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Limp Bizkit announced the death of its bassist, Sam Rivers, on Saturday. He was 48.
There was no word on his cause of death.
The American nu metal band made a long, heartfelt announcement on Instagram, writing in part, “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.”
Rivers co-founded Limp Bizkit with vocalist Fred Durst and drummer John Otto.
The band was big in the 90s and early 2000s, and Rivers co-wrote many of their hit songs, including “Rollin,” “Nookie” and “My Way.”
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