The bizkit’s 6th studio album is a whirlwind transportation back to the 90s, and as the album title implies, is a comical self-critique of the band. The 12-track album seemed to just pop up out of nowhere, the lack of promotion on social media adds to the 90s beauty of the release.
A decade since their last album ‘Gold Cobra,’ this record is like a punch to the face to remind fans that Fred Durst and cohort have still very much got ‘it,’ and they for sure don’t ‘suck.’ Kicking off with album opener, ‘Out of Style’, you know LB’s back and you’re in for one hell of an album. Bad ass whammy riffs teamed with Fred Durst’s ‘Hit it’, admittedly, made me second guess whether I was listening to the new album or had accidentally put on the band’s iconic ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog flavoured Water.’
Despite singing, ‘Never change my style cause my style is kinda fresh’, Fred Durst has moved to a much more ‘Dad vibes’ look. With a movement from baseball caps and baggy shorts to a nice shirt and grey hair and beard, Durst has achieved the ultimate dad aesthetic. But from start to end, Limp Bizkit gives the impression of a lack of ageing with the band’s classic, almost satirical self-grilling approach to nu-metal.
‘Love the Hate’ sums up the Bizkit’s whole approach to fan hate. The track opens with ‘I fuckin hate Limp Bizkit’, and then jumps straight back to the band’s good old god complex in the chorus with: ‘jokes on you, you missed one clue (we don’t give a fuck).’ It’s refreshing to have LB’s unbothered, pumped-up approach back on the scene.
Whilst the group’s obnoxious sound is back and louder than ever, Durst has thrown in surprises for us in this album. LB throws in an unplugged track ‘Empty Hole’ as a measure of the band’s versatility. The song features an emotive, almost depressing narrative detailing the feeling of being left with an empty hole without the presence of love. Limp Bizkit includes another track on the deeper/ emotively heavier side of things with ‘Pill Popper’, which is a direct critique of the US healthcare system, with the spoken word intro ‘The pharmaceutical industry does not create cures. They create customers.’
Nearing towards the end of the album, a personal favourite ‘Snacky Poo’ can be heard honouring the 3rd studio album released back in 2000, with ‘chocolate on the starfish everybody kiss it’. LB gives a not-so-subtle critique of artists nowadays ‘everybody got a mic, doing all they can to get another like’, Durst then hints at his dismissal of reaching out to any new fan bases, by stating ‘I don’t need another motherfucker in my life.’ ‘Snacky Poo’ closes with a skit involving a posed conversation/phone call interview with ‘Robert from Carlo Cleaning’, talking to LB’s guitarist Wes Borland. A forced/ unnatural interview is portrayed, with yes or no answers being provided by Wes and muttering/ stumbling on words from the interviewer. This comedic skit alludes to past experiences the band may have had with journalists. Wes’s ‘Goodbye’ finalising the skit acts as a perfect transition into the closing track of the album, appropriately titled ‘Goodbye.’
Ultimately, Limp Bizkit’s ‘Still Sucks’ does not suck. The record is coming close to a personal favourite release of the year, and who doesn’t need a flash back to the past to take away from the tension of current times.
Check out ‘Still Sucks’ below.
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