Limp Bizkit announces death of bassist Sam Rivers aged 48

Limp Bizkit’s Sam Rivers performing at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in June 2025. Photograph: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images

Sam Rivers, the bassist and backing vocalist of the US nu-metal group Limp Bizkit, has died at the age of 48, the band has said.

Limp Bizkit announced the death in a social media post, describing Rivers as the band’s “heartbeat” but not disclosing where Rivers died or the circumstances. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the band wrote.