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.
[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.