Transit of Venus (album)

Transit of Venus
Studio album by
Three Days Grace
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
RecordedJanuary 5 – July 31, 2012
StudioRevolution Studios, Toronto
Genre
Length41:40
LabelRCA
ProducerDon Gilmore
Three Days Grace chronology
Life Starts Now
(2009) 		Transit of Venus
(2012) 		Human
(2015)
Singles from Transit of Venus
  1. "Chalk Outline"
    Released: August 14, 2012
  2. "The High Road"
    Released: January 22, 2013
  3. "Misery Loves My Company"
    Released: May 13, 2013

Transit of Venus is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on October 2, 2012 through RCA Records. The album is the band's first to be released under the record label, following the folding of their former label, Jive Records, in 2011.[2] The album was produced by Don Gilmore and recorded at Revolution Studios in Toronto.[3]

On June 5, 2012, the same day as Venus' visible transit across the sun, the band released the album title and release date.[4] The album spawned three singles ("Chalk Outline", "The High Road" and "Misery Loves My Company"). It is their last album to feature lead singer Adam Gontier before his eleven-year hiatus from the band, which lasted from January 2013 to October 2024.[5][6]

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.[7] It was nominated for Best Rock Album at the Juno Awards of 2014.[8]

Clocking in at 41 minutes and 40 seconds, Transit of Venus is the shortest album of Gontier's first tenure in the band.

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  4. ^ Mary Ouellette (June 5, 2012). "Three Days Grace Announce New Album Title and Release Date". Loudwire. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  5. ^ Childers, Chad (January 9, 2013). "Singer Adam Gontier Leaves Three Days Grace, Replaced by My Darkest Days' Matt Walst". Loudwire. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  6. ^ https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-reunion-adam-gontier-statement/
  7. ^ "Shinedown, Three Days Grace Unite for Arena Tour". Billboard. November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "The 2014 Juno Nominations Are Here! (And So Is A Sweet Playlist Of Nominated Guests)". CBC. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2024.