Gontier, along with Sanderson, Walst, Phil Crowe, and Joe Grant, started out as “Groundswell” in Norwood , Ontario, in 1992, while attending high school. In 1997, Gontier, Sanderson, and Walst regrouped as “Three Days Grace”. The group was signed to Jive Records after being sought out by the company’s then-president Barry Weiss . Their Canadian rock number one debut single, ” I Hate Everything About You “, and their debut self-titled studio album was released in 2003. Their second studio album, One-X , was released in 2006, debuting at number five on the Billboard 200 . Their third studio album, Life Starts Now , was released in 2009 and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, thus becoming the band’s highest-charting album in the US to date. In 2012, the band released their fourth studio album, Transit of Venus and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.
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