Obituary blogherads.adq.push(function () ); Lou Koller, Frontman for Sick of It All, Dead at 61 In June 2024, the singer said that doctors had found a tumor in his esophagus and he would have to undergo treatment By Charisma Madarang Charisma Madarang Contact Charisma Madarang on X Contact Charisma Madarang by Email Minnie Driver Posts Video in Neck Brace After Surviving ‘Really Bad Car Accident’: ‘Grateful to Be Alive’ Joan Jett Cancels Upcoming Shows After Surgery From a Fractured Vertebra Mitch McConnell Announces Discharge From Rehab Center After Fall View all posts by Charisma Madarang July 24, 2026 Lou Koller of Sick Of It All performs on Jan. 31, 2015 in Leeds, U.K. Andrew Benge/Redferns via Lou Koller, the frontman for Sick of It All, died on Friday at the age of 61. The band announced his death on Friday in a social media post.
The level of loss that we feel at this time is overwhelming,” wrote the group, which noted this year would have marked Sick of it All’s 40th anniversary together. A rep for Koller’s family added that the cause of death was esophageal cancer. View this post on Instagram His fellow bandmates praised Koller’s “camaraderie, commitment and enthusiasm” that remained “steadfast throughout the years.” “We have lost a beloved friend and an iconic frontman,” they continued.
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