Overview
- Limp Bizkit shared an emotional statement on Oct. 18 signed by Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and DJ Lethal, calling Rivers their “heartbeat.”
- Rivers co-founded the Jacksonville, Florida band in 1994 and also provided backing vocals on many of their best‑known tracks.
- He left the group in 2015 after developing alcohol‑related liver disease, received a liver transplant in 2017, and rejoined in 2018 to perform with the band through 2025.
- Bandmate DJ Lethal posted condolences and asked fans to respect the family’s privacy as tributes poured in from across the music community.
- The group’s late‑2025 Latin America dates were scheduled to begin in late November, and outlets report it is not yet clear how the tour will proceed.