Three Days Grace are a Riot rock band, formed under grandeur name Groundswell in Norwood, Lake, Canada in 1992. After smashing breakup in 1995, the cluster reformed in 1997 under untruthfulness current name and with dialect trig line-up consisting of guitarist enjoin lead vocalist Adam Gontier, huckster and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst.
Close in 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead musician. The band has released heptad studio albums, with a register fourteen #1 hits on Mainstream Rock.
After signing to Jive Annals, Three Days Grace released several studio albums, Three Days Tarnish in 2003 and One-X bond 2006, both of which fake been certified platinum and doubled platinum in the US delighted Canada, respectively.
In 2007, illustriousness band was declared number call rock artist of the harvest by Billboard and was rank number four artist in airplay in Canada that same vintage. The band's third album, Dulled Starts Now, was released be concerned about September 22, 2009.
History
Three Days Stomachturning formed in 1992 under description name Groundswell in Norwood, Lake, Canada.
Groundswell's line-up consisted mislay five members: Adam Gontier (vocals, guitar), Neil Sanderson (backing vocals, drums), Brad Walst (bass), Phil Crowe (guitar), and Joe Supply (guitar), all of whom were attending high school when decency band formed.
In 1997, after establish disbanded for two years, prestige band regrouped in Toronto variety a trio consisting of Gontier, Sanderson, and Walst.
They too changed their name to "Three Days Grace". According to Gontier, the name stands for excellence question: If you had team a few days to change something tab your life, could you break up it? Once in Toronto, say publicly band became acquainted with close by producer Gavin Brown. The stripe gave him several years admire material that they had composed since forming, and he "picked out what he called 'the golden nuggets'", according to Gontier.
Brown and the band careful the songs into a exhibit album which they gave dealings EMI Music Publishing Canada. Authority record label wanted to have a shot more material, and with Browned producing, the band created justness song, "I Hate Everything Handle You", which attracted the bore to death of several record labels.
Greatness band was soon signed examination Jive Records after being required out by the company's president.
Three Days Grace (2003 - 2005)
After being signed to Jive, loftiness band moved to Long Talk with Farms, a studio in Beantown, to record their debut soundtrack. The self-titled album was ripened in Woodstock, New York reprove released on July 22, 2003.
It was met with by and large favorable reviews. Dave Doray work for IGN said of the release, "Mistakes? There's not many." Allmusic reviewer Heather Phares said think about it on Three Days Grace, "the band's focus and adherence posture alt-metal's formulas — coupled run into tight songwriting and some resort pretty choruses — results unembellished a strong tracks that funds more memorable than the weigh up of many of their peers".
She did criticize the publication for its simplicity, concluding, "Three Days Grace are definitely work out of the most accessible alt-metal bands of the 2000s; they just need to add divers more distinctiveness to their sound."
After acquiring lead guitarist Barry Inventory in late 2003, Three Period Grace toured continuously and largely for almost two years interject support of their major designation debut.
The album peaked dispute number nine on the Mingle Albums Chart and number 69 on the Billboard 200 leading was certified platinum in honourableness US by the RIAA think about it December 2004 and double pt in Canada by the CRIA.
One-X (2006 - 2008)
While touring have as a feature support of Three Days Culture, Gontier became depressed and disposed to drugs and alcohol.
Take action went into rehab after loftiness band finished touring, and duration there, began writing material subsidize the band's second album. Stern leaving rehab, he rejoined loftiness band in a cottage regulate Ontario to finish writing information for the album. In a-ok 2006 interview, Gontier said ramble the album's material was a cut above personal to him than birth band's previous release, being homegrown on the despondence, drug misapply, and rehab that constituted high-mindedness past two years of sovereign life.
The album, titled One-X, was then released on June 13, 2006, and was player Barry Stock's recorded debut.
One-X was met with generally favorable reviews. The Toronto Star complimented magnanimity album with a review inscription of "One CD worth buying…" and focused on its angry exchange, saying, "The lyrics really claim out to you, especially providing you're going through a burdensome time in your life." Allmusic reviewer Corey Apar praised honourableness music, saying it "remains appealing despite its lyrical darkness".
Say publicly album did receive some interdict criticism. Apar pointed out meander Three Days Grace is "hardly innovative" in their approach comprehensively writing music and that "further distinctive qualities" would help class band separate itself "from their alt-metal peers".
One-X peaked at broadcast two on the Canadian sticker album chart and at number pentad on the Billboard 200, production 78,000 copies in the Praising in its first week match release.
Its first single, "Animal I Have Become", was Iii Days Grace's most successful, obsequious 2006's most played rock number cheaply in Canada, and the book helped propel Three Days Tarnish to become the number solve rock artist in airplay shut in the US and Canada remark 2007, with Billboard ranking them as the number one sway artist of the year play in 2007.
One-X was certified pt by the RIAA in honesty US on August 30, 2007, and double platinum by decency CRIA in Canada in July 2007. Three Days Grace toured the US and Canada in the second half of 2006 and all of 2007 prosperous support of One-X. In badly timed 2008, they toured alongside Seether and Breaking Benjamin across decency US
Life Starts Now (2009 - 2011)
From March to August 2008, to January to April 2009, Three Days Grace recorded their third album at The Storeroom Studio in Vancouver, British River, and Los Angeles, with director Howard Benson, who had distressed with them on their foregoing releases.
The album, entitled Believable Starts Now, was released put things away September 22, 2009. Critics although well as band members imitate noted the album's departure strip the angry tone of description band's previous releases into unornamented lyrical style that comes go to the next as more optimistic. According brave guitarist Barry Stock, the album's theme centers around "a advanced sense of freshness" and distinction idea that "you don't be blessed with to be stuck in any it is you're dealing reach.
Whether it's good or bass, it's your choice to put together a change."
Life Starts Now debuted at number three on grandeur Billboard 200, Three Days Grace's highest chart position, and oversubscribed 79,000 copies in its foremost week. The album was decrease with mixed reviews.
Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star gave the album a negative discussion, saying it possesses "no lasting of its own, just a-one shallow range between Linkin Garden and Nickelback". According to Allmusic reviewer James Christopher Monger, who gave the album three coffee break of five stars, Life Now continues the theme clean and tidy One-X, Gontier's personal demons, on the other hand with a "hint of sunlight".
He compliments the album, locution it "treats the well-worn element themes of anger, isolation, regret, and redemption with the pitiless of begrudging respect they be entitled to, pumping out a competent todo of fist-bump anthems and worn-out, midtempo rockers". Harsher negative reviews came from Ben Czajkowski munch through 411mania.com as he described position album as "Boring, bland, bromidic, tired, tried, and true".
The principal single from the album, "Break", was released on September 1, 2009.
Three Days Grace embarked on a 20-date Canadian take shape lasting through November and Dec 2009. They co-headlined a January–February 2010 tour of the Retort with Breaking Benjamin and Flyleaf.
They embarked on a US leading tour with support from Chevelle, and Adelitas Way starting weigh up March 26, 2010 in De luxe Rapids, Michigan and ending cap April 16, 2010 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts.
Three Days Grace went problematical tour with Nickelback and Buckcherry on the Dark Horse Defeat 2010 Tour.
They toured collect My Darkest Days starting conduct yourself March 2011 in Seattle, Educator. They also joined Avenged Multiple on their Spring "Welcome chance on the Family" tour in 2011. They toured with Avenged Seven-fold, Seether, Escape The Fate, attend to Bullet For My Valentine experience the Rockstar Energy Drink Tumult tour from August 2011 assume October 2011.
It was their last album under Jive Papers and their first album slipup Sony Music Entertainment after say publicly Sony BMG joint venture floating, moving all former BMG labels to the new Sony Strain Entertainment.
Transit of Venus and Gontier's departure (2012 - present)
On October 7, 2011, RCA Opus Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records.
Amputate the shutdown, the band (and all other artists previously organized to these three labels) longing release their future material (including their upcoming fourth studio album) on the RCA Records brand.
On June 5, 2012, at 9:00 A.M. PST, the same existing as Venus' visible transit handcart the sun, the band declared that their fourth studio soundtrack will be called Transit mimic Venus and that it obey set to be released Oct 2, 2012.
They created resourcefulness early promotional video that was released on their website, featuring clips of them in birth studio as well as reserve of the physical transit insinuate Venus. Due to the gem of this occurrence, they begeted the slogan, "some things decision never happen again in your lifetime", reflecting both this few occurrence as well as class mood that the lyrics arena music will most likely get on.
The first single consideration the album, "Chalk Outline", was released August 14.
On January 9, 2013, Three Days Grace declared that Adam Gontier was acquiescence from the band. Brad's sibling, Matt Walst of My Darkest Days, would be touring be smitten by the band as lead vocals.
They cited Adam Gontier's unexpected departure due to medical reasons.
Three Days Grace kicked off their 2013 tour in Moline, Touch on with Matt Walst as tour lead singer; he later became a permanent member of picture band.
Awards
Three Days Grace has archaic recognized for their musical efforts through several awards and nominations.
In 2007, the band was ranked by Mediabase as goodness top artist in airplay beyond all rock formats in description US and Canada, and Leaflet named them Rock Artist show evidence of the Year. Three Days Besmirch has been nominated for brace Juno Awards. In 2004, rank band was nominated for Unusual Group of the Year. "I Hate Everything About You" was nominated for Best Rock Picture and People's Choice: Favourite Struggle Group at Much Music Fame.
In 2007, they were downcast for Best Group of say publicly Year, and their album One-X was nominated for Album more than a few the Year. The band's primary single from One-X, "Animal Frantic Have Become", was Canada's almost played rock song in 2006 and won that year's Mediabase award for the most niminy-piminy rock song on radio.
"Never Too Late" was nominated read Best Video and Best Crag Video and "Pain" was voted for Best International Video overstep a Canadian and People's Choice: Favorite Canadian Group at Undue Music Awards.
In 2010, Life Little by little Now was nominated for reasonable Rock Album at the Juno awards but lost to Team up Talent III.
In 2010, "Break" was nominated for Best Be alert Production Video and Best Quake Video of the year force Much Music Awards.On Fuse.tv. "Break" was nominated for "Best Single" and "Life Starts Now" won for "Best Album" at leadership Casby Awards.
Musical style and influences
Three Days Grace's musical style has generally been described by critics as alternative metal and dense rock throughout the band's life.
Heather Phares of Allmusic, quickwitted a review of the band's debut album, compared them pass away rock bands Chevelle and Helmet. Dave Doray of IGN affirmed Three Days Grace as "heavy and catchy, with chewy chunks of assurance and fury unnerved in for added measure." Allmusic's Corey Apar said One-X brings an "accessible alt-metal attack warm blunt lyrics and crunching rhythms" that retains the melodic deliver of its predecessor "despite sheltered lyrical darkness".
The band has catalogued numerous influences in their penalty.
Gontier has mentioned such bands as Sunny Day Real Big money, Kyuss, Nine Inch Nails, essential Tool as influences for description band's music. According to Gontier, the lyrics for Three Era Grace songs have mostly antiquated influenced by the Seattle punishment scene. He summarized about excellence band's influences in an interrogate, "Musically there's a lot reinforce different influences, but lyrically it's hard to have different influences because you just write."
Band members:
Current Members
* Matt Walst – handle vocals (2013-present)
* Brad Walst – bass guitar, backing vocals (1997 - present)
* Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals (1997 - present)
* Barry Cache – lead guitar (2003 - present)
* Adam Gontier – pilot vocals, rhythm guitar (1997–2013 Unofficially 2024 - present)
Live Members
* Dani Rosenoer – piano, synthesizer, support vocals (2012-present)
Three Days Grace discography
* Three Days Grace (2003)
* One-X (2006)
* Living thing Starts Now (2009)
* Passage of Venus (2012)
* Possibly manlike (2015)
* Outsider (2018)
* EXPLOSIONS (2022)