Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers Dies at 48

Longtime Limp Bizkit bassist, backing vocalist and co-founding member Sam Rivers has died on the age of 48.

The information was shared by Limp Bizkit by means of their Instagram account. The band shared of their assertion asserting Rivers’ demise, “He was a once-in-a-lifetime type of human. A real legend of legends. And his spirit will stay eternally in each groove, each stage, each reminiscence.”

A explanation for demise was not given.

What Did Limp Bizkit Say In regards to the Loss of life of Sam Rivers?

The group’s full message reads as follows:

In Loving Reminiscence of Our Brother, Sam Rivers

In the present day we misplaced our brother.
Our bandmate.
Our heartbeat.

Sam Rivers wasn’t simply our bass participant — he was pure magic.
The heartbeat beneath each tune, the calm within the chaos, the soul within the sound.

From the primary observe we ever performed collectively, Sam introduced a lightweight and a rhythm that would by no means get replaced. His expertise was easy, his presence unforgettable, his coronary heart monumental.

We shared so many moments — wild ones, quiet ones, lovely ones — and each one among them meant extra as a result of Sam was there.

He was a once-in-a-lifetime type of human.
A real legend of legends.
And his spirit will stay eternally in each groove, each stage, each reminiscence.

We love you, Sam.
We’ll carry you with us, at all times.

Relaxation straightforward, brother.
Your music by no means ends.

— Fred, Wes, John & DJ Deadly

A Historical past of Sam Rivers

Born on Sept. 2, 1977, Rivers grew up within the Jacksonville, Florida space. It was in Jacksonville that he first met Fred Durst and the pair first collaborated musically within the band Malachi Sage.

As soon as the pair moved on to kind Limp Bizkit, Rivers held down the bass spot. However he additionally confirmed his versatility on guitar when he performed each devices on the band’s Outcomes Might Range album after Wes Borland‘s exit.

Rivers served a number of stints in Limp Bizkit, exiting at one level after coping with liver illness. He finally returned to the band after receiving a liver transplant. The musician appeared on all six of the band’s studio albums.

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Outdoors of the band, Rivers additionally produced a number of native Jacksonville bands together with work with Burn Season, The Embrance,  Indorphine and Sleepkillers. He is additionally earlier appeared on songs with Marilyn Manson (“Redeemer”), David Draiman (“Forsaken”) and Black Mild Burns (“I Have a Want”).

Loudwire sends alongside our condolences to the prolonged Limp Bizkit and Rivers households.