Bandmates pay tribute as Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies, aged 48

Sam Rivers performing onstage with Limp Bizkit in 2019 Photo: Getty Images

Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of the US nu metal group Limp Bizkit, has died aged 48, the band has announced.

In a social media post, the band described Rivers as “pure magic”. “

Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” they wrote.

“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 unforgettable, his heart enormous.”

The band said they would carry Rivers’ memory with them and that

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