Recorded in Toronto Producer Gavin Brown Release date 31 March 2015 | Length 39:29 Artist Three Days Grace Label RCA Records | |
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Released March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31) Genres Alternative metal, Hard rock, Post-grunge Similar Three Days Grace albums, Alternative metal albums | ||
Human is the fifth studio album by 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. It debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.
Contents
Singles
On April 1, 2014, the band released "Painkiller" on iTunes. On April 8, 2014, the song was released to US rock radio stations. Two months later, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The second single, "I Am Machine", released in September 2014, reached No. 1 on the same chart. On March 23, 2015, "Human Race" was released as the third single. On September 15, 2015, "Fallen Angel" was released as the fourth single.
Reception
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.
As of January 8, 2016, the album has sold 121,000 copies in the US.
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." 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. MusicReviewRadar, on the other hand, stated "the departure of the iconic Adam Gontier could have forced the band’s loss of identity and direction but Matt Walst managed to fill in Adam’s spot without becoming a complete replica" and that "the album was a good surprise [...] well balanced between soft and good-old Three Days Grace-style tracks".
Songs
1Human Race4:09
2Painkiller2:59
3Fallen Angel3:06