Buzzin Pop Music

photo: Dustin Rabin

Since the release of their self titled debut album in 2003, Billy Talent have emerged as  one of Canada’s biggest rock bands, the second album released in 2006 and called simply Billy Talent II, sold over 60,000 copies in the UK earning silver disc status, while the album debuted at number one in Canada and Germany.

Predictably the bands third album is called Billy Talent III and is their best effort to date, produced by Brendan O’Brien (Rage Against the Machine, AC/DC, Mastodon) the album has received rave reviews. Rock Sound magazine made it their album of the month, calling it ‘A mind blowing example of a band at the top of their game‘ and The Fly referred to it as a ‘compelling listen.’

Devil On My Shoulder is the latest track to be taken  from the new album and will be released via Atlantic Records on September 14.

Billy Talent are renowned for their live shows and have taken the festival circuit by storm in recent weeks, this is set to continue from this weekend when the band appear at the Reading/Leeds Festivals where they will headline the Lock-Up stage. This will be followed by a UK tour starting in October.

Billy Talent UK Tour Dates:

AUGUST
Fri 28           READING FESTIVAL Lock Up Stage

Sun 30          LEEDS FESTIVAL Lock Up Stage

OCTOBER
Mon 19        LEEDS Academy

Tues 20     NOTTINGHAM Rock City

Wed 21        SHEFFIELD Academy

Fri 23            GLASGOW Barrowland

Sun 25           DUBLIN Olympia

Mon 26         MANCHESTER Academy

Tues 27        BIRMINGHAM Academy

Thurs 29       SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall

Fri 30            NORWICH UEA

NOVEMBER
Sun 1              LONDON Brixton Academy