Limp Bizkit‘s reunion tour just got put on ice in Norway after pneumonia took down the band’s drummer, John Otto. The band’s manager has told TMZ.com that the band was forced to pull the plug on yesterday’s show in Oslo, Norway after drummer John Otto was hospitalized in Oslo. He is currently undergoing a series of tests to determine the seriousness of his condition.
In other news:
Limp Bizkit recently completed work on its new studio album, “Gold Cobra”, but has yet to announce a release date for the effort.
Regarding the new CD’s musical direction, frontman Fred Durst recently told MTV News, “I think that, in a nutshell, we came in staying true to ourselves and doing what we do. … We make heavy music that has rapping in it. We’re a rap-core band. Through the years, it felt natural to try and explore and grow beyond that, and inevitably, it led us in different directions. And what our coming back together represents is us having figured out that, you know, evolution is great, but we need to do what we do.
“And this new album, this is what we do. The evolution has brought us full-circle,” Durst continued. “We’re Limp Bizkit. And if you didn’t like it before, you’re not going to like it now. If you don’t want to hear a band that plays super-heavy grooves, with an MC rapping over it, then you shouldn’t listen to Limp Bizkit.”