Deathcore guitarist explains why Wes Borland is the “greatest nu metal player” and is “pushing a genre forward”
Chris Garza, guitarist and founding member of Suicide Silence, believes Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland is a nu metal guitar genius, and is possibly the greatest player within the genre as a whole.
Though highlighting other greats, such as Korn’s Munky, Garza feels Borland has pushed the genre forwards, and praises him for also maintaining Limp Bizkit’s core (and well-loved) sound across their discography.
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Asked to pick his favourite nu metal player during his Garza Podcast, he says (via Ultimate Guitar), “It’s a no-brainer… As far as the well-rounded[ness] and the insanity and creativity, the look, the sounds, you gotta go Wes Borland. Wes Borland, I think, is the greatest nu metal guitar player of all time.
“Because also, it’s one guy [doing] all that. I can’t do that, I need Mark [Heylmun]. I need the other guitar player to bounce things off of. If my shit sucks or his shit sucks, we can kind of gauge something, then come into some kind of agreement. But one guy? You’re writing all that stuff, dude? All those melodies and stereo verses and the riffs and pushing a genre forward. There’s nothing like it. And I’m pretty blown away that it’s one person.”
He goes on to expand, “We talked about Mike [Mushok] from Staind already. It was kind of close because he’s also very creative. But Wes, what he did is he maintained [the band]. Limp Bizkit never lost their heavy sound. The second record was still insane, and then the third was still high-gain amps and top-string riffs and exactly what you want from Limp Bizkit.”
Borland has always shown off some pretty strange looks when on stage with the band, and during their final support slot for Metallica’s M72 World Tour in Denver last June, Borland appeared onstage dressed as a skeletal version of an ‘80s-era James Hetfield– complete with white high-top sneakers and a “Metal Up Your Ass” t-shirt.
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