Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin has passed away. He was only 53 years old. His death at such a young age would be distressing regardless of the context, but the fact that it comes on the heels of the passing of another great metal drummer, Sean Reinert, only makes it all the more painful.
Appropriately, notable metal musicians and industry insiders have begun to pay tribute to Mullin on social media. We’ll highlight those below, and continue to update this post as more tributes come in. Please feel free to leave your own thoughts in the comments. Remember that this is not the time for insensitivity, please.
I’m so saddened to hear about #reedmullin . I think back to the days of meeting him and getting to know this person that had a glow around him . I’ll never forget the time he lost one of his shoes in the pit at one… https://t.co/Kk1qB70p2Z— Charlie Benante (@skisum) January 28, 2020
David Ellefson (Megadeth)
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
I don’t know what to say… He was my friend & I’ll miss him. This one hurts… ☮️???? coccabal @ Nowhere https://t.co/MGhJ5Ff5JG— Mike IX Williams (@MikeIXWilliams) 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#riphttps://t.co/16DKg8B0n9— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????? (@Michael_Amott) January 28, 2020
So sad to hear about the passing of Reed Mullin of COC. I was blown away by early COC albums like “Eye For An Eye” and “Animosity” but my whole musical world changed when I heard “Blind”. So many incredible riffs,… https://t.co/lsh3IRulOq— Brian Fair (@brianshadfall) January 28, 2020
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
Orange Goblin
R.I.P Reed Mullin. Our thoughts and condolences go out his friends, family and all associates of coccabal https://t.co/yFcrqdZPEi— Orange Goblin (@OrangeGoblin1) January 28, 2020