Three Days Grace Members, Tour, Information, Facts

Three Days Grace is an internationally-acclaimed Canadian rock band formed in 1997. The group is most well-known for their greatest hits I Hate Everything About You, Animal I Have Become, Never Too Late, I Am Machine, etc. Some of their popular albums One-X (2006), Life Starts Now (2009), and Transit of Venus (2012) have each reached the top 10 at the US Billboard 200 charts.

Members

  • Matt Walst – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar (2014-Present)
  • Barry Stock – Lead Guitar (2003-Present)
  • Brad Walst – Bass, Backing Vocals (1997-Present)
  • Neil Sanderson – Drums, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (1997-Present)
  • Past Members

  • Adam Gontier – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar (1997-2013), Lead Guitar (1997-2003)
  • Origin

    Norwood, Ontario, Canada

    Genres

    Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, Nu metal (Early)

    Labels

    • Jive Records
    • RCA Records

    Formation Date

    1997

    Singing Portfolio

    • Three Days Grace, their self-titled debut album was released in 2003. Their single I Hate Everything About You became a breakout hit.
    • Their 2nd album One-X (2006) was certified ‘3x platinum’ in the United States. Both Animal I Have Become and Never Too Late reached #1 at the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
    • Outsider (2018), their 6th album featured many popular songs like Infra-Red, Right Left Wrong, The Mountain, etc. The latter earned the band ‘Rock Songwriters of the Year’ award at the SOCAN Awards in 2019.

    Three Days Grace Facts

  • Adam, Neil, and Brad were initially in a high school band called Groundswell from 1992 to 1995. They regrouped together as Three Days Grace in 1997.
  • The band name ‘Three Days Grace’ was suggested by Brad and refers to the sense of urgency to change one’s life for the better.
  • Adam wrote the songs Animal I Have Become, Pain, Never Too Late (from the album One-X) while recovering from OxyContin addiction in rehab.
  • As of 2020, the band has 15 #1 singles on the Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. In September 2018, they surpassed Van Halen‘s longstanding record of 13 chart-toppers with the release of Infra-Red from the album Outsider.
  • Brad’s younger brother Matt Walst became the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band in 2014 after Gontier’s sudden departure in January 2013.
  • Three Days Grace has toured with the likes of Breaking Benjamin, Flyleaf, Seether, Nickelback, Shinedown, etc.
  • Featured Image by Three Days Grace / Instagram

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