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Alienation (album)
Alienation (stylized as ΛLIENΛTIØN) is the eighth studio album by the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on August 22, 2025, through RCA Records. The album marks the return of original vocalist Adam Gontier, who returned to the band in October 2024 following an eleven-year absence. It is their first as a quintet and dual-vocalist band, as Matt Walst, who replaced Gontier in 2013, remained with Three Days Grace.
During a concert in Huntsville, Alabama, on April 19, 2023, Three Days Grace briefly reunited with original singer Adam Gontier performing "Never Too Late" and "Riot". Later that year, the band reunited with Gontier a second time on October 10, in Nashville, Tennessee. These appearances were initially one-offs, however, after receiving a positive reception from the audience, an idea of Gontier returning to the band and turning it into a five-piece band sparked. However, their managers were hesitant with the idea of Gontier returning to the band and were only behind it if they could write a song together in the same room, leading to the band writing "The Power".
On October 2, 2024, the band revealed via social media that they were in the studio with Gontier teasing a possibility of new music in the works, posting a video with the caption ending "Three Days Grace 2X." The following day, the band confirmed that Gontier had returned full-time, and that Matt Walst would continue his role as a singer as well, sharing lead vocals between the two. The band also confirmed that new music would follow.
"A lot of the time in the studio, it just comes naturally. Who's gonna sing what and where. It's been a lot of fun. We have each other's backs and we cheer each other on when we do a good take. It's pretty cool to be part of."
— Matt Walst on recording with Adam Gontier.
Recording for the album took place in 2024. On November 24, drummer Neil Sanderson told WRIF that they were almost done completing their eighth studio album. The band finished recording the album in January 2025, with an expected release date later that year. The group had been working with producers in Canada, United States and England, via Zoom. They leaned into recording the album remotely, which they had done with their previous album, Explosions (2022). The album's title was revealed to be Alienation and Sanderson spoke about the concept stating it is "a journey through inner collapse and outward defiance." He also told Billboard that the name was a "nod" to their second studio album, One-X (2006), about how the title represents a "person who doesn't feel like they're amongst any sort of community."
Like all their other albums (except for Transit of Venus), Alienation comprises 12 tracks, which Matt Walst described as a "pretty diverse album." He said the record contains some ballads and some heavier tracks. All tracks were written in Nashville and at lead guitarist Barry Stock's home studio in Indiana. They worked with three producers, Howard Benson, Dan Lancaster and Zakk Cervini, with the former recording vocals for Gontier and Walst at his home studio in Calabasas, California, and the latter two co-producing at a rented house in Franklin, Tennessee. The group decided to write a few songs at a time and head into the studio to record them "live and make them real," as described by Walst. The band had been writing initial ideas and demoing for the album for over a year, though the process of writing and recording in the studio came together "really quick" over the course of a few months. Gontier said the album features elements of "classic Three Days Grace," as well as some newer elements. Bassist Brad Walst noted that working with Cervini helped them "explore some new musical territory," incorporating elements such as breakdowns and leaning into a heavier style. According to Gontier and Walst, they wanted to "find a balance" between the two eras of the band, blending their older sound they had in their earlier albums with the newer sound with Matt. Gontier later described the whole process as "natural", while Matt Walst explained that it all came "full circle". Though, they later revealed it felt like a "team effort", and occasionally played rock paper scissors to decide who would record vocals for specific lyrics throughout the course of the album.
The first song written for the album was "The Power". Soon after, the band wrote "Mayday", which Sanderson said "a lot of signs were pointing in the direction that we're right where we want to be." "Dominate" was inspired after the group performed in Glasgow, Scotland on September 18, 2022, where fans would chant "here we fucking go" between every song, which Matt Walst stated would be "great to put in a song". The song was selected as the album opener due to the powerful intro. Gontier explained that the writing process for the second song "Apologies" forced the band to "think outside of the box", alluding it to being a very creatively challenging song to make. Gontier and Walst pointed out the pre-chorus for the fourth song "Kill Me Fast" being their favorite moment on the album. The fifth track "In Waves" deals with themes of grief and loss, with the band citing it as being very "personal". The seventh track "Never Ordinary", featuring Lindsey Stirling, was a song originally intended for her to release on her own. The eighth track "Deathwish" was lightly inspired by "Time of Dying", a song from the band's second studio album, One-X. The ninth track "Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" was the last song written for Alienation, and is described as "90s alternative rock" and different from the rest of the album. The aforementioned song was also written about the band's nostalgia for their teenage years and, according to Brad Walst, was Stock's overall idea, who referenced "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins as inspiration. The title track finds the group experimenting with a kalimba, which was originally Sanderson's idea and the rest of the band thought it was "cool". "Alienation" was also initially supposed to be on the band's previous record Explosions, but was ultimately scrapped and eventually reworked to fit on this album. The last track "Another Relapse" is described by Brad Walst as "pretty dark song", influenced by Pantera.
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Alienation (album)
Alienation (stylized as ΛLIENΛTIØN) is the eighth studio album by the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on August 22, 2025, through RCA Records. The album marks the return of original vocalist Adam Gontier, who returned to the band in October 2024 following an eleven-year absence. It is their first as a quintet and dual-vocalist band, as Matt Walst, who replaced Gontier in 2013, remained with Three Days Grace.
During a concert in Huntsville, Alabama, on April 19, 2023, Three Days Grace briefly reunited with original singer Adam Gontier performing "Never Too Late" and "Riot". Later that year, the band reunited with Gontier a second time on October 10, in Nashville, Tennessee. These appearances were initially one-offs, however, after receiving a positive reception from the audience, an idea of Gontier returning to the band and turning it into a five-piece band sparked. However, their managers were hesitant with the idea of Gontier returning to the band and were only behind it if they could write a song together in the same room, leading to the band writing "The Power".
On October 2, 2024, the band revealed via social media that they were in the studio with Gontier teasing a possibility of new music in the works, posting a video with the caption ending "Three Days Grace 2X." The following day, the band confirmed that Gontier had returned full-time, and that Matt Walst would continue his role as a singer as well, sharing lead vocals between the two. The band also confirmed that new music would follow.
"A lot of the time in the studio, it just comes naturally. Who's gonna sing what and where. It's been a lot of fun. We have each other's backs and we cheer each other on when we do a good take. It's pretty cool to be part of."
— Matt Walst on recording with Adam Gontier.
Recording for the album took place in 2024. On November 24, drummer Neil Sanderson told WRIF that they were almost done completing their eighth studio album. The band finished recording the album in January 2025, with an expected release date later that year. The group had been working with producers in Canada, United States and England, via Zoom. They leaned into recording the album remotely, which they had done with their previous album, Explosions (2022). The album's title was revealed to be Alienation and Sanderson spoke about the concept stating it is "a journey through inner collapse and outward defiance." He also told Billboard that the name was a "nod" to their second studio album, One-X (2006), about how the title represents a "person who doesn't feel like they're amongst any sort of community."
Like all their other albums (except for Transit of Venus), Alienation comprises 12 tracks, which Matt Walst described as a "pretty diverse album." He said the record contains some ballads and some heavier tracks. All tracks were written in Nashville and at lead guitarist Barry Stock's home studio in Indiana. They worked with three producers, Howard Benson, Dan Lancaster and Zakk Cervini, with the former recording vocals for Gontier and Walst at his home studio in Calabasas, California, and the latter two co-producing at a rented house in Franklin, Tennessee. The group decided to write a few songs at a time and head into the studio to record them "live and make them real," as described by Walst. The band had been writing initial ideas and demoing for the album for over a year, though the process of writing and recording in the studio came together "really quick" over the course of a few months. Gontier said the album features elements of "classic Three Days Grace," as well as some newer elements. Bassist Brad Walst noted that working with Cervini helped them "explore some new musical territory," incorporating elements such as breakdowns and leaning into a heavier style. According to Gontier and Walst, they wanted to "find a balance" between the two eras of the band, blending their older sound they had in their earlier albums with the newer sound with Matt. Gontier later described the whole process as "natural", while Matt Walst explained that it all came "full circle". Though, they later revealed it felt like a "team effort", and occasionally played rock paper scissors to decide who would record vocals for specific lyrics throughout the course of the album.
The first song written for the album was "The Power". Soon after, the band wrote "Mayday", which Sanderson said "a lot of signs were pointing in the direction that we're right where we want to be." "Dominate" was inspired after the group performed in Glasgow, Scotland on September 18, 2022, where fans would chant "here we fucking go" between every song, which Matt Walst stated would be "great to put in a song". The song was selected as the album opener due to the powerful intro. Gontier explained that the writing process for the second song "Apologies" forced the band to "think outside of the box", alluding it to being a very creatively challenging song to make. Gontier and Walst pointed out the pre-chorus for the fourth song "Kill Me Fast" being their favorite moment on the album. The fifth track "In Waves" deals with themes of grief and loss, with the band citing it as being very "personal". The seventh track "Never Ordinary", featuring Lindsey Stirling, was a song originally intended for her to release on her own. The eighth track "Deathwish" was lightly inspired by "Time of Dying", a song from the band's second studio album, One-X. The ninth track "Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight" was the last song written for Alienation, and is described as "90s alternative rock" and different from the rest of the album. The aforementioned song was also written about the band's nostalgia for their teenage years and, according to Brad Walst, was Stock's overall idea, who referenced "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins as inspiration. The title track finds the group experimenting with a kalimba, which was originally Sanderson's idea and the rest of the band thought it was "cool". "Alienation" was also initially supposed to be on the band's previous record Explosions, but was ultimately scrapped and eventually reworked to fit on this album. The last track "Another Relapse" is described by Brad Walst as "pretty dark song", influenced by Pantera.