Human (Three Days Grace album)

Human
Studio album by Three Days Grace
Released March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Recorded in Toronto
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge,[1] hard rock[2]
Length 39:29
Label RCA
Warner Music Group (Russia)
Producer Gavin Brown
Three Days Grace chronology
Transit of Venus
(2012)		 Human
(2015)
Singles from Human
  1. "Painkiller"
    Released: April 1, 2014
  2. "I Am Machine"
    Released: September 30, 2014
  3. "Human Race"
    Released: March 23, 2015
  4. "Fallen Angel"
    Released: September 15, 2015[3]

Human is the fifth studio album from Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The album was released on March 31, 2015 through RCA Records. This is the group's first album not to feature former vocalist Adam Gontier, who was replaced by Matt Walst in 2014.[4] It debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.

Singles

On April 1, 2014, the band released "Painkiller" on iTunes.[5] On April 8, 2014, the song was released to US rock radio stations.[6] Two months later, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[7] The second single, "I Am Machine",[8] released in September 2014, reached No. 1 on the same chart. On March 23, 2015, "Human Race" was released as the third single.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mind Equals Blown7/10[10]
Revolver[11]
Sputnikmusic1.5/5[2]
Ultimate Guitar Archive6.7/10[12]
Cryptic Rock[13]
New Noise Magazine[14]
Toronto Sun2/5[1]

Human has received mixed reviews upon release. The album debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 6,700 copies in its first week.[15]

As of January 8, 2016, the album has sold 121,000 copies in the US.[16]

Heather Allen at Mind Equals Blown stated "It's always worrisome when a singer gets replaced because the band that you've come to know and love could easily do a complete musical 180. Luckily, Three Days Grace didn't stray too far from their original style". Allen praised Walst for his ability to "channel Gontier without being a complete replica of him."[10] Nick Mongiardo of Sputnikmusic gave a much more negative review, observing that "[i]n reality, this album seriously could have been much worse. Despite this realization, that’s also like saying that a nuclear holocaust could be worse." Mongiardo considers the album to "truly suffer" from the lack of Gontier.[2]

Track listing

Tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Human Race"  Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Gavin Brown, Barry Stock & Matt Walst 4:09
2. "Painkiller"  Johnny Andrews, Brown, Sanderson, B. Walst, Stock, M. Walst & Doug Oliver 2:58
3. "Fallen Angel"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock, M. Walst, Christopher Millar, Joey Moi & Ted Bruner 3:06
4. "Landmine"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock & M. Walst 3:25
5. "Tell Me Why"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock & M. Walst 3:30
6. "I Am Machine"  Andrews, Brown, Sanderson, B. Walst, Stock & M. Walst 3:21
7. "So What"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock, M. Walst, Marti Frederiksen & Mark Holman 2:57
8. "Car Crash"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock & M. Walst 2:50
9. "Nothing's Fair in Love and War"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock & M. Walst 3:44
10. "One Too Many"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock, M. Walst & Casey Marshall 2:41
11. "The End Is Not the Answer"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock & M. Walst 2:52
12. "The Real You"  Sanderson, B. Walst, Brown, Stock & M. Walst 3:54
Total length:
 39:29
Deluxe Second Disc edition bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "Every Other Weekend"    4:18
14. "Human Race" (Alternate Version)  4:00
15. "Painkiller" (Live)  3:20
16. "Let You Down" (Live)  4:10
Total length:
 55:27

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 63
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 77
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 34
US Billboard 200[21] 16
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[22] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] 3
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 1

Single charts

Year Single Peak chart positions
CAN
[26]		 US
Alt.
[27]		 US
Main.
[7]		 US
Rock
[28]
2014 "Painkiller" 86 — 1 24
"I Am Machine" — 38 1 20
2015 "Human Race" — — 3 34
"Fallen Angel" — — 6 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country.

Personnel

Three Days Grace
  • Matt Walst – lead vocals
  • Barry Stock – guitar
  • Brad Walst – bass
  • Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, programming
Additional musicians
  • Additional keyboards, Synth & programming by Dani Rosenoer
  • Additional composers: Ted Bruner (3), Joey Moi (3), Mark Holman (7), Christopher Millar (3), Doug Oliver (2), Johnny Andrews (2, 6), Gavin Brown (1-12), Casey Marshall (10) & Marti Frederiksen (7)
Production
  • Produced by Gavin Brown
  • Engineered by Lenny DeRose
  • Mixed by Nick Raskulinecz (tracks: 1,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12), Chris Lord-Alge (tracks: 2,3,6), Keith Armstrong & Nik Karpen
  • Mastered by Joe LaPorta
  • Studio assistants: Alex Krotz, Nathan Yarbourgh, Dim-E Krnjaic, Kevin O'Leary & Trevor Anderson
  • Editing & pro-tools by Dave Mohacsi & Alastair Sims
  • A&R by David Wolter
Artwork
  • Creative director: Erwin Gorostiza
  • Art direction by Chris Feldmann & Three Days Grace
  • Design by Chris Feldmann
  • Photo by Michael Muller
  • Illustrations by Matthew Curry

References

  1. 1 2 "Live Van Halen and Springsteen top this week's new music". Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Three Days Grace - Human (album review 5) - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Artistdirect.com". Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  5. ↑ "Hear Three Days Grace's new song... - Three Days Grace - Facebook". Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rock Future Releases - Rock Music Radio Songs' Release Dates - AllAccess.com". All Access. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Three Days Grace Album & Song Chart History - Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ "NEW SINGLE "I AM MACHINE"". Three Days Grace. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "THREE DAYS GRACE SHARE NEW SINGLE "HUMAN RACE"". Three Days Grace. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Three Days Grace: Human". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Review: Three Days Grace – Human". Revolver. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Human Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Three Days Grace - Human (Album Review) - CrypticRock Cryptic Rock". Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Album Review: Three Days Grace – “Human”". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ Cross, Alan (April 9, 2015). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 08 April 2015". Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metallica-ffdp-acdc-among-2015s-biggest-selling-rock-metal-records
  17. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (April 4, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Spirit of the Anzacs Stays On Top". Noise11. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Three Days Grace – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Three Days Grace. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Three Days Grace – Human". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Three Days Grace – Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Three Days Grace – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Three Days Grace. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Three Days Grace - Chart History - Top Album Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Three Days Grace – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Three Days Grace. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Three Days Grace – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Three Days Grace. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Three Days Grace – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Three Days Grace. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Three Days Grace Album & Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Three Days Grace Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Three Days Grace Album & Song Chart History - Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
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