Image Credit: Redferns via Getty Images Sam Rivers, the founding bassist of the iconic nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48. The band announced his passing on October 18, 2025, calling him "our brother. our bandmate. our heartbeat." "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. 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.