Sam Rivers, the bass player for the metal band Limp Bizkit, has died. Rivers was 48 years old. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” the band said on Instagram in announcing his death. Rivers was one of the founding members of Limp Bizkit when the band formed in 1994. “From the first note we …
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Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of metal band Limp Bizkit, has died. He was 48. Rivers died Saturday, the band announced on Instagram. His cause of death is unknown. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat. Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” the Limp Bizkit band members wrote. “From the …
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Stefan Hoederath/Redferns via Getty Images Sam Rivers and Fred Durst performing in Berlin in 2015 Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of US nu metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48. The group shared the news in a post on social media, describing Rivers as not “just our bass player” but “the soul in the …
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Sam Rivers, bassist and founding member of the metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, the band announced in a social media post. No cause of death was stated, although he had a history of alcohol-related liver disease; he was 48. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the band wrote. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player …
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Sam Rivers, who served as the bassist of and provided backing vocals for nu metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48, the group announced on social media. The Instagram tribute — from members Fred Durst (lead vocals), John Otto (drums), Wes Borland (guitar) and DJ Lethal (turntables) — mourns “our brother, our bandmate, our heartbeat.” “Sam …
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“Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the band wrote on Saturday Sam Rivers, the founding bassist for Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday. He was 48. The band confirmed the news on social media. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” Limp Bizkit wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of Rivers. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our …
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Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers Dead at 48 Published October 18, 2025 5:06 PM PDT Sam Rivers — the bassist for the rock-rap group Limp Bizkit — has died … according to an official statement posted to the band’s Instagram. The group announced the news Saturday evening … revealing Sam passed away earlier in the day and calling him their …
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