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

Posted on Jan 10th 2013 3:00PM by Jason MacNeil Comments

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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.

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."

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

Shocked and saddened to hear that friend and Grade/Somehow Hollow guitarist Kent Abbott passed away. All our thoughts are with his family.
- Grade (@GradeHC) January 9, 2013

The band followed that up this morning with message.

We will miss your energy, laughter and kind spirit. RIP Kent Abbott. Truly one of a kind.
- Grade (@GradeHC) January 10, 2013

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

@strungoutmusic Thank you Strung Out! I know somewhere up in heaven he is smiling about this.
- Mike Casarin (@CasarinMike) January 9, 2013

Remembering all the great times i had with kent from @gradehc and S.H.the streets of london england will never be the same
- mercedes lander (@love_instereo) January 9, 2013

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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