Limp Bizkit announces death of bassist Sam Rivers aged 48

Nu-metal group says Rivers brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced'

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.