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Kent Abbott Dead: Grade & Somehow Hollow Guitarist Passes at 32

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Grade and Somehow Hollow guitarist Kent Abbott died Jan. 7 although there's no word as to the cause of death.

He was 32.

The news of the hardcore guitarist's death quickly lit up Twitter with the official @GradeHC posting, retweeting and responding to various messages.



The band followed that up this morning with this message:


The sad news resulted in a string of tweets from other musicians and bands regarding Abbott.



Abbott joined the band in the early 2000s and told publication The Appalachian he was thrilled to have the opportunity.

"I was a fan of Grade before I started playing with them, and to me they always created their very own sound," he said in a 2002 interview while the band toured behind Headfirst Straight to Hell. After Grade split up in 2002 the musician joined Somehow Hollow and would later go on to play with the .45 Goodbye.

"Kent had a passion for music and had played at venues around the world," Abbott's obituary reads. "He acquired a super sense of humour, was always attracted to people and would make them laugh."

A funeral service will take place for Abbott on Saturday morning (Jan. 12) at the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Stratford, Ontario.

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del kingston

Who cares? Just another drug addict waste of skin

January 10 2013 at 10:01 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
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RIP Kent

Woah dude..... bite your tongue. Did you know Kent personally? Do you even have a CLUE how his life was lost (if your cold heart even cares)? This is a human being you are trashing, who has family and friends who love and will miss him dearly.... this news hit a lot of people hard, and even people like myself who went to school with him for many years are affected by his passing. Have some respect. Kent is a son, a brother, a friend (to many).....

January 13 2013 at 4:12 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Steve Harvey

You my friend are the waste of skin. How do you comment on someone and something you know nothing about. Kent had more talent in his pinky finger than you'll ever dream of having. Go bury your head in shame that you didn't get the chance to talk with him.

January 27 2013 at 11:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply