1. Leor Dimant, better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups House of Pain and Limp Bizkit.
11 Facts About DJ Lethal
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DJ Lethal's parents chose to move to the New York area.
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DJ Lethal later practiced DJing using his friend's turntables and mixer.
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The group's 1992 self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and is best known for the DJ Muggs-produced hit single "Jump Around" and the DJ Lethal-produced "Shamrocks and Shenanigans".
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In 1996, on the eve of the release of the group's third album, produced by Everlast and DJ Lethal, things began to go sour.
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DJ Lethal accepted the offer, and the band became one of the most popular nu metal groups during the late 90s and early 2000s, selling more than 40 million records worldwide.
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DJ Lethal wanted his contributions to the band recordings to be more original than typical DJs in bands at the time.
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On March 17,2018, five years after his departure from the band, DJ Lethal reunited with Limp Bizkit on stage during a concert in New Zealand.
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DJ Lethal later announced through Twitter that he had officially rejoined Limp Bizkit.
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Besides the work with his groups, DJ Lethal is producing records in his Hollywood based studio, working for artists such as Scott Harris, and is preparing his long-delayed solo album, which is set to feature will.
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DJ Lethal says his parents could speak Latvian, but did not want their son to learn it, so that they could have private conversations without him being able to understand.