Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory Guitarist, Dies at 45

Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist and backing vocalist of the pop-punk group New Found Glory, has died. He was 45. The band and Gilbert’s wife Lisa Cimorelli confirmed his death on social media in a joint statement. “On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peace

Chad Gilbert, the New Found Glory founding member and lead guitarist, has died. He was 45. On Sunday, Gilbert’s wife Lisa Cimorelli announced that he “passed away peacefully in his sleep,” following his emergency brain surgery in March when three tumors were discovered and his meta