Image Credit: Redferns via Getty Images Sam Rivers, the bassist and backup vocalist for the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on October 18, 2025. He was 48. His bandmates Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and DJ Lethal announced the devastating news in an Instagram statement. While his death seemed sudden to some fans, many want to know what the cause was and whether or not he was battling any health issues in his final days. "In Loving Memory of Our Brother, Sam Rivers," Limp Bizkit's Instagram tribute to Rivers began. "Today, we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.