Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace started out in Norwood, Ontario, in 1992 under the name Groundswell, playing backyard parties and local bars before breaking up in 1995. They regrouped in 1997 under their current name, with Adam Gontier on guitar and lead vocals, Neil Sanderson on drums and backing vocals and Brad Walst on bass, and in 2003 Barry Stock joined as lead guitarist.

Their self-titled debut came out that same year: heavy, catchy post-grunge with a streak of bitter anger. That year also brought "I Hate Everything About You", "Just Like You", "Home" and "Wake Up", and they all hit hard. One-X, in 2006, was darker still, with "Animal I Have Become", "Never Too Late", "Pain" and "Let It Die", and it went platinum 5 times over in the US. Life Starts Now, in 2009, gave them "Break", "The Good Life" and "World So Cold".

Transit of Venus followed in 2012, and in 2013 Gontier left the band. Matt Walst, Brad's younger brother, who had been the lead singer of My Darkest Days and a longtime songwriter for the band, took his place. Human came out in 2015, and Outsider in 2018, with "The Mountain". In 2024 Gontier rejoined, and Walst stayed on, making them a band with two singers.

Explosions arrived in 2022 and Alienation in 2025. The band has sold more than 10 million albums and singles worldwide, and it has scored 21 No. 1 songs on the Mainstream Rock chart and 3 on the Alternative Songs chart.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.