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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 ..
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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. The album was produced by Don Gilmore and recorded at Revolution Studios in Toronto. On June 5, 2012, the same day as Venus' visible transit across the sun, the band released the album title and release date. The album spawned three singles ("Chalk Outline", "The High Road" and "Misery Loves My Company"). It is the last of the band's albums to feature former lead singer Adam Gontier. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Transit of Venus was nominated for Best Rock Album at the Juno Awards of 2014. "We went for a tighter, more articulated sound on this record", said Neil Sanderson, the drummer of the band. "The music we were writing was a little more intricate than in the past, and we've been experimenting with new instruments. We wanted to present these new ideas concisely without going over-the-top in ambience and overall production." On August 1, 2012, the band announced that they have finished the recording process of the album, saying in a Facebook post: "Going out on a limb here but I think this record....is actually....finished....wow...what a great journey....thanks to Don Gilmore." The album was made available to stream online on September 27, 2012. "Chalk Outline" is the first single of the album and was released on August 14, 2012. It was released with a lyric video. Loudwire gave the song a 4/5 rating, saying that "Adam Gontier attacks the track with as much angst and aggression as ever." Eviqshed.com gave the single 5/5, praising the fact the band took a different direction musically. The lyric video to the song was published on YouTube on Three Days Grace's Vevo account on August 13 and the official music video was published on October 5. Upon its release, the album was met with generally favourable reviews by mainstream music critics, citing the band's different musical direction. Loudwire gave the album a 4 out of 5, saying that "Three Days Grace has stepped out of their comfort zone, ditched the formula, and went all in, holding nothing back in the true spirit of rock." Another positive review came from Artistdirect, which said that "Three Days Grace have undeniably progressed here, and the results are nothing short of incredible." Johan Wippsson of Melodic.net wrote that in Transit of Venus "there's an aggressive undertone, which sets a perfect alternative touch on the album." Allmusic calls the album "refined". An article by music journalist Clayton Petras in Inspirer Magazine gave the album a positive review, mentioning that although the album "opens with some eerie notes and a crooning Adam Gontier that we’re not quite used to", it goes on to mention that the album settles into "the gruff, rugged sound we’ve come to expect from the band". The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 48,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week,[two positions behind the band's previous album Life Starts Now, but the same position as One-X. Transit of Venus also featured at No. 1 on U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums, No. 3 on both the U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums and U.S. Billboard Top Alternative Albums, and at No. 4 on both U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums and on the Canadian Albums Chart. On Loudwire, the song "Chalk Outline" won the website's Rock Song of the Year award for 2012. The song topped the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts debuting at No. 1 and remaining in this position for 13 consecutive weeks, before dropping to No. 3 on its seventeenth week on the chart. The song also reached No. 1 on the Active Rock Radio chart, and remained in this position for eleven weeks. This makes "Chalk Outline" the ninth Three Days Grace song to top Active Rock Radio. "Chalk Outline" also peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Rock Songs, No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs Chart, and No. 65 on the Canadian Hot 100. All lyrics written by Three Days Grace, except where noted. Tracks No. Title Length 1. "Sign of the Times" 3:11 2. "Chalk Outline" 3:02 3. "The High Road" 3:13 4. "Operate" 3:22 5. "Anonymous" 3:13 6. "Misery Loves My Company" 2:42 7. "Give in to Me" (Michael Jackson cover) 3:19 8. "Happiness" 2:53 9. "Give Me a Reason" 4:03 10. "Time That Remains" 3:12 11. "Expectations" 2:43 12. "Broken Glass" 3:21 13. "Unbreakable Heart" 3:26 Total length: 41:40 Credits via Allmusic: Three Days Grace Adam Gontier - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Neil Sanderson - drums, backing vocals, keyboards, programming Brad Walst - bass guitar, backing vocals Barry Stock - lead guitar Additional musicians Bill Bottrell – Composer Rob Hawkins – Composer Michael Jackson – Composer Jaren Johnson – Composer Chris Tompkins – Composer Chris Wallin – Composer Matt Walst – Composer Craig Wiseman – Composer Production Don Gilmore – Producer David Wolter – A&R Keith Armstrong, Jason Dufour, Nik Karpen, Stephen Koszler, Andrew Schubert, & Brad Townsend – Assistant Engineers Mark Kiczula – Engineer Brad Blackwood – Mastering Chris Lord-Alge – Mixing Artwork Joseph Episcopo – Stylist Chris Feldman, Three Days Grace – Art Direction Michael Muller – Photography Walter Nomura – Illustrations Chart (2012) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200 5 U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 3 U.S. Billboard Top Alternative Albums 3 U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums 4 Canadian Albums Chart 4
A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet, becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun. The duration of such transits is usually measured in hours (the transit of 2012 lasted 6 hours and 40 minutes). A transit is similar to a solar eclipse by the Moon.
The 2012 transit of Venus, when the planet Venus appeared as a small, dark disk moving across the face of the Sun, began at 22:09 UTC on 5 June 2012, and ..
