India, Oct. 19 -- 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.

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

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 Biz...