Overview

• The group announced the news Saturday night, saying Rivers died that morning.
• Rivers co-founded the band in the 1990s and helped shape its rap-rock and nu-metal sound.
• His bass playing underpinned breakout albums Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000).
• The tribute described him as the band's “heartbeat” and said, “Rest in peace, brother. Your music never ends.”
• No details about the cause of death have been released, and further information is pending.