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Punk revivalist quartet Billy Talent used to be known as Pezz back in their Streetsville, Ontario, high-school days. But by 1999, 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 got the word out during that summer with a slot on Lollapalooza and a series of dates with the Buzzcocks. Before they knew it, the band had not only garnered an impressive following, but also a slew of Juno (Best New Group, Group of the Year and Album of the Year) and MuchMusic (Best Video, Best Rock Video) Awards to their name. Billy Talent hit the studio in February 2005 to begin work on their sophomore offering. Submitting to fan requests, the group re-released Pezz's Watoosh! that September before the highly anticipated and explosive II appeared in June 2006. A handful of festivals and U.K. dates were played prior to spending the rest of the summer on the Warped Tour, and in 2007, they preserved a live performance at Düsseldorf, Germany, on CD and DVD with 666 Live. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music GuideMore

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The Ex (Video)
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Oct 7th, 1:58am
Try Honesty (Video) Radio Edit audio
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Oct 7th, 2:08am
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Fan Comments

Aug 12th, 5:57pm
I saw u guys live at edge fest SOO amazing
Jun 12th, 12:34am
My brother loves your song "Fallen Leaves", he's only six by the way :P And my friend loves you guys! He always mentions you when we talkabout favourite bands or artists in class :D Maybe you guys should come to Toronto,you might see him there :D
Jun 5th, 8:19pm
i love you guys
Mar 24th, 12:03am
love u guys, come to portugal in your next tour pleaseee *_*
Jan 24th, 3:52am
YAS BEST 3V3R ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 21st, 9:10pm
omg i fuckin love yu guyssss~
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