BILLY TALENT

Year of Game Change: 2003
Origin: Mississauga, ON
Genre Facelift: SCREAMO
Cherchez La Moose: There were a handful of awesome screamo/post-hardcore/alt rock Canadian bands in the 2000's (I'll be covering them soon), but Billy Talent was the first to break through to the mainstream. Despite the fact that they are considered trendy and pop nowadays, they had a really fresh alternative sound back in 2003. Some might say that Billy Talent are "screamo-lite," and I'd agree with that - they're just a rock band with a style that became popular after releasing their debut album. Even the music video for Try Honesty looked different than what I was used to seeing on MuchMusic. It was a look that bands such as Three Days Grace grabbed hold of and butchered to death. Three Days Grace....Volcano Toss....destiny.