Transit of Venus (album)
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| Studio album by Three Days Grace | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January 5 – July 31, 2012 at Revolution Studios, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative metal,hard rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Don Gilmore | |||
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| Inspirer Magazine | (8/10) |
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| Melodic | |
Transit of Venus is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on October 2, 2012 through RCA Records. The album is the band's first to be released under the record label, following the folding of their former label, Jive Records, in 2011. The album was produced by Don Gilmore and recorded at Revolution Studios in Toronto.
On June 5, 2012, the same day as Venus' visible transit across the sun, the band released the album title and release date. The album spawned three singles ("Chalk Outline", "The High Road" and "Misery Loves My Company"). It is the last of the band's albums to feature former lead singer Adam Gontier. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.
Transit of Venus is the group's most acclaimed album and it was nominated for Best Rock Album at the Juno Awards of 2014.
"We went for a tighter, more articulated sound on this record", said Neil Sanderson, the drummer of the band. "The music we were writing was a little more intricate than in the past, and we've been experimenting with new instruments. We wanted to present these new ideas concisely without going over-the-top in ambience and overall production." On August 1, 2012, the band announced that they had finished the recording process of the album, saying in a Facebook post: "Going out on a limb here but I think this record....is actually....finished....wow...what a great journey....thanks to Don Gilmore." The album was made available to stream online on September 27, 2012.
"Chalk Outline" is the first single of the album and was released on August 14, 2012. It was released with a lyric video. Loudwire gave the song a 4/5 rating, saying that "Adam Gontier attacks the track with as much angst and aggression as ever." Eviqshed.com gave the single 5/5, praising the fact the band took a different direction musically. The lyric video to the song was published on YouTube on Three Days Grace's Vevo account on August 13 and the official music video was published on October 5.
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