Sam Rivers dies: What exactly happened to Limp Bizkit bassist?

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died at 48, the band said in a statement shared on Instagram.

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died, the band said in a statement posted to social media. The 48-year-old died on Saturday, October 18, the nu metal band shared in an Instagram post.

Sam Rivers dies: What exactly happened to Limp Bizkit bassist? (limpbizkit/Instagram)

While Limp Bizkit paid tribute to Rivers, they did not specify his cause of death or what exactly happened to him.

What did Limp Bizkit say?

In an Instagram post, the band wrote, “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. From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced. His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous,” Limp Bizkit added.

While Rivers’ exact cause of death has not been revealed yet, he had had various health problems. He had developed a liver disease after years of heavy drinking. He even received a life-saving liver transplant in 2017, according to alternativenation.net.

In a past conversation with Metal Injection, Rivers had opened up about being admitted to UCLA Hospital. “It got so bad I had to go to UCLA Hospital and the doctor said, ‘If you don’t stop, you’re going to die. And right now, you’re looking like you need a new liver,’” he had recalled.