Billy Talent is a Canadian melodic punk rock band from Ontario. Formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz (lead vocal), Ian D’Sa (guitar), Jon Gallant (bass) and Aaron Solowoniuk (drums), they existed for almost a decade before mainstream success. Until 1999 the band was known in the underground Toronto indie music scene under the name Pezz. The band renamed itself Billy Talent after running into legal trouble with the old name. In 2002, the band landed a record deal and launched into mainstream success. Since then Billy Talent had made two multi-platinum records in Canada, and continues to expand their success overseas. They even toured for 20 month supporting their third album. In 2009, they released a fourth album “Billy Talent ///” and their fifth album “Dead Silence” in 2012. The latter was followed up by a full UK tour over October and November 2012.
