Hailing from Florida, where they formed in 1994, Limp Bizkit have become one of
the decade's leading exponents of the rap metal movement. Founded by singer Fred
Durst (b. 1970), his high-school classmate Sam Rivers (bass) and the latter's
cousin John Otto (drums), as well as masked guitarist Wes Borland, the band
enlisted the turntable and programming services of DJ Lethal (b. Leor Dimant)
and came to the attention of producer Ross Robinson, who, after hearing the demo
lent by the band Korn, organized a tour and secured a contract with the Flip
label, distributed by Interscope. T...