Limp Bizkit mourns the loss of bassist and co-founder Sam Rivers at 48

Sam Rivers, the bassist and backing vocalist for the American nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 48.

On Saturday, October 18, the band’s official Instagram account broke the devastating news of its founding member in an emotional post.

The group shared an image of Rivers that read, “the one and only SAM RIVERS,” and captioned it, “In Loving Memory of Our Brother, Sam Rivers.”

“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,” they continued.

The band went on to reminisce about the heartfelt memories that they made with the late bassist, saying that each of those moments meant more because Rivers was there.

They called him a “once-in-a-lifetime kind of human” whose spirit will “live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory.”

It is important to mention that Limp Bizkit was founded in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida, and consists of lead vocalist Fred Durst, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland and turntablist DJ Lethal.

“We love you, Sam. We’ll carry you with us, always. Rest easy, brother. Your music never ends. — Fred, Wes, John & DJ Lethal,” the post concluded.

Rivers’ cause of death has not yet been revealed. He left the band in 2015 after suffering complications in the liver due to excessive drinking, but rejoined Limp Bizkit three years later after undergoing a liver transplant.