Three Days Grace
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| Three Days Grace | |
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 Three Days Grace performing live in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock Nu metal[1] Alternative metal[2][3][4] |
| Years active | 1992–1997 (as Groundswell) 2000–present (as TDG) |
| Label(s) | Jive |
| Associated acts | Big Dirty Band Trapt Seether Breaking Benjamin Econoline Crush Apocalyptica Nickelback |
| Website | ThreeDaysGrace.com |
| Members | |
| Adam Gontier Neil Sanderson Brad Walst Barry Stock |
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| Former members | |
| Joe Grant Phil Crowe (both during Groundswell) |
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Three Days Grace (also known as TDG or 3DG) is a Post-grunge band based in Canada. The band was formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1997,[5] their line-up consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and back up vocalist Neil Sanderson, bassist and back up vocalist Brad Walst, and lead guitarist Barry Stock.
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[edit] History
[edit] Three Days Grace (2003-2005)
Upon completion of their first album, (self titled Three Days Grace) the band recruited Barry Stock to help on lead guitar to give Adam breathing room on stage and on tour.[5] The album's lead single, "I Hate Everything About You" reached number two on the US Modern Rock and number four on the Mainstream Rock charts and number two on the Canadian Rock charts (because of local radio play at The Wolf 101.5 FM). Their second single "Just Like You" gave the group a second number-one in the Canada and also hit number one on rock charts in the US.
In 2004, Gavin Brown won a Juno Award for his production work on Three Days Grace and "Try Honesty" by Billy Talent.
[edit] One-X (2006-present)
In 2005, the lead singer of Three Days Grace, Adam Gontier, was sent into rehab for an addiction to the pain killer Oxycontin. During rehab, Adam had written several songs and once he returned to the band in 2006, they released the album One-X. It includes "Pain", "Animal I Have Become", "Riot", "Never Too Late", "Over and Over" and "Get Out Alive".
In 2007, Adam sang with Apocalyptica in the song, "I Don't Care". The entire band is currently on tour with Breaking Benjamin and Seether, two similar and equally inspired[citation needed] modern rock bands. Also, live, Adam has sung with Seether in the song Broken. He sings it as a duet by singing Amy Lee's part. In addition, Adam teamed with Breaking Benjamin's Benjamin Burnley to sing "Dance With the Devil" on tour. Currently, they are working on a new album which may arrive in stores in the fall of this year or spring of the next.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year of Release | Title | Label | Billboard peak | Sales |
| 1995 | Wave of Popular Feeling (as "Groundswell") | Independent | only 150 copies produced | |
| 2000 | Three Days Grace Demo | Jive | only 100 copies produced | |
| 2003 | Three Days Grace | Jive | #69 | US Sales: 1,500,000+, Canada Sales: 300,000+ |
| 2006 | One-X | Jive | #5 | US Sales: 1,210,000+, Canada Sales: 600,000+ |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peaks | RIAA Certified[6] | Album | ||||||
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| US Hot 100[7] | US Main[7] | US Mod[7] | Pop 100[7] | Top 40 Main[7] | CAN | AUS | ||||
| 1995 | "Eddie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wave of Popular Feeling |
| "Poison Ivy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stare" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "I Hate Everything About You" | 55 | 4 | 2 | — | 28 | 1 | 22 | Gold | Three Days Grace |
| "Just Like You" | 55 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Home" | 90 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Wake Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Animal I Have Become" | 60 | 1 | 1 | 60 | — | 1 | — | Gold | One-X |
| "Pain" | 44 | 1 | 1 | 47 | — | 1 | — | Gold | ||
| 2007 | "Never Too Late" | 71 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | — | Gold | |
| "Riot" | — | 12 | 21 | — | — | 65 | — | — | ||
| "—" = Did not chart/certify | ||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
Three Days Grace was mentioned and seen in the movie Raise Your Voice as the band that Terri and Paul went to see before the car crash, during the concert scene the band can be heard playing the songs "Home" and Are You Ready.
[edit] References
- ^ Ontario band's debut album keeps its metal edge sharp.. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Artist: Three Days Grace. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Three Days Grace. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ a b Fuoco, Christina (August 22, 2003). liveDaily Interview: Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace. LiveDaily.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ RIAA Search for Three Days Grace Retrieved on June 4, 2008
- ^ a b c d e Three Days Grace Singles on AMG Retrieved on June 4, 2008
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