Templar (band)

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Templar
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Alternative rock, electronica
Years active1998-2001
Labels EMI Records
Past membersMurray Yates
Will C.
Scott Switzer
Nik Pesut

Templar were a Canadian alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, [1] most noted for garnering a Juno Award nomination for Best New Group at the Juno Awards of 2001. [2]

The band was formed in 1998 by vocalist Murray Yates and guitarist Will C., and fused hard rock and electronica influences in a manner commonly compared by critics to Econoline Crush. [3] The band took its name from Simon Templar, the lead character in the crime novel and film series The Saint. [4] They released their debut album, Under the Sun, on EMI Records in 2000; [3] the album featured the singles "The Need" and "Here We Go" the latter of which was featured in NHL 2001. [5] The band performed in Toronto in October that year with Limblifter and Edwin. [6]

Due to creative tensions, the band broke up in late 2001 while working on their second album. [7] Yates went on to form Forty Foot Echo. [8]

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References

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  2. "Top Juno nominations". Victoria Times-Colonist , January 25, 2001.
  3. 1 2 "Templar ready for takeoff: Templar's debut CD, Under The Sun, is in stores Sept. 26". Calgary Herald , September 23, 2000.
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  6. Leah Herrera, "LIVE: Edwin w/ Limblifter and Templar Monday October 30, 2000 @ 03:30 PM" [usurped] . Chart Attack , October 27, 2000.
  7. "From Five to Forty for Peter Thorn". Edmonton Journal , May 11, 2003.
  8. "Yates endured 'dark time'". The Province , April 15, 2003.