{"id":235670,"date":"2025-10-19T05:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/235670\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T05:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:56:10","slug":"limp-bizkit-bassist-sam-rivers-dies-aged-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/235670\/","title":{"rendered":"Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies aged 48"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"StefanStefan Hoederath\/Redferns via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Sam Rivers and Fred Durst performing in Berlin in 2015<\/p>\n

Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of US nu metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48.<\/p>\n

The group shared the news in a post on social media, describing Rivers as not “just our bass player” but “the soul in the sound.”<\/p>\n

“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 members wrote.<\/p>\n

The cause of his death has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

Limp Bizkit, made up of Fred Durst, John Otto, DJ Lethal, and Rivers, formed in 1994. With its hip-hop rock style and expletive-laden lyrics, it was a defining sound of the late 90s and credited with helping to bring heavy music to the mainstream.<\/p>\n

Their hit albums include Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, while they also had success with singles such as Take a Look Around and the number one hit Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle).<\/p>\n

“We shared so many moments – wild ones, quiet ones, beautiful ones – and every one of them meant more because Sam was there,” the band said.<\/p>\n

“We are in shock”, wrote DJ Lethal, real name Leor Dimant, under the announcement on Instagram.<\/p>\n

He also asked for fans to respect the privacy of Rivers’ family.<\/p>\n

\"PaulPaul Natkin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Limp Bizkit’s expletive-laden lyrics and hip-hop rock style dominated the 90s and early noughties<\/p>\n

Alongside his musical talent – Rivers was awarded the Gibson award for Best Bassist in 2000 – the band also championed his charitable work in their tribute to him. <\/p>\n

“You will live on through your music and the lives you helped save with your music, charity work and friendships,” DJ Lethal wrote.<\/p>\n

The group released a new single, Making Love to Morgan Wallen, in September and performed at Reading Festival in August.<\/p>\n

It has been four years since their last album, Still Suck. <\/p>\n

Rivers left Limp Bizkit in 2015 for several years due to liver disease from “excessive drinking”, he told author Jon Wiederhorn for the book, Raising Hell.<\/p>\n

“I quit drinking and did everything the doctors told me,” he said, as quoted by Loudwire. “I got treatment for the alcohol and got a liver transplant, which was a perfect match.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stefan Hoederath\/Redferns via Getty Images Sam Rivers and Fred Durst performing in Berlin in 2015 Sam Rivers, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-235670","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235670","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=235670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}