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Grade Rewrite Their Final Chapter

When I heard that Grade would be reuniting, I was as skeptical as I was excited. Though I know little of why the band called it quits, it was somewhat obvious from the member loss following 1999's breakthrough, Under The Radar, that something wasn't right. From guitarist Greg Taylor's departure to the rest of the guys abandoning singer Kyle...
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New Grade Track Streaming Online

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You can hear "These Eyes Are on The Exit," a track from Grade's split with hardcore band Bane, on Grade's MySpace page now. Grade announced they would reform earlier this year. Their split with Bane will be packaged with the final issue of At Both Ends Hardcore Magazine. In July, bassist Matt Jones said he was jamming with Kyle Bishop...
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Grade Have Reunited

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Burlington, Ont. hardcore band Grade have reunited... sort of. On Monday, the band will start recording some new songs with Bane for a seven-inch compilation that will come with the final issue of At Both Ends Hardcore Magazine. Bassist Matt Jones says he's been jamming with vocalist Kyle Bishop, Greg Taylor, Shawn Magill and Saint Alvia's Matt...
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Pumping: Grade — The Embarrassing Beginning

Grade were popular back when I was in high school. Listening to them now, I'm thinking people who liked them were... misguided. I'm also fairly sure Kyle Bishop attended my mom's high school. No, not at the same time.
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Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Kyle Bishop

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Greg Taylor

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Kyle Bishop

Grade At Opera House

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Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Chris Danner

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Kyle Bishop

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Kyle Bishop

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Grade

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Kyle Bishop

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Grade

Grade At Opera House

Photographer: 
Nikki Ormerod
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 21, 2006
Greg Taylor

Grade Reunite For One-Off Show Four Years After Splitting

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After being name-dropped as a major influence by a ton of young emo, hardcore and punk acts over the last few years, Grade have decided to reunite to show the kiddies how it's done. "The Official Grade Reunion" will see the original Grade lineup of vocalist Kyle Bishop, guitarists Greg Taylor and Shawn Magill, bassist Matt Jones and...
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Grade Train The New Boy

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With the recent release of Grade's latest album, Headfirst Straight To Hell, came some upsetting news for fans of the Hamilton-based band. Faced with the tough decision of staying with Grade or beginning what some would deem a "normal" lifestyle, guitarist Shawn Magill has left the band. "I don't want to misquote what Shawn...
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Grade — Headfirst, Straight To Hell

If ever there's been a band to release consistent, infectious albums, Hamilton's Grade are it. Melding the most explosive shards of heaviness with introspective and heartfelt emotive fluidity, their talent is mimicked and admired around the globe. With Headfirst Straight To Hell, they up the ante yet again, producing tracks that are shockingly...
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Grade - Headfirst, Straight To Hell

Can Grade Become Bigger Than Our Lady Peace?

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Grade's Kyle Bishop has been battling strep throat and other aliments since they recorded their brilliant disc, Headfirst Straight To Hell, in April. "No doctor can figure out what the hell I have," he told ChartAttack this morning. They still have plans on tearing down the present rock 'n' roll conventions in Canada, though....
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Grade Chosen For Warped Tour

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It's still six months away, but Burlington, ON's hardcore outfit Grade are reported to be getting Warped this summer. The band has been offered some dates on the 2001 Warped tour, the annual festival of punk, ska, hardcore, wild and crazy skateboarders and freestyle motorcross psychos. Last year several Canuck acts participated, including, Bif...
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Grade Are Rumoured To Be On The Warp Tour
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