That sort of urgency, I guess.' Gontier also noted modestly that there are many great bands out there for him and his bandmates, the thrill of making music is playing live: 'We love to play live. They took their name to represent a sense of urgency, as Gontier told Montes: ' you had three days to change something in your life … could you do it in three days.

Gontier remarked to Michael Montes in Florida Entertainment Scene, 'We took it from there and eventually made our way to Toronto … and started to take music really seriously. Initially, they played covers of other people's songs, but soon graduated to doing more of their own material. Waist did, and they formed a band immediately. Lead singer Adam Gontier recounted in an interviewer from Designer Magazine that one day he told his friend Brad Waist, who had never played an instrument, to start playing the bass. They liked the same kinds of music, so they got together and started jamming in each other's basements or attics. The members of the band all grew up in Norwood, Ontario, a small town of 1,500 people, and met each other in high school. A Sputnikmusic reviewer described their sound as 'dark brooding vocals, a blend of heavily distorted acoustic and electric guitars, and simple drum and bass riffs.' Their two albums have enjoyed solid success both in their home country and in the United States. Canadian band Three Days Grace is known for their melodic, heavy riffs and honest lyrics.

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