{"id":235285,"date":"2025-10-19T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/235285\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T02:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T02:00:07","slug":"limp-bizkit-bassist-was-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/235285\/","title":{"rendered":"Limp Bizkit Bassist Was 48"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSam Rivers<\/a>, who served as the bassist of and provided backing vocals for nu metal band Limp Bizkit<\/a>, has died at the age of 48, the group announced on social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Instagram tribute \u2014 from members Fred Durst (lead vocals), John Otto (drums), Wes Borland (guitar) and DJ Lethal (turntables) \u2014 mourns \u201cour brother, our bandmate, our heartbeat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSam Rivers wasn\u2019t just our bass player \u2014 he was pure magic,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe homage read: \u201cWe shared so many moments \u2014 wild ones, quiet ones, beautiful ones \u2014 and every one of them meant more because Sam was there. He was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of human. A true legend of legends. And his spirit will live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tConcluding the statement, Limp Bizkit said, \u201cWe love you, Sam. We\u2019ll carry you with us, always. Rest easy, brother. Your music never ends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe hard-rock\/rap group was formed in 1994 in Jacksonville, Fla., becoming popular in its hometown\u2019s underground music scene near the turn of the millennium. As a founding member of the three-time Grammy-nominated band, Rivers got into music while growing up alongside Otto and later met Durst when the two were working at fast food chain Chick-fil-A. Limp Bizkit\u2019s permanent lineup was established two years later in 1996, when Borland and DJ Lethal were brought into the fold.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest known for tracks such as \u201cRollin\u2019 (Air Raid Vehicle),\u201d \u201cTake A Look Around\u201d and \u201cMy Way,\u201d off of their third studio album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, the group\u2019s most recognized track \u201cBreak Stuff\u201d has been streamed nearly a billion times on Spotify. Since its formation, it has released six studio albums, the majority of which have been platinum-certified. Its latest release was \u201cBattlefield: The After-party\u201d for video game Battlefield 6.<\/p>\n

\n\tRivers briefly left the group in 2015 due to liver disease developed from excessive drinking. He subsequently received a liver transplant and rejoined the band three years later, playing with the group until his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Rivers, who served as the bassist of and provided backing vocals for nu metal band Limp Bizkit,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,115658,216,130425],"class_list":{"0":"post-235285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-limp-bizkit","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-sam-rivers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}