

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. By the end of 1997, the band had broken up. Most of the members were attending high school when the band formed. The band's line-up consisted of lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer Neil Sanderson, bassist Brad Walst, lead guitarist Phil Crowe, and rhythm guitarist Joe Grant. Groundswell released one full-length album, Wave of Popular Feeling. The band has its origins as a five-piece band called "Groundswell", formed in Norwood, Ontario, in 1992.

History Groundswell years and break-up (1992–1997) 1.6 Transit of Venus and Gontier's departure (2012–2013).1 songs on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (tied with Shinedown), and 3 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 2× platinum, 3× platinum, and platinum, respectively, in the United States. Their seventh studio album Explosions was released on May 6, 2022. In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by My Darkest Days' vocalist Matt Walst, the younger brother of Brad Walst.Ĭurrently signed to RCA Records, they have released seven studio albums, six of which 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 quartet. The band's original iteration was called "Groundswell" and played in various local Norwood back-yard parties and area establishments from 1992 to 1997.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.
