Does ANYONE here knwo who the band Billy Talent is? :O!?

Question

THEY ROCK, how come no one knows them
DOYOU?
do you think they rock?
ii dooo
lol
=)

Answer 1

i love them there new album is so good m fav songs are: fallen leaves and where is the line! there the coolest and i totally agree with you! i have both there albums!

Answer 2

i love billy talent! i don't have their new album yet though, but i love their other stuff!

Answer 3

nope

Answer 4

Billy Talent, originally called Pezz, is a Canadian modern rock band. Originally from Mississauga, Ontario, they are now based in downtown Toronto. They performed and recorded together for about a decade before finding a wide mainstream following.

History


Origins as Pezz

The band originated in Streetsville, part of the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Ontario. In 1993, Ben Kowalewicz, Jon Gallant, and Aaron Solowoniuk met Ian D'Sa backstage at their high school talent show. Ian was in a different band at the time, but they immediately became friends, and later formed a new band, Pezz. Pezz began writing and performing songs and winning attention and credibility at first locally, and soon in Toronto's broader indie music scene. A collaboration with Juno-nominated music producer Brad Nelson led to their first full-length album, Watoosh!, in 1998. While popular within Toronto's indie scene, it did not reach large mainstream sales levels.


Billy Talent and mainstream success
In 1999, Pezz ran into some legal trouble over their name. A punk band from Memphis, Tennessee used the same name, and indeed had released their first album under that name in 1990. At first, the Canadian Pezz's management threatened a lawsuit and demanded $5,000 from BYO Records, the Los Angeles-based record company, at the time, for the American Pezz. In time, the band relented, and soon renamed themselves Billy Talent. The name was inspired by "Billy Tallent", the name of a guitarist in Hard Core Logo, the novel by Michael Turner and its film adaptation by Bruce McDonald.

As Billy Talent, their sound began to move in a more aggressive, punk rock direction. Their four song EP, Try Honesty, was released in September 2001, and the band became increasingly well-known, and their live shows, noted for their high energy, more frequent.

In 2002, producer Gavin Brown picked up a demo tape from the band and quickly circulated it to record companies, attracting considerable interest. In the end, the band signed with Atlantic Records and Warner Music Canada. In the fall of 2003, the band released their full-length self-titled album, Billy Talent. The album found considerable mainstream airplay and sales success. "Try Honesty" was a successful first single, and was followed by other singles into late 2003 and 2004. The band played sold-out shows in Canada and the United States and had success in Europe as well. The band received Juno and MuchMusic Video Award nominations and awards, and spent late 2004 and most of 2005 touring. As of June 2006, Billy Talent the album, has gone 3x Platinum in Canada and will soon achieve mainstream success in the United States as well after playing shows at almost every Warped Tour 2006 festival.

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Billy Talent II
In the fall of 2005, a demo of an unreleased song entitled, "Red Flag", was circulating across the Internet; "Red Flag" also appears on the soundtracks to Burnout Revenge, Burnout Legends, SSX On Tour and EA Sports' NHL 2006, and on the Atlantic Records compilation Black by Popular Demand. Another song, "Devil In A Midnight Mass," was available for download on their website exclusively on Christmas Day, 2005. "Surrender" was offered for download exclusively on Valentine's Day, 2006. Both "Devil In A Midnight Mass" and "Surrender" appeared on the band's newest album, Billy Talent II, released on June 28, 2006. On April 20th the final version of "Devil In A Midnight Mass" was made available online through the band's Myspace, it is now also played on some Canadian radio stations owned by Corus Entertainment, such as FM96, 102.1 the Edge, 99.3 The Fox, 106.1 The Goat and Y108. The video for "Devil In A Midnight Mass" is now being played on MuchMusic. Clips of all the new songs can be found at the Warner Music website.

All of the tracks on Billy Talent II were leaked onto the internet on June 19th 2006. On June 23rd, all of the tracks were officially released onto the band's MySpace as a listing preview for the fans. The next day 10 of the songs were removed and their myspace now contained the songs "This Suffering", "Devil In A Midnight Mass", "Red Flag" and one of the songs from their self-titled album.

The band performed a Intimate & Interactive outdoor concert at Muchmusic on June 28th, 2006 and were also interviewed by Devon Soltendieck. Viewers also called, e-mailed, and videophoned the band at the Chum City parking lot in Toronto, Ontario. Portions of the program are available at Muchmusic Axs.

The album fared very well in Canada in its debut week, landing in at number 1 on the Canadian charts with 48,000 copies sold the first week. However the success didn't duplicate itself in the U.S., where the disk came in at a weak #134, selling only 7,231 units in week 1.

Devil In A Midnight Mass was the first single released on Billy Talent II. A video for "Red Flag" was shot on July 21, 2006, in Los Angeles, CA [1], and it is scheduled to be released as the second single. The video for "Red Flag" was first played in the UK on Scuzz on 20th August 2006.


Discography


Studio albums

Watoosh! (as Pezz) (1998)
Billy Talent (2003) 3x Platinum (Canada)
Billy Talent II (2006) (#1 CAN, #134 US, #1 GER)


EPs and Singles

Demoluca (as Pezz) (1993)
Dudebox (as Pezz) (1994)
Try Honesty EP (2001)
Try Honesty single (2003) UK #68
The Ex single (2004) UK #61
River Below single (2004) UK #70
Nothing To Lose single (2004)
Devil In A Midnight Mass single (2006) UK #66, #1 CAN
Red Flag single (2006) TBR


Awards

2003 Casby Awards
Won: Favorite New Single (for "Try Honesty")

2004 Juno Awards
Won: Best New Group Of The Year
Other Nominations: Rock Album Of The Year, Single Of The Year (for "Try Honesty")

2004 MuchMusic Video Awards
Won: Best Rock Video (for "Try Honesty")
Other Nominations: People's Choice-Favourite Canadian Group, Best Video, Best Cinematography, Best Post-Production, Best Director (all for "Try Honesty")

2004 Casby Awards
Won: Favorite New Single (for "River Below"), Favorite New Album

2005 Juno Awards
Won: Group Of The Year, Best Album Of The Year (for "Billy Talent")
Other Nominations: Single Of The Year (for "River Below")

2005 MuchMusic Video Awards
Won: Best Video (for "River Below"), Best Rock Video (for "River Below")
Other Nominations: People's Choice-Favourite Canadian Group, Best Video (for "Nothing To Lose"), Best Rock Video (for "Nothing To Lose"), Best Post-Production (for "River Below"), Best Cinematography (for "Nothing To Lose"), Best Director (for "River Below"), Best Director (for "Nothing To Lose")

2006 MuchMusic Video Awards
Won: None
Other Nominations: Best Video (for "Devil in a Midnight Mass"), Best Director - Sean Michael Turrell (for "Devil in a Midnight Mass"), Best Post-Production (for "Devil in a Midnight Mass"), Best Cinematography (for "Devil in a Midnight Mass"), Best Rock Video (for "Devil in a Midnight Mass")


Members

Ben Kowalewicz - vocals
Ian D'Sa - guitar
Jon Gallant - bass
Aaron Solowoniuk - drums


To be honest, I never heard of them... but I love researching, so enjoy!