current_members years_active label article_title background genre origin name
mike trebilcock gene champagne shelley woods 1992 -- 1998 ? warner the killjoys -lrb- canadian band -rrb-
 group_or_band alternative rock , pop-punk , post-grunge hamilton , ontario , canada the killjoys
the killjoys -lrb- canadian band -rrb-

the killjoys were a canadian alternative rock band that formed in 1992 in hamilton .
their first album was `` starry '' , released in 1994 , followed by `` gim me 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 '' .
in 2011 the killjoys were featured on a compilation entitled , `` today i hate everyone - perfect songs for a crappy day '' , alongside the ramones , ween and hüsker dü .
they received a juno award for `` best new group '' in 1997 and a rock radio award for `` independent artist of the year '' .
mike trebilcock was also nominated for a juno award with antoine moonen in 1994 , for `` best album design '' for `` starry '' .
the singles `` today i hate everyone '' and `` dana '' were played on muchmusic and musiqueplus .
the song `` rave + drool '' from `` gim me five '' was included on the very first big shiny tunes compilation album .
after filming a music video for `` i 've been good '' -lrb- from `` melos modos '' -rrb- 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 .
in 2000 , lead singer/guitarist mike trebilcock released his first solo album entitled `` shield millions '' .
he was the producer/arranger for `` no rush '' by dave pomfret in 2009 , and for `` love , war and propaganda '' by the caretakers in 2012 .
he co-composed the music for a play , `` george a romero 's night of the living dead live '' in 2013 , and arranged , produced and wrote additional music for a toronto production of `` cannibal !
the musical '' in 2015 .
gene champagne formed junior achiever , and released `` all the little letdowns '' in 2008 .
the killjoys reunited for a show in hamilton that coincided with the juno awards being held there in march of 2015 .
