US EditionLimp Bizkit founding bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48
Sam Rivers battled liver disease, received a transplant, and rejoined Limp Bizkit in 2018 before his death, with the band set for a Latin America tour next month.
- Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48.
- The band described Rivers as not "just our bass player" but "the soul in the sound" and praised his talent and charitable work.
- DJ Lethal said Rivers "will live on through your music and the lives you helped save with your music, charity work and friendships.
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He "was not only our bassist, he was pure magic..." wrote the group members in an Instagram publication paying tribute to him.
He "was not only our bassist, he was pure magic..." wrote the group members in an Instagram publication paying tribute to him.
"Legend legends: The US band Limp Bizkit mourns for their bass player. Sam Rivers died at the age of 48.
Fred Durst is deeply saddened by the passing of Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers. "Since yesterday, I've been shedding gallons and gallons of tears," the metal band's frontman says in a lengthy Instagram video reminiscing about Rivers.
Sam Rivers, Limp Bizkit Bassist and Founding Member, Dies at 48
Sam Rivers, bass player and founding member of the popular nu metal band Limp Bizkit, has died, his bandmates said in an Instagram post. He was 48. The band did not divulge a cause or location of Rivers’ death in the Saturday post. Fred Durst, Limp Bizkit lead vocalist and frontman, recalled in a Sunday video how they met at Florida club in 1994 and went on to perform and record all over the world. “He really did have an impact on the world and …
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