BILLY TALENT RETURN WITH BILLY TALENT II

04.20.06

Billy Talent has announced details of their eagerly awaited new album. Dubbed BILLY TALENT II, the 13-track collection is the Toronto-based band?s first new music since the 2003 release of their breakthrough self-titled debut. BILLY TALENT II is set to land in stores across North America on June 27th.

BILLY TALENT II sees the band taking punk to new heights, amplifying the explosive energy and earnest lyricism that made their debut an international sensation. Powerful new songs like 'Devil In A Midnight Mass,' 'Surrender' and 'Red Flag' are alive with the band?s personal blend of angular angst and irresistible popcraft, all given distinctive focus via singer Ben Kowalewicz? inventive, issues-oriented songwriting. (tracklisting below)

Billy Talent are currently in England, introducing fans to their new material as second-stage headliners at the sold-out Give It A Name Festival, sharing the bill with such artists as My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, and Taking Back Sunday. In June, they?ll return to the UK for an appearance at the Download Festival, the world-famous hard rock celebration at Castle Donington. From there, the band head to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for a series of headline dates and festival showcases. In late July, the band will join up with the Vans Warped Tour for a three-week run towards the trek?s final date, set for August 13th at Montreal?s Parc Jean Drapeau. (itinerary below)

After more than a decade of hard work and nearly non-stop touring, Billy Talent hit the punk mainstream in 2003 with the release of their self-titled debut album. Fuelled by singles such as the boisterous 'Try Honesty,' the album led to the band?s widespread success in Canada (where it went 3x Platinum) and Europe, while also kick-starting the birth of an intensely loyal fan following in the U.S. Over the course of the next two years, Billy Talent toured the globe repeatedly, sharing stages with heroes like Jane?s Addiction and Buzzcocks. In addition, the band received a variety of honors, including three MuchMusic Video Awards, three Juno Awards, and a CASBY Award.

For more information, visit www.billytalent.com.

Billy Talent - BILLY TALENT II
Complete Tracklisting

1. Devil In A Midnight Mass
2. Red Flag
3. This Suffering
4. Worker Bees
5. Pins And Needles
6. Fallen Leaves
7. Where Is The Line
8. Covered In Cowardice
9. Surrender
10. In The Fall
11. Perfect World
12. Sympathy
13. Burn The Evidence

Produced by Gavin Brown * Co-Produced by Ian D?Sa
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge

BILLY TALENT
Summer 2006 - All Dates w/Vans Warped Tour

JULY
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fair Park
23 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field
25 - St. Louis, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
28 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Lot
30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

AUGUST
1 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC
2 - Fitchburg, MA - Fitchburg Airport
3 - Philadelphia, PA - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
4 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
5 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
6 - Old Bridge, NJ - Englishtown Raceway
8 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
9 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
10 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion @ Stone Ridge
11 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
12 - Barrie, ONT - Park Place
13 - Montreal, QC - Park Jean Drapeau

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