Fred Durst Volunteers To Sing On New Van Halen Album Featuring Unfinished Eddie Van Halen Material

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has offered to provide vocals for an upcoming Van Halen album containing unfinished songs by the late Eddie Van Halen. The 55-year-old musician responded "Let's go!! I'm ready" on X after seeing reports about the project. Alex Van Halen is collaborating with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather to complete the album, which features Alex on drums, Eddie's guitar work, and Wolfgang Van Halen on bass. The band initially approached Bad Company's Paul Rodgers to sing on the project, but he was unavailable. Alex explained his vocalist requirements: "Music is not so much about music as it is about people having a shared experience. I'm 72. We gotta find somebody in that age group who was exposed to the same musical experience that we have. Otherwise, it doesn't have the depth." Durst will perform with Limp Bizkit at a series of music festivals this summer, including Inkcarceration, Rock Fest, and Creed's Summer of '99 and Beyond.