We were stunned to hear last night that Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin passed away at only 53 years old. They say deaths come in threes, and we lost three amazing drummers this month with Mullin, Cynic's Sean Reinert and of course Rush's Neil Peart.
The loss of Mullin could be felt throughout the metal sphere as tons of musicians have paid tribute to the CoC drummer. Here is a small collection of those tributes:
RIP @reedmullin!! You will be greatly missed!!! So sad!! Fly on!! @coccabal @jennygreenrules #corrosionofconformity
Posted by Crowbar on Monday, January 27, 2020
Damn! So sad to hear about my ol pal Reed Mullin. Rest in peace my friend. You go girl!
Posted by Mike Patton on Monday, January 27, 2020
R.I.P. to Reed Mullin, an old friend… pic.twitter.com/TWTmumg1Je
— Faith No More (@FaithNoMore) January 28, 2020
Very sad to hear about the passing of our friend @ReedMullin of @coccabal . Prayers and condolences to his family, friends and bandmates….RIP.
— David Ellefson (@ellefsondavid) January 28, 2020
Heart breaking. My condolences. ❤️?? https://t.co/7biIJuDWJ7
— Jamey Jasta (@jameyjasta) January 28, 2020
What an amazing drummer. He was definitely an influence and had a huge impact on myself and so many others. I remember…
Posted by Roy Mayorga on Monday, January 27, 2020
Cheers Reed =/
— Devin Townsend (@dvntownsend) January 28, 2020
Rest in Peace Reed. Legendary underground music drummer of the 80’s US hardcore scene. As his band @coccabal crossed over into Metal/Rock (and then back into punk!) he was always crushing it behind the drums. One of the friendliest dudes too. This sucks :/ #reedmullin #coc #rip https://t.co/16DKg8B0n9
— ??????? ????? (@Michael_Amott) January 28, 2020
WTF!!!!Rest In Peace Reed Mullin!
Posted by Terry Butler on Monday, January 27, 2020
This one hurts. R.I.P. Reed… We had known each other for a long time. Always loved watching you play. And always a…
Posted by Johnny Kelly on Monday, January 27, 2020
Oh man another loss. This one hurts. When I signed @coccabal to @MetalBlade so many years ago I dealt with Reed a lot. Great guy and amazing musician rip https://t.co/DmFQvBL16F
— Brian Slagel (@brianslagel) January 28, 2020
https://www.instagram.com/p/B72TwdOJdiI/?igshid=1qia7b78yoqtj
I met Reed Mullin only once when COC cruised through Toronto in 1990. Even that brief meeting was memorable & I got a pretty sweet story out of it (that has to do with this exact photo). Always thought COC were the coolest band on the scene and Reed the coolest. RIP Reed Mullin pic.twitter.com/O7ZgGb8T5d
— Danko Jones (@dankojones) January 28, 2020
Super-bummed to learn #ReedMullin passed away. He was an amazing talent.
As a teen, I bought @coccabal’s, “Animosity” & it’s forever been one of my favorite metal albums.
It was an honor to share the stage twice w/COC over the years w/ @BROKENHOPEBAND
Travel well, @ReedMullin pic.twitter.com/CweFicsIDN— Jeremy Wagner (@JeremyXWagner) January 28, 2020
RIP Reed Mullin (C.O.C) https://t.co/FNJqplhhiM #ripreedmullin #hardcore
— Earache Records♠️ (@EaracheRecords) January 28, 2020
