Matt Walst (Three Days Grace, My Darkest Days )

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Episode 381 – Matt Walst of Three Days Grace joins the show to unpack his unique journey! From leading My Darkest Days, to stepping in as frontman for Three Days Grace when Adam Gontier departed, to welcoming Adam back and sharing vocal duties in what feels like a natural evolution. We dive into the creative process behind their upcoming album Alienation (dropping August 22nd), and working with top producers Zakk Cervini, Dan Lancaster, and Howard Benson. Catch them on the upcoming fall run with Breaking Benjamin, and don’t miss next week’s episode! Follow @leadsingersyndrome @threedaysgraceofficial & @mattjpwalst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's so funny because when you look at the guys, that's never a topic of conversation. Yeah. What you look like? Yeah. Did you watch the football last night? It's never about, I'll watch your skincare routine. Whereas women walk into a room and because we've been taught to be pitted against each other. Yeah. Not always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know, I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah. and it shouldn't be there.
0:01.1	We should be trying to change that stereotype. always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know, I can't. A bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah, and it shouldn't be there.
0:22.2	We should be trying to change that stereotype, believing that there is space for everybody.
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1:13.6	Hello everybody and welcome. Hello everybody and welcome back to another episode of Lead Singer Syndrome.
1:35.6	I'm your host, Shane Told.
1:38.0	I also sing for a band called Silverstein.
1:39.9	And what I do is I interview other lead singers about what it's like to be the front man or
1:45.7	front woman of a band.
1:48.5	And these guys need no introduction.
1:52.9	The Almighty Canadian rock giants.
1:58.0	Three Days Grace.
1:59.7	I've got Matt Walsh here on the show today. And this is cool
2:04.1	because I got Matt right now. I'm recording with Adam on Friday. We are going to have
2:10.6	back-to-back three days grace episodes to talk about one of the coolest things that has happened in rock music, maybe ever.
2:21.9	As a lot of people know, original Three Days Grace singer, Adam Gontier, you know him from,
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