Nu-metal icons Limp Bizkit released their sixth studio album, “Still Sucks,” in October to positive reviews, and the band has experienced something of a resurgence over the past year following a well-received set at Lollapalooza. The band also has a string of European tour dates set for later this year, and singer Fred Durst made headlines with his striking new dad-vibes look to go along with the song of the same name. Unfortunately for Durst, however, recently a 30-year-old man walked through the gate onto his L.A.-area property and swiped about $3,000 worth of stuff including a Tesla charger and a violin. TMZ reports that thanks in part to security cameras, all the stolen property is back in his possession, and the alleged robber is in custody.
TMZ also reports that the robber tried to break into Durst’s house, but wasn’t able to. Durst wasn’t home at the time, but his family was. “Cops were eventually called, and although the suspect had left by then … he wasn’t out of the woods,” TMZ reported. “Cops say he was spotted later that same night, and arrested by cops thanks to video FD had of the incident. The man was booked for felony grand theft, and we’re told Fred’s stuff was returned safe and sound. Cops don’t believe Durst was specifically targeted, and he tells TMZ he’s just grateful nobody was hurt.”
Limp Bizkit’s hour-long Lollapalooza set last year featured a number of cover snippets alongside Limp Bizkit standards including “Break Stuff, “Nookie,” “Take A Look Around” and “Rollin’”. The band helped define the nu metal genre, and Alternative Press had high praise for their legacy and influence. “As the years have gone by, some nü-metal outfits have progressively downplayed their bracket’s hip-hop sensibilities,” the magazine said. “Even so, you can guarantee one of their primary influences were Limp Bizkit. From the great minds of Fred Durst, Wes Borland and co., the happily mismatched band from Jacksonville, Florida, established the ground rules of nü metal. Number one: Blur the lines between the two most polarizing genres in music. In finding their common ground with teeth-baring, confrontational lyrics and riffs that hit you right where it hurts, Limp Bizkit created timeless odes to teenage angst that, in time, we’ve discovered still apply right into adulthood.”
