Following the death of Sam Rivers, the founding bassist of Limp Bizkit who died on Oct. 18 at age 48, Thundercat says talking about it in an interview feels “necessary.” Rivers was just 19 when the ...

When Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers walked on stage at the beginning of the nu-metal iconoclasts’ instantly notorious Woodstock ’99 performance and surveyed a crowd that stretched towards the horizon, ...

Limp Bizkit stunned fans in October 2025 by announcing the death of founding member Sam Rivers at age 48. Rivers' Limp Bizkit bandmates Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and DJ Lethal released a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” Limp Bizkit’s statement read. “Sam ...

Sam Rivers, bassist for rock band Limp Bizkit, has died. He was 48 years old. Rivers' death was confirmed by the band, who wrote online on Saturday: "today we lost our brother". "Sam Rivers wasn't ...

The bass guitar that anchored one of rock’s most polarizing bands fell silent on Oct. 19, 2025. Sam Rivers, whose thunderous low-end grooves propelled Limp Bizkit through the nu-metal revolution, died ...