Fans of post-hardcore punks Billy Talent thought the band was as over as emo sweep bangs when it released its greatest hits back in 2014.
The Ontario-based, Toronto-indie-scene-bred rockers behind the band didn’t leave lovers of their screamo sound mourning for long though: A new record and tweaked lineup dropped earlier this year, meaning a tour couldn’t be long behind.
Stopping at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre in March to promote the effort, titled Afraid of Heights, it’ll be back to their old guitar-thrasing, vocal-shredding ways.
Check out their lead single:
This article appears in Nov 10-16, 2016.
