Talk:Three Days Grace/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

Associated acts

Can someone fix (if possible) the associate acts links to point to the band-in-question's specific page? As is "Red" links to the colour and "Hurt" and "Skillet" link to "May refer to" pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caled (talk • contribs) 01:00, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Religion/Christianity

The name and the title of the tracks have Christian undertone, yet I do not see any mention that this group is a Christian rock group. Do any of you have any information on this? I reckon there is not information on this in the article because they also want to appeal to a wider demographic? Please comment. Sp0 (talk) 15:30, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Well I believe the name of the band seems to be releated to the death and ressurection of Christ Jesus. And sorry for the member who has to sign my post as I don't know how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.218.221.243 (talk) 13:14, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

It's like Lacey Mosely of Flyleaf asked. If you're Christian, and a plumber, does that make you a Christian plumber? 3DG are spiritual, and allow some of their spirituality to come across in their music, indeed, even their name hints to it, but they do not sing "Christian Music". They sing hard rock and post-grunge music. Period. 173.48.82.123 (talk) 18:05, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

No, they are not a Christian band, thoguh their members are Christians. And please do not make the msitake of using Mosely's words, that was her view for her band. Christian Rock and Christian music is a confirmed genre of music (I don't see plumbers writing inspirational messages that have purpose and meaning, etc, so the analogy is crap anyways), though this band is most definitly NOT a Christian band. 74.5.111.155 (talk) 03:03, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Are there reliable sources of information about this? Their music is being played during the 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament and I came here out of curiosity to see if they were a Christian band that I had never heard of. The source of their name would seem to rate a sentence or two in the article if their are reliable sources that discuss it. --B (talk) 01:14, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Genre

I think it's about time we got this sorted. It's a total shambles, every second edit is someone undo'ing an idiot that posts they're emo or nu metal or something else they've pulled from heaven knows where. Currently it stands unreferenced as Alternative metal, Post-grunge, Hard rock. If someone could find a reliable source for this it would be nice. Also the source in the first heading has no reference to the genre, so why is that even there? I will place a Please do not edit tag in the genre, hopefully keeps this under control. kiac (talk) 11:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, they're not alternative metal anyway. They're not in the least bit metal, so that deserves removing unless a reliable source (i.e. not allmusic) can be found. Prophaniti (talk) 17:06, 31 May 2008 (UTC)sometimes they do rap beats

There's now some sources up, they're not the strongest, but as you said, allmusic, everything links back to it. $10 someone reverts it with their emo bullshit anyway. If you look at Alternative metal, you see the influences including Grunge, TDG do have that Grungey kind of sound, they might not be full blown Post-Grunge, but something influenced by it. Alternative Metal is just a broad overview that comprises of genres TDG 'tap into'. Thoughts anyone? kiac (talk) 03:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Not Sure how much I agree with Nu Metal,does one site really have full say over there genre? Of winter (talk) 04:47, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, looking into it I still dispute the "alternative metal" tag. The sources given aren't really reliable ones (only sites that sell their albums). Alternative metal and grunge have connections, but I'd say TDG are firmly on the grunge side of the fence. They simply don't have enough of a "metal" sound, more a very slightly metal-influenced guitar style (which is characteristic of grunge/post-grunge). Prophaniti (talk) 14:31, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

There's no truly reliable source cited yet about alternative metal, so I've removed it for now. If someone can provide one, then fair enough. Prophaniti (talk) 17:33, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so now we have BMI and Express Milwaukee as sources. Can anyone confirm whether they can be relied upon (i.e. have a published format)? If so, then no worries. If not, the alt. metal tag will have to be removed again. Prophaniti (talk) 10:04, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

BMI is a decently reliable publication but I'm not entirley sure about Express Milwaukee...13Tawaazun14 (talk) 15:45, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Ah okie dokie. I didn't know whether BMI was published or not. If it is, I won't argue with it. Prophaniti (talk) 16:22, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

They're not at all Metal... I would say emo, post-grunge, hard rock or alternative rock. People simply hate when a band is labelled emo, but the fact of the matter is, if you sing about cutting (Pain lyrics, read them) you're probably an emo band 75.157.55.2 (talk) 06:39, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

They Are A Christian groop, even though they do not sing music with "christian lyrics" in it. The have Post-Grunge, hard rock, and other according to theyre CD's Three Days Grace (self titled), and One-X. please don't alter this, Shadow —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.74.107.254 (talk) 05:59, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

You must be kidding me. They're not Emo at ALL. Pain is about a PAINKILLER ADDICTION. --68.25.166.193 (talk) 22:39, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

They're not emo. Please, remove "emo" from the music genres. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.85.173.8 (talk) 15:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Billboard pop 100??

Should the positions of the songs on the pop 100 be shown since Pain and Animal I have Become are both on it...??? According to Billboard.com Pain is at #47 and Animal I have Become #60.Cjgone2 04:40, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

I Hate (Everything About You)???

Is really "I Hate (Everything About You)"? I don't think that this is written like this on the back of the cd...

The CD just says "I Hate Everything About You", you're right. Although, the video and radio singles for the song [MuchMusic, Yahoo!Music, MTV, radio] have it "(I Hate) Everthing About You" -- I haven't seen "I Hate (Everything About You)" used formally though. --Keati 13:36, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Picture?

Can someone get a picture up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadow Blood (talk • contribs) 21:58, 29 January 2007

Why is the picture up for speedy deletion? metalhead 19:47, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Is Three Days Grace really "punk"?

I'd say they are closer to alternative metal, so I'll edit the article to reflect this. Dave the Red 02:46, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)

damn u ppl 3 dayz grace isnt punk!!! dont be stupid itz not a question..... THEIR ALTERNITVE METAL!!!!! Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Trevilor365

no there not punk there freaken markited as alternive metal. but its rock all the same. (monkeypunch) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.182.112.254 (talk) 18:49, 30 August 2006

Aren't they marketed as punk? They sound alternative/pop rock to me, calling them alt. metal is a stretch. --Switch 03:49, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I personally classify them as post grunge. Bshbass 21:35, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Most definitely not punk. Alternative Metal/Post Grunge is as near to correct as you can get. --Shaun77 20:20, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

thats right hell no there not punk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.182.112.254 (talk) 18:49, 30 August 2006

i call them alt-metal and post-grunge. hard rock can easily fit between those 2 genres. i use animal i have become as proof of them becoming hard rock/alt-metal since it showed a side of them never seen before. i know what alt metal is when i hear it,, since i'm a really big fan of other alt metal bands like tool and chevelle and soad etc. don't call them punk. there's more to punk than anguish. besides, punk riffs aren't like that. their riffs resemble metal/hard rock riffs more than punk guitar riffs. Itachi1452 23:17, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

to me they are alternative rock and hard rock. metal has to have some screeaming and the lead singer does not scream! 74.105.201.24 00:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC) there alternitave metal/ post grunge (damn get it through ur heads) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajohnstone111 (talk • contribs) 20:55, 31 January 2007

• Metal does NOT have to have screaming. Metal may have screaming, but screaming is in no way a characteristic of metal. Ximmerman (talk) 04:06, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

There is no such thing as alternative metal. Three Days Grace is closest to post-grunge and just regular rock. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.124.246 (talk) 05:12, 19 February 2007 there hard rock but yeah there is such thing as alternative metal same thing as alternative rock but more harder

I think they're rock/punk/alternative.

There is a such thing as alternative metal. Look it up. Feral Mind (talk) 23:06, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what to call this, except perhaps "these guys need to grow a pair" music. If grunge music was whiney, post-grunge is twice as whiney, and half as talented. These guys might dream of Corgan, Cobain, and Vedder, but it's just a dream. Too bad they're from Canada; in my naivete, I thought from listening to bands like Rush and The Guess Who that Canada turned out good bands. Between this band and Nickelcrap, I have to consider Rush a fluke. 65.248.164.214 (talk) 22:40, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

POV/Vandalism?

This article is written with a negative slant against the band, calling them "mediocre" as well as accusing them of copying song instrumentation ("I hate everything about you" vs "Home") —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.218.27 (talk) 04:51, 19 February 2006

i think that the are punk all the way —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.167.244.121 (talk) 00:44, 12 June 2006

y WOULD ANYBODY DESCRIBE IT AS PUNK THATS LIKE CALLING AN EMO KID A METAL HEAD - ShEgERm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.108.87.254 (talk) 22:07, 16 November 2006

Hey hell no there not punk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajohnstone111 (talk • contribs) 20:54, 31 January 2007

They are definately post grunge, not punk, or emo, post grunge —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshivack (talk • contribs) 00:50, 5 March 2007

This is an information page, not an opinion page. The labels (EMO Queers) and (AKA Penis Suckingville) should be removed imediately. Some people have no respect for accuracy of information. Likely the same people who form opinions based on what their friends think and say. But hey, that's my opinion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.220.56.82 (talk) 19:48, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Heh, and your opinion happens to be right this time. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!72.81.226.247 (talk) 02:30, 14 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

??

i just have a question. Since when did Tree Days Grace become a 4-man band?? cuz when they realeased thier self-titled album, Three days Grace, werent they just a 3 man band? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lemonxsmoothie (talk • contribs) 01:28, 17 June 2006

That sounds right, and it's what the page for the lead singer says, though it doesn't give any details on the subject. It just mentions they added a fourth member between the two. But there's no sourcing for any of this, which is a problem. --Eternal Trance 19:02, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, the band has a fourth member, Barry Stock. They added him sometime after the release of their debut album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.49.221.62 (talk) 23:52, 18 July 2006

He was in a few of their videos from their first album; "Home" being one. He certainly adds much to the band's quality, enabling them to have more than one guitar riff playing at a time (such as in "Riot"). He also has a solo in the song "It's All Over," something for which they do not do often. --Shaun77 20:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

The band does have four members, they added barry stock shortly after the release of their debut album. He was recruited to take over lead guitar on tour, to make it easier for lead singer Adam Gontier. Barry Stock was in the UK version of Three Days Grace's self-titled debut, and is included in One-X. Joshivack 15:41, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

emo?

seriously, three days grace is not an emo band. i know that songs like "i hate everything about you" sounds emo, but in reality, aren't. and, the person who edited the page doesn't know too much about editing, since your supposed to put an emo music|emo instead of just emo in the brackets. but still, three days has never been an emo band. for a band to be emo, they must also have some punk rock qualities or influences, but like what shEgERm said, calling three days punk is like calling an emo kid a metalhead. but also, there are metalheads who listen to three days grace, because their music is too hard to be emo. there's a big difference between hardcore rock and hard rock. end of discussion, period. Itachi1452 23:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I have to agree with your comment. Three Days Grace is no where close to emo. ~Goldenfox17 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goldenfox17 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

They're incredibly emo; what kind of band sings about cutting themselves, drug addictions, and relationship problems and isn't emo? God damn, the wrap that emo bands is disgusting. What's wrong with it? 75.157.55.2 (talk) 06:42, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

what the hell is an emo? - somebody with incredibly poor choice in music, generally suicidal, and only grows their bangs, while cutting the rest incredibly short. They also tend to be (female dog)s.okay 1st of all i'm emo quit hatin on me [female dog] and three days grace is my favorite band so i'm almost positive that they are emo !!!if they arent oh well i still love themjared557 (talk) 19:48, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

I just want this band (and several others) off my radio stations! Come on, you could play somebody with a little more talent. Look at their guitar tabs - most of it is the same 4-5 notes over and over again, and not the cool punk-rock style, either. The emo style.

Yeah, I bet you would. I hate to tell you but punk is made up of a repetitive nature. And by the way, I hate to tell you; complication of music does not make it good. Some of the best songs in the world have been written with 2-4 chords.

ok...shut up, you may not like this kind of music but they're totally KA rockerwolf

UNF****ING BELIEVABLE. Here's a good idea, all of you...STFU, unless you have somthing intelligent to say that is right. They are not punk and since emo is another subgenre of punk, they are not emo. Second, since alt. metal and nu metal lyrics are similar to emo lyrics (or visa versa) it doesn't surprise me that you can't tell the difference. However The playing stlye is different overall (they also don't shout things like "cut my wrists and black my eyes...", see Hawthorne Heights). Saying that Three Days Grace is emo is like saying that Breaking Benjamin is emo, just as stupid and wrong too. Lyrical similarties doesn't translate to auto emo. Most bands, even almost all metal bands, share the "life is like eating a bowl of shit" philosophy that the emos have, however they, unlike emos, convey that you shouldn't lose hope (Riot, Until The End). As for the people trying to figure out what emo is and then typing their false beliefs, STFU!72.81.226.247 (talk) 00:05, 1 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

Talk about not knowing what you're talking about... Emo is not a subgenre of Punk. Not in any way. And lighten up with the language pal. 75.157.55.2 (talk) 06:45, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

thank you whoever you are i agree with you i'm emo and i appreciate you tellin them to stfu <333 emo is to complicated for them to understandjared557 (talk) 19:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

You are welcome. BTW, me name's ForTheWin.72.81.226.247 (talk) 02:07, 14 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

Three Days Grace is not emo! Not now, not ever. Just because you're an emo and you love Three Days Grace it doesn't make them emo. And emo is easy for us to understand. What would be the difficult part? You guys are all the same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.226.183.54 (talk) 18:21, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

You have no idea what your talking about and you faild to read the posts. No one said their emo cept Jared557 and even then he said he is almost sure their emo because he likes their music, which means nothing to their music style. I'm emo and I know they are not emo, even though I like their music. They are Alt. Metal, plain and simple. Second, no you don't understand emo music or culture, as a matter of fact very few outside the emo community truly understand what emo is and what it's about. You probably don't even know what emo stands for nor its history. Third, sign your f***ing posts.13Tawaazun14 (talk) 02:43, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Emo means emotional. I know what genre they are, thanks. I was stating that they're not emo. I'm pretty sure I DO understand 'emo' culture and music. I actually hardly give a shit though because I think it's stupid. And by the way, I'm not gonna sign my f***ing posts just to please you, you emotional piece-of-work.

I should delete your bullshit...but I won't. You oh so blatanly obviosly don't understand culture or music. You probably think it's about suicide like most idiots out there. Emo means Emotional Hardcore Punk and/or Emotional Hardcore Punk Rock (depends on wheather you're talking about culture or music) and Emotive can be used as another name for Emotional, so again you're wrong. Oh, and signing your posts is polite wheather it's with someone you agree with or not. I suggest you stay away from wikipedia.13Tawaazun14 (talk) 00:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Three Days Grace is not emo. Some people may think that some of their songs have an "emo" feeling, but most of their songs just deal with things that everyone feels. They are a Hard Rock,Alternative, and Post Grunge band. They are not punk rock, so therefore they are not emo since emo is just a subgenre of punk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NojSolag (talk • contribs) 22:47, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, we went through that.71.179.227.101 (talk) 23:29, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Hit Song Choice

Am I the first to notice 3DG uses the same order of songs as hits? In their first album it was tracks (in order) 3, 2, 4. Again in 1-X its 3, 2, 4. Personally this irritates me. I LOVE 3DG, but i hate when the three songs you hear on the radio all the time are right next to each other on the CD. Plus, i doubt they'll realese Riot now, which is a pity. That song would be a HUGE song of 2007 if they realse it.LuckyNumberSeven 22:57, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I believe that they will release Riot, and possibly another song. They are releasing singles a lot quicker on this cd than they did on their first cd. And i noticed the single choices in like september with some "inside information" I think that Riot will be released, and be a huge song...mainly because i have some "inside information" that their next cd will not come out until 2009. And whoever did Three Days Grace's Wikipedia page is an idiot, the single never too late was not released yet, and neither was the video. The Video was leaked, and is scheduled to come out sometime in march of 2007. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshivack (talk • contribs) 00:47, 5 March 2007 Joshivack 20:31, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

FUCK NO U RETARDS THREE DAYS GRACE ISN'T EMO END OF STORY, WANT EMO???? LISTEN 2 FALLOUT BOY U FAGS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.188.123 (talk) 21:54, 20 February 2007

Fall Out Boy ain't emo either!!!!! JustN5:12 03:22, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The last single off of One x will be never too late.

Riot has been released in Canada.--216.168.112.187 20:57, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Neither Three Days Grace nor Fall Out Boy is emo and any one who says otherwise doesn't know wtf they are on about72.81.226.247 (talk) 00:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

Three Days Grace nor FOB's is emo. If you want emo, listen to Aiden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.226.175.59 (talk) 21:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

3rd Album

Its been two years since their last LP now... any plans on a third album? Just wondering... check one of the following....

• Call it Quits
• Not Planning On Next LP
• Planning On Next LP
• Keeping Things Secretive
• Not Focusing On Upcoming Projects
• Something Bigger In Store
• Not Ready
• Rumoured

Nothing Has Been Heard About It —The preceding unsigned comment was added by NJ Rock (talk • contribs) 04:59, 10 March 2007 (UTC).

Actually its been 9 months since last album so if theres no news on a enw album a year from now might be something to check into

Drumsnick

I've heard that they're working on a third currently at Threedaysgrace.com the forums and some other places. Rockerwolf

2009?? where do you get that from? sure they took 3 years to make a 2nd album, but doesn't mean they'll take that long to make a 3rd. adam was in rehab and went through some stuff and just took an extra long break after touring forever for their debut cd. i think that it'll be much sooner when a 3rd album comes out (2 years maybe). also i have heard snippets of songs that didn't make it on their 2nd cd (so they definitely have more written). Also, whats up with the person who put "they will headline a tour for the rest of their musical careers"? what's that supposed to mean? they plan on calling it quits after their done touring? uh.. yeah right -n8thegr8

To some emo singer - just because you like Three Days Grace, it doesn't make them emo. It just makes you some emo traitor kid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.226.175.59 (talk) 23:21, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Yea, it will be 2008 it was confirmed, they allready have 5 songs done for the next album and also, messenger didnt make one x so it'll probably be on the next album. They are taking he summer and fall of 2007 off from touring, Neil has a baby on the way, and then they will go in the studios. I'd look to see it in stores for sprin-summer of 2008. oh and they are not emo gothic.Joshivack 17:17, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

They are alt. metal and there is no such thing as emo gothic, so, emo singer, you sir...are retarded plain and simple. And your spelling confirms it.72.81.226.247 (talk) 01:04, 1 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

Third Album

what 5 songs do three days grace already have on their third album???

They didnt say yet.Joshivack 17:34, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Can someone tell me what non-album tracks three days grace have??

The ones i kno are messenger, like this, my own life, better life, running away was only sold @ target, are you ready was only sold internationally,and a song called too late was a demo for never too late. thats all i kno of. Joshivack 23:25, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Messenger isn't called Messenger and the band did not record a track for it, and Better Life is a 3 Doors Down song.

Three Days Grace on iTunes

Does anyone know why on iTunes they class the songs from three days grace's debut album as pop?

Ugh, iTunes f*** up with classifing everything.72.81.226.247 (talk) 00:08, 1 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

That had absolutely nothing to do with the article. This is not a forum. FATWK (talk) 18:09, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Discography Table

Someone needs to fix it up i.e. removing the "TBA" album information and cover...I got rid of the next album info, but the one x table is still messed up, anyone know how to fix this?

Joshivack 02:48, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

why???

Why dont Neil and brad and berry have a page???

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"Messenger"

Along with a few other songs that didn't make One-X, "Messenger" seems to be the one most widely discussed. I'm not sure why it's listed, whereas the other songs aren't. Is it really worth listing a song that wasn't recorded? Also, it is not called "Messenger"; that was simply a title that stuck so those who had heard it live could reference it. There were a couple names that it had for awhile, since no one was quite sure what it was called, and in the end we just stuck with Messenger. In all reality, the song name was closer-sounding to "Mess Of Me" than anything. In any case, I was wondering what the general conensus was on removing this from the Wikipage. It's somewhat irrelevant as it was never recorded, and "Messenger" isn't even what the song was titled. --Keati 14:07, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

What other songs didn't make One-X?

I don't know the song names, but on Three Days Grace's old website, they had short videos of them recording One-X in studio, and there were a couple songs in those short videos that didn't make it on to One-X. (and for what its worth, 'Messenger/Mess Of Me' wasn't one of the songs being recorded in the short videos) --Keati 19:32, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

"Better Life"

I am pretty sure that the song "better life" is by 3 doors down not three days grace

You are correct. 3 Doors Down's "Better Life" is incorrectly attributed to Three Days Grace on P2P networks (Limewire and the likes). They've never had a song called Better Life. --Keati 19:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Trivia

Unsourced, removed from main article. Please find an appropriate source and integrate into the main article if you wish to reinclude, thanks Deiz talk 08:40, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Trivia

• Barry Stock joined the band a few months after the original pressing of their first album. As the band still had to shoot videos for their following singles off the album, all the songs were re-mixed with Barry doing guitar and the album was re-released. The booklet remained the same, crediting the original three.
• The single order for both albums has gone track three (I Hate Everything About You/Animal I Have Become), track two (Just Like You/Pain), and then track four (Home/Never Too Late).
• Additionally, each album has 12 tracks with a bonus track being released on Target editions.
• All the band members are married, and two of them have children. Brad has a son named James, and Neil has a daughter named Violet, born July 29th, 2007.

unreleased songs

ok why are burn and born like this under unreleased songs from three days grace, and animal i have become and never too late under unreleased songs from one-x?

I think we need a bottom box for this band..

Just a suggestion. Maplejet 17:18, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

What the Hell?

Whoever keeps sticking "emo", "punk rock", or "punk metal" (no such thing) on their genre list, needs to stop. They're no where close to those genres. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goldenfox17 (talk • contribs) 00:42, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

EMO??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEVER! this band is Post grunge and alterntive rock , but ¿Punk or emo???? NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IGNORANTS the wikipedia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.248.44.241 (talk) 05:17, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Ignorants the wikipedia? You're calling wikipedian editors stupid? Are you reading what you type? 75.157.55.2 (talk) 06:53, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

My oh my, did we not go through this already. EMO IS A SUBGENRE OF PUNK (hardcore to be specific) AND THREE DAYS GRACE IS NOT PUNK, THEREFORE THEY CAN'T BE EMO. They are Alternative Metal.72.81.226.247 (talk) 21:14, 17 February 2008 (UTC)ForTheWin

Except for you're retarded; Emo is not a subgenre of punk. Punk and emo are completely different; Punk sings for change, Emo sings generally for self-indulgence (which would make it sound like a bad thing, but it is what it is) of emotions. 75.157.55.2 (talk) 06:53, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Not alternative metal. Alternative rock, perhaps? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.226.183.54 (talk) 18:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Alt. Metal. Not emo nor Alt. Rock.13Tawaazun14 (talk) 02:44, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh and sign your posts people.13Tawaazun14 (talk) 02:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't say their emo, but they are alt. metal and sorta alt. rock somewhere in there.

• Lover of the sand (talk) 22:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)*

Not emo. I would agree with alternative rock. Actually, rock works to. Metal? :S Nope. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.226.175.59 (talk) 23:17, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah not metal at all... Alternative Rock for sure though. 75.157.55.2 (talk) 06:53, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Possible Alt. Rock influences, but still Alt. Metal. And you still havn't learned to sign your posts, so I'll tell you how... after typing a message type four tildes (~).13Tawaazun14 (talk) 00:57, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the inormation. I know how to sign posts already though.. I just choose not to so that I piss people like you off. =) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.226.183.1 (talk) 17:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

They are NOT emo!!End of story!! I know some songs sound like they could be,but they AREN'T!!God!!

Okay, for one thing, sign your comments; for another thing, shut up. You cannot just say "end of story, I'm right you're wrong" and be done with it. You need sources. And if they sound like they could be, they probably are (much the same way that Breaking Benjamin sounds Post-Grunge, therefore it is)

Name

What is the meaning of their name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.119.77.211 (talk) 23:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

It refers to the business term grace period. 64.53.58.54 (talk) 17:21, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

???Three Days Grace Info???

hey Im not logged in right now but my username is PrinceOfAllSaiyans , but anyway why isnt their hardly any thing at all about the first three days grace almum, tiltled Three Days Grace. 64.53.58.54 (talk) 17:22, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

no morons it has another meaning that adam explained he was in a rush and explained that it came from an Idea of thinking that he had 3 days to do some certain shit and that he had to do it whit grace

Home Town?

Isn't the home town of the band Norwood, not Toronto? Mikecrowder (talk) 02:21, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes,some of them are from Norwood,Ontario,Canada,they moved to Toronto where the music scene was bigger. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam&3DG4Ever (talk • contribs) 03:46, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

#1 Singles???

Don't get me wrong, Three Days Grace is an awesome band. But when I was on their wikipedia page last time, they had maybe one or two singles which hit #1 on the charts. I think someone has changed every single to #1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by NojSolag (talk • contribs) 22:54, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

#1 Singles???

Why the discussion about chart history? Number one's are: Never Too Late (Hot Mainstream Rock), Pain (Hot Modern Rock/Hot Mainstream Rock), Just Like You (Mainstream Rock/Modern Rock), and Animal I Have Become (Mainstream Rock/Modern Rock). Why not just click this link and update the history using accurate info? It's not secretive. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=517274&model.vnuAlbumId=1086027 —Preceding unsigned comment added by JustSteve (talk • contribs) 06:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Associated Acts...

Can/should we add Appocalyptica? Adam Gontier performed a song with them that's become a relatively well known single. I just see there's a lot of debate here, don't want to get on anyone's bad side. But yeah, would that be enough to make them, an associated act? Newbliss (talk) 00:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Genre

This is what I think it should say under genre:

• Alternative rock
• Hard rock
• Post-hardcore
• Emo

Tezkag72 (talk) 02:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Genre isn't a matter of opinion.

Fact (not opinion): They are NOT emo. kiac (talk) 02:46, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, genres are completely opinion. They are created by the majority of the music-listening public. What styles of music and sounds a genre represents is determined completely by public opinion. The real definition of "emo" has changed dramatically over the past few years, only because opinions changed.

As for this band, they are not emo. For genres, Wikipedia relies on reliable published sources that list or discuss what type of music the band produces and plays. There are no reliable sources listing this band under the "emo" genre/style as it is known today. Therefore, any additions of emo to the infobox will be reverted. Timmeh! 03:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I'll rephrase: Genre isn't a matter of your opinion. I was just adhereing to the fact he post what he thought. There is more about Genres up the top of the talk page by the way. kiac (talk) 03:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity, why do you think they are emo? Fezmar9 (talk) 06:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Probably just another follower of the inaccurate "emo" accusations the band gets. "We don't need proof or understanding of the music, it sounds angry nd a touch sad, it MUST be emo!" -Rolls Eyes- Newbliss (talk) 07:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I've never heard anyone else call them "emo." But in this case, it should say "Emo (disputed)" just like on My Chemical Romance's page. And I didn't mean "emo" in a bad way, it is what it is. Jesus... Tezkag72 (talk) 01:33, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Disputed tages are for genres which are both supported and denied by reliable sources. Eg. "MCR are emo", on the flipside: "MCR are commonly mistaken for an emo sound" etc. Disputed is not for the members of Wikipedia disputing the claims, it's for the so called 'experts'. Otherwise it's a point of view issue. kiac (talk) 02:07, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Let You Down

Why isnt there any info about the song let you down by 3 days grace?????????????????????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.189.215.119 (talk) 04:08, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Because going into individual songs is pointless. Rau's Speak Page 04:36, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

No I mean what album is it in?!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.189.215.119 (talk) 00:14, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

The freshman album. And this is not a forum, if you want information like that, go to Yahoo! Answers. Rau's Speak Page 01:13, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Would Anyone Mind?

Would it be ok if I deleted the text about how the band is feuding. To begin with, it has no references at all and an interviews should not be part of a page. A reference would be enough. Jut asking cuz I dont want anyone getting angry if I delete it. Thanks :) Alice1869 (talk) 21:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)Alice1869

 Done. It's removed. Even if someone can find a reliable source, I don't think it's notable. Timmeh! 23:34, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you :) 76.202.67.157 (talk) 00:44, 9 September 2008 (UTC)Alice1869

Associated Acts

Can I ask, what exactly is the guideline regarding the "Associated acts" section of the info box? Can anyone point me to it? Because I'd like to know what the criteria are, it seems much too long here, almost as if it's just an "Add in any band you think sounds at all similar or has playing alongside them at some point" section. To be honest, I think the associated acts bits are pointless clutter anyway, but here it definitely looks like it could do with some trimming at the least. Prophaniti (talk) 19:54, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, it's been a couple of weeks and no reply. So since the "associated acts" section is very clearly much too long, I've removed it -for now-. I stress that because I'm happy for it to be in, but it needs cutting down, and maybe making an actual edit will draw attention to this issue. Prophaniti (talk) 10:52, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Best i could come up with: "Acts from which this act spun off; acts which spun off a group act; groups with which an artist performs; other acts with which the act is associated." From here. Leaving it blank is probably the easiest thing to do, unless the lead singer was in another notable band, or something along those lines. k-i-a-c (hitmeup - the past) 05:34, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Article Restructured

To anyone watching this article, I just corrected a lot of grammatical, structural, and spelling errors in the articles in addition to add references and quotes. Please let me know if you find a problem with any of the changes I have made as I will explain/correct them as best I can. Daniel Musto (talk) 23:10, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

The REAL GENRE

• They are alternative metal,alternative rock, and hard rock.
• post grunge NOT!!!!!.

They are post grunge! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.183.182.143 (talk) 12:19, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

3DG Wikiproject

I have put up a proposal at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Three Days Grace. Please come and help!-Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 14:14, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Third album

I don't think the new informations about the third album are true. January 2010 sounds like a joke. They are in studio since March. We have May 3rd, not April 1st... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.33.202.98 (talk) 10:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

But how can you know? Anyone got any info that this information is fake? if yes give the source so we will know that you are not the one that making the joke! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Taltalla (talk • contribs) 17:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Neil Sanderson said in his notice: "2009 is going to be an awesome year. . . I can feel it! There's no feeling like it in the world - waiting to release something that you've worked so hard towards" I know, this is not really a source, but I think he would have said "2010 is going to be an awesome year". Edit: What did I say?^^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.33.199.71 (talk) 14:08, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

new update on official website

there's a new update at www.threedaysgrace.com. include, please

74.129.157.164 (talk) 01:06, 19 June 2009 (UTC)random person BEST BAND EVER!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.66.209.230 (talk) 22:57, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Barry Stock

Where are the sources? I think this information is a fake, because the band would say something like that on the official homepage and Evanescence would say something about that, too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.33.201.249 (talk) 12:49, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Why was Life Starts Now's page deleted?

I now that it was marked for deletion for some time now, but it had some valid information there. Was there any reason in particular? 71.101.238.39 (talk) 21:59, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Life Starts Now for reasons it was deleted. Timmeh (review me) 22:04, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I am just confused now about why a band's own site is not a reliable source. How is that site much different than other modes of communication, such as an interview or a press release? The information comes from the same place: the band itself. Sorry if I'm coming off as overly defensive about this, just confused. 71.101.238.39 (talk) 22:42, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia only publishes information that was already published by a reliable source. The fact that a subject is covered significantly in reliable sources makes that subject notable. Anyone can start a band, create a website, and post information about their upcoming album, but that doesn't make the band or the album notable. Notability depends solely on coverage in third-party, reliable sources. I hope that makes it a little clearer. Timmeh (review me) 22:50, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

(Forgot to sign in) Yes, thanks. That does clear quite a bit up. But the fact that it is covered in the main article, and lists several reliable sources about it does make it seem notable... Matthew Desjardins 22:55, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Actually, it's only two reliable sources. Consensus was that the album is not yet notable enough to deserve its own article. However, once reviews of it start getting published closer to the actual release date, it'll definitely become notable. Timmeh (review me) 23:00, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok. I'm not familiar with specific regulations for new/less-notable pages. I've really only been helping on already established topics. Thanks again. Matthew Desjardins 23:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem. If you have any questions about anything else regarding how things work around here, don't be afraid to ask me on my talk page. Timmeh (review me) 00:10, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Text Redirection?

The link for the Live at the Palace DVD just leads to this article. Is there just a misdirected edit, or is there no page for it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.118.36.213 (talk) 22:04, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Changes

I believe that all the band members of Three Days Grace should habe a page. I don't know how to edit the links so if someone could do it i would be very greatful.If you are able to or did, please e-mail me at: <redacted>

Thenk You

-Decoda Rachol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.50.156.164 (talk) 15:07, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

The band members can only have their own pages if they're notable by themselves. As far as I can tell, only Gontier has individual notability. Timmeh 21:00, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Next Single

Aside from the random chatter on their official web site, I found another site listing "World So Cold" as their next single. It said something along the lines of "In Production." I know we cannot create a page for the song until it is official, but I figured I'd toss it out there in case anyone wants to try to find any other sources. Daniel Musto (talk) 17:39, 20 January 2010 (UTC) Talk:Three Days Grace/Archive 1/GA1

William Grobmyer ((Touring Guitarist)) (Since 2009) ????

Timmeh !!!!!! is this correct or should we remove it ???? ---> William Grobmyer ((Touring Guitarist)) (Since 2009)

Ps Timmeh would love to see you here-->Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian music .....Buzzzsherman (talk) 18:42, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

I've removed it. Sure, I'll join the WikiProject, knowing that I helped create two of its GAs. Thanks for the invite. Timmeh 21:11, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism

Semi-protect this page and ban Conner111213. He made changes a 5 year old would like "pooping in indianapolis" and "became addicted to candy and pickles". I'd report him but I don't know how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muttdog (talk • contribs) 01:17, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

About a month ago I noticed some SERIOUS vandalism, for example they said that Adam Gontier had become addicted to "drugs and alcohol" instead of the painkiller mentioned. They had also made other minor changes, and kept emphasis on negative reviews (whether real or not). It was obviously made by a 3DG-hater. It seems the article has now been reversed back to a former form but frankly speaking, this article really needs to be protected. Too many people are trying to spread slur about 3DG, and it takes too long for us (the community) to change it. TheQw 09:04, 3 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheQw (talk • contribs)

I would liek to add that the "One-X" section still seems rather biased.

TheQw 20:46, 15 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheQw (talk • contribs)

Agreed, I'm a big fan of Three Days Grace & really hated what the vandals did to the page earlier before I revereted to a pre-vandalised version. (The vandalised version had them originating in the U.S.S.R instead of Canada for crying out loud). We need to give this page some kind of protected status. 58.164.166.19 (talk) 12:26, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Not emo at all!

{{editsemiprotected}} I think Three Days grace don't fit the "emo" music style. Some songs have emo lyrics, but that isn't enough to justify the music style. I'd call them alternative metal, hard rock, and post-grunge.

Ashe12mariana (talk) 23:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. I'm sorry, but, per our policy on verifiability, Wikipedia doesn't accept original research. Salvio ^{Let's talk 'bout it!} 00:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request Again

{{editsemiprotected}} I'm requesting to remove emo from the genres. I don't believe Three Days Grace is emo. Look at the lyrics. "If you can't stand the way this place is, take yourself to higher places"... "If you feel so filthy, so dirty, so f***ed up, if you feel so walked on, so painful, so p***ed off, you're not the only one refusing to go down. You're not the only one, so get up"... "You thought you were there to guide me, you were only in my way, you're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you"... And the definition of emo on dictionary.com: "a type of music combining traditional hard rock with personal and emotional lyrics". Here's some sources: http://www.myspace.com/threedaysgrace and http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hvftxql0ldde --D3bates (talk) 02:27, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 Done:::ohhhhhhhhh i see sorry for the misunderstanding ..you are correct emo is not in the references provided ..I have removed it.Moxy (talk) 04:08, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Swith the two photos.

The photo on the bottom is more recent. Please switch the two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.148.221 (talk) 02:05, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Grunge?

3DG is not grunge, there rock. Adam has rejected the term grunge. They were influenced by grunge bands but are not grunge. They are just alternative rock. Take the grunge part out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.148.221 (talk) 22:58, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Some have labelled them post-grunge, although I disagree myself. I think you can only stick to Hard Rock as their official genre, since others dont fit and their own unique style of music only really fit into that.

TheQw 20:47, 15 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheQw (talk • contribs)

They are definitely post-grunge,Alternative metal and hard rock as the main page shows. By the way Post-grunge is basically modern day grunge and grunge is one of the many subgenres of rock — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crowthd (talk • contribs) 23:53, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Decline in popularity

During the "One-X" era, they were fairly popular. You'd hear them on the radio alot. They'd be talked about alot. They released 3 or 4 singles. They released music videos for most of those singles.

Ever since they released "Life Starts Now", they've just kind of faded into obscurity. Maybe we should add something about this into the article?

74.178.46.91 (talk) 12:09, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Late but whatever: No, that is based on personal opinion and while it may be true that sales might be down, this is more of a statistical fact rather than hard evidence that the band have, as you put it, 'faded into obscurity'. Some albums just don't sell as well as others. Their fourth album could be their biggest hit. You don't know. Let's not jump to conclusions about the band's popularity. Tubularbells1993 17:00, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Life Starts Now cleanup

I did some work down there, removing some crufty info and some uncited crap. I tagged a few uncited statements and noticed that it says that 3DG went on two different tours at the same time. How is that possible? Tubularbells1993 17:10, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Add a photo.

Could someone please add a photo. The photo in this link would be nice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.148.221 (talk) 00:49, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Photos have to be uploaded to either Wikipedia or Wikicommons, and to do that they have to be free. That one has a copyright. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:10, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Legitimacy of an external biography article

I recently stumbled over the following article, here, which seems to mention that record label executive Barry Weiss was the one who seems to uncovered Three Days Grace. We know from various solid and verified sources that Three Days Grace was singled out by their record label's (Jive) hierarchy. However, I can't find any other sources to back this "biography", and its claim about Weiss, up. It would be nice to be able to name the specific executive who gave them their shot. Hopefully someone else finds some info on the matter. ~ Daniel Musto ^talk/_contribs 04:30, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Venus

It keeps being changed back and forth from Venus to (upcoming album), is there any interviews or somethings of something actually calling it Venus? Jake Undead (talk) 14:32, 27 April 2012 (UTC)Jake

Matt Walst

Read the fine print. He joined TEMPORARILY for the TOUR. [1]Teresa44 (talk) 01:16, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

There is no fine print. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/3dg-facts may very well be out of date as it doesn't mention M. Walst in any sense. http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/120901 however does indicate that he's joining. While it's for the tour, that's all that the band has committed to exist for as well as they will be re-evaluating their existence after the tour. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:26, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

He's a live member. Matt Walst is not an official member. Bands do it all the time. Check this source if you want evidence, he's not an official member [2]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teresa44 (talk • contribs) 01:27, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

The band has yet to make a statement regarding the future of the band after the tour. My source is directly from the band. Yours is 3rd party and therefore not reliable. Teresa44 (talk) 01:32, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

You're right and you're wrong. You're right that they haven't decided if they will cease to exist or continue. However, you're dead wrong that they have not made a statement regarding the future of the band: they stated that they will reevaluate after the tour: http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/122851 http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/121011 The second reference does indicate that Matt's role is temporary, but implies that the bands existence is as well.

You're also wrong that my source is is a third-party source. WP:SECONDARY sources are preferred to primary sources. The source I offered above, http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/120901, is from the band as well. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:38, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Categorization

I'm new to Wikipedia, and I'll most likely just be dealing with typos and things when I run across them as an ordinary user. However, I would like to understand the categorization of this article. I can understand that the band wouldn't be listed in the category "Canadian rock music groups" if it's in a subcategory of said category, "Canadian alternative rock groups." However, "Canadian alternative metal musical groups" and "Canadian post-grunge groups," both of which Three Days Grace is listed under, are themselves subcategories of "Canadian alternative rock groups." So, it would seem the group shouldn't really be listed in "Canadian alternative rock groups," either, with this reasoning. What exactly are the rules for this kind of thing? Zsenseless (talk) 18:06, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Image addition

Hello,

I own the rights to the photo and trademark for Three Days Grace, and therefore I accurately update the current info.

Best N Sanderson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nsanderson (talk • contribs) 00:26, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

This is apparently in relation to me reverting this edit because the image is copyrighted and needs Commons:OTRS approval before it can be used. I'm not sure why you owning the rights to the photo changes its copyright. If it was published anywhere before, like here, then under the copyright laws of several English-speaking countries, it has been copyrighted. You can only change that copyright by following the OTRS process. I can't un-publish that photo, I can only tell you how copyright laws are interpreted on Wikipedia and advise commons admins to remove it if a proper release isn't provided.

As for you owning the trademark and accurately updating current info, that is unrelated to copyright infringement. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:37, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Barry Stock

Barry Stock didn't join the band until late 2003. He joined after their debut album release and did not appear in the album. Please quit changing the timeline. Teresa44 (talk) 17:55, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Outdated template

I added it to the "Transit of Venus" section because Matt Walst's up-to-August touring commitments have come and gone, as it is now October. Also, I question whether this is still a good article as it now has a number of problem templates, such as the Loudwire sources needing to be replaced with better ones and "citation needed" tags, and the prose seems to have deteriorated. LazyBastardGuy 05:20, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Protected

I have full-protected the article for one week so that the editors can work out their content dispute here on the Talk page. If consensus is achieved before that period expires, you may request to have the page unprotected. Or for individual edits you may use the {{edit protected}} template to request edits that have clear consensus here on the Talk page. Zad68 00:20, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Edit request

Back from wikibreak for this one little nitpick. I performed a perfectly reasonable edit to this article that was completely undone without any explanation as to why. I updated some verb tense and removed an informality, as well as removed a redundancy. With no explanation practically all of it was undone a few edits later. Let me list the changes I made to the "Transit of Venus and Gontier's departure (2012–present)" section and I'll be on wikibreak once again.

• Couple verb tense updates pertaining to an album that is already available:
  • "will be called" --> "would be called" (I hadn't made this change; I only noticed it needs to be made now)
  • "will most likely take on" Make that "would".
• "The first single on the album" I changed this to say, "...from the album."
• "On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, the band (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release their future material (including their upcoming fourth studio album) on the RCA Records brand."

I reworded this to become

• "On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records, and moving all the artists signed to the three labels to its own RCA Records brand, including Three Days Grace." Of course, I kept the same citation there.

• "kicked off" Way too informal. This is not an appropriate term for an encyclopedia. I replaced it with "commenced".
• "...instead of Adam Gontier." This is redundant. At this point in the article it's obvious he's not in the band anymore, so to say Matt Walst specifically filled in for him at least for this tour is surplus. I removed this bit.
• "...it was confirmed that Matt Walst is back" I replaced "is" with "was" here, as I'm not certain what My Darkest Days is up to at this point. I could go either way on this one, however.
• I also changed the period of that sentence to a comma, and joined the sentence beginning "He will however" to it, replacing that phrase with "but would". I would also recommend adding the year 2013 to August in that paragraph as it clearly wasn't referring to next August; why this was changed back to future tense is beyond me, considering it is now October.
• I had also removed the unsourced radio interview; I ran a search for part of the quote on Google and all the results led me back here or to places that copied this article, for a total of ten results.

LazyBastardGuy 00:56, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

 Not done Wait until it's unprotected.

This is your last edit. Where was it "completely undone"? Please show with diffs. Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:15, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Right here. This is hardly the weak spot of the article - nearly the entire thing has fallen into disrepair, I would consider getting it reassessed at WP:GAR. LazyBastardGuy 01:23, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Not done: Sorry, but there needs to be a consensus to enact edit requests like this one, and I don't think this is apparent here. We would need at least a little bit of discussion here to make sure that everyone agrees with the edits. TJD2, perhaps you can share your views on this? — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 03:56, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Fair enough. Now I have seen a good reason to wait it out a bit. LazyBastardGuy 04:07, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

The article is locked precisely because editors were making changes without discussion so perhaps rather than wait it out, you could discuss these changes. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

I did, but I suppose it bears repeating. From where I sit, my changes consisted of simple verb tense updates (the events were dated as late as August 2013 so since it's October I felt it only necessary), a redundancy I removed (it's already established that Adam Gontier left the band, so to say Matt Walst replaced him on tour is just unnecessary), and adjustments for tone; perhaps the most contentious thing I did was remove an interview about a new album for which a citation has yet to be written. I guess I'm okay with that hanging around with a {{citation needed}} tag, though. I also added the outdated template to head the section as a way of letting anyone who comes by with more recent events to report on know that their services are needed. Other than a couple of basic grammar fixes and attempting to rewrite things to be a bit more clear and concise while still conveying the same information, I did not wish to enter into this debate as to the true status of Matt Walst within the band. For the record, I also fail to see how any of my changes affirm or deny either side of the controversy. TJD2's edit summary accompanying the undoing of my changes (and I will note he did other things too, so I don't believe he did this to spite me in any way) seems unnecessarily hostile but directed at no one in particular, symptomatic of this edit war I am apparently caught in the middle of. I had no idea something was brewing when I made my changes, which I assumed were fairly innocuous. Perhaps I am missing something here?

Again, I am concerned that the article as it exists now, having been passed almost four years ago, is the result of it being poorly maintained since it became a GA. It may no longer be a GA, or maybe it could be fixed but I suppose that is another ball of wax altogether. LazyBastardGuy 04:52, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

I wasn't being hostile towards anyone and apologize for any hard feelings. I didn't mean to rv all the changes mentioned above, however I did want to envoke a discussion with Teresa about Matt's status in TDG. I checked her contribs and it appears she doesn't ever converse with anyone and just reverts without even an explanation in an edit summary. I merely wanted to make my point clear that Matt Walst is not an official member of Three Days Grace, that is all. Again no hostility towards anyone, I didn't even know all of this other stuff was going on. TJD2 (talk) 04:47, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

There we go, we have the discussion ball rolling at last! :D

I think for us to determine Matt's true status in the band we must establish one fact: he is at the very least a touring member. That much is certain. Being a touring member may mean, or not mean, that he is more than that in the band. The remarks on the situation by the band of late have been cryptic and until Matt, say, records an album with TDG I think we should just say he's a touring member. That much we know for certain. We should refrain from saying he's anything more than that until something definite and concrete comes along.

Do you agree, at least, that my changes as described above are not controversial or important to this apparent edit war? If any are, please tell me which ones and why. The floor is all yours, TJD2... LazyBastardGuy 06:08, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, LazyBastardGuy your edits cleaning up the article, fixing tenses and such were definitely needed, and should be restored. On the Matt situation, he should be listed as a touring member and nothing else until we have solid concrete proof that he has been inducted into the band. STATic message me! 06:12, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Honestly, I agree the tenses were needed and as long as the article doesn't state Matt Walst is an official member I'm game for anything in this situation. I was just getting a little tired of the lack of discussion and edit summaries but I'm glad we're discussing the matter here.TJD2 (talk) 19:06, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm glad we're in agreement. To be honest, there's a lot of other things on the article that need fixing the same way. I probably would have fixed those had I been thinking about it, but I was more concerned about recent things because it gets on my nerves if things that have just happened are still written in the future or present tense. I might fix a few more things once the article becomes unprotected once again, then I'll be off on wikibreak once more, possibly until after November at this rate. LazyBastardGuy 19:19, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Glad that it has come to a good resolution. I hope I didn't come out looking like a jerk. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:42, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

No worries. I'm just a little frustrated sometimes when I see no reasonable obstacle to the changes I'm trying to implement, which can make me come off a bit dickish as well. I apologize if I did. LazyBastardGuy 19:56, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Matt Walst

Looks like he is now their official vocalist. See [3]: From a blog by the band's drummer, "2013 has been a pivotal year for Three Days Grace. The year has been a great mix of touring, writing, and enjoying the new chemistry born from bringing in Matt Walst as the frontman. Since he joined us in January, we’ve played 80+ shows with him! The reaction from fans has been amazing, and the vibe on the bus has never been better. Looking back on the last year, it was an obvious fit for us to bring Matt in on vocals. He has brought a rejuvenated energy to the live show, and the songs we’ve been writing with him have this aggression and heaviness that we’re super stoked about. For us, Matt is family, he’s been a collaborator with 3DG since the beginning, and he’s been through all the same ups and downs that we have over the years. I think it was Boxing Day last year when we sat down with Matt, and we were like, “Hey dude, we have a huge tour lined up with Shinedown that starts in like 5 weeks….what are you up to??” lol. That’s when we decided that we would forge ahead and blow the doors off this thing. We moved into a rehearsal space and got to work right away. I remember about a week into rehearsals, Brent from Shinedown called me up to let me know that they were in full support of what we were doing, and that he and the guys were excited to bear witness to the new rebirth of 3DG. So we packed our bags, jumped on the bus, and the Three Days Grace, Shinedown, and P.O.D. tour was under way." He clarifies that Matt has officially joined the band and that he is more than just touring with them, and they have wrote material for their next album. Also we have their official Facebook page, which clearly lists him as a member of the band. STATic message me! 23:14, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

We have come to a consensus that he has not been officially announced as Adam's replacement, and "pretty much" doesn't substitute for a reliable source. Again, a consensus was made that he is not their official singer and if you wish to dispute this notify the users previously involved so we may bring it up for discussion once more. Do not revert it again without discussing. TJD2 (talk) 04:12, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

This "consensus" was made before these two sources came to light, unless you happen to also have reliable sources from this week that he is not a member of the band? Oh, you are just reverting because you disagree and ignoring reliable sources? Well, that is just disruptive mate. The band's own Facebook page and the drummer said Matt is the band's vocalist and they have already begun working on their new album. I love how you have not commented on either of the sources, that pretty clearly name him as an official member of the band and just revert. STATic message me! 04:23, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I have previously dismissed the Facebook info page as I don't believe it to be as concrete as, say, a status post, but the Loudwire source is... a bit more reliable. One issue I have with it is that it kind of retroactively reinterpreting the facts to mean something other than what they were. Previously, the facts came closest to saying he was only a replacement member. It looks kind of like he's looking back and seeing it for something it wasn't; it was as I recall announced by the band themselves that Matt was only temporary at the time, and while it may be true that he is now more permanently in the band (which I'm still not sure about), I'd still wait for more news sources to pick up this story, as Loudwire citations have been tagged as needing to be replaced with better sources, indicating there is or has been a consensus of some sort that Loudwire isn't acceptable as yet. (Please point me to any recent discussion that reveals otherwise.)

All that being said, if indeed things pan out to reveal that Matt Walst is now the singer that completely & totally replaces Adam Gontier, then that's fine with me. This is much better than what we had before, although I'd prefer more of an explicit "He's our permanent lead singer now" than an implication that it "just felt right" all this time and now he's being worked into more and more of the band's future plans. Those plans could change.

What I'm saying is, based on this source he's clearly been doing stuff with the band, but I don't understand how there are no better sources than Loudwire. My stance here is that I will say what the sources say, and no more. I helped establish the previous consensus on the grounds that at the time the evidence was insufficient to go one way or the other; however, I implicitly said that once the evidence was sufficient to say for sure, then whatever the verdict was, we were under an obligation to put it here on the article, regardless of whether everyone involved was in favor of the new turn of events or not. To put it simply, my participation in the consensus was expressly not that I disagreed with having him as the lead singer, but that I would not say for certain either way until the available evidence did. TJD2, I strongly advise you be willing to allow the consensus to change, because it can, and it often depends on the available material, likewise, Static, I advise you don't say the sources are saying things they don't really say just because it seems obvious.

Previously we have had to deal with tendentious editing from a select few who have tried to assert this in spite of better sources not agreeing with them, at least not entirely. But now things are different. If Loudwire is, by consensus both within and without this debate, an acceptable source, then I think we could at least put it in the article that Matt Walst may be the new singer for good now.

But until something more concrete comes along (e.g. "TDG Drummer Confirms Matt Is Here to Stay"), I'd say maybe wait a little while. And if nothing comes up, then we can use this as long as we make it clear he didn't say Matt is here to stay in so many words and in no uncertain terms. Even if it seems as obvious as the difference between night & day by what he wrote in that column, and forgive me if I sound like an verbose idiot with my post for missing the obvious if that indeed is what it turns out to be, I would still say there is a bit of creative liberty taken in its interpretation. For example, whether Matt was permanent or not, the mere absence of Adam would indicate a kind of "new rebirth of 3DG"; the band's music would have to accomodate a new singer regardless of who it was. Plus, it was someone outside the band who said something to this effect, and I hardly think that's a reliable source to attribute this to. I think the most concrete statment to imply his new status is that he's writing new songs with them, but again I think that exact interpretation of those words is stretching a bit.

I apologize for the long-winded rant - although I have no respect for anyone who TL;DRs me - but for now, I would say something to the effect of, "In a recent blog post, drummer Neil Sanderson stated that Walst has written new music with Three Days Grace and was an "obvious" choice as a replacement for Adam Gontier." I notice in the above post that it doesn't say he recorded with the group, just wrote the music. He's written stuff with them in the past and that didn't make him an official member at the time either.

Just be careful with what you think the source is trying to say. I could go either way here but I think the point of my long-winded rant is that saying he's now a member based on this post is jumping the gun a little bit. LazyBastardGuy 04:51, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

It certainly is something we have to take into consideration. Perhaps we could word the article a bit more loosely but I agree with LBG that we have to be very careful on how we interpret these kinds of articles because if they do not outright say it, it could mean just about anything. I'm up for discussing the changes for the consensus as long as we don't jump the gun on the changes and stick to the previous version of the article while we're discussing the changes. STATic, I appreciate the fact that you are discussing with us instead of reverting edits without a even a summary. Kudos to you for that. I don't really know how we could word it, but I know every other band I've listened to that has changed vocalists w=have made an official announcement. It's hard to not take anything with a grain of salt pertaining to the internal drama of this band just because of how vague they've been this year. TJD2 (talk) 05:30, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Ah, yes, good point. Would have mentioned it myself if I had thought of it. Most every other band usually just out and says it. Three Days Grace seem to be taking a bit more of a roundabout approach to it; truthfully, the easiest thing would be for them to just say it outright, but either they did and we're not looking in the right place or for some reason they think they did and they really didn't. Again, we must exercise caution before we say something for certain. LazyBastardGuy 05:37, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

So should we go with something like "it has been speculated that Matt is the official replacement", or something of that nature? I honestly don't want to come out and say he is for sure as not even the official page lists Walst as a member yet. Other than that I'm not sure what we could write.TJD2 (talk) 05:52, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

I think "it has been speculated" is kind of the wrong term at this point because it implies the source is analyzing recent events to arrive at that conclusion. I just had an idea - Neil definitely says they are doing or have done stuff with him in no uncertain terms, so I think we could at least put those in there and then figure out where to go from there. Like, it says he's written stuff for the new album with them... so we can put in that he's written stuff for the new album with them. There are things this source is definitely saying, we just need to be careful with what it doesn't say. LazyBastardGuy 06:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

If the Loudwire source was written by one of their writers or bloggers, then we could question what it says, but the article was actually written by the band's drummer for his debut column on the website. I am not sure why Loudwire's reliability has ever been questioned, it is owned by Townsquare Media afterall, anyways getting off topic. I see it as very unlikely that randomly one day we will have them officially announce him as joining the band, when he is already listed as a member on their Facebook page. I do not they would think they would need to say, "Hey Matt is officially a member of the band, you know since we have not made it obvious enough already." But, I like the wording discussed, but what I think we should say is something like, "Recently, Three Days Grace has not been clear about Matt Walst's official classification as a member of the band. In a early December 2013 blog post drummer Neil Sanderson confirmed that Walst had contributed writing to the band's next studio album and referred to him as the band's frontman." Or something to that degree. STATic message me! 06:19, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict) That's actually quite good! That's way better than my previous examples. Again, the blog post does say certain things have indeed come to pass and no two ways about it, so we can definitely use those at least for a start. LazyBastardGuy 06:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

I think this is all the proof we need.

http://www.threedaysgrace.com/news/205893

A news post made just a few hours ago identifies Matt Walst as "a part" of Three Days Grace:

We are happy to announce that Matt will be a part of Three Days Grace. Matt has been on the road with us, and has been writing with us since 2003. Bringing Matt into the 3DG family is a no-brainer...he's always been in it.

Would we have consensus that this is exactly what we've been waiting for? This is fine as far as I'm concerned. LazyBastardGuy 17:00, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

I went ahead and added it to the page per WP:BOLD. The only thing I haven't done is updated the band member timeline graphic because I'm not sure how. Anyone else wanna take a stab at it for me? LazyBastardGuy 18:00, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Alternative Metal

--72.251.108.18 (talk) 09:52, 24 July 2014 (UTC) We should take off all of the other genres except for Alt. Metal. They're too aggressive to be any of the other stuff listed. They're influenced mainly by Alt. Metal bands like Helmet and Tool. Let's please change it and keep it changed because it is missleading. --72.251.108.18 (talk) 09:52, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

But do we have any sources to support the genres listed there? Is there a style section in the article? Are there sourced genres there? Do the band's albums have sourced genres? Opinion takes a back seat to sources. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:14, 25 July 2014 (UTC)