And you thought Hello! Project were having a bad year…
If you thought that Hello! Project was having a “bad” year, try walkng in Hawthorne Heights’ shoes.
For much of the past year, the group has been in legal limbo, suing their old label Victory Records over unpaid royalties. They signed a deal with Virgin Records but thanks to the various legal tangles - a judge ruling that the group could release records with anyone but still owed Victory two albums being the biggest tangle - have been unable to release anything, although 14 demo tracks have been recorded with Howard Benson producing, one of which was posted on the band’s MySpace page.
Then this news was posted late last night on their website:
Today is probably the worst day ever. Its with our deepest regrets that we have to write this. Casey Calvert passed away in his sleep last night. We found out this afternoon before sound-check. We’ve spent the entire day trying to come to grips with this and figure out as much as possible. At this time we’re not sure what exactly happened. Just last night he was joking around with everyone before he went to bed. We can say with absolute certainty that he was not doing anything illegal. Please, out of respect to Casey and his family, don’t contribute or succumb to any gossip you may hear. We don’t want his memory to be tainted in the least. Casey was our best friend. He was quirky and awesome and there will truly be no others like him! His loss is unexplainable. As soon as we know more we will let you know.
Sincerely,
Hawthorne Heights
Eron, JT, Micah and Matt
Calvert was one of the band’s three guitarists and was also the member who did the “screaming” parts on the group’s many hits to date. He was 26 years old.
MotokoAoyama.com sends it sincerest condolences to Casey’s family, his bandmates and fans.
