Three Days Grace

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Biography

Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1995, the band regrouped in 1997 under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and the backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist. The band is based in Toronto. After signing to Jive Records, Three Days Grace has released four studio albums, each at three-year intervals: Three Days Grace in 2003, One-X in 2006, Life Starts Now in 2009, and Transit of Venus in 2012. The albums have been certified platinum, double platinum, and gold, respectively, in the United States. The band have a string of number one songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1997
Number of Albums 19
Record Label RCA
Website threedaysgrace.com
Wikipedia Three Days Grace on Wikipedia
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Trivia

When did the band re-form?

1997

..., Ontario, Canada in 1992. After a breakup in 1995, the band reformed in 1997 under its current name and with a lineup consisting of guitarist and lea...
Who is Neil Sanderson?

drummer

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What year was Barry Stock recruited as the band's lead guitarist?

2003

... drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003 , Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist. The band has re...
How many studio albums has Three Days Grace released?

six

...y Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist. The band has released six studio albums, with a record fourteen 1 hits on Mainstream Rock. After s...
What was the band declared number one rock artist of 2007?

Billboard

.... In 2007, the band was declared number one rock artist of the year by Billboard and was the number four artist in airplay in Canada that same year. T...
What was the name of History Three Days Grace's third album?

Life Starts Now

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What year did History three days grace form?

1992

..., was released on September 22, 2009. History Three Days Grace formed in 1992 under the name Groundswell in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. In 1997, after b...
When was History Three days grace named the number one rock artist of the year by Billboard?

2007

...fied platinum and double platinum in the US and Canada, respectively. In 2007 , the band was declared number one rock artist of the year by Billboard a...
What was the name of the band that formed in 1992?

Groundswell

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Where were Three Days Grace formed in 1997?

Norwood, Ontario, Canada

...ns of the postgrunge movement. Three Days Grace were formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada , in 1997 by Adam Gontier (vocals, guitar), Brad Walst (bass), ...
Where were Gontier and Walst raised?

Norwood

...sforming into a trio five years later. Gontier and Walst were raised in Norwood , and many of their songs were inspired by living in a place with a pop...
How many people lived in Norwood?

1,500

...eir songs were inspired by living in a place with a population of around 1,500 . The bandmembers were still in high school when they had their first gi...
What was Gavin Brown's job title?

producer

...hree Days Grace eventually relocated to Toronto and were introduced to producer Gavin Brown by their old manager. The band gave Brown a private set, a...
How long did the band make indie music?

five years

... three days to change something in your life, could you do it?. After five years making indie music, this band were signed to Jive Records and moved t...
Where was the studio for the band located?

North Brookfield, Massachusetts

...ed to Jive Records and moved to Long View Farm, a studio in North Brookfield, Massachusetts to record their majorlabel debut album. The effort was sel...
What label was the band signed to?

Jive Records

...o it?. After five years making indie music, this band were signed to Jive Records and moved to Long View Farm, a studio in North Brookfield, Massachus...
Who was the guitarist in the band?

Barry Stock

...label debut album. The effort was selftitled and dropped in 2003 when Barry Stock was added as guitar player in the band. Following the release of Thr...
Who wrote material for the band's second album?

Adam

...Grace album, the band went on a tour. During the roadshow unfortunately, Adam was addicted to drugs and alcohol and checked himself into rehab after t...
In what year did the band release their second studio album?

2006

... more personal to him compared to the band's previous releases. The June 2006 album earned them their first chartbusting album as it debuted at No. Af...
How long did it take for the album to sell?

three years

...earned them their first chartbusting album as it debuted at No. After three years in being put in the market, it sold over 1,200,000 copies in the U.S...
When was Explosions released?

May 6, 2022

...ourmember band. Their seventh studio album Explosions was released on May 6, 2022 . The first three albums have been RIAA certified 2 platinum, 3 plati...
What is the name of the band's fulllength album?

Wave of Popular Feeling

...tinum, triple platinum, and double platinum, respectively. The band has had 16 No. Groundswell released one fulllength album, Wave of Popular Feeling ....
When is Explosions RCA's seventh fulllength released?

2022

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Who says we all bottle feelings of anger inside?

Neil

...are born into a world of explosions, and theyre always present, observes Neil . We all bottle feelings of anger inside and act like theyre not there. Y...
Three Days Grace merges melodic vocals with what kind of guitars?

snarling

...hanks to a series of highimpact singles that merge melodic vocals with snarling guitars. Though loosely classified as altmetal because of their songs ...
How many of OneX's singles went gold?

three

...ly popular on alternative and mainstream rock stations. The darker themes didnt scare away fans OneX went platinum and three of its singles went gold....
Three Days Graces taut tunes were hugely popular on what stations?

rockradio

...nlike those bands Three Days Grace were clearly gearing their tunes to rockradio audiences, finding an artful balance of mainstream accessibility and ...
How many years later did the group transform to a trio?

five

...undswell, a fivepiece that lasted from 1992 until transforming to a trio five years later. Gontier and Walst were raised in Norwood, and many of their...
Where did three days grace relocate to?

Toronto

...including opening for a movie. Three Days Grace eventually relocated to Toronto and were introduced to producer Gavin Brown by their old manager. The ...
Who was the producer of three days grace?

Gavin Brown

...Grace eventually relocated to Toronto and were introduced to producer Gavin Brown by their old manager. The band gave Brown a private set, and he sele...
For whom did the group produce a demo for?

EMI Music Publishing Canada

...the most promising tracks. The group then produced a demo for EMI Music Publishing Canada . With Brown at the helm, Three Days Grace recorded I Hate Ev...
What song got them a publishing deal with EMI and they were signed to Jive?

I Hate Everything About you

...ing Canada. With Brown at the helm, Three Days Grace recorded I Hate Everything About you . The tune got them a publishing deal with EMI, and they soon...
How many albums have Three Days Grace enjoyed solid success in both their home country and in the United States?

two

...ys Grace is known for their melodic, heavy riffs and honest lyrics. Their two albums have enjoyed solid success both in their home country and in the ...
What kind of vocals did reviewer describe the band's sound as?

dark brooding

... the United States. A Sputnikmusic reviewer described their sound as dark brooding vocals, a blend of heavily distorted acoustic and electric guitars,...
Where did the members of the band grew up?

Norwood, Ontario

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What instrument did Waist learn to play?

bass

...end Brad Waist, who had never played an instrument, to start playing the bass . Waist did, and they formed a band immediately. Initially, they played c...
Who was the bass player?

Brad Waist

...an interviewer from Designer Magazine that one day he told his friend Brad Waist , who had never played an instrument, to start playing the bass. Waist...