Billy Talent
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Toronto, Canada (1993 – present)
The name is inspired by a character named “Billy Tallent” in the 1993 book “Hard Core Logo” by Michael Turner (filmed in 1996) and it has been the name of the band since 2001, after a dispute with the American Pezz.
To date, the band have released four studio albums, the first under the name Pezz named “Watoosh!”, the second under the Billy Talent name is called “Billy Talent” with the third called “Billy Talent II”. The fourth album,”Billy Talent III”, released in 2009, was produced by Brendan O’Brien, who previously worked with AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam and The Offspring, among others.
Billy Talent have also released a live DVD/CD, “666” featuring live performances from London, Dusseldorf, and the Rock Am Ring festival, held at the Nürburgring in Germany. They have also released two live albums from London and Manchester in September of 2006, of which only 500 of each exist.
Drummer Aaron Solowoniuk revealed that the song “This Is How It Goes” was written for him by Ben with the subject being Aaron’s struggle with multiple sclerosis, in an open letter to fans posted on the official website in March 2006.
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Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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Messe, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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Billy Talent
Intersport Arena, Linz, Austria
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F.U.MS heads overseas!
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New Date for Leeds Show
21 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/billytalent
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