Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace is a four-member, four-instrument band with roots in Norwood, Ontario, Canada dating back to 1992. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndThe band consists of Adam Gontier as the lead vocalist and electric guitarist, Neil Sanderson as the drummer, pianist, and backup vocalist, Brad Walst as the bassist and Barry Stock as the backup electric guitarist. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biographyThe group plays alternative rock, with touches of heavy metal occasionally heard. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography

Three Days Grace began as Groundswell in 1992. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndThe group played under that name for five years before changing to Three Days Grace in 1997. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndAfter moving to Toronto, the band was set up with producer Gavin Brown, who listened to their songs. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndBrown then helped the group produce a demo called "I Hate Everything About You" for EMI Music Publishing Canada. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndThe song assisted the band in getting a publication agreement with EMI before the group signed with Jive Records. The band's first album, Three Days Grace, was released on July 22, 2003. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndLater in 2003, Barry Stock was added to the band as the backup electric guitarist, completing the band's current lineup. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/three_days_grace/artist.jhtml#biographyEndStock's guitar work is featured on 2006's One-X and 2009's Life Starts Now. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography

Three Days Grace have released three studio albums. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biographyThe first was Three Days Grace, and it was followed by One-X and Life Starts Now. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biographyAll three albums were recorded on Jive Records. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography

Three Days Grace was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of more than 1 million albums on December 2, 2004. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTSOne-X was also awarded a platinum certification by the RIAA for sales of more than 1 million records on August 30, 2007. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS Life Starts Now has peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart while spending 47 weeks on the chart. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/three-days-grace/chart-history/517274?f=305&g=Albums

• Adam Gontier - Lead vocalist, electric guitar http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography
• Neil Sanderson - Drums, piano, backup vocalist http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography
• Brad Walst - Bass guitar http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography
• Barry Stock - Backup electric guitar http://www.threedaysgrace.com/us/biography

• 2003: Three Days Grace http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Three+Days+Grace/a/albums.htm
• 2006: One-X http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Three+Days+Grace/a/albums.htm
• 2009: Life Starts Now http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Three+Days+Grace/a/albums.htm