Watch Wes Borland cosplay as a skeletal James Hetfield as Limp Bizkit open for Metallica
Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland is no stranger to elaborate stage looks, but his latest might be one of his most metal (and meta) yet.
During the band’s final support slot for Metallica’s M72 World Tour in Denver last Friday (28 June), Borland appeared onstage dressed as a skeletal version of ‘80s-era James Hetfield – complete with white high-top sneakers and a “Metal Up Your Ass” t-shirt.
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The guitarist kept the costume on for Limp Bizkit’s full 10-song set at Empower Field at Mile High, delivering a fittingly theatrical sendoff as they wrapped their run opening for the heavy metal titans on the North American leg of the M72 tour. The group previously shared the stage with Hetfield and co. in cities including Toronto, Nashville, Philadelphia, Tampa, and Santa Clara, alongside fellow openers Ice Nine Kills.
Check out fan-filmed footage of Limp Bizkit’s performance below.
Borland’s Hetfield homage wasn’t entirely out of left field as well. Just two months ago, the guitarist shared a reimagined instrumental version of Metallica’s Orion (from the band’s third album Master of Puppets) on Instagram, writing that he was simply “[h]orsing around and loopidy loopin’” at home that afternoon.
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As for Metallica, the M72 World Tour is far from over. Following their 2023-2025 dates across Europe and North America, the band has announced plans to return to Europe in 2026. Stops at Frankfurt, Budapest, Dublin, and London will feature the now-familiar “No Repeat Weekend” format, where two shows in the same city are played with completely different setlists.
Earlier this month, frontman James Hetfield revealed that he’d likely still be “trying to form Metallica” and “looking for a Lars [Ulrich, Metallica drummer and co-founder]” if the band hadn’t existed.
“I’d be roading or working in a studio, hopefully helping make music somehow. Or graphic design,” said Hetfield on The Metallica Report. “I love graphics. I love doing artwork. I also like doing trades stuff – craftsmanship with wood, with metal, building stuff. Maybe that would’ve turned into something, too. But music is a gift I’ve been given, so I’d still be trying to kick some doors down and get into it somehow.”
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