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Billy Talent

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Billy Talent is a Punk rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rancid and Death from Above 1979. Those roots explain a lot about how Billy Talent arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rise Against, Sum 41, Zebrahead, The Offspring and Sugarcult, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rise Against, Anti-Flag, Moneen, Alexisonfire and Cancer Bats, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 62 connections around Billy Talent, reaching back through Rage Against the Machine and forward to Rise Against. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Billy TalentRage Against the Mac…Pearl JamRed Hot Chili PeppersRancidDeath from Above 1979Serena RyderCancer BatsThe Dirty NilRise AgainstAnti-FlagMoneenAlexisonfireCancer BatsMy Chemical RomanceEmeryFace to FaceRise AgainstSum 41ZebraheadThe OffspringSugarcultRoyal RepublicAlkaline TrioGood Charlotte

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Billy Talent grew out of Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rancid, shares an orbit with Rise Against, Sum 41, Zebrahead and The Offspring, went on to shape Rise Against, Anti-Flag, Moneen and Alexisonfire. 62 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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