Chad Everett Gilbert (born March 9, 1981) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band

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, for whom he plays lead guitar, sings backing vocals, and composes music. He was also the lead vocalist for the band's now-defunct

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. Additionally, Gilbert was the vocalist for the

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band

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between 1995 and 1998, and from 2012 to 2013. Gilbert has produced records, notably H₂O's '' Nothing to Prove'' and A Day to Remember's albums, '' Homesick'', ''

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'' and '' Common Courtesy''. In 2010, Gilbert announced he would release solo material online, free of charge, and has released several demos and 7" vinyl records under the name ''What's Eating Gilbert''.

Early life

Chad Everett Gilbert was born on March 9, 1981 in

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. He attended

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, but left after the 11th-grade after

got signed to California-based record label

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Personal life

Gilbert married

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of the rock band

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in February 2007, and divorced later in the year due to infidelity on Gilbert's part. He also married Paramore's lead vocalist and keyboardist Hayley Williams from February 2016 until they divorced in 2017 due to infidelity on Gilbert's part. Gilbert married Lisa Cimorelli, member of the all-sisters singing group

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, on October 3, 2020. Their daughter was born on July 17, 2021. On January 26, 2010, Gilbert reported that "suspicious cells" had been found in his

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and he would be getting half of his thyroid surgically removed. Four days later, Gilbert posted on his Twitter that the surgery had been a success and no cancer had been found. On December 19, 2021, Gilbert reported that he underwent emergency surgery at the ICU to remove a rare cancerous tumor called a

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after he was found unresponsive in his bed at home. On August 15, 2022, Gilbert reported that he had been diagnosed with cancer again and would undergo surgery the following day after another pheochromocytoma tumor was discovered in his spine.

Discography

With Shai Hulud

*'' Profound Hatred of Man'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) *'' Fall of Every Man - split with Indecision'' (1998) *''

Reach Beyond the Sun ''Reach Beyond the Sun'' is the fourth studio album by hardcore punk band Shai Hulud (band), Shai Hulud, released on February 15, 2013 in Europe and on February 19 in the U.S. through Metal Blade Records. It has been met with positive reviews. Tr ...

'' (2013)

With New Found Glory

* '' Nothing Gold Can Stay'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Sticks and Stones'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Coming Home'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Radiosurgery'. (2011) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Makes Me Sick'' (2017) * '' Forever and Ever x Infinity'' (2020)

With International Superheroes of Hardcore

*'' Takin' it Ova!'' (2008) *'' HPxHC (EP)'' (2008)

With What's Eating Gilbert

*''Dear God'' (2010) *''Thinkin' Bout Her'' (2010) *''What I'd Do'' (2010) *''Nashville Sessions'' (2012) *''Cheap Shots'' (2012) *''Solid Gold Hits'' (compilation of the four previous 7" vinyl EPs) (2013) *'' That New Sound You're Looking For'' (2015)

With Hazen Street

*''

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'' (2004)

Production credits

*2008: H₂O – '' Nothing to Prove'' *2009: A Day to Remember – '' Homesick'' *2009:

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– ''All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion'' *2010:

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– ''Chapters'' *2010: Terror – ''Keepers of the Faith'' *2010: A Day to Remember – ''

'' *2011: This Time Next Year – ''Drop Out of Life'' *2011:

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– ''Big Kiss Goodnight'' *2012:

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– ''The Best Ways to Disappear'' *2012: Set Your Goals *2012:

– ''Reach Beyond the Sun'' *2013:

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– ''No Fairy Tale'' (album) *2013:

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– ''The Finer Things'' *2013: A Day to Remember – '' Common Courtesy'' *2014:

– '' All the Ways You Let Me Down'' *2015: H₂O – '' Use Your Voice''

Collaborations

*Guest vocals on

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's "I Slept With Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me" *Guitar on Fall Out Boy's "

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" *Guest vocals on Throwdown's "The Only Thing" from the album '' Haymaker'' *Guest vocals on Set Your Goals' "Our Ethos: A Legacy to Pass On" from the album ''

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'' *Guest vocals on

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's song "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is" from the album '' In Defense of the Genre'' *Guest vocals on

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's song "My Armor" from the album '' Hardcore Lives''

References

External links

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