{"id":2074150,"date":"2026-08-02T08:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074150"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:37:55","slug":"watch-fiddlehead-and-walter-schreifels-cover-sick-of-it-alls-its-clobberin-time-in-tribute-to-late-lou-koller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074150","title":{"rendered":"Watch Fiddlehead and Walter Schreifels cover Sick Of It All\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019 in tribute to late Lou Koller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-lou-keller.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Fiddlehead and Walter Schreifels cover Sick Of It All\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019 in tribute to late Lou Koller<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;He spread hardcore around the world. If it wasn&#8217;t for Lou, we wouldn&#8217;t be enjoying this beautiful scene we have&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-02T09:37:55+01:00\">2nd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-lou-keller-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Lou Keller\" title=\"Lou Koller\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fiddlehead and Schreifels paid tribute to Lou Koller (pictured above). CREDIT: Andrew Benge\/Redferns via Getty Images<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fiddlehead and Walter Schreifels joined forces to cover Sick Of It All\u2018s \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019 in tribute to the late Lou Koller \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Quicksand\u2019s Walter Schreifels: \u201cI feel kinship with a band like Turnstile\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last week, (July 24), it was announced that Koller, the frontman and co-founder of the New York hardcore band, had died at the age of 59, two years after he was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a form of oesophageal cancer, in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>On Friday night (July 31), Fiddlehead played The Warsaw in Brooklyn, and were joined by Quicksand\u2018s Walter Schreifels to play a cover of 1995\u2019s \u2018Live in a World Full of Hate\u2019 track \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Before launching into the song, Schreifels reflected on Koller\u2019s influence, telling the crowd: \u201cI was never not star-stuck by his presence and what he did with music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Sick Of It All, he spread hardcore around the world. If it wasn\u2019t for Lou, we wouldn\u2019t be enjoying this beautiful scene we have. He really fucking built that shit for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Walter Schreifels\/Fiddlehead cover of Sick Of It All\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s Clobbering Time\u201d. 31 Jul 26 Brooklyn NY\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyKv8_KDmrg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>When news of Koller\u2019s passing emerged, tributes poured in from across the hardcore scene and wider music world. Sharing news with fans on social media, Sick Of It All said the level of loss they felt was \u201coverwhelming\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis year would have marked Sick Of It All\u2019s 40th anniversary as a band, and Lou\u2019s camaraderie, commitment and enthusiasm were always steadfast throughout the years,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe have lost a beloved friend and an iconic frontman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLou had the power to raise everyone\u2019s spirits at our shows with a smile and a sarcastic comment, and he won people over wherever we played, from every culture and every corner of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band also thanked those who had contributed to Koller\u2019s medical fund during his illness. \u201cYou all helped Lou feel very special and very loved as he battled away these last two years,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis battle is over now and he can finally rest.\u00a0Hopefully\u00a0he can somehow still see and feel the beautiful, positive mark he left on the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Koller first\u00a0disclosed\u00a0his diagnosis in June 2024, when Sick\u00a0Of\u00a0It All\u00a0cancelled a run of European dates\u00a0so he could undergo treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fiddlehead<\/li>\n<li>Hardcore<\/li>\n<li>Quicksand<\/li>\n<li>Sick Of It All<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fiddlehead and Walter Schreifels joined forces to cover Sick Of It All\u2018s \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019 in tribute to the late Lou Koller \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Quicksand\u2019s Walter Schreifels: \u201cI feel kinship with a band like Turnstile\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last week, (July 24), it was announced that Koller, the frontman and co-founder of the New York hardcore band, had died at the age of 59, two years after he was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a form of oesophageal cancer, in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>On Friday night (July 31), Fiddlehead played The Warsaw in Brooklyn, and were joined by Quicksand\u2018s Walter Schreifels to play a cover of 1995\u2019s \u2018Live in a World Full of Hate\u2019 track \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Before launching into the song, Schreifels reflected on Koller\u2019s influence, telling the crowd: \u201cI was never not star-stuck by his presence and what he did with music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Sick Of It All, he spread hardcore around the world. If it wasn\u2019t for Lou, we wouldn\u2019t be enjoying this beautiful scene we have. He really fucking built that shit for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Walter Schreifels\/Fiddlehead cover of Sick Of It All\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s Clobbering Time\u201d. 31 Jul 26 Brooklyn NY\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyKv8_KDmrg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>When news of Koller\u2019s passing emerged, tributes poured in from across the hardcore scene and wider music world. Sharing news with fans on social media, Sick Of It All said the level of loss they felt was \u201coverwhelming\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis year would have marked Sick Of It All\u2019s 40th anniversary as a band, and Lou\u2019s camaraderie, commitment and enthusiasm were always steadfast throughout the years,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe have lost a beloved friend and an iconic frontman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLou had the power to raise everyone\u2019s spirits at our shows with a smile and a sarcastic comment, and he won people over wherever we played, from every culture and every corner of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band also thanked those who had contributed to Koller\u2019s medical fund during his illness. \u201cYou all helped Lou feel very special and very loved as he battled away these last two years,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis battle is over now and he can finally rest.\u00a0Hopefully\u00a0he can somehow still see and feel the beautiful, positive mark he left on the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Koller first\u00a0disclosed\u00a0his diagnosis in June 2024, when Sick\u00a0Of\u00a0It All\u00a0cancelled a run of European dates\u00a0so he could undergo treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-fiddlehead-and-walter-schreifels-cover-sick-of-it-alls-its-clobberin-time-in-tribute-to-late-lou-koller-3960278&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-lou-keller.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Fiddlehead and Walter Schreifels cover Sick Of It All\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s Clobberin\u2019 Time\u2019 in tribute to late Lou Koller &#8220;He spread hardcore around the world. 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