Barry Stock
{{Short description|Canadian guitarist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Barry Stock
| image = Barry Stock THREE DAYS GRACE 2019.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Stock performing with Three Days Grace in 2019
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|04|24}}
| birth_place = Belgium{{Cite instagram|user=vonstockula|postid=BzBCJpnlqc4|title=A couple peeps showed up in my Birth place, Belgium!|date=June 22, 2019}}
| origin = Norwood, Ontario, Canada
| instrument = Guitar
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Post-grunge
- hard rock
- {{nowrap|alternative metal}}
- {{nowrap|alternative rock}}
- {{nowrap|nu metal}}
}}
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 2001–present
| label = Jive
| current_member_of = Three Days Grace
| website =
}}
Barry James Stock (born April 24, 1974){{cite tweet|number=988806021245267970|user=threedaysgrace|title=Happy Birthday to the baddest MOFO around! Cheers Barry ...hope you have a good one bud|date=April 24, 2018}} is a Canadian musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p561754/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Three Days Grace|last=Sutton|first=Michael|website=AllMusic|accessdate=May 20, 2010}}
Early life
Stock was born in Belgium and was raised in Norwood, Ontario.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/things-to-do/three-days-grace-returns-to-norwood-for-april-19-benefit/article_3073e425-1044-547e-9e1a-c61315bed1ca.html|title=Three Days Grace returns to Norwood for April 19 benefit|website=The Peterborough Examiner|author=Paul Rellinger|date=March 26, 2008|access-date=April 6, 2024}} At a young age, Stock was introduced to bands such as Black Sabbath, Van Halen and AC/DC.{{Cite news|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/interviews-news-features/three-days-grace-guitarist-barry-stock-discusses-gear-and-new-album-human|title=Three Days Grace Guitarist Barry Stock Discusses Gear and New Album, 'Human'|date=March 22, 2015|work=Guitar World|author=James Wood|access-date=June 2, 2017}} Stock grew up as a self taught guitarist and he originally played drums first.{{cite web|url=https://www.antiheromagazine.com/interview-barry-stock-of-three-days-grace/|title=Interview: Barry Stock of Three Days Grace|author=Mark Dean|website=Anti Hero Magazine|date=November 4, 2018|access-date=September 25, 2022}} He bought his first guitar when he was 13 which was a Raven Telecaster copy. He would spend time in his room playing music before playing in bands and as he got older, started focusing more on songwriting.
Career
Stock joined Three Days Grace in 2003, shortly after the band's self-titled debut studio album was released.{{cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/three-days-grace-up-the-mohawk-factor/|title=Three Days Grace Up The Mohawk Factor|last=Fiasco|first=Lance|date=September 16, 2003|website=idobi Radio|access-date=March 24, 2022}} Stock's addition in Three Days Grace made the band a four-piece.{{cite magazine|last=Sarig|first=Roni|title=New Faces: Three Days Grace|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/threedaysgrace/articles/story/5936104/new_faces_three_days_grace|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709011912/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/threedaysgrace/articles/story/5936104/new_faces_three_days_grace|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 14, 2004|access-date=February 28, 2024}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/three-days-grace-mn0000490860/biography|title=Three Days Grace - Biography|website=AllMusic|last=Sutton|first=Michael|access-date=April 6, 2024}}
At the 2010 Juno Awards, Stock presented April Wine with their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/juno-goes-for-gold-with-olympic-athletes-artists-1.497877|title=JUNO goes for gold with Olympic athletes, artists|website=CTV News|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=April 12, 2022}} Stock is the founder and CEO of MEAN Clothing Company.{{Cite web|title = MEAN Clothing Company – About MEAN|url = https://www.meanclothing.com/about.html|website = MEAN Clothing Company|accessdate = September 8, 2015|publisher = MEAN Clothing Company|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232833/https://www.meanclothing.com/about.html|archive-date = August 14, 2018|url-status = dead}} The clothing is rock music/military inspired.{{cite web|url=https://www.meanclothing.com/about.html|title=About MEAN Clothing Company|work=MEAN Clothing Company|accessdate=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232833/https://www.meanclothing.com/about.html|archive-date=August 14, 2018|url-status=dead}} There is also a MEAN Beard division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.meanclothing.com/sections/mean-beard-oil.html|title=MEAN Clothing Company – MEAN Beard Oil|website=MEAN Clothing Company|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222165155/https://www.meanclothing.com/sections/mean-beard-oil.html|archivedate=February 22, 2017|language=en|access-date=August 18, 2017}} Stock's interests in addition to music include hunting and the outdoors.
Stock uses Schecter, Ibanez{{cite web|url=https://threedaysgrace.com/gear/|title=Three Days Grace - Gear|website=threedaysgrace.com|access-date=April 12, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/three-days-grace-rig-tour-guitar-bass-drums|title=Take a tour of Three Days Grace's guitar, bass and drum setups|website=Music Radar|author=Stuart Williams|date=June 30, 2022|access-date=July 6, 2023}} Owning a collection of Ibanez guitars,{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/made_in_usa_are_american_made_guitars_better_or_is_it_just_a_marketing_ploy-154931|title=Made in USA: Are American Made Guitars Better or Is It Just a Marketing Ploy?|website=Ultimate Guitar|author=Justin Beckner|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/three_days_grace_we_let_our_fans_decide_the_name_of_new_album.html|title=Three Days Grace: 'We Let Our Fans Decide The Name Of New Album'|website=Ultimate Guitar|author=Justin R. Beckner|access-date=February 28, 2024}} He uses Marshall Amplification and various effect pedals including an Ibanez Tube Screamer,{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/10-questions-for-three-days-graces-barry-stock-learn-from-everyone-and-be-as-versatile-as-you-can|title=10 questions for Three Days Grace's Barry Stock: 'Learn from everyone, and be as versatile as you can'|website=Music Radar|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=July 6, 2023}} mostly by Digitech. On the Live at the Palace DVD he revealed he uses Diezel Vh4 Amplifiers.
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.
Personal life
Barry Stock is married to a woman named Heather.{{Cite instagram|user=vonstockula|postid=BwdBconlX3r|title=Happy Anniversary Heather! 32 Years together!|date=April 19, 2019}} The two got married back in 1997. Stock revealed he served 48 hours in jail following a DWI after a concert.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/that-time-a-dwi-turned-three-days-grace-into-a-trio/|title=Three Days Grace: The DWI That Made Them a Temporary Trio|website=Loudwire|last=Ives|first=Brian|date=August 3, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2022}} Stock also had a heart attack on stage originally mistaking it as heartburn. He finished the show and sought treatment afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-barry-stock-heart-attack-onstage-finished-show/|title=Three Days Grace Guitarist Once Had a Heart Attack On Stage|website=Loudwire|last=DiVita|first=Joe|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2022}} Stock currently resides in Southern Indiana.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2022/05/03/scenes-from-aftermath-of-kentucky-tornado-featured-in-three-days-grace-new-video.html|title=Scenes from aftermath of Kentucky tornado featured in new Three Days Grace video|author=Nick Krewen|website=Toronto Star|date=May 4, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2024}}
Discography
{{Main|Three Days Grace discography}}
- One-X (2006)
- Life Starts Now (2009)
- Transit of Venus (2012)
- Human (2015)
- Outsider (2018)
- Explosions (2022)
- Alienation (2025)
=Other appearances=
References
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{{Three Days Grace}}
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Category:Canadian rock guitarists
Category:Canadian male guitarists
Category:Musicians from Ontario
Category:Canadian lead guitarists
Category:Canadian heavy metal guitarists
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Category:21st-century Canadian guitarists