The Killjoys (Canadian band)

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The Killjoys
Origin	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Post-grunge
Years active	1992-1998?
Label(s)	Warner Music Canada
Members
Mike Trebilcock Gene Champagne Shelley Woods

The Killjoys were a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1992. Their sound was partly influenced by The Lemonheads.

Their first album was Starry, released in 1994, followed by Gimme Five in 1996, and Melos Modos in 1997. In 1998 a live album was released entitled Onenight and a Morningafter. A "best of" compilation was released in 2005 called Essentials.

They received a Juno Award for "Best New Group" in 1997 and a Rock Radio Award for "Independent Artist of the Year".

The singles "Today I Hate Everyone" and "Dana" were played on MuchMusic and MusiquePlus. The song "Rave + Drool" from Gimme Five was included on the very first Big Shiny Tunes compilation album. However, the band did not receive much exposure outside of Canada.

After filming a music video for "I've Been Good" (from Melos Modos) in Mexico, the film was stolen by a crew member. The crew member demanded $13,000, threatening to destroy the film otherwise. The ransom was paid and the footage was returned safely.^[1]

In 2000, lead singer/guitarist Mike Trebilcock released his first solo album entitled Shield Millions.

[edit] Members

Mike Trebilcock was the primary songwriter, and he played guitar and sang vocals. Gene Champagne played the drums and Shelley Woods played the bass and provided back-up vocals.