New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert dies at 45 after long cancer battle

Singer Jordan Pundik got choked up as he addressed the crowd about the loss of the band's founding member. New Found Glory Honor Late Guitarist Chad Gilbert at EPCOT Show Spencer Kaufman

Gilbert died on Sunday (Sept. 20) at 45 following a long battle with cancer.

Chad Gilbert had just celebrated his return to the stage in June after emergency surgery earlier this year to remove a brain tumor.

Gilbert’s family says he died ‘peacefully in his sleep’ months after My Friends Over You musician shared stage four cancer diagnosisGuitarist Chad Gilbert – a founding member of the US rock band New Found Glory that doled out the early 2000s anthem My Friends Over You – has died aged 45.Gilbert’s family announced his death on Sunday, saying that he “passed away peacefully in his sleep” and “left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished”. Continue reading...

'He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished,' Chad Gilbert's wife wrote.

Gilbert revealed he had been undergoing treatment for his rare adrenal cancer, metastatic pheochromocytoma, since his diagnosis in 2021

Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk veterans New Found Glory, has died at 45.

He had a long battle with cancer, having first been diagnosed with metastatic pheochromocytoma of the liver in 2021. His condition later developed into adrenocortical carcinoma and spread to other parts of his body.

Chad Gilbert, founding member and lead guitarist for New Found Glory, has died at the age of 45. He had battled adrenal cancer since 2021.

New Found Glory founding member and lead guitarist Chad Gilbert has died aged 45, months after undergoing surgery to remove three brain tumours.

Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory's lead guitarist, has died at age 45. He passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by loved ones. Gilbert battled serious health challenges including brain tumors and cancer. His guitar playing and songwriting significantly shaped the band's sound. He is remembered as a legendary musician and devoted family man.

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert died “peacefully in his sleep” Sunday morning at the age of 45, his bandmates and wife said in a statement.

‘We lost one of the greats today.’

Chad Gilbert, the lead guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band New Found Glory, has died at 45.

"He was a legendary musician, but his favorite accomplishment was being a husband and father. His biggest dreams came true," his band and wife wrote in a joint statement.

Chad Gilbert, the lead guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band New Found Glory, has died at 45.

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 metastatic pheochromocytoma was upgraded to stage 4 adrenocortical carcinoma. “On […]

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has died aged 45 months after undergoing surgery to remove three brain tumours and battling adrenal cancer

The musician had been battling cancer for years.

Gilbert was first diagnosed with liver cancer in 2021

The musician’s death comes six months after he revealed his cancer battle.

Chad Gilbert, founding member and guitarist of New Found Glory, passed away at 45 years old after a battle with brain cancer. The post New Found Glory Co-Founder Chad Gilbert Passes Away at 45 appeared first on VICE.

Several tumours were found in his body and required emergency surgery in recent years.

Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist and backing vocalist of the pop-punk group New Found Glory and former husband of Paramore’s Hayley Williams, 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 peacefully […]

Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist for the punk band New Found Glory, has died. "On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep," the band announced in a statement today. "He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished." Gilbert revealed six months ago he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. He was 45. The post New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert Dead At 45 appeared first on Stereogum.

Gilbert had been batting cancer since 2021. Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory Guitarist, Dead at 45 Alex Young

Longtime member of Florida pop-punk group revealed in March that he was battling brain cancer