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Download Festival 2026: Keanu Reeves and Cypress Hill join Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park in line-up

The John Wick and Matrix actor will perform with his band Dogstar at the UK’s biggest rock and metal event, joining hip-hop heavyweights Cypress Hill and a trio of blockbuster headliners

Evening Standard

Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park to headline Download 2026: over 90 bands confirmed for next year's lineup

Next year's Download lineup has officially been revealed and it's packing rock icons, nu metal legends and a lot more

Metal Hammer

“Me and Chino rowed a lot when we were working on it. It was a really abrasive process”: Deftones' White Pony was one of the first metal masterpieces of the new millennium. Its creation was anything but smooth sailing

Resident riffmaster Stephen Carpenter minced no words in this 2000 interview, rolling his eyes at “our friends” Korn, and even – before walking it back – calling his bandmate's guitar-work “awful.” Still, though, he was proud of the band's “really awesome record”

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Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers, 48, was ‘found dead in a pool of blood’

The 48-year-old passed away earlier this month

Evening Standard

"I dug the record 'cause it was incorporating hip hop into rock. I was like, 'This is cool!'" How one rap legend joined the unlikeliest tour ever to help bring hip hop to the nu metal generation

The idea of Ice Cube and Korn sharing a bill might not seem strange now, but in the 90s, it was a thrilling novelty

Metal Hammer

When I was 14, I thought Limp Bizkit were the coolest band in the world. At 38, I often still do

Love or hate them, you couldn't ignore them. Luckily, I loved them - and I still do

Metal Hammer

Battlefield 6 locks the best radio station behind a $25 Pro battle pass paywall

Limp Bizkit, Bob Dylan, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers, they don't come cheap—for EA or you.

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“That bassline was the first thing that came out of my head. By the end of the soundcheck we had the whole song down”: Limp Bizkit remain one of the biggest nu-metal bands ever – but they wouldn't have taken those giant strides without bassist Sam Rivers

Limp Bizkit may be known for their planet-sized guitar riffs, but behind every monster moshpit there's a talented bassist

Guitar World

Limp Bizkit look set to press on with live shows following death of bassist Sam Rivers

Limp Bizkit are next due onstage on November 29 in Mexico City.

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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

MusicRadar

“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

Metal Hammer

“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"

MusicRadar

'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

International Business Times UK

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.

The Independent UK

Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died

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

Guitar World

"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

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Sam Rivers death: Limp Bizkit bassist dies, aged 48

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

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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.

International Business Times UK

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.

Metal Hammer

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

Metal Hammer

“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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