Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has passed away at 48. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the band wrote. “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 had previously battled alcohol-related liver disease, which led to his temporary departure from the band in 2015 and necessitated a liver transplant in 2017. He rejoined the band in 2018 after his recovery.