Three Days Grace have released “Mayday”, their first single since the return of original frontman Adam Gontier. The 46-year-old musician, who left Three Days Grace in 2013, is sharing lead vocals in the band’s new lineup with singer Matt Walst, who has fronted Three Days Grace for the past decade.
“Mayday” was produced by Zakk Cervini and Dan Lancaster with vocal production by Howard Benson. In addition, the band released a music video to accompany the track which can be found below.
The band comments: “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.”
Three Days Grace teased a reunion with Gontier less than two months ago by posting a voicemail message in which Adam told Matt that he would “be at the studio soon if you can just let everybody know.”
Gontier said about his return to Three Days Grace: “I feel like it’s been seamless, better than we were expecting. It’s like we got back in a room together and picked up where we left off. We have been friends for so long, it’s kind of natural to get back in the room together.”
Walst added: “It’s been so much fun and inspiring making this record. Combining over 20 years of Three Days Grace and doing something that no band has ever done. I’m excited for the fans to hear it!”
In April 2023, Gontier reunited with Three Days Grace onstage during the band’s concert in Huntsville, Alabama. Gontier rejoined his former bandmates when they opened for Shinedown at the Probst Arena At The Von Braun Center to perform two classic songs from Three Days Grace‘s 2006 album “One-X”: “Never Too Late” and “Riot”.