Editing Billy Talent (section)

=== ''Billy Talent III'' (2008–2011) ===
The single for "Turn Your Back" (a collaboration with the band [[Anti-Flag]]) was released on September 15 in the UK and most of Europe, on September 16 in the U.S. and Canada and September 20 in Australia and was also featured in the video game ''[[NHL 09]]''.

The band entered the studio in November with [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]], who has previously worked with [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Soundgarden]], [[Pearl Jam]] and the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]].
The band embarked on a supporting tour for the fourth album, starting in Australia in the [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave Festival]] in February. Also, they played two sideways, one in Sydney and one in [[Melbourne]], with [[Emery (band)|Emery]] and [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] opening for them. After Australia, the band headed to North America, where they played the three-day [[Coachella Festival]]. Ian revealed that the new album is to be called ''[[Billy Talent III]]''.<ref name="accessallareas.net.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessallareas.net.au/artists/Billy_Talent.php|title=Billy Talent|publisher=Accessallareas.net.au|access-date=October 3, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301120516/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/artists/Billy_Talent.php|archive-date=March 1, 2011}}</ref>

During summer 2009, Billy Talent toured North America with [[Rise Against]] and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]. On February 26, the band was announced for [[Download festival]] in the U.K.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/67987/faith_no_more|title=Faith No More & Billy Talent for Download|access-date=March 4, 2009|date=March 4, 2009|publisher=[[Idiomag]]}}</ref> They also played in Columbus, Ohio at Rock on the Range in May 2009. During the Melbourne Soundwave show, Kowalewicz announced they would tour Australia again in August. Billy Talent also played at [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] 2009. Following the twin festivals, the band toured the U.K. in late October/early November before moving on to tour the U.S. in support of their new album. In an interview with UpVenue, bassist Jonathan Gallant announced that the Canadian tour would begin in winter 2010 but would be an extensive one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upvenue.com/music-news/blog-headline/1081/billy-talent-interview.html |title=Interview With Billy Talent |publisher=Upvenue.com |access-date=July 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020210041/http://www.upvenue.com/music-news/blog-headline/1081/billy-talent-interview.html |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Their third album, ''[[Billy Talent III]]'' was released on July 10, 2009, in Europe, July 13 in the United Kingdom, and July 14 in Canada. The album was released on September 22 in the United States on the [[Roadrunner Records]] label.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-13 |title=Album Review: Billy Talent - III |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14513/reviews/4137379 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=DrownedInSound |language=en |archive-date=July 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720232937/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14513/reviews/4137379 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Billy Talent kicked off their 2009 European tour on October 19, commenting before the tour that they "can't wait to come over to Europe and the U.K.".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giggingni.com/site/interview.php?id=25 |title=Billy Talent can't wait to come over to Europe and the UK |publisher=GiggingNI.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406122519/http://giggingni.com/site/interview.php?id=25 |archive-date=April 6, 2010}}</ref> They followed the European tour with a Canadian tour in March 2010, with [[Against Me!]], [[Alexisonfire]] and [[Cancer Bats]] supporting. On February 1, "[[Saint Veronika]]" was released as the third single from ''Billy Talent III''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billytalent.com/news/default.aspx#781839b9-6f70-46ef-a477-ec84950083c1:159920 |title=News |publisher=BillyTalent.com |access-date=July 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718145215/http://www.billytalent.com/news/default.aspx |archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>

On February 16, 2010, Billy Talent released ''iTunes Session'', over [[iTunes]], a 7-track EP with songs from all three of the Billy Talent albums.

In August 2010, Billy Talent played three tour dates in South Africa, one in [[Cape Town]], [[Durban]] and at [[Oppikoppi]] along with other local bands such as [[Taxi Violence]], [[Zebra and Giraffe]] and [[Jack Parow]]. The band then played the main stage at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in the summer, along with bands such as [[Blink-182]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Arcade Fire]], [[Paramore]], [[Weezer]], [[Green Day]], [[Lostprophets]] & [[Young Guns (band)|Young Guns]]. This was the band's last performances on the Billy Talent III Tour, and it was announced by Kowalewicz that the band was going to take a break before beginning work on their next album.