Metal Band Limp Bizkit has announced that its co-founder and bassist, Sam Rivers, has passed away at the age of 48. As of the writing of this no cause of death has yet been revealed, however Rivers had a history of alcohol-related liver disease.

In a post on the bands official Instagram page, the band shared the news of his passing with the below statement.

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.

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.

We shared so

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