Members of Limp Bizkit are portrayed as global leaders in deepfakes for the band led by Fred Durst in the new music video for “Out of Style,” the opening song for their 2021 comeback album. still suck.
A deepfake is a synthetic depiction of a person that replaces an existing image or video with someone else’s caricature, as demonstrated by Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s popular online videos of deepfakes. Creations involving artificial intelligence and machine learning are said by many to set a dangerous precedent for online privacy.
Watch the video at the bottom of this post.
Limp Bizkit’s “Out of Style” clip includes deepfakes of world leaders including Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un, according to a press release. , “Mr. Maverick himself takes the form of an AI.”
The video, which shows a deepfake band performing in a garage, was directed by Durst and Mark Krasfeld. When appearing on Wednesday (February 8), Limp Bizkit vocalist Krasfeld pointed to Jimi Hendrix lyrics to summarize the clip — “When the power of love overcomes the love of power/The world will know peace.”
Limp Bizkit also said it hides an Easter egg that reveals a deeper meaning.
further away, still suck is now available on CD for the first time. Order both the regular (“Silver”) and limited numbered (“Gold”) editions here.
Check out Limp Bizkit’s upcoming tour dates below the video.
Limp Bizkit “Out of Style” (music video)
Limp Bizkit Spring 2023 European Tour Dates
March 30 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith
March 31 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Schleyerhalle
April 2 – Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
April 3 – Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlin
April 5 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Centennial Hall
April 9 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ @ 013
April 12 – Manchester, England @ Manchester Academy
April 13 – Birmingham, England @ O2 Academy
April 16 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
April 17 – London, UK @ 02 Academy Brixton
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