Billy Talent is a popular Canadian punk/alternative rock band based in Mississauga, Ontario. The band essentially started as a good old-fashioned garage band in Streetsville, a suburb of Mississauga. All four band members attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School during high school, where they were all part of various high school bands. Ben and Jon formed a band called To Each His Own and brought in Aaron to play drums. Ian joined afterward and the four formed a band called Pezz in 1993, playing in the Toronto underground rock scene after graduating high school.
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| - Billy Talent (antigamente coñecida coma Pezz) é unha banda canadense de rock alternativo formada en 1993 en Mississauga, Ontario. Está formada por Benjamin Kowalewicz (voces), Ian D'Sa (guitarra/voces), Jonathan Gallant (baixo/voces) e Aaron Solowoniuk (batería/percusión).
- Billy Talent est un groupe de rock/punk/alternatif/vomiscore ou je ne sais quoi (on en a rien a foutre de leur style musical). Il est composé de 4 membres tous aussi homosexuels les uns que les autres (à en déterminer par leurs coupes de cheveux):
- Billy Talent is a popular Canadian punk/alternative rock band based in Mississauga, Ontario. The band essentially started as a good old-fashioned garage band in Streetsville, a suburb of Mississauga. All four band members attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School during high school, where they were all part of various high school bands. Ben and Jon formed a band called To Each His Own and brought in Aaron to play drums. Ian joined afterward and the four formed a band called Pezz in 1993, playing in the Toronto underground rock scene after graduating high school.
- Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian post-hardcore band formed in 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario. The band consists of Benjamin Kowalewicz (vocals), Ian D'Sa (guitar/vocals), Jonathan Gallant (bass/vocals) and Aaron Solowoniuk (drums/percussion). They are mostly recognizable by their heavy yet melodic guitars and the unique timbre of Ben's voice.
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| - Aaron Solowoniuk
- Benjamin Kowalewicz
- Ian D'Sa
- Jonathan Gallant
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| - Punk Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Post-Hardcore
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| - Dragonflower
- To Each His Own
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| - Billy Talent (antigamente coñecida coma Pezz) é unha banda canadense de rock alternativo formada en 1993 en Mississauga, Ontario. Está formada por Benjamin Kowalewicz (voces), Ian D'Sa (guitarra/voces), Jonathan Gallant (baixo/voces) e Aaron Solowoniuk (batería/percusión).
- Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian post-hardcore band formed in 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario. The band consists of Benjamin Kowalewicz (vocals), Ian D'Sa (guitar/vocals), Jonathan Gallant (bass/vocals) and Aaron Solowoniuk (drums/percussion). They are mostly recognizable by their heavy yet melodic guitars and the unique timbre of Ben's voice. Although they are often described as having punk rock roots, they did not "emulate popular bands at the time." The sound is original and unique, something different that they recognized when they first started playing together. "Music for us depends on the individuals you are playing with, and individually we are all at our best in the context of this band. Our collaboration and chemistry work. For years we tried to find our sound, but everything started happening when we simply accepted what we are. When you find your voice, everything else follows suit." - Benjamin Kowalewicz MuchMusic interview The band existed for almost a decade before hitting mainstream success. The members met and played in high school under the name Pezz and remained underground in Toronto's indie music scene until 2001. The band renamed itself Billy Talent after running into legal trouble with the old name. It was then that Kowalewicz's connection with a worker in Warner Music Canada's A&R landed the band a record deal and launched them into mainstream success. Since then, Billy Talent has made two multi-platinum records in Canada, and continues to expand their success overseas. As of July 1, 2008, the band has completed touring Canada and Europe as well as a tour with My Chemical Romance in the U.S, and they have returned to Canada to finish the new album.
- Billy Talent est un groupe de rock/punk/alternatif/vomiscore ou je ne sais quoi (on en a rien a foutre de leur style musical). Il est composé de 4 membres tous aussi homosexuels les uns que les autres (à en déterminer par leurs coupes de cheveux):
* Benjamin Kowalewicz, chanteur qui tente de screamer depuis le début de sa carrière mais en vain;
* Ian D'Sa, guitariste (c'est quoi ce nom de famille de merde);
* Jonathan Gallant, bassiste (donc le plus inutile du groupe);
* Aaron Solowoniuk, batteur qui est atteint d'une drôle de maladie qui le rends constipé, dépressif et d'autres symptômes plus ou moins connus. Eh non, aucune trace du nom Billy Talent parmi les "musiciens" du groupe. Mais d'ou viens ce nom alors? Il semblerait que l'ancien nom du groupe était Pezz... Même les membres turbo-retardés du groupe ce sont rendu compte de la stupidité de ce nom. C'est alors qu'il décidèrent de changer leur nom pour Billy Talent sans aucune raison en particulier (surement qu'il étaient drogués à la colle) en mémoire du hamster obèse masochiste-scatophile d'Aaron qui lui servait d'ami durant sa jeunesse.
- Billy Talent is a popular Canadian punk/alternative rock band based in Mississauga, Ontario. The band essentially started as a good old-fashioned garage band in Streetsville, a suburb of Mississauga. All four band members attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School during high school, where they were all part of various high school bands. Ben and Jon formed a band called To Each His Own and brought in Aaron to play drums. Ian joined afterward and the four formed a band called Pezz in 1993, playing in the Toronto underground rock scene after graduating high school. As Pezz, they gradually grew in popularity within Toronto and eventually pooled the money needed to record and release a full-length album called Watoosh! The album saw the band experiment with numerous genres and styles. After realizing that a band in the US was also named Pezz, they changed their name to Billy Talent, after a character in the film Hard Core Logo. The change in name coincided with their musical styles focusing on punk and alternative rock. After being noticed by a local radio station rep, the band gained more exposure in the Toronto area and were finally noticed by a mainstream studio after the same rep left to go work at Warner Music Canada in the A&R department. The band was signed on and began recording and playing music for a mainstream audience. Through their three albums as Billy Talent, the music style has shifted noticeably. While the first album, the self-titled Billy Talent, was full of angsty punk anthems, the second album saw their music and lyrics start to refine. Ben's vocals in particular were toned down, leading to less screaming and more singing. The third album continued in the evolution, resulting in a band whose music has essentially grown up and matured as they have. Over the course of the eight years they've now had in the mainstream, their popularity has exploded in Canada and in Europe, where they continuously play in well-known festivals and headline to sold-out crowds. In August 2010 they finished their most recent tour and are now working on their fourth album. The band has said that it will not follow the Chronological Album Titles of the first three and will also move towards a heavier sound.
* Benjamin Kowalewicz: Lead vocals
* Ian D'Sa: Guitars, backup vocals. Has a degree in classical animation from Sheridan College ("the Harvard of animation schools") and was one of the animators for Angela Anaconda.
* Jonathan Gallant: Bass guitar, backup vocals
* Aaron Solowiniuk: Drums
* 1999 - Watoosh! (Pezz)
* 2003 - Billy Talent
* 2006 - Billy Talent II
* 2009 - Billy Talent III
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