Three days grace animal i have become
One-X was released on J and marked Barry Stock's first effort with the band. In a 2006 interview, Gontier said that the album's material was more personal to him than the band's previous work because the inspiration had come out of his experiences with despondence, drug abuse, and rehab, which had constituted the past two years of his life. The second album contained at least four more such songs, including "Over and Over", "Gone Forever", and the hit songs " Pain" and " Never Too Late". Gontier contributed lyrics about his experiences in rehab the first single from One-X, titled " Animal I Have Become", features lyrics Gontier had written while getting sober. After three months at the cottage, they had about finished what would be their second album. The band found a place suitable for further songwriting in Northern Ontario, in a cottage where they experimented on, tested, and practiced new songs. Gontier successfully completed treatment at CAMH. The band appeared as themselves in the 2004 film Raise Your Voice, performing the songs "Are You Ready" and "Home". by the RIAA in December 2004 and double platinum in Canada by the CRIA. 69 on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum in the U.S. After Barry Stock joined as lead guitarist in late 2003, the band toured continuously and extensively for nearly two years in support of their major label debut.
The song received heavy airplay and rapidly became widely recognizable, and was labelled as the band's "breakout hit". To support the eponymous album, the band released their first single, "I Hate Everything About You" (the song whose demo had gotten the band a record deal) in 2003. She did criticize the album for its simplicity, concluding, "Three Days Grace are definitely one of the most accessible alt-metal bands of the 2000s they just need to add some more distinctiveness to their sound." Dave Doray of IGN said of the album, "Mistakes? There's not many." AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares said that on Three Days Grace, "the band's focus and adherence to alt-metal's formulas – coupled with tight songwriting and some unexpectedly pretty choruses – results in a strong tracks that are more memorable than the work of many of their peers". Three Days Grace was met with mixed-to-favourable reviews. The self-titled album was finished in Woodstock, New York and released on July 22, 2003. They moved to Long View Farm, a studio in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, to record their debut album. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and three No. In Canada, they have been certified by Music Canada as platinum, triple platinum, and double platinum, respectively.
The first three albums have been RIAA certified 2x platinum, 3x platinum, and platinum, respectively, in the United States. Their upcoming seventh studio album Explosions is due to be released on May 6, 2022. In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by My Darkest Days' vocalist Matt Walst, who is also the younger brother of Brad Walst.Ĭurrently signed to RCA Records, they have released six studio albums, each at three-year intervals: Three Days Grace in 2003, One-X in 2006, Life Starts Now in 2009, Transit of Venus in 2012, Human in 2015, and Outsider in 2018. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist, making them a four-member band. The band's original iteration was called "Groundswell" and played in various local Norwood back-yard parties and area establishments from 1993 to 1996.īased in Toronto, the band's original line-up consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997.