Given the question: Facts: - years active: 2009 -- present - origin: toronto , ontario , canada - genre: worldbeat , indie pop , baroque pop - name: young empires - background: group_or_band - label: pirates blend - current members: matthew vlahovich jacob palahnuk taylor hill Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of young empires .
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young empires is a canadian rock band formed in toronto in october , 2009 .initially the group was composed of vocalist and keyboardist , matthew vlahovich ; bassist , jacob palahnuk ; and guitarist , robert aaron ellingson .the drummer , taylor hill , after a stint with fritz helder and the phantoms , joined the line-up as its fourth member in late 2011 .in february 2013 , the band parted ways with robert aaron ellingson citing philosophical differences and wrote and recorded the forthcoming debut album as a three piece .