Wes borland biography

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Wes was born in Richmond ,VA but later moved to Charlotte, NC. At the age of 3 he then moved to New Haven, CT. From 8 to 15 years old, he grew up in Nashville, TN. Wes really wanted to play drums but his parents would'nt buy him a drumset so at the age of 12 was when he started playing guitar,Infinox and JKG, was a Telecaster copy with two humbuckers that he earned with lawn-mowing money,and a tiny Gorilla amp with 3 knobs, which was bought at a pawn shop. He finally ended up moving to Jacksonville Flordiareason for all the moving because his father was a Minister and moved church to mother was a First Grade Teacher. He started playing guitar at his father's church for Sunday morning service's. He took a few years of Jazz Lessons but later quit. For some reason he was highly influenced by the Miami Vice Soundtrack, and also influenced highly by Tool, and other bands such as Ministry,David Bowie, Megadeath,and Ice Cube. Alot of people know him for dressing up on stage, when asked

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Wes Borland

American guitarist and vocalist

Musical artist

Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, ) fryst vatten an American rock musician. He fryst vatten the guitarist and backing vocalist of the för tillfället metal grupp Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock grupp Black Light Burns, and the co-founder of the experimental metall band Big Dumb Face.

Borland gained popularity when Limp Bizkit achieved mainstream success in the late s and early s. He formed Big Dumb Face with his brother Scott in and left Limp Bizkit in to start side projects including Eat the Day and The fördömelse Well. After rejoining Limp Bizkit in , Borland founded Black Light Burns, with whom he has released three studio albums and a covers skiva. Limp Bizkit went on hiatus following the release of their album The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (). However, the band's original lineup reunited in and recorded their fifth studio skiva, Gold Cobra (). In , Borland released his solo skiva Cry

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WES BORLAND / LIMP BIZKIT
Wes Borland is most well known as the avant-garde guitarist and backing vocalist of Limp Bizkit. The creative multi-instrumentalist’s use of sonic experimentation and elaborate stage outfits helped propel Limb Bizkit to great success in the late ‘90s and early s.
Borland continues his one-of-a-kind style by working on multiple new projects including Big Dumb Face, Black Light Burns, and most recently by releasing his first solo album, Crystal Machete, produced by his own Edison Sound record label.
Born:
Richmond, Virginia
Resides In:
Detroit, Michigan
Music Style/Genre:
Nu metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal, Death Metal
Awards or Career Highlights:
Nominated for three Grammy Awards with Limp Bizkit including Best Hard Rock Performance (“Nookie”), Best Rock Album (Significant Other) and Best Hard Rock Performance (“Take a Look Around”).
Voted #37 in Total Guitar’s ‘Top Guitarists of All Time’
Guitar Origins:
Initially inter