Adam Gontier officially rejoined Three Days Grace in October 2024, taking on lead vocal duties alongside Matt Walst after a decade-long absence. Before the reunion was announced, the singer performed with the band for the first time in ten years at a 2023 Nashville concert.
Reflecting on that show and his return during an interview with 98 Rock Baltimore, Gontier said, “It was a little nerve-wracking, to be honest. Just before I went out there on stage, it was pretty: We hadn’t done it in about ten years, so there was a little bit of nerves there. But once I got up and just we started playing, it all came back pretty quick.”
Walst, also interviewed, added, “Adam and I were texting before he was going to perform with us that day, and we were just so excited for the fans’ reaction when he came out. Yeah, so it’s been awesome, man. We spent about three years making this.”
Gontier left Three Days Grace in 2013, a few months after the release of their fourth album, ‘Transit of Venus.’ The band hinted at his comeback days before with a voicemail recording where he told Walst, “I’m just running a few minutes behind; but I’ll be at the studio soon. If you could just let everybody know. Alright man, bye.”
Yesterday, Three Days Grace released their first single with Gontier back in the band, titled ‘Mayday.’ Speaking about the track, the band said, “We feel this song is a reflection of the current state of the world—an unsettling mix of disillusionment, exhaustion, and denial. And the sense that we’re all on the brink—emotionally, socially, and environmentally—yet we refuse to admit defeat. So even though we feel like we are barely surviving, we keep on moving forward, one foot in front of the other.”
Zakk Cervini and Dan Lancaster produced ‘Mayday,’ which came with a music video directed by CiRCUS HEaD.
