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“He played the role of a bass player very musically. It would be like water, formless, and then crash, and then shape mountains”: Thundercat pays tribute to one of his bass heroes – Sam Rivers

“There’s a special place in my heart for Sam” bassist says

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“I went up to Sam after the show and said, ‘You're unbelievable. I’ve got this idea for a band.’ He looked at me and said, ‘I’m in. Let's do it’”: Fred Durst pays tribute to Sam Rivers – and explains why Limp Bizkit couldn't have happened without him

Durst looks back on his first meeting with the late bass icon – who helped make Limp Bizkit a reality

Guitar World

"That means start jumping and singing. It doesn’t mean start burning the place down. That’s not what I meant." How a smash hit from some nu metal icons became intertwined with the most controversial music festival of the 90s

A classic of the nu metal era, this hit is also woven into the story of an infamous weekend of live music

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“Anything I could spit out of my mouth - ‘Try this! Do this!’ – Sam could do it and do it a thousand times better than I could hear it in my head”: Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst hails the "magical" powers of late bassist Sam Rivers

“Such a gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful person"

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'A legend': Fred Durst pens moving tribute to Limp Bizkit bandmate Sam Rivers

Fred Durst says Sam's legacy is "priceless" and his "music and his gift" will "keep on giving".

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"He had this ability to pull this beautiful sadness out of the bass": Watch Fred Durst pay tribute to late Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers

Fred Durst releases video tribute to the "gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful" Sam Rivers

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Limp Bizkit's Sam Rivers Revealed He Had Liver Disease From Years of Drinking — Did This Lead to His Death?

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers is dead at 48. His past battle with alcohol-induced liver disease raises questions about his unconfirmed cause of death.

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Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died

Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers died on Saturday

The Independent UK

"Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player – he was pure magic…" Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died, aged 48

Nu metal bassist Sam Rivers has died, Limp Bizkit confirm

Guitar World

Sam Rivers death: Limp Bizkit bassist dies, aged 48

Nu metal group say Rivers was ‘pulse beneath every song’

The Independent UK

Limp Bizkit rocker Sam Rivers dies aged 48

Limp Bizkit have announced the death of their "soul in the sound" bassist Sam Rivers at the age of 48.

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Sam Rivers Dead at 48: Inside the Limp Bizkit Bassist's Life, Legacy, and the Mystery Surrounding His Death

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48. Fans mourn the nu-metal icon as details emerge about his health struggles and unconfirmed cause of death.

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Limp Bizkit bass player Sam Rivers dead at 48

Limp Bizkit mourn the loss of their "heartbeat" as bassist Sam Rivers dies at the age of 48

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“I’d been living in a dark room, drinking and taking drugs, and I was done with music. My heart was too broken to think about it”: This frontman overcame death and the loss of his band to make one of the 90s’ essential metal songs

Max Cavalera reveals how heartache led to one of Soulfly’s greatest anthems

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“Before we had a chance to stop, four officers jumped me. One tried to break my arm, the other put a choke hold on my neck”: With one music video, this rap metal band almost brought the financial heart of America to its knees

Sleep Now In The Fire helped Rage Against The Machine survive the nu metal takeover – then its music video nearly got them arrested

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“It was prophetic. Right after that exploded, Limp Bizkit, all of these groups, was doing what was being done on that record”: This 1993 action movie was a bomb. But it produced one of the most revolutionary soundtracks of the decade

Box office bomb, killer soundtrack

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Battlefield 6 Release Date Countdown Gets Louder With Official Theme and Soundtrack Drop

The wait for Battlefield 6 is officially nearing its end. The recent release of its official theme and full soundtrack has only intensified the hype, featuring the return of the iconic 'Warsaw' theme and surprising new tracks performed by Limp Bizkit.

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However many nu metal songs you think are in Battlefield 6, I promise you there are more

A premature peek at the game's credits reveals someone at Battlefield Studios is jonesing for a fix of that Limp Bizkit mix.

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10 terrible early 00s movies with killer nu metal soundtracks

Looking for rare System Of A Down and Limp Bizkit songs? Early 00s Hollywood had ’em

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Sabaton, Mudvayne and Limp Bizkit are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Listen to Limp Bizkit's brand new single Making Love To Morgan Wallen, featuring nods to Chester Bennington, David Bowie, dolphins and Donald Trump

Limp Bizkit have dropped a brand new single, and it is about as Limp Bizkit as it could possibly be

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"Please don't put it on the internet": Limp Bizkit tease new song with the help of a young drumming social media star

She’s Kristina Rybalchenko

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"Nobody wanted to sign us, because we didn’t sound like Korn or Limp Bizkit." How Daron Malakian went from nu metal misfit to international metal star with System Of A Down and Scars On Broadway

System Of A Down might not've fit in, but they helped reshape metal for generations to come

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Watch: we asked people at Reading 2025 what the most metal thing they’ve ever done at a festival was

From hellacious moshpits to getting piercings in a tent, artists and attendees at Reading festival tell us some of their most metal tales

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Limp Bizkit pull the biggest crowd of the day at Reading Festival and, to the surprise of no one, absolutely smash it

Surely it's finally time for Limp Bizkit to headline a major UK festival?

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