Saint Alvia Lyrics

Saint Alvia, formerly The Saint Alvia Cartel, is a band from Burlington, ON, Canada. Saint Alvia formed in 2005 by Rob Pasalic (formerly of Boys Night Out) and Greg Taylor (formerly of Jersey). Pasalic had sworn off music after Boys Night Out, but he explained, "It's funny really, some abusive addictions you just can't kick…" According to Pasalic, the band is named after Ernest Alvia Smith, Canada's last living recipient of the Victoria Cross for valor in WWII.Drummer Matt Richmond explained the reason for the name change to the Montreal Mirror. "It was kind of a weird band name to start with and it just seemed like people were having a hard time getting it right. The most important part wa... read more