Three Days Grace
Sep 10, 2012
The Canadian band, Three Days Grace, formed in 1992 will be releasing their fourth studio album on October 2nd which is entitled Transit of Venus via RCA Records. After a breakup in late 1995, the band regrouped in 1997 under its current name and with a lineup 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.
Three Days Grace has released three studio albums, each at three-year intervals: Three Days Grace in 2003, One-X in 2006 and Life Starts Now in 2009. The albums have been certified platinum, double platinum, and gold, respectively, in the United States. The band has a string of number one Alternative and Rock songs.
The group's newest single, "Chalk Outline" buzzes with airy distortion and warbling textures before building into one of their catchiest hooks yet -- "You left me there like a chalk outline, waiting for the rain to wash away." Several tracks on the album address powerful feelings of loss, whether it's betrayal like on "Bitter Taste" and "Last To Know," or death, on "World So Cold" and "Without You"- songs that bassist Brad Walst says "really hit close to home."
The group has remained a modern rock leader, forging arena-size riffs and soaring hooks with elegantly vibrant lyrics and powerful rhythms. So, given their track record, this latest album is bound to be one of the best rock records of 2012 and a milestone for Three Days Grace. They have a busy fall tour schedule lined up to promote Transit Of Venus.