Wes Borland: 'People Love Us Or Hate Us'

Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland stopped by the Metal Hammer Show on TeamRock Radio last week.

The mercurial riffmaster explained why he thinks the last couple of years have seen a Limp Bizkit renaissance take place and why there’s still a hunger for their music.

“I think there is a nostalgia for it, I guess,” he admits. “People abhor it on all kinds of levels, but the reason we’ve been around and allowed to stay is because our fanbase is incredibly passionate about the band. We’re so lucky to have that diehard fanbase. We’re a very polarising band – people really hate us or they really love us. There’s not a lot of middle ‘take it or leave it’ ground.”

Merlin was promoted to Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has written for Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.