Barry Stock

Barry James Stock (born April 24, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace.

Early life Stock was born in Belgium and was raised in Caledon, Ontario. At a young age, Stock was introduced to bands such as Black Sabbath, Van Halen and AC/DC. He credits his three older brothers for him listening to '70s rock and wanted to learn guitar after hearing "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent. Stock grew up as a self taught guitarist and originally played drums first. He bought his first guitar when he was 13 which was a Raven Telecaster copy. Stock's addition in Three Days Grace made the band a four-piece. He is featured on seven of the band's studio releases: One-X (2006), Life Starts Now (2009), Transit of Venus (2012), Human (2015), Outsider (2018), Explosions (2022) and Alienation (2025).

At the 2010 Juno Awards, Stock presented April Wine with their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Stock is the founder and CEO of MEAN Clothing Company. The clothing is rock music/military inspired. There is also a MEAN Beard division. Stock's interests in addition to music include hunting and the outdoors. 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. Owning a collection of Ibanez guitars, 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, Darkstone series, and Iceman as of 2025. He uses Marshall Amplification and various effect pedals including an Ibanez Tube Screamer, mostly by Digitech. On the Live at the Palace DVD he revealed he uses Diezel Vh4 Amplifiers.

Personal life Stock married his wife Heather. Stock revealed he served 48 hours in jail following a DWI after a concert. Stock also had a heart attack on stage. During a performance in Detroit in 2013, Stock was playing "The Good Life" and started to feel discomfort, but originally mistook it as heartburn. However, after he finished the show, his bandmates advised him to seek treatment and he decided to visit a nearby hospital, Beaumont. After receiving treatment, Stock began living a healthier lifestyle, quitting smoking after the heart attack. Stock currently resides in Southern Indiana.

Discography

One-X (2006) Life Starts Now (2009) Transit of Venus (2012) Human (2015) Outsider (2018) Explosions (2022) Alienation (2025) Other appearances Title Year Artist(s) Album Notes "Looking for a Place (We've Never Been)" 2001 April Wine Back to the Mansion Additional guitar "Again" 2012 My Darkest Days Sick and Twisted Affair Additional guitar "Taxi" 2016 Dani Rosenoer Monkey Prison Additional guitar "Children of Night" 2022 Jonathan Young Additional guitar