![]() ![]() “What I didn’t find down there was a lot of hopelessness, which is kind of redeeming in a time like this.” Or you’ll see toys or shoes … and then it kind of starts to hit you differently: These are people’s lives. “The craziest thing is that you see a pile of rubble that was somebody’s house, or somebody’s store or restaurant, and in and among that you’ll see a menu and realize that must have been a restaurant. “This song is kind of about loss, but sort of redemption through loss.”Īs for his own firsthand observation of the wake of the tornado - which travelled 266 km and stayed on the ground for three hours - Sanderson said the scene was surreal. ![]() “We shot it down there sort of documentary-style,” said Sanderson. The video features singer Matt Walst walking through town, lip-synching some of the song’s lyrics - and some Mayfield citizens sorting through the debris of what’s left of their homes. And it was kind of like this forgotten disaster and we thought, ‘Why don’t we go down there and check it out?’ ![]() “There was this kind of element of nobody was talking about it because there was a lot of other stuff going on in the world that we all know about. “Barry had debris in his backyard from the next state over - that’s how big the tornado was - and he also knew some people personally who were affected by it,” Sanderson explained. Sanderson, whose band launched its new album “Explosions” on May 3, said the tragedy struck close to home for guitarist Stock, who lives in Southern Indiana. “It was crazy, just to see it with our own eyes,” said Sanderson, speaking on behalf of singer and guitarist Matt Walst, bass player Brad Walst and lead guitarist Barry Stock. Three Days Grace drummer and keyboardist Neil Sanderson is still haunted by what he witnessed. Then they opted to film the video for their latest song “Lifetime” on location, dedicating the song to the people of the town, which lost more than 20 people and 15,000 homes and buildings to the disaster, and pledging $1 (U.S.) for every ticket sold on their current U.S. less than a two-hour drive from Toronto - decided to travel to Mayfield, population 10,000, and witness the destruction for themselves. 10, Three Days Grace decided to offer a helping hand. ![]() When the town of Mayfield, Kentucky, was levelled by an EF4 tornado in the middle of the night on Dec. ![]()
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