Billy Talent will release their sixth studio album Crisis Of Faith! The ten track LP was produced entirely by the band’s guitarist and main songwriter, Juno-nominated producer Ian D’Sa, in the band’s Toronto studio and was mixed by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge (My Chemical Romance, Green Day, All Time Low). Billy Talent are one of Canada’s most successful bands and are renowned for their unique alt-punk style. Crisis Of Faith features the singles End of Me (feat Rivers Cuomo) of Weezer, “Reckless Paradise” and “I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better),” along with the anthemic prog-inspired “Forgiveness I + II.”
Billy Talent (2003). Billy Talent takes its curious handle from a character name in the 1996 mock rockumentary Hard Core Logo, which traced the continuing adventures of an aging Vancouver punk band. The reference is probably more resonant in the Talent's home base of Toronto; everywhere else, it's a little awkward. Fortunately, the quartet's eponymous Atlantic release struggles mightily to make music matter more than moniker or stylized genre revivalism. Over a muscular, relentless, and viciously catchy 40 minutes, the band checks the wiry, melodic punk of the Buzzcocks while working Fugazi's dueling vocalist dynamic and searingly precise guitar breaks into its own three-minute anthems…
Canadian punk revival quartet Billy Talent formed in 1999 while the members of the Streetsville, Ontario band were still in high school. Originally known as Pezz, the quartet - vocalist Ben Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jon Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk - had adopted a new moniker and were making their way in Toronto with the self-released Watoosh! LP under their belt. The Try Honesty EP followed in 2001; it led to strong local buzz, exposure supporting larger touring acts, and an eventual demo deal with EMI. The band entered the studio in early 2003 with producer Gavin Brown and emerged with its eponymous debut in July, which was slated for a September release on Atlantic…
Billy Talent - one of the most successful Canadian bands, returns with their first live album since 2007's '666'. The album sees the band perform 21 career spanning hits and was recorded this past November at the iconic German venue in front of a sold-out crowd. Canadian alt. rock band from Streetsville (Mississauga), Ontario, founded as Pezz in 1993, becoming Billy Talent in 1999. Their debut album won two Juno Awards, Best Album of the Year, and Best Band of the Year, and the band went on to be certified 3x Platinum in Canada for multiple albums and continue to expand their success overseas.