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Still Sucks (2021)

Where the lyrics of Still Sucks take you, and where it was really made.

Planned for release by the end of 2012, the album finally came out on October 31, 2021, after years of delays.

Key places

Recording studio credited on the album (2021)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — The recording credits list The Hit Factory as the studio for this album. The point uses New York City center coordinates, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Still Sucks: sixth studio album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit
• Released October 31, 2021, through Suretone Records
• Lead single 'Dad Vibes' premiered at Lollapalooza on August 2, 2021, and was officially released September 30, 2021
• The single marked the band's first brand-new material in seven years
• Final album to feature longtime bassist Sam Rivers, who died in October 2025
• Final album to feature the classic line-up

Background

• Left Interscope Records in December 2011 after Gold Cobra, citing creative differences and poor sales
• Signed with Cash Money Records on February 24, 2012
• Plans at signing included a full-length album and a sequel to the 2005 EP The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
• DJ Lethal was fired from the band in March 2012 after a dispute with Durst and John Otto
• Lethal returned to the band in 2018
• Guitarist Wes Borland released a second Black Light Burns album in mid-2012
• In December 2015, Durst was rumored to be holding back the release over dissatisfaction with the recordings
• In June 2021, Borland said the band had tried to finish the record in about seven studios over ten years
• Borland said about 35 songs had been recorded instrumentally, with Durst's vocals thrown away on several

Recording

• Work began in 2012 after signing with Cash Money
• 'Ready to Go' was produced by Polow da Don
• Ross Robinson, who produced the band's debut album and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), worked on 'a little bit' of the album
• The album was primarily a do-it-yourself affair, with label producer Detail also involved
• Borland had already completed writing and performing the guitars, while Durst was still working on his parts in late 2017
• Oliver Sykes and Jordan Fish of Bring Me the Horizon went to Los Angeles to help write the album, but that work was abandoned
• A riff from those sessions was used in the Bring Me the Horizon song 'Wonderful Life' on Amo
• The Hit Factory is listed as the studio in the recording credits

Cover

• Cover art design, art direction, and illustration were by Wes Borland
• On October 24, 2021, Durst teased a partial view of a new cover on Instagram

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Limp Bizkit is an American nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida.
• Formed in 1994 by Fred Durst and Sam Rivers; John Otto joined soon after and Wes Borland later.
• The band developed a cult following in Jacksonville's underground scene, notably at the Milk Bar.
• Korn added the band to tours, exposing it to a wider audience; DJ Lethal joined as turntablist.

Members

• Current lineup: lead vocalist Fred Durst, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland, and turntablist DJ Lethal.
• Founding bassist Sam Rivers died on October 18, 2025.

Career

• Debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all (1997) was released on Flip Records with Interscope distribution.
• Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) brought mainstream success; the latter set a first-week sales record for a rock album.
• The band was marred by controversy at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival.
• Borland left in 2001 and rejoined in 2004; Gold Cobra (2011) followed the 2009 reunion.
• Still Sucks (2021) was released on October 31, 2021.
• The band has nominated for three Grammy Awards and sold 40 million records worldwide.

Reception

At release

• Metacritic: 'generally favorable reviews' with a weighted average of 73/100 from 4 critic scores
• PRP: praised the 'off the cuff atmosphere' and the 'less is more' approach, and said Borland's riffwork remained intriguing
• Kerrang! (Nick Ruskell): said this middle-aged iteration of the band was more likeable and less obnoxious than its younger self, while keeping Durst's energy
• Wall of Sound (Paul 'Browny' Brown): said the melodic side fell flat compared with the band's past work, though heavy moments worked
• Sputnikmusic (Simon K.): gave 3.8/5, praising the opening tracks but criticizing the short running time
• Before release, Team Rock and The New Zealand Herald dubbed it the 'Chinese Democracy of nu metal' because of its repeated delays

Reappraisal

• Loudwire: named it the fourth best metal album of 2021
• Loudwire: ranked 'Dad Vibes' as the number one rock song of 2021
• Metal Hammer / Louder Sound: placed it at number 4 on its Top 10 Alt-Metal Albums of 2021 list
• Sputnikmusic: ranked it number 15 among the albums of 2021

Records

• Initially released on digital platforms only, such as Spotify and Apple Music
• Physical release made available through Suretone Records' website on May 19, 2023, about 18 months after the digital release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was first released only on digital platforms, and a physical release followed about 18 months later through Suretone Records' website.
• Durst's working title for the record was Stampede of the Disco Elephants, a name taken from a joke about a disco-ball elephant seen in a shop window.
• On February 8, 2023, the 'Out of Style' video featured the band as deepfakes of world leaders.
• On July 5, 2024, the band released an AI-generated music video for 'Turn It Up, Bitch'.
• The album was first announced in early 2012 with a plan to release it by the end of that year, and the schedule slipped repeatedly afterward.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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