The punk & hardcore community has been reeling all weekend from the death of Sick Of It All vocalist Lou Koller, a man who touched the lives of so many other important figures in and around those genres of music, and many of those musicians have posted tributes to Lou on social media. We’ve come across countless, including tributes from Rancid, AFI’s Jade Puget, Rise Against, Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Madball, Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham, Life of Agony, Bane, Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan, H2O’s Toby Morse, Dashboard Confessional, NOFX, Ray Cappo, Justin Brannan, Murphy’s Law’s Jimmy G, Mike Judge, Exodus, Dave Hause, Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch, Frank Turner, Cro-Mags, Dropkick Murphys, Danny Diablo, Kevin Seconds, Sheer Terror, Snapcase, Earth Crisis, Taylor Young, Thursday’s Tucker Rule, and more. The list goes on.
Check out all those tributes and many others below. Also, Judge covered SOIA’s “It’s Clobberin’ Time” in tribute to Lou, and Drain did the same. You can watch videos of those covers below as well.
Rest in peace, Lou.
We are deeply saddened at the news of Lou’s Passing. We in Rancid send our heartfelt condolences to Pete, Armand and Craig and to all of Lou’s Family.
You will be missed. See you on the other side- Matt, Tim, Lars & Branden pic.twitter.com/qiu1dC1FMv
— RANCID (@Rancid) July 26, 2026
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Lou Koller was a true friend, a father, a brother, a groundbreaking creative force in the punk, metal, and hardcore scenes, and a frontman like no other. We’re going to miss him dearly. Rest easy, Lou. Our hearts go out to the Koller family and our brothers in Sick of It All. pic.twitter.com/UtagYBJsvs
— Rise Against (@riseagainst) July 25, 2026
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It’s hard to put into words what Lou and this band meant to so many. This album legitimately changed my life when I was a kid. I never imagined that years later we’d become friends and then tour the world together. There were some crazy times. Through it all, I loved making you… pic.twitter.com/AjXuE9Fho1
— Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) July 25, 2026
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— LIFE OF AGONY (@OffiLIFEOFAGONY) July 25, 2026
View this post on InstagramRIP Lou 💔 Sending love, Light, and prayers to the @sickofitallnyc fam. They took @Korn on one of the first tours of our career back when we were still green and trying to figure it all out. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4UwAyhTyxS
— Brian Welch (@brianheadwelch) July 25, 2026
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1st time I saw Sick of it All was at Slims in SF. I was 16 years old & it was the first time I ever saw a Nazi get stomped out. I vividly remember getting spinkicked by Davey Havok durin Clobberin Time that night. Life changing show. I learned a lot. RIP to the legend. Thank you.
— Lee Spielman (@LeeSpielman) July 25, 2026
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RIP Lou. I once saw SICK OF IT ALL headline a long defunct East Bay club called the Berkeley Square… Openers were Orange 9mm, Korn & Deftones… SOIA killed as you’d expect… Later that year (I think), I caught them headlining at Slim’s in San Francisco. Ensign & AFI… https://t.co/fubDp0zv7L
— 20 BUCK SPIN (@20buckspinlabel) July 24, 2026
A very sad day today, as we’ve lost one of the greatest to ever do it, Lou Koller of @SOIANYC.
Sick of it All was representing hardcore on a global scale long before and long after many bands had come and gone. They were, and ARE genuine trailblazers all while being incredibly… pic.twitter.com/oDJyiQ7gJQ
— HARDLORE (@hardlorepod) July 24, 2026
Rest in power Lou. WSOU remembers Lou Koller, the unmistakable voice of Sick of It All. His music, passion, and influence helped define generations of hardcore fans. #nyhc #sickofitall pic.twitter.com/ds3ZjXz5P2
— WSOU 89.5 FM (@WSOU) July 25, 2026
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Listening to Sick of It All and just remembering what a truly kind person Lou always was. He is for sure part of the reason I think that a hero of yours is just another person, and he was another person willing to nerd out about DBZ with me. Grateful for his kindness & his talent
— madi (@madiwxtkins) July 25, 2026
Judge covering SOIA’s “It’s Clobberin’ Time” in tribute to Lou:
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Drain too:
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