Metal Anarchy

During an interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF, Three Days Grace drummer Neil Sanderson revealed that the band are hoping to finish their new album in January. The effort will be their first since reuniting with singer Adam Gontier.

Sanderson said the following about reuniting with Gontier:

“We had been talking and we’ve kept in touch. And the band was just talking about, like, how great would this be for us and for the fans and for the nostalgia of Three Days Grace. And then he got up on stage with us [for a guest appearance], and then we just thought, ‘Let’s make something new. Let’s sit down and write a song.’ And once we kind of got into that songwriting process, it just felt really natural and it felt right. And I think for the fans, we’re giving them something that we haven’t done before and hasn’t really been done much in the past.

At the end of the day, Three Days Grace, we’re family. In fact, as you may know, Matt, one of our singers, is Brad’s [Walst, Three Days Grace bassist] brother. And he kind of grew up around Three Days Grace and then slipped into the position. But we’re really guitar heavy — we’ve got a lot of guitars going on and stuff — and those guys [Adam and Matt] both play guitar. So it’s gonna be great to have another guitar on stage, too, as well as two singers. So it opens up the door for us to do a lot of things that we might not have been able to do before.”

He also discussed the band’s latest single “Mayday”:

“First of all, it’s been a crazy journey since the beginning for Three Days Grace, but bringing Adam back into the band has just been — it’s all been really positive, super organic. And we decided, ‘Let’s get together and see what we can really do together,’ and this song kind of came out quick.

This song is just kind of about putting one foot in front of the other in a world of kind of disillusionment. And, basically, when Adam and Matt started singing it, the natural trade-off of vocals just kind of came together. We kind of listened to a bunch of Pink Floyd, ’cause both singers have their own characteristics and stuff, so we really played to those strengths. And at one point the guys were rock paper scissors to see who was gonna sing the next line.

It was a really fun video to make. It was kind of especially cool for me because very rarely as a drummer do you get to make a video where you don’t have to fake playing drums all day. [Laughs] And so, yeah, complete melee goes on on the plane. And it’s kind of an analogy to just feeling like we’re hurling through life at warp speed, and sometimes it doesn’t feel like there is a pilot that’s in control of things. But it’s also a bit of a celebration, like, ‘Hey, if we’re going down, we’re all going down together.’”

He also added the following when asked about a new album:

“We’re working on it as we speak. I was just with the guys on Zoom, and we’re finishing it up. We basically hope to have it done by the end of this year and finish recording in January. And then, of course, we go out on tour. We’re starting with Disturbed and then we’re putting together a headline tour for later in the year and lots of festivals and stuff. So we need to wrap the record up by January, and I think it’ll probably come out a couple of months after that.”

[via Blabbermouth]