The Canadian five-piece are gearing up for the release of their fifth studio album, Afraid of Heights, in July 2016. Billy Talent first started slinging their pop-rock-punk-and-rockabilly hybrid in 1993. They took a punt by putting such a declarative adjective in their band name, and many sceptics have been eager to cut them down over the years. But lovers of loud guitars, tight black t-shirts and a boiling kettle’s worth of hot licks have recurrently ratified the band’s bold designation.
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