Billy Talent III Is Finished

04/20/09 6:06pm

Billy Talent have finished recording their imaginatively titled follow-up to their Billy Talent II sophomore effort and have launched a similarly named website in support of Billy Talent III.

The Warner album was recorded by producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Limp Bizkit) in studios in Los Angeles and Atlanta and is tentatively scheduled for worldwide release in July.

A video for first single "Rusted From The Rain" was recently shot in Los Angeles with director Wayne Isham (Metallica, Bon Jovi).

Billy Talent and the record company promise the new website will be constantly updated with behind the scenes video footage of the Toronto band in the studio and on the set of their video shoot, as well as new photos. Group members will post regular reports from the road prior to the release of Billy Talent III.

Fans will be able to pre-order Billy Talent III on the site and can access a free, downloadable, media-rich reward-based widget that can be shared with friends. The more they use the widget, the more content they'll get access to.

Billy Talent performed at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. on Saturday and have have other festival appearances and shows scheduled in North America and Europe over the next couple of months. They'll tour the U.S. with Rancid and Rise Against from July 6 to 30.

You can see Billy Talent here:

May 3 East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands Sports Complex (Bamboozle)
May 17 Columbus, OH @ Columbus Crew Stadium (Rock On The Range festival)
May 31 Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
June 2 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
June 5 Nuremberg, Germany @ Frankenstadion (Rock Im Park festival)
June 7 Nurburg, Germany @ Nurburgring (Rock Am Ring festival)
June 9 London, England @ Underworld
June 10 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England @ O2 Academy Newcastle
June 12 Donington, England @ Donington Park (Download Festival)
June 13 Interlaken, Switzerland @ Airport Interlaken (Greenfield Festival)
June 20 Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park (Edgefest)
June 27 Winnipeg, MB @ Canad Inns Stadium (Rock On The Range Canada)
July 6 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 8 Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 10 Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 11 Inglewood, CA @ The Forum w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 14 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 16 Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 17 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 20-21 Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 23 North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 24 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live! w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 25 Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 28-29 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues w/Rancid and Rise Against
July 30 Hamburg, NY @ The Fairgrounds w/Rancid and Rise Against