Adam Wade Gontier

Adam Wade Gontier (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for Saint Asonia, but is best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. Gontier left Three Days Grace on January 9, 2013. In addition to his work with Three Days Grace, he has been involved in collaborations with other bands including Art of Dying and Apocalyptica.

Gontier was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on May 25. He was raised in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Shortly after his parents divorced, he moved to the Peterborough area, where he initially attended the Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute. In 1995, he moved to the Norwood area, and attended Norwood District High School, where he met and befriended Three Days Grace members Neil Sanderson and Brad Walst.

Solo Career

Gontier joined singer/songwriter Martin Sexton on the road during his 2012 "Fall Like Rain" tour, providing opening support as a solo artist. He also joined Citizen Cope for a few shows as a solo act.

Gontier continued to do shows and concerts as a solo artist. Several songs have been released, but not as singles, such as "It's All in Your Hands", "Take Me With You", "Too Drunk to Drive" (written by Casey Marshall), "Until the End", "No Regrets", "A Beast in Me (Over and Over It Turns on Me)", and "We Will Never Forget". Gontier had previously performed solo songs like "I Will Stay", "Try to Catch Up With the World", and "Lost Your Shot" in 2011 and 2012.

In January 2013 in an interview with Loudwire, Gontier stated he was working on a solo album, and looked forward to releasing it sometime in the near future (late 2013 to early 2014).

In early March 2013, Gontier publicly announced and launched his Adam Gontier Solo Live Tour.

Gontier and his band performed their first show together on April 19, 2013 in Oklahoma City as part of the Ink Life Tour. On May 11, 2013, Gontier released an official acoustic version and video of the song "Give Me a Reason" from Transit of Venus. In June 2014, Gontier had been featured in a YouTube Vlog, much like his own videos on his own page, but this time on Kevin Brown's YouTube channel.

Saint Asonia (stylized as SΔINT ΔSONIΔ) is a Canadian-American rock band consisting of former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mike Mushok (lead guitar), Corey Lowery (bass, backing vocals), and Rich Beddoe (drums). Formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2015 after Gontier's departure from Three Days Grace, they released their debut studio album Saint Asonia on July 31, 2015.