The Killjoys released their debut album
Starry in 1994 through Cargo Records. In late 1994, the band signed with
Warner Music Canada, and
Starry was later re-released. The singles "Today I Hate Everyone" and "Dana" were played on
MuchMusic and
MusiquePlus. Mike Trebilcock was nominated for a
Juno Award with Antoine Moonen in 1994, for "Best Album Design" for
Starry. The band was also nominated for a Rock Radio Award for "Independent Artist of the Year". In 1996, the band released their second album,
Gimme Five. The album's lead single, "Rave + Drool", was included on the very first
Big Shiny Tunes compilation album. The band received a
Juno Award for "
Best New Group"
in 1997. In 1998, the band released their third album,
Melos Modos. After filming a
music video in
Mexico for the album's lead single "I've Been Good", 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. By May 1999,
Melos Modos had sold more than 32,000 units. In 1999, The Killjoys signed to Shoreline Records. In April 1999, the band released a live album entitled
Onenight and a Morningafter. That same month, the band toured across
Eastern Canada with
I Mother Earth and
Finger Eleven on the Belvedere Rock tour. In 2000, lead singer/guitarist Mike Trebilcock released a solo album entitled
Shield Millions. After three years of inactivity, The Killjoys reunited in 2002 for another performance. A "
best of" compilation was released in 2005 called
Essentials. Gene Champagne formed Junior Achiever, and released "All the Little Letdowns" in 2008. His current band is The Unteens, and he is also the drummer for Canadian band
Teenage Head. Mike Trebilcock is a film composer, scoring such films as the award-winning 2021 horror/comedy,
Crabs!, and The Fight Machine, an action/drama film directed by Andrew T. Hunt, based on The Fighter by
Craig Davidson. 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. In March 2015, The Killjoys reunited for a show in Hamilton that coincided with the Juno Awards being held there that month. The band played a few more shows over the next two years, after which bassist Shelley Woods quit the band and the band decided to break up again. In 2022, The Killjoys reunited again, performing their first show since 2017 on October 1, 2022, at the
Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. ==Popular culture==