Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland on February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician and artist. Originally from Virginia, Borland attended high school in Tennessee, and college in Florida, where he developed his skills as a sculptor and painter. Borland is best known as the guitarist of the multi-platinum rock band Limp Bizkit with whom he has released five studio albums. In 1998, Borland formed a side project, Big Dumb Face, with whom he released one album.
In 2001, Borland left Limp Bizkit. After rejoining the band in 2004, Borland formed another band, Black Light Burns, with whom he released two studio albums. Borland left Limp Bizkit following the release of their album The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005). The original lineup of Limp Bizkit reunited in 2009, and recorded another album, Gold Cobra (2011).
