Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in 1995, the band reformed in 1997 under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s lead guitarist. After signing to Jive Records, Three Days Grace released two studio albums, Three Days Grace in 2003 and One-X in 2006, both of which have been certified platinum and double platinum in the United States and Canada, respectively. In 2007, the band was declared number one rock artist of the year by Billboard and was the number four artist in airplay in Canada that same year. The band\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s third album, Life Starts Now, was released on September 22, 2009. Background information Origin Norwood, Ontario, Canada Genres Alternative metal, hard rock Years active 1992–1995, 1997–present Labels Jive Associated acts Thousand Foot Krutch Members Adam Gontier Neil Sanderson Brad Walst Barry Stock \"Animal I Have Become\" is the first single from Three Days Grace\'s second studio album, One-X. Unlike most singles, this one wasn\'t released in stores, and only had one track. The song is featured on the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, and song stayed on US mainstream rock for 7 weeks at #1 and 2 weeks at #1 on the modern rock chart. It was also featured as track 17 of 18 on the Canadian Juno Awards 2007. Adam Gontier has stated that while addicted to the painkiller OxyContin, he had become abusive and angry and had no idea who he was anymore. He wrote \"Animal I Have Become\" while in rehab for his addiction. Both \"Animal I Have Become\" and \"Pain\" have been released in acoustic formats and are available on online music stores such as iTunes. Christian parody band ApologetiX recorded a parody of \"Animal I Have Become\", entitled \"Animals I Have Begun\" on their 2008 album, Future Tense. The video, directed by Dean Karr, features singer Adam Gontier as the main character, a man looking into mirrors, and other reflective objects, seeing himself as a monstrous entity with deathly eyes and a gaping hole with menacing teeth for a mouth twice, walking through various places, including a street where he pushes through everyone in front of him. It ends with him meeting a woman in a bar, only to find her looking just like the monster. He then proceeds to overturn a table and throw a chair at a mirror. The man finds out it was all a dream. During the video, clips of the band playing are featured. Single by Three Days Grace from the album One-X Released March 13, 2006 Format CD single, Digital download Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge Length 3:51 Label Jive Writer(s) Barry Stock, Adam Gontier Certification Gold (U.S.)