Sam Rivers , the founding bassist of the iconic nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48. The band announced his passing on October 18, 2025, calling him “our brother. our bandmate. our heartbeat.”

“In Loving Memory of Our Brother, Sam Rivers,” Limp Bizkit’s Instagram tribute to Rivers began. “Today, we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat. 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. From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced.”

From helping shape the sound of hits like Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water to his inspiring comeback after a liver transplant, Rivers’ life was marked by musical triumph

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