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Did you know that Limp Bizkit named their third studio album as a reference to The Beatles? Or the music video that was banned from MTV due to controversial imagery? What about the feud between front-man Fred Durst and legendary artist Trent Reznor? Stick around and we'll answer these questions and more! 10 Fun Facts About Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit 1. Limpdependence Day The album was supposed to be called Limpdependence Day. However, this title was discarded when the band was unable to produce the album in time for a July 4th release date. (Independence Day clip) clip fred durst speech with independence day speech?   2. Sgt. Durst's Lonely Hot Dog Club Band While many people are aware of the double ententre meaning behind the Chocolate Starfish moniker, fewer are aware of the origin of the album title, or that it is an absolute reference to a popular Beatles album.    "He (Durst) made up Chocolate Starfish and... I made up Hot ...

Did you know that Chester Bennington of Linkin Park wanted to punch label executives at Warner Bros in the face when producing the band's debut album? Or that the band was rejected by 45 record labels prior to finally being signed? What about the hit song that Chester originally hated and didn't want to include on the album? Stick around and we will answer these questions and more! 10 Fun Facts About Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park 1. Not First Choice    Linkin Park began in 1996 as a rap rock group performing under the name of Xero. The name was changed to Hybrid Theory when lead vocalist Chester Bennington joined the band. However, complications with a European electronic music duo who already went by Hybrid caused the band to go with Linkin Park. Their debut full length album would receive the name Hybrid Theory. Which was actually a reference to the band's combination of different musical genres.   2. Bad Tour Buddies Chester Bennington and company scoffed ...

  Did you know that singer Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World almost didn't include one of the band's biggest hits on their breakthrough album because it was incomplete? Or that one of their songs is actually a tribute to Weezer fans? Why was the album title temporarily changed for a couple of years? Stick around and we will answer these questions and more! 10 Things You Didn't Know About Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World. 1. Self-Produced     Bleed American was produced without the help of a record label.      While the album may have helped Jimmy Eat World break through to mainstream audiences, it was actually the band's fourth full length album. Capitol Records previously dropped the band in 1999 following their third studio release Clarity . "(The label) really didn't believe in us. But in a way, that was sort of a good thing, because it let us take control of what we needed to do. We learned we had to do it ourselves, because no one else wou...

  Did you know that Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo shuns the label of role-model? Or that the band essentially started out as a joke? What about the man-sized holes left in the walls of people's homes after the band's performances? Stick around and we will answer these questions and more! 10 Fun Facts about Disgusting by Beartooth   1 Solo Project Similair to David Grohl's work on the debut Foo Fighters album; all songs on the debut Beartooth album were written, performed, and produced by Caleb Shomo, with the exception of one song "In Between" which was co-produced by Goldfinger frontman John Feldman. "When it comes to creating songs and developing the record, I’m the only one who has anything to do with it. That’s how Beartooth started: me making songs by myself. I have a band live, and everyone is of equal importance. I just make the songs on the record." - Caleb Shomo; Caleb Shomo Talks Beartooth Video "Beaten In Lips" (Intervie...

Did you know that the hit song "Peaches" by Presidents of the United States was written all because of a random trip to a Seattle bus-stop? Or that lyrics to one of the band's biggest hits were inspired by a time lead singer Chris Ballew took acid? What about the music video that MTV refused to play because it was too "dark and disturbing? Stick around as we answer these questions and more!  10 Fun Facts about PUSA's Self Titled Album   1. Five Strings The band performs with just 5 strings on their guitars. No, I don't mean the guitarist simply removed a strong and called himself Keith Richards, I mean they collectively play with just 5 strings among the entire band! Chris Ballew on what he calls the two-string "bassitar" and Dave Dederer on the three-string guitbass "Between Dave and I, we have five strings, and you can make the most complicated chord in the world with five strings... We just have to cooperate with each other."...

  Did you know that Hayley Williams of Paramore felt conflicted about writing lyrics to one of the bands biggest hits? Or the controversy surrounding the concept of the band's breaktrhough album? Who was Hayley singing about in "Misery Business?" Watch the video as we answer these questions and more!  10 Fun Facts about RIOT! by Paramore   1. Music RIOT! Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams and producer David Bendeth argued over the album's title. “For us, the title ‘RIOT!’ literally means an unbridled outburst of emotions. When we were writing, it seemed like our thoughts and emotions were coming out so fast that we couldn’t control them. It felt like there was a riot within us. So the album takes our passion to a new level; it’s just all raw energy.” - Hayley Williams; Paramore Band Info, Paramore.net (May 10, 2008) " We argued [over the album name] for half an hour. I went to get a dictionary to tell her what “riot” meant, and after, she sat with me on...

Did you know that Mark Hoppus of Blink 182's Grandfather wrote some of the lyrics for the one of the band's biggest albums? Or that one of the band's hit songs was inspired by The Cure? What about the alternate song title which the band thought was too dorky? Stick around and we will answer these questions and more!   10 Fun Facts about Blink 182's Untitled Album 1 Take Your Time The album took an entire year to make.Record label executives at Geffen gave the band an extensive amount of creative freedom and allowed them to to take as much time as they wanted.   “Our previous records, like Enema Of The State/Take Off Your Pants And Jacket... We’d write the whole thing in two weeks, and then we would record my drums in a day, and we would record guitars, bass, and vocals over the next month. This record [Untitled], we recorded over a year’s time. We wrote a song and then recorded it, took as much time as we wanted.” - Travis Barker; This is Blink 182: Untit...

Did you know that Sum 41 front-man Deryck Whibley "hates" the band's second full-length album? Or why the punk rock band made a tough decision to stop drinking while on tour? Or which song from the album is more relevant today than ever before? Watch the video below to find the answer to these questions and more! 10 Fun Facts about Does This Look Infected? by Sum 41   1. Stevo the Zombie      Drummer Steve Jocz, is affectionately known as "Stevo" No, he's not the same Steve-O from Jackass Although we hear he is quite a character in his own right. Take the album cover for example, where he can be seen wearing the zombie mask with fake blood pouring down his face. A photograph which was created months before a title was decided upon.  Speaking of which... The album cover has always reminded me of the popular John Travolta and Nicholas Cage film from the 90s. (I want to take his face-- off) 2. 11th Hour Wisdom      The album's title was th...