Barry Stock | |
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 Stock performing with Three Days Grace in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 24, 1974 Belgium [1] |
| Origin | Norwood, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Jive |
| Member of | Three Days Grace |
Barry James Stock (born April 24, 1974) [2] is a Canadian musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. [3]
Stock was born in Belgium and was raised in Norwood, Ontario. [4] At a young age, Stock was introduced to bands such as Black Sabbath, Van Halen and AC/DC. [5] Stock grew up as a self taught guitarist and he originally played drums first. [6] He bought his first guitar when he was 13 which was a Raven Telecaster copy. [7] He would spend time in his room playing music before playing in bands and as he got older, started focusing more on songwriting. [5]
Stock joined Three Days Grace in 2003, shortly after the band's self-titled debut studio album was released. [8] Stock's addition in Three Days Grace made the band a four-piece. [9] He is featured on six of the band's studio releases: One-X (2006), Life Starts Now (2009), Transit of Venus (2012), Human (2015), Outsider (2018) and Explosions (2022). [10]
At the 2010 Juno Awards, Stock presented April Wine with their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. [11] Stock is the founder and CEO of MEAN Clothing Company. [12] The clothing is rock music/military inspired. [13] There is also a MEAN Beard division. [14] Stock's interests in addition to music include hunting and the outdoors. [13]
Stock uses Schecter, Ibanez [15] and PRS guitars, but prefers an Ibanez SZ320. Stock also has an Ibanez Custom Shop baritone, which was one of two made for him around the band's 2006 album, One-X . [16] Owning a collection of Ibanez guitars, [17] he has also been seen using an Ibanez SZ4020FM Prestige. Since the discontinuation of the SZ series in 2008, Stock has started to use other guitars in the Ibanez line such as the ART series and Darkstone series. [18] He uses Marshall Amplification and various effect pedals including an Ibanez Tube Screamer, [7] mostly by Digitech. On the Live at the Palace DVD he revealed he uses Diezel Vh4 Amplifiers. [15]
Some of Stock's guitar influences include Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones and Daron Malakian from System of a Down. [5]
Barry Stock is married to a woman named Heather. [19] The two got married back in 1997. Stock revealed he served 48 hours in jail following a DWI after a concert. [20] Stock also had a heart attack on stage originally mistaking it as heartburn. He finished the show and sought treatment afterwards. [21] Stock currently resides in Southern Indiana. [22]
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Looking for a Place (We've Never Been)" | 2001 | April Wine | Back to the Mansion | Additional guitar | [23] |
| "Again" | 2012 | My Darkest Days | Sick and Twisted Affair | Additional guitar | [24] |
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