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In the wake of their electric fifth record \u2018Human\u2019<\/i>, Three Days Grace<\/b> have emerged from what seemed like a death sentence at the loss of previous vocalist Adam Gontier. With new frontman Matt Walst taking to the helm like a natural, the only way is up for the band whose name fast became synonymous with post-grunge rock.<\/p>\n

Before they hit the Maverick stage at Download Festival<\/b>, Already Heard caught up with drummer Neil Sanderson and new vocalist Matt Walst to talk festival advice, setlists and inspirations.<\/p>\n

AH: Hey guys, how\u2019s it feel being at the home of rock and roll for the very first time?<\/b>
Neil Sanderson: We\u2019ve been waiting for this gig our whole lives. There\u2019s a lot of history here, so we\u2019re stoked to be taking part in it for sure! Download and Donington is like THE festival.<\/i><\/p>\n

AH: You guys have been around such a long time now, this is almost overdue! <\/b>
Neil: It is yeah, it\u2019s a great time for us to be over here, that\u2019s kind of the power of the internet. We haven\u2019t been here a lot, but we just did a three week tour in Europe and we have people singing every word to every song that we play, which is pretty cool. We\u2019re definitely focusing more on overseas stuff now than we have in the past, and it\u2019s exciting. <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: It\u2019s hard to gauge how well you\u2019re going down in a country too, right? <\/b>
Neil: Yeah you just have to come over here! It really started last year when we went to Russia. We\u2019ve never been to Russia and we were selling out a whole tour. We were like \u201cwow!\u201d, so it\u2019s kinda been the same way everywhere we\u2019ve been overseas. To be halfway around the world from where you\u2019re from and have a reaction and an awareness for the band that we didn\u2019t really realise is pretty exciting, so that\u2019s why we\u2019re here and we\u2019ll be back here a lot. <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: What were the crowds in Russia like? <\/b>
Neil: Insane! For some reason they knew every hotel we were staying at, they knew every train station we were stopping at. We felt there was maybe a mole on our crew that was giving them information, he\u2019s probably our tour manager standing right over there! <\/i><\/p>\n

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AH: For the time you guys have been around, five albums isn\u2019t a lot, but you\u2019re starving the market and not putting too much out there so people get tired of you, right? <\/b>
Neil: Yeah, we don\u2019t really take our time or rush, it just always works out. We spend a hell of a lot of time writing, how long did we write \u2018Human\u2019 for? 16 months or something? It\u2019s all about the writing for us! We spend all the time with acoustic guitars and writing the album, rewriting it. The studio is kind of easy if you have the songs together. <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: So given those five albums, there\u2019s always going to be a setlist that doesn\u2019t please everyone. What songs would you put on a setlist if you could? <\/b>
Matt Walst: Lost In You!
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Neil: We might play it\u2026 we won\u2019t play it here! We mix up the set, but today we\u2019re playing a heavy set. Not as heavy as most guys here! We\u2019re gonna play some stuff off the new album, we\u2019ll play some hits. <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: And you guys are known for some seriously catchy hits! <\/b>
Matt: That\u2019s the thing, in all different countries speaking different languages, they all know the words to the songs, so it\u2019s so cool! <\/i><\/p>\n

Neil: Some of them know the lyrics better than we do! <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: It gets to that point when you have to learn from the fans\u2026<\/b>
Neil: It does, we\u2019ve damaged our short term memories over the years of touring. <\/i><\/p>\n

Matt: Oh yeah, in Spain, I could\u2019ve just sat there and held the mic out to the crowd, they were singing louder than I was, it was insane! <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: You guys aren\u2019t new to the chaos of festivals, so what\u2019s your advice for first-time festival goers? <\/b>
Neil: Just mind the portapotties. <\/i><\/p>\n

Matt: Yeah, I was gonna say try and hit up the portapotties early in the day! <\/i><\/p>\n

Neil: I have the weakest stomach of anyone you\u2019ll ever meet, so I can\u2019t even think about portapotties right now\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

AH: If you could bring one band on tour with you, either supporting you or headlining over you, who would you pick? <\/b>
Matt: Either Marilyn Manson or Linkin Park. I haven\u2019t seen Manson since 1998 at Ozzfest, with Black Sabbath as the headliner, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, it was insane, I was just a kid too! <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: If you could go on any tour with any band that\u2019s already happened, which would you go on? <\/b>
Neil: I would\u2019ve been on the Motley Crue Girls Girls Girls tour I think. I would\u2019ve liked to be a fly on the wall for that tour. I\u2019d give it a go, they survived! <\/i><\/p>\n

AH: Who was your most crucial musical influence growing up? <\/b>
Matt: Definitely Kurt Cobain. Those songs and him made me want to write music myself. <\/i><\/p>\n

Three Days Grace<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

View more of Already Heard<\/b>’s coverage of Download Festival<\/b> 2015 here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Words by Ali Cooper (@AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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