Intelligent lyrics delivered with a powerful, hard edge are winning fans and turning industry heads for Ottawa hard rock band Order of the Day.

The band was formed in 2005, and includes singer Ian Shackleton, guitarist Tom Pambrun, Dan Tassé on bass and Andrew Lamarche on drums. Released in June 2006, Truth Be Told is the bands first offering. Not wasting any time, the first single off the EP, What Are You Waiting For?, and the follow-up, Pretty Things, have already been included in a Budweiser promotional campaign across the United States, and the disc is now available on iTunes.

Order of the Day members count Three Days Grace and Tool among their major influences. The band’s own music has been described as modern hard rock that holds true to melody. “From our very first writ..