Sam Rivers, a founding member and bassist for the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday at the age of 48, his bandmates said in a social media post.

"Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat," lead singer Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, drummer John Otto and turntable DJ Lethal wrote in a tribute posted on Instagram Saturday evening.

"Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic. The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound," the message read.

"From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced. His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous."

Limp Bizkit was set to begin its seven-city Gringo Papi tour of Latin America on Nov. 29.

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