Wes Borland Flips Metallica’s “EET FUK” Into a Hilarious "EET PHO" Guitar Tribute
On Saturday (26), Limp Bizkit kicked off a new chapter alongside the thrash titans of Metallica, igniting the stage at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. This show marked the first of six massive events they’ll share this summer.Bizkit is among a fierce roster of openers — standing shoulder to shoulder with legends like Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, and rising heavyweights Ice Nine Kills — all charged with setting the stage ablaze ahead of Metallica’s epic performances.
The two camps last shared the road during the explosive Summer Sanitarium Tour in 2003, but this latest team-up is more focused, hitting carefully selected cities. True to form, Limp Bizkit has been saluting the California metal gods by squeezing a ripper of "Master of Puppets" into their shows.Adding his own flair, Wes Borland showed up with a wild tribute: a custom axe tagged "EET PHO" — a clever spin on James Hetfield’s iconic "EET FUK" guitar that shredded its way into metal history back in the '80s.
If you are a big fan and didn't know about that "EET FUK" is a Metallica reference written on one of James Hetfield's guitars from the "...And Justice For All" era (late '80s). It's like a funny, angry punk-style slogan they used back then, meaning basically "Eat F***," showing their rebellious attitude at the time, so Wes Borland did a tribute on his guitar to that ("EET PHO") — which is a popular Vietnamese noodle soup ("pho" = Vietnamese noodle soup) where he mimicked or referenced Metallica’s old-school guitar style, writing "EET PHO" as a joke on "EET FUK."
Last week Wes Borland, recently paid tribute to Metallica by sharing a unique rendition of their instrumental track "Orion" on Instagram. In his post, he described it as "horsing around and loopidy loopin" with the track, showcasing his experimental approach to the classic piece. This cover is a nod to Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton, who was the primary composer of "Orion" and tragically passed away in 1986. Borland's rendition maintains the original's atmospheric weight while infusing it with his signature effects-laden style.Watch video below:
