Limp Bizkit founding member Sam Rivers has died, according to a statement from the band. He was 48. Rivers' bandmates Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and DJ Lethal released a joint statement on Saturday, October 18, announcing the loss of their "brother." They did not specify a cause of death. "Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat," Limp Bizkit's statement read. "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.