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Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers died Saturday, his bandmates announced.

Fred Durst shared a tearful Sunday tribute remembering their early years.

Rivers, 48, had battled liver disease and received a transplant before rejoining the band.

Sam Rivers, bassist for the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died Saturday, his bandmates announced on social media.

The band did not disclose where Rivers died or the circumstances, but praised him as "pure magic" and "the soul in the sound."

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"From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced," they wrote in a group Instagram post. "His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his

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