" which featured Method Man and [[Pauly Shore]], and was inspired by [[Inspector Clouseau]]'s fights with his butler [[List of The Pink Panther characters#Cato Fong|Cato Fong]] in the ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|Pink Panther]]'' film series.<ref name="Devenish127" />

=== ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000–2001) ===

In 2000, Durst announced that the band's third studio album would be titled ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]''. The press thought he was joking about this title.<ref name=diPerna>{{cite book |last=di Perna |first=Alan |title=Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal |chapter=Wild Wild Wes |page=[https://archive.org/details/guitarworldprese00kitt/page/104 104] |year=2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=0-634-03287-9 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/guitarworldprese00kitt/page/104}}</ref> The album title is intended to sound like a fictional band; the phrase "Chocolate Starfish" refers to the human anus and Durst himself, who has frequently been called an "asshole".<ref name=diPerna/> Borland contributed the other half of the album's title when the band was standing around at a truck stop looking at bottles of flavored water, and Borland joked that the truck stop did not have hot dog or meat-flavored water.<ref name=diPerna/>

In June 2000, Limp Bizkit performed at the [[WINS-FM|WXRK]] [[Dysfunctional Family Picnic]], but showed up an hour late for their set.<ref name=Manning>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427590/limp-creed-trade-barbs-at-krock-show.jhtml |title=Limp, Creed Trade Barbs At KROCK Show |author=Manning, Kara |date=June 26, 2000 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213215454/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427590/limp-creed-trade-barbs-at-krock-show.jhtml |archive-date=December 13, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> An Interscope spokesman stated that there was confusion over the band's set time.<ref name=Manning/> During the band's performance, Durst criticized [[Creed (band)|Creed]] singer [[Scott Stapp]], calling him "an egomaniac".<ref name=Manning/> Creed's representatives later presented Durst with an autographed anger management manual.<ref name=Manning/>

In the summer, Limp Bizkit's tour was sponsored by the controversial [[file sharing]] service [[Napster]], doing free shows with a metal cage as the only thing separating them from the audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fb0G3RI4hM |title=Limp Bizkit Top 10 Most Memorabel Moments |publisher=YouTube |date=November 19, 2009 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217114546/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fb0G3RI4hM |archive-date=February 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Durst was an outspoken advocate of file sharing.<ref name="amg" /> They also did a "Guerrilla Tour", which involved the band setting up illegal and impromptu public gigs on rooftops and alleyways, some being shut down by the police.

During the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], Durst performed "Livin' It Up", a song from the upcoming album, as a duet with [[Christina Aguilera]]. In response to the performance, [[Filter (band)|Filter]] frontman [[Richard Patrick]] was quoted as saying "Fred getting onstage with Christina Aguilera embarrassed us all."<ref name="MTVNewsAguilera">{{cite web |date=October 3, 2000 |title=Limp's Durst Explains Aguilera Duet |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424786/20001003/aguilera_christina.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225011804/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424786/20001003/aguilera_christina.jhtml |archive-date=December 25, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |publisher=MTV News |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In response to the negative reactions to the performance, Durst remarked, "People always just wanna talk about Britney or Christina. What's the problem? Because they make a type of music we aren't allowed to like? Or you think they are the nemesis of what our music is about? Why segregate? Why be so musically fuckin' racist? What do you mean, I can't hang out with these types of people? Clearly I didn't give a fuck, which fed a lot of it, too. I mean, someone that's not going to give in and apologise... it's gonna make people carry on talking".<ref name="Hammerpublished">{{Cite web |last=Hammerpublished |first=Metal |date=2020-08-20 |title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst: "I'm Dr Frankenstein and the guy in the red cap is my creature" |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/limp-bizkit-the-gospel-according-to-fred-durst |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=loudersound |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901101350/https://www.loudersound.com/features/limp-bizkit-the-gospel-according-to-fred-durst |url-status=live }}</ref>

Durst also appeared in the music video for Eminem's song "[[The Real Slim Shady]]", a song in which [[Eminem]] suggests that Christina Aguilera and Durst had a sexual relationship. Durst denied the rumors and defended Aguilera, saying: "For one thing, it's not true, so it doesn't bother me. [Eminem is] sort of answering the critics. He's going to the extreme with everything he can to now slap them in the face.... It's so over-the-top. For one thing, Christina's amazing. I really like that girl. I think she's an amazing singer. She's gonna have longevity. She's going to be one of those amazing icon women. I'm really attracted to her, I like her, and I've talked to her a couple of times, and that's that. I haven't had any type of relationship with her, or any type of intercourse with her. She's never sucked my dick, she's never sucked Carson's."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Rob-Mancini |title=Limp's Durst Sounds Off On Eminem Single |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1428619/limps-durst-sounds-off-on-eminem-single/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=MTV News |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716112830/https://www.mtv.com/news/1428619/limps-durst-sounds-off-on-eminem-single/ }}</ref>

Released on October 17, ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' set a record for highest first-week sales for a rock album, with over one million copies sold in the US in its first week of release. 400,000 of those sales happened during the first day, making it the fastest-selling rock album ever and breaking the record held for seven years by [[Pearl Jam]]'s ''[[Vs. (Pearl Jam album)|Vs.]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reese |first=Lori |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/24/limp-bizkit-scores-biggest-sales-debut-ever-rock-band/ |title=Bizkit in Gravy |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 24, 2000 |access-date=July 29, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618192310/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85663,00.html |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' was certified Gold, Platinum, and six times Multi-Platinum.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Seymour |first=Craig |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/26/limp-bizkit-tops-billboard-album-chart/ |title=Limp Bizkit tops the Billboard Album chart &#124; Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water &#124; Music News &#124; Music |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 26, 2000 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607183116/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85668,00.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit headlined the first [[Anger Management Tour]] edition that year with Eminem acting as co-headliner along with support from [[Papa Roach]], [[Xzibit]], [[D12]] and later, [[Godsmack]], [[DMX]], Sinnistar. The tour lasted 35 dates from October 19 - December 19, 2000.

The album received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water/limp-bizkit |title=Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=October 11, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629040655/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/limpbizkit/chocolatestarfish?q=Limp%20Bizkit |archive-date=June 29, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> with AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly – it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time."<ref name="ErlewineChocolateStarfish" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writer [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] named it as the worst album title of 2000,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044179,00.html |title=The Best and Worst Music |author=Browne, David |date=December 22, 2000 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926184801/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044179,00.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> whilst readers of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine voted it the worst album of the year, as well as voting Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst as the worst band of 2000 and the "Arse of the Year", respectively.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 13, 2001 |editor-last=Rees |editor-first=Paul |title=Readers' Poll 2000 |journal=[[Kerrang!]] |issue=835 |pages=29–36 |issn=0262-6624 |ref=Rees01}}</ref>

During a 2001 tour of Australia at the [[Big Day Out]] festival in Sydney, fans rushed the stage in the [[moshing|mosh pit]] and teenager [[Jessica Michalik]] died of [[asphyxiation]]. In court, Durst, represented by long-time attorney Ed McPherson, testified he had warned the concert's organizers Aaron Jackson, Will Pearce, and Amar Tailor, as well as the concert's promoter Vivian Lees, of the potential dangers of such minimal security.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1148637.stm | work=BBC News | title=Limp Bizkit 'devastated' by fan death | date=February 1, 2001 | access-date=April 4, 2010 | archive-date=June 5, 2004 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605235934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1148637.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> After viewing videotapes and hearing witness testimony, however, the coroner said it was evident that the crowd's density was dangerous at the time Limp Bizkit took the stage, stating that Fred Durst should have acted more responsibly when the problem became apparent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458584/aussie-court-easy-on-bizkit.jhtml |title=Organizers Blamed In Limp Bizkit Mosh-Pit Death |author=D'Angelo, Joe |date=November 8, 2002 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624013516/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458584/aussie-court-easy-on-bizkit.jhtml |archive-date=June 24, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Durst stated that he was "emotionally scarred" because of the teenager's death.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/17/1023864403550.html |author=Glendinning, Lee |work=The Age |location=Melbourne, Australia |title=Limp Bizkit singer tells of emotional scars from Big Day Out tragedy |date=June 18, 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519185052/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/17/1023864403550.html |archive-date=May 19, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Durst also stated that he was aware of the security problems, but that he and the band were forced to play in the festival: "There was a demand for us to play Big Day Out 2001, so we filled it. When we came to play we said, "The barricades aren't right – people are gonna go crazy so we're not playing." And they go, "No, you're goddamn wrong. You are playing – you're the headliners." And we go, "No, you gotta have the right barricade." The promoters who owned Big Day Out at the time were rude. The police came and it turned into this huge thing, with them telling us, "There's gonna be a riot if you don't play and if that happens, we're arresting you".<ref name="Hammerpublished" />

Later in 2001, numerous hip-hop artists including [[P. Diddy]], [[Timbaland]], [[Bubba Sparxxx]], and [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]] remixed famous songs from the band into hip-hop versions, adding their own styles and modifications. The album was called ''[[New Old Songs]]''.

=== Departure of Borland and ''Results May Vary'' (2001–2003) ===

In October 2001, Durst released a statement on their website stating that "Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways. Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers. Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors."<ref name=CMJ>{{cite journal |title=Borland bids adieu to Bizkit |journal=CMJ New Music Report |volume=69 |issue=737 |page=6 |publisher=CMJ Network |date=October 29, 2001 }}</ref> Durst also stated that the band would "comb the world for the illest guitar player known to man" to replace Borland.<ref name=CMJ/> When asked why Borland quit the band, Ross Robinson stated that he quit because "He doesn't sell out for money anymore".<ref>{{cite web|title=Borland quit Bizkit over 'integrity': producer|date=October 23, 2001|url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020619083329/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-date=June 19, 2002|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

Durst held a nationwide audition for a new guitarist called "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451596/20011221/story.jhtml "Limp Bizkit Scouring 99 Cities For New Guitarist"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823041057/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451596/20011221/story.jhtml |date=August 23, 2007}}. [[MTV News]], December 21, 2001; Retrieved May 31, 2006.</ref> However, Mike Henderson, who was one of the guitarists who went for the audition, revealed that the event was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Durst had no intention to recruit a new guitarist and the whole thing was intended to sell [[Guitar Center]] products. This caused an uproar amongst the guitarists who had been waiting for hours.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rock N' Roll True Stories |title=Limp Bizkit's Disastrous Guitar Center Contest To Replace Wes Borland |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAygiVB7J2Y&t=15m37s |website=YouTube |date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219032755/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAygiVB7J2Y&t=15m37s |url-status=live }}</ref> The band eventually recorded with Snot guitarist [[Mike Smith (guitarist)|Mike Smith]], though they later scrapped the initial recording sessions with Smith.<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> In May 2002, Durst posted Wes Borland's personal email address online and told fans to ask him to rejoin the group. Borland stated that 75% or more of all the emails pleaded for him not to return to the band.<ref>{{cite web|title=Borland rebuffs Durst's invite to rejoin Bizkit|date=May 28, 2002|url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017220349/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsL/limpbizkit.html|archive-date=October 17, 2002|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

During the album's production, the working title changed from ''Bipolar''<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> to ''Panty Sniffer'',<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> and was completed under the title ''[[Results May Vary]]''. Under Durst's sole leadership, the album encompassed a variety of styles<ref name=Sullivan>{{cite news |author=Sullivan, Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/sep/26/popandrock.shopping |title=Limp Bizkit, ''Results May Vary'' |work=The Guardian |access-date=October 7, 2011 |location=London |date=September 27, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031060844/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/sep/26/popandrock.shopping |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and featured a cover of [[the Who]]'s "[[Behind Blue Eyes]]", which differed from the original's arrangement in its inclusion of a [[Speak & Spell (toy)|Speak & Spell]] during the song's [[bridge (music)|bridge]].<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> ''Results May Vary'' consisted of various recording sessions, some of which included Smith on guitars and some without; however, Smith continued to play live shows with the band.<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/results-may-vary-r657916/review |title=''Results May Vary'' – Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829163437/http://allmusic.com/album/results-may-vary-r657916/review |archive-date=August 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit performed at [[WWE WrestleMania XIX]], with both Smith and Korn's [[Brian Welch]] on guitars. In the summer of 2003, Limp Bizkit participated on the [[Summer Sanitarium Tour]] headlined by [[Metallica]].<ref name=Kaufman/> At the tour's [[Chicago]] stop, concert attendees threw items and heckled Durst from the moment he walked on stage. With the crowd chanting "Fuck Fred Durst" and continuing their assault on him, Durst threw the mic down after six songs and walked off stage, but not before heckling the crowd back. He repeatedly said, "Limp Bizkit are the best band in the world!" until a roadie took his microphone away.<ref name=Kaufman>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474912/20030728/limp_bizkit.jhtml |title=Limp Bizkit Walk Offstage After Chicago Crowd Gets Hostile – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210105747/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474912/20030728/limp_bizkit.jhtml }}</ref> An article in the ''Sun-Times'' stated that the hostility was started by radio personality [[Mancow]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/07/29/chicago-concertgoers-boo-bizkit-stage/ |title=Throw Stuff |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 29, 2003 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022054444/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,471517,00.html |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''Results May Vary'' was released on September 23, 2003, and received largely unfavorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/results-may-vary |title=Results May Vary Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130000518/http://www.metacritic.com/music/results-may-vary |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine panned the album, writing, "the music has no melody, hooks, or energy, [and] all attention is focused on the clown jumping up and down and screaming in front, and long before the record is over, you're left wondering, how the hell did he ever get to put this mess out?"<ref name=ErlewineResultsMayVary/> ''[[The Guardian]]'' reviewer Caroline Sullivan wrote, "At least Limp Bizkit can't be accused of festering in the [[rap rock|rap-rock]] ghetto ... But Durst's problems are ever-present – and does anybody still care?"<ref name=Sullivan/> Despite criticisms of the album, it was a commercial success, peaking at No.&nbsp;3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name=AllmusicCharts/> Smith departed from the band in August 2004. Durst later told a fan site that he had a falling-out with Smith, saying "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."<ref name=DAngelo/>

=== Borland's return, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' and hiatus (2004–2008) ===

In August 2004, Borland rejoined Limp Bizkit, which began recording their first EP, ''[[The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=LIMP BIZKIT |url=http://limpbizkit.com:80/ |website=LimpBizkit.com |access-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001055145if_/http://limpbizkit.com:80/ |archive-date=October 1, 2005}}</ref><ref name="DAngelo">{{cite web |author=D'Angelo, Joe |date=August 16, 2004 |title=Wes Borland Back With Limp Bizkit |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490229/wes-borland-back-with-limp-bizkit.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218003051/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490229/wes-borland-back-with-limp-bizkit.jhtml |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |publisher=MTV News |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In May, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' was released. [[Sammy Siegler]] took over drumming duties for the band for much of the EP, which featured a more experimental sound, described by AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "neo-prog alt-metal".<ref name=ErlewineUnquestionableTruth/> At Durst's insistence, the EP was released as an underground release without any advertising or promotion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1514094/20051118/limp_bizkit.jhtml |title=Music Ruined Wes Borland's Life, So He's Formed A New Band |last1=Harris |first1=Chris |date=November 18, 2005 |publisher=[[VH1]] |access-date=December 14, 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=Harris>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Chris |title=Bye Bye Bizkit? Wes Borland Says Limp Are Pretty Much Done |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526158/borland-casts-doubt-on-limp-bizkits-future.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=March 17, 2006 |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101130958/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526158/borland-casts-doubt-on-limp-bizkits-future.jhtml }}</ref> Borland disagreed with the decision, suggesting that it was "self-sabotage": "Maybe he was already unhappy with the music, and he didn't really want to put it out there."<ref name=Harris/>

The EP received mixed reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the music, calling it "a step in the right direction – it's more ambitious, dramatic, and aggressive, built on pummeling verses and stop-start choruses." However, he felt that the band was being "held back" by Durst, whom he called "the most singularly unpleasant, absurd frontman in rock."<ref name=ErlewineUnquestionableTruth/> [[IGN]] writer Spence D. similarly gave it a mixed review, as he felt that the EP lacked direction, but that showed potential for the band's musical growth.<ref name=SpenceD>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit – The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/609/609754p1.html|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|date=May 3, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403105511/http://music.ign.com/articles/609/609754p1.html|archive-date=April 3, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' sold over 37,000 copies in its first week of release, and debuted at No.&nbsp;24 on the ''Billboard'' 200, but due to its lack of advertising sales fell off quickly and only sold 88,000 copies in the United States by March 2006.<ref name=AllmusicCharts>{{cite web |url=https://allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-p213327/charts-awards |title=Limp Bizkit – Charts & Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 14, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727230023/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-mn0000290502/awards |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Limp Bizkit: What Happened? |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/ |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525034504/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/ |archive-date=May 25, 2005 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2006-03-17 |title=Limp Bizkit No Longer On Borland's Radar |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/limp-bizkit-no-longer-on-borlands-radar-59053/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027191427/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/limp-bizkit-no-longer-on-borlands-radar-59053/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the release of the band's ''[[Greatest Hitz (Limp Bizkit album)|Greatest Hitz]]'' album, the band went on hiatus.<ref name=Harris/><ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512963/11032005/limp_bizkit.jhtml |title=Fred Durst Says Limp Bizkit Are About To Bring On The Gravy – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=November 3, 2005 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527093029/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512963/11032005/limp_bizkit.jhtml |archive-date=May 27, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Borland stated that it was unlikely that a sequel to ''The Unquestionable Truth'' would be produced and that "As of right now, none of my future plans include Limp Bizkit."<ref name=Harris/><ref name=ErlewineGoldCobra/>

=== Reunion, ''Gold Cobra'' and departure from Interscope (2009–2011) ===

[[File:Limp Bizkit.jpg|thumb|Borland, Otto (background) and Durst performing live]]
In 2009, Limp Bizkit reunited with Borland playing guitar and launched the [[Unicorns N' Rainbows Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-launches-unicorns-n-rainbows-tour/5289556|publisher=[[Artist Direct]]|author=Artist Direct Staff|title=Limp Bizkit Launches 'Unicorns N' Rainbows' Tour|work=ARTISTdirect |date=April 24, 2009|access-date=May 14, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085854/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-launches-unicorns-n-rainbows-tour/5289556|archive-date=October 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Durst announced that they had begun to record a new album, which Borland titled ''[[Gold Cobra]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/11/world_exclusive_limp_bizkit_na.html |title=World exclusive! Limp Bizkit name new album |author=Simon |date=November 30, 2009 |work=Kerrang.com |publisher=Bauer Performance |access-date=November 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203112253/http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/11/world_exclusive_limp_bizkit_na.html |archive-date=December 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name=EW>{{cite web |last=Collis |first=Clark |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/05/limp-bizkit-durst-borlan/ |title=Limp Bizkit on their reunion album-and who exactly was to blame for their break up in the first place |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] Music Mix |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218181250/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/05/limp-bizkit-durst-borlan/ }}</ref> Borland said that the title does not have any meaning, and that it was chosen because it fit the style of music the band was writing for the album.<ref name=EW/> The band recorded a spoken intro written by Durst and performed by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] member [[Gene Simmons]] for the album, but it was left off the completed album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/durst-treats-fans-to-sneak-peek-of-new-record_1186345 |title=Limp Bizkit – Durst Treats Fans To Sneak Peek Of New Record |author=Contactmusic Staff |date=November 25, 2010 |magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]] |access-date=January 6, 2012 |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215223346/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/durst-treats-fans-to-sneak-peek-of-new-record_1186345 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NME>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/53996 |title=Fred Durst previews new Limp Bizkit songs online |author=''NME'' Staff |date=November 25, 2010 |work=NME |access-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128095139/http://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/53996 |archive-date=November 28, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The band also recorded additional "non-album" tracks, including "Combat Jazz", which featured rapper [[Raekwon]] and "Middle Finger", featuring [[Paul Wall]].<ref name=NME/>

"[[Shotgun (Limp Bizkit song)|Shotgun]]" was released as a single on May 17, 2011. The song is noted for featuring a guitar solo by Borland, something that the band is not known for.<ref name="MetalHammer" /> "Shotgun" received favorable reviews, with [[Artistdirect]] writing, "['Shotgun'] feels like Bizkit approached the signature style on ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Yall|Three Dollar Bill Y'All]]'' and ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' with another decade-plus of instrumental experience and virtuosity, carving out a banger that could get asses moving in the club or fists flying in the [[mosh pit]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-shotgun-review-4-5-out-of-5-stars/8973960 |title=Limp Bizkit — "Shotgun" Review 4.5 out of 5 stars |date=June 6, 2011 |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |access-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903134229/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/limp-bizkit-shotgun-review-4-5-out-of-5-stars/8973960 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''Gold Cobra'' was released on June 28 and received mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/gold-cobra |title=''Gold Cobra'' at Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703174900/http://www.metacritic.com/music/gold-cobra |url-status=live }}</ref> AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a return to the full-throttled attack of ''Three Dollar Bill Y'All''.<ref name=ErlewineGoldCobra/> IGN writer Chad Grischow wrote, "Though far from their best work, Limp Bizkit's latest at least proves that their 2005 ''Greatest Hitz'' album may have been premature."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/117/1179339p1.html |title=Original line-up yields mostly good results on latest |author=Grischow, Chad |date=June 27, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=January 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222054406/http://music.ign.com/articles/117/1179339p1.html |archive-date=December 22, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' writer Terry Bezer appraised the album, writing "Aside from the odd duff moment, Gold Cobra throws out the hot shit that'll make you bounce in the mosh pit over and over again."<ref name=MetalHammer>{{cite journal|last=Bezer|first=Terry|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra-track-by-track/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609012224/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra-track-by-track/|archive-date=June 9, 2011|title=''Gold Cobra'' review|journal=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=October 13, 2011}}</ref> The band launched the [[Gold Cobra Tour]] in support of the album. A music video for the title track was released.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_i_qxQztHRI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110704083903/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI |title=Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra music video |website=[[YouTube]] |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Gold Cobra'' sold nearly 80,000 copies in the United States alone and peaked at No.&nbsp;16 on the ''Billboard'' 200; however, the band left Interscope after the album's release.<ref name=blabbermouth>{{cite magazine |title=LIMP BIZKIT New Record |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1554417/limp-bizkit-is-ready-to-go-with-lil-wayne-on-new-single-listen |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=March 25, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329181837/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1554417/limp-bizkit-is-ready-to-go-with-lil-wayne-on-new-single-listen |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwyn |first=Tom |date=2011-12-04 |title=Limp Bizkit dropped by record label Interscope |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-24-1268973 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201181436/https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-24-1268973 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' and ''Still Sucks'' (2012–2022) ===

[[File:Limp Bizkit au Hellfest 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Limp Bizkit performing at [[Hellfest]] in 2015]]
In February 2012, the band returned to Australia for the first time in 11 years to perform at the [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/newsletter/4096/exclusive-limp-bizkit-frontman-shocked-at-bdo-barrier-decision |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120204075521/http://themusic.com.au/newsletter/4096/exclusive-limp-bizkit-frontman-shocked-at-bdo-barrier-decision |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |access-date=February 5, 2016 |title=/ }}</ref> Durst dedicated the shows to [[Jessica Michalik]], who died during the Limp Bizkit performance at [[Big Day Out]] 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Limp Bizkit dedicate latest Australian show to BDO tragic|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/limp-bizkit-dedicate-latest-australian-show-to-bdo-tragic/story-e6frf96f-1226262838878|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=February 5, 2012}}</ref> Limp Bizkit signed with [[Cash Money Records]].<ref name=blabbermouth/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/62487 |title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst: 'We're working on the craziest metal record ever' &#124; News |work=NME |date=March 8, 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165454/http://www.nme.com/news/limp-bizkit/62487 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Grandmaster Grouchy Greg |url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/02/27/birdman-slim-and-fred-durst-discuss-limp-bizkit-deal/ |title=Birdman, Slim and Fred Durst Discuss Limp Bizkit Deal |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627100625/http://allhiphop.com/2012/02/27/birdman-slim-and-fred-durst-discuss-limp-bizkit-deal/ |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Following a dispute between Durst, Lethal, and Otto about the latter two's alleged chronic drug and alcohol use, DJ Lethal angrily left the band.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/limp-bizkits-dj-lethal-ive-been-berated-made-to-look-like-a-drug-addict/ |title=Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal: "I've Been Berated, Made To Look Like A Drug Addict" - Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture |magazine=Music Feeds |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124231635/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/limp-bizkits-dj-lethal-ive-been-berated-made-to-look-like-a-drug-addict/ |url-status=live }}</ref> DJ Lethal later posted an apology to the band on Twitter,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3198013/dj-lethal-reconciles-with-limp-bizkit-is-back-in-the-band|title=DJ Lethal Reconciles With Limp Bizkit: Is Back In The Band|date=October 15, 2012|publisher=BloodyDisgusting|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170512113640/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3198013/dj-lethal-reconciles-with-limp-bizkit-is-back-in-the-band|archive-date=May 12, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> but was ultimately not allowed back into the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/rap-metal-musical-chairs/bizkit-tour-to-be-even-limper-without-dj-lethals-involvement|title=BIZKIT TOUR TO BE EVEN LIMPER WITHOUT DJ LETHAL'S INVOLVEMENT|date=March 21, 2013|publisher=Metal Insider|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527194147/http://www.metalinsider.net/rap-metal-musical-chairs/bizkit-tour-to-be-even-limper-without-dj-lethals-involvement|archive-date=May 27, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/limp_bizkit_boot_dj_lethal_from_tour.html|title=Limp Bizkit Boot DJ Lethal From Tour|website=Ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425012013/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/limp_bizkit_boot_dj_lethal_from_tour.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fred Durst was featured in the song "Champions" by Kevin Rudolf, which was used as a theme for [[WWE]]'s [[Night of Champions (2012)|Night of Champions]]. The song debuted on ''[[WWE Raw]]'' on September 3, 2012. This was the first time Limp Bizkit has worked with WWE since 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2013/03/24/dj-lethal-i-want-to-go-on-tour-bad/|title=DJ Lethal: "I want to go on tour bad" - The Armpit|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612154906/http://www.thearmpit.net/2013/03/24/dj-lethal-i-want-to-go-on-tour-bad/|archive-date=June 12, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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The band recorded their seventh studio album, ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/11/14/limp-bizkit-proclaim-new-album-is-for-nu-metal-rock-fans-only |title=LIMP BIZKIT Proclaim New Album is for "Nu Metal Rock Fans" Only |publisher=The Daily BLAM! |access-date=December 15, 2012 |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119233627/http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/11/14/limp-bizkit-proclaim-new-album-is-for-nu-metal-rock-fans-only |url-status=live }}</ref> with producer Ross Robinson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/in-the-studio/ross-robinson-involved-in-limp-bizkit-album|title=Ross Robinson involved in Limp Bizkit album|author=Bram Teitelman|publisher=Metal Insider|date=Jan 30, 2013|access-date=March 6, 2013|archive-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213080521/http://www.metalinsider.net/in-the-studio/ross-robinson-involved-in-limp-bizkit-album|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2013/01/29/news/producer-ross-robinson-involved-in-new-limp-bizkit-album/|title=Producer Ross Robinson Involved In New Limp Bizkit Album|author=wookubus|publisher=theprp.com|date=January 29, 2013|access-date=March 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204164539/http://www.theprp.com/2013/01/29/news/producer-ross-robinson-involved-in-new-limp-bizkit-album/|archive-date=February 4, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> who also produced the band's debut album ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'' and the 2005 EP ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.<ref name="sprint"/>

On March 24, 2013, the first single from the album, "[[Ready to Go (Limp Bizkit song)|Ready to Go]]" (featuring Lil Wayne) was released on limpbizkit.com.<ref>Ready to Go music video: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyAAwCu-Lu4 |title=Limp Bizkit - Ready to Go ft. Lil Wayne (Official Video) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 22, 2013 |access-date=2016-11-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127130558/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyAAwCu-Lu4 |archive-date=November 27, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In November a cover of the [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] song "Thieves" was released by the band via their official Facebook and Twitter accounts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Free download set for "Thieves"|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151714761452548&set=a.400078222547.178982.48793492547&type=1|work=Facebook|publisher=Limp Bizkit|access-date=November 1, 2013|format=Facebook Post|date=November 2013|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904001010/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151714761452548&set=a.400078222547.178982.48793492547&type=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In December, the band released the previously leaked song "Lightz" along with an accompanying music video.<ref name="Lightz release.">{{cite web|title=New Song and Video "Lightz" Has Been Released.|url=http://www.limpbizkit.com/new-song-and-video-lightz-has-been-released/|work=Limpbizkit.com|publisher=Limp Bizkit|access-date=December 11, 2013|author=Max|format=News post|date=December 11, 2013|quote=Please enjoy and accept this video LIGHTZ as a gift for being you and try your best to have a wonderful day ...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211194723/http://www.limpbizkit.com/new-song-and-video-lightz-has-been-released/|archive-date=December 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The next single off the album, "[[Endless Slaughter]]", was set to be released only on cassette and during concerts,<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://loudwire.com/limp-bizkit-cassette-release-new-song-endless-slaughter/|title= Limp Bizkit Plot Cassette Release for New Song 'Endless Slaughter'|author= Chad Childers|magazine= [[Loudwire]]|date= May 31, 2014|access-date= June 23, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140702011320/http://loudwire.com/limp-bizkit-cassette-release-new-song-endless-slaughter/|archive-date= July 2, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref> but can be downloaded at the band's official website.

In October 2014, Fred Durst revealed that the band had left Cash Money and became independent again. The split was carried out amicably and Fred says that "We really love the jam we did with Lil Wayne, though. We love that song."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Durst On Limp Bizkit's Split From Cash Money Records|url=http://www.wdhafm.com/gmi/rocknews/2014/10/01/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-split-from-cash-money-records|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204041838/http://www.wdhafm.com/gmi/rocknews/2014/10/01/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-split-from-cash-money-records|archive-date=February 4, 2015|author=Gary Graff|publisher=WDHA 105.5 FM|date=October 1, 2014}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit performed as headliners of the ShipRocked 2015 cruise from February 2 to 6. Other bands present were [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], [[Black Label Society]], [[P.O.D.]], and [[Sevendust]] among others. The band announced their major 2015 tour called "Money Sucks", a Russian 20-date tour to take place during October and November celebrating Limp Bizkit's 20th anniversary. The tour name was a nod to the difficult economic situation that Russia was facing at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit to Tour 20 Russian Cities in October|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/01/15/limp-bizkit-to-tour-20-russian-cities-in-october|author=Alex|publisher=thearmpit.net|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812021937/http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/01/15/limp-bizkit-to-tour-20-russian-cities-in-october/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Money Sucks 2015 Russian Tour|url=https://www.facebook.com/bizkitlivecom/posts/771632272885439|author=Bizkitlive.com|publisher=Bizkitlive.com|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419045257/https://www.facebook.com/bizkitlivecom/posts/771632272885439|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit to Headline ShipRocked 2015|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2014/10/23/limp-bizkit-to-headline-shiprocked-2015|author=Alex|publisher=thearmpit.net|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107004221/http://www.thearmpit.net/2014/10/23/limp-bizkit-to-headline-shiprocked-2015/}}</ref> The tour gathered criticism on the background of [[2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine|Russo-Ukrainian War]] and behaviour of Fred Durst who showed a flag saying "[[Crimea]] = Russia", referring to [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|illegal annexation]] by Russia in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Limp Bizkit frontman banned from Ukraine|url=https://www.dw.com/en/limp-bizkit-frontman-fred-durst-banned-from-ukraine/a-18933381|author=DW|publisher=dw.com|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010241/https://www.dw.com/en/limp-bizkit-frontman-fred-durst-banned-from-ukraine/a-18933381|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before the band traveled to Europe to attend the "Money Sucks" Tour, Sam Rivers was diagnosed with a degenerative disease of the spinal discs that was complicated due to a pinched nerve, causing a lot of pain in such areas and which prevented him from being with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/10/28/sam-rivers-updates-us-on-his-health-condition/|title=Sam Rivers updates us on his health condition - The Armpit|website=Thearmpit.net|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006203110/http://www.thearmpit.net/2015/10/28/sam-rivers-updates-us-on-his-health-condition/}}</ref> 23-year-old German bassist Samuel Gerhard Mpungu replaced Rivers for the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/leute/article207679325/Wie-ein-Berliner-Bassist-zu-Limp-Bizkit-kommt.html|title=Wie ein Berliner Bassist zu Limp Bizkit kommt|first=Tina|last=Molin|website=Morgenpost.de|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010755/https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/leute/article207679325/Wie-ein-Berliner-Bassist-zu-Limp-Bizkit-kommt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Fred Durst & Wes Borland @ KROQ Weenie Roast 2019 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|thumb|Fred Durst and Wes Borland performing at KROQ Weenie Roast 2019]]Limp Bizkit offered several concerts in the United Kingdom during winter 2016 alongside [[Korn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/korn-and-limp-bizkit-announce-joint-uk-winter-tour|title=Korn and Limp Bizkit announce joint UK winter tour|website=Loudersound.com|date=September 14, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817153526/https://www.loudersound.com/news/korn-and-limp-bizkit-announce-joint-uk-winter-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding this tour, Fred says: "You may have experienced a lot of cool concerts in your life, but I can guarantee you that an evening with Korn and Limp Bizkit will always and forever be your favorite. No one brings the party harder, heavier, and more exciting than us. No one. And ... make sure you get plenty of rest the night before. It's time to bring it back!"<ref>{{cite web|title=Korn and Limp Bizkit announce joint UK winter tour|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/710891/Korn-Limp-Bizkit-joint-UK-tour-20-years-Fred-Durst-Jonathan-Davis-Nu-Metal|author=George Simpson|website=Express.co.uk|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=October 1, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408140111/https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/710891/Korn-Limp-Bizkit-joint-UK-tour-20-years-Fred-Durst-Jonathan-Davis-Nu-Metal|url-status=live}}</ref>

Because of little information and constant delays for the release of ''Stampede'', in an interview/talk with the podcast "Someone Who Isn't Me", Wes said that Fred "isn't happy" with what he was working on. The guitarist said that Durst will "just keep working on something until he's happy with it, even if it takes years and years".<ref>{{cite web|title=Looks Like Limp Bizkit May Never Release More Music|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/looks-like-limp-bizkit-may-never-release-music|author=Emmy Mack|website=Musicfeeds.com.au|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=October 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002080934/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/looks-like-limp-bizkit-may-never-release-music/|archive-date=October 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[File:Limp Bizkit at Quebec Agora Fest 2019 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|thumb|DJ Lethal and Fred Durst performing at Quebec Agora Fest 2019]]

DJ Lethal resumed performing with the band on March 17, 2018, at the Storm the Gates festival in [[Auckland, New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/dj-lethal-returns-limp-bizkit-new-zealand/|title=DJ Lethal Returns to the Stage With Limp Bizkit in New Zealand|website=Loudwire|date=March 18, 2018|access-date=July 15, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709184924/https://loudwire.com/dj-lethal-returns-limp-bizkit-new-zealand/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 8, 2019, the band played a new song from their forthcoming album called "Wasteoid" live in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/07/09/watch-limp-bizkit-play-a-new-song-called-wasteoid-in-paris/|title=Watch Limp Bizkit Play A New Song Called 'Wasteoid' In Paris|date=July 8, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010519/https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/07/09/watch-limp-bizkit-play-a-new-song-called-wasteoid-in-paris/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Borland provided an album update in June 2021, detailing the struggles with the album: {{blockquote|We've probably, in the last 10 years, been in the studio to try and complete the record, I wanna say, seven times, to different studios. And we've been working on stuff, working on stuff, working on stuff. And Fred [Durst] has been consistently kind of unsatisfied with where vision is, I guess...We probably have 35 songs recorded instrumentally, and he's done vocals on them and then thrown the vocals away — done vocals and then [gone], 'Fuck this,' [and] thrown it away. So I think he's finally at the point now where he's gonna pick a set of these songs that he's finally cool with and finish 'em and we're gonna finish the record. So, fingers crossed."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/wes-borland-limp-bizkit-35-songs-recorded-instrumentally-stampede-disco-elephants-album/|title=Limp Bizkit Have 35 Songs Recorded Instrumentally for New Album|website=Loudwire.com|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012441/https://loudwire.com/wes-borland-limp-bizkit-35-songs-recorded-instrumentally-stampede-disco-elephants-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

In August 2021, just a week after their main stage set at Lollapalooza, the band canceled their summer tour, "out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of the band, crew and most of all the fans" in relation to rising [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 cases in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Limp Bizkit Cancel 'Post Pandemic Popup Party' Tour 'Out of an Abundance of Caution'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9612145/limp-bizkit-cancel-tour-abundance-of-caution/|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114194927/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9612145/limp-bizkit-cancel-tour-abundance-of-caution/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 25, 2021, the band revealed new music would be "leaked" in rapid succession with their new album to follow soon after.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Paul 'Browny'|date=August 26, 2021|title=New Limp Bizkit Songs And Album Incoming Very Soon…|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/26/new-limp-bizkit-songs-and-album-incoming-very-soon/|access-date=August 26, 2021|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718005950/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/08/26/new-limp-bizkit-songs-and-album-incoming-very-soon/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 30, 2021, the band released a new single "Dad Vibes".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Paul 'Browny'|date=September 30, 2021|title=Stop Everything: Limp Bizkit's New Era Has Arrived with 'Dad Vibes'|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/09/30/limp-bizkits-new-era-has-arrived-with-dad-vibes/|access-date=September 30, 2021|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010755/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/09/30/limp-bizkits-new-era-has-arrived-with-dad-vibes/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 19, Durst teased on [[Instagram]] that more songs would be coming soon, revealing the titles "Turn It Up Bitch" and "Goodbye", as well as the album containing 12 tracks.<ref>[https://www.theprp.com/2021/10/19/news/limp-bizkits-fred-durst-teases-releasing-the-bands-new-album/ Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst Teases Releasing The Band's New Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010001/https://www.theprp.com/2021/10/19/news/limp-bizkits-fred-durst-teases-releasing-the-bands-new-album/ |date=July 18, 2023 }} The PRP. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.</ref> On October 28, 2021, Durst confirmed via Instagram that the band's sixth album – now titled ''[[Still Sucks]]'' – would be released on October 31, 2021.<ref>[https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/limp-bizkit-confirm-long-awaited-new-album-still-sucks/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118103813/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/limp-bizkit-confirm-long-awaited-new-album-still-sucks/ |date=November 18, 2021 }} "Limp Bizkit confirm long-awaited new album, [[Still Sucks]]". Retrieved October 29, 2021.</ref>

=== Upcoming seventh studio album (2023–present) ===
Borland revealed in early 2023 that plans for Limp Bizkit's seventh studio album were underway for 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/03/31/news/wes-borland-on-limp-bizkits-new-music-plans-were-talking-about-a-travel-destination-to-make-an-album-together-next-year/ |title=Wes Borland on Limp Bizkit's New Music Plans: "We're Talking About a Travel Destination to Make an Album Together Next Year" |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426023644/https://www.theprp.com/2023/03/31/news/wes-borland-on-limp-bizkits-new-music-plans-were-talking-about-a-travel-destination-to-make-an-album-together-next-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late October 2024, Durst confirmed that he was "in the studio with John Otto" recording drum tracks for the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2024/10/limp-bizkit-recording-new-music-2024/ |title=Limp Bizkit Are in the Studio Recording New Music |work=Consequence of Sound |date=October 31, 2024 |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>