Billy Talent III Out July 14

05/11/09 1:22pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Billy Talent will advance Billy Talent III's July 14 release by unleashing first single "Rusted From The Rain" on May 19.

The single will be released to Canadian radio and digital retail outlets the same day. The "Rusted From The Rain" video, which Billy Talent shot in Los Angeles with director Wayne Isham (Metallica, Bon Jovi), was supposed to premiere on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand television show at 5 p.m. on May 19, but it leaked on Sympatico MSN's Quebec video website.

OnSet — Billy Talent, a behind-the-scenes special about making the video, will air on MuchMusic at 8 p.m. on May 19.

Vocalist Ben Kowalewicz, guitarist/vocalist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk recorded Billy Talent III with producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Korn) in Los Angeles.

Expect Billy Talent to play songs from Billy Talent III at these shows:

May 17 Columbus, OH @ Columbus Crew Stadium (Rock On The Range)
May 31 Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
June 2 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
June 5 Nuremberg, Germany @ Zeppelinfeld (Rock Im Park)
June 6 Nurburg, Germany @ Nurburgring (Rock Am Ring)
June 9 London, England @ The Underworld
June 10 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England @ O2 Academy 2 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/Rise Against and Rancid
July 8 Sparks, NV @ Reno Events Center w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 9 Oakland, CA @ ORACLE Arena w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 10 Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 11 Inglewood, CA @ The Forum w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 14 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 16 Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 17 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 18 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 20-21 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 23 Myrtle Beach, CA @ House Of Blues w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 24 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live! w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 25 Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier at Penns Landing w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 26 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 28-29 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues w/Rise Against and Rancid
July 30 Hamburg, NY @ The Agri-Center at America's Fairgrounds w/Rise Against and Rancid
Aug. 28 Reading, England @ Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
Aug. 30 Leeds, England @ Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)

Here are the songs on Billy Talent III:

"Devil On My Shoulder"
"Rusted From The Rain"
"Saint Veronika"
"Tears Into Wine"
"White Sparrows"
"Pocketful Of Dreams"
"The Dead Can't Testify"
"Diamond On A Landmine"
"Turn Your Back"
"Sudden Movements"
"Definition Of Destiny"