Limp Bizkit’s longtime bassist and founding member Sam Rivers has passed away at the age of 48. The band confirmed the news in an emotional statement shared on social media. Describing Rivers as “pure magic — the pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound,” the post revealed that the bassist passed away on Saturday. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Along with a picture of Sam Rivers, they wrote in the caption, “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. His talent was effortless, his presence un

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