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With over a decade in the game, Villainy are one of New Zealand’s most beloved and successful rock bands.
Based in Auckland, the band is made up of James Dylan (bass guitar), Neill Fraser (vocals and guitar), Dave Johnston (drums and backing vocals) and Thom Watts (lead guitar).
Villainy burst onto the scene in 2012 with their debut album ‘Mode. Set. Clear.’, which was recorded and produced in Melbourne by Tom Larkin (Shihad) and featured cover art produced by the legendary Storm Thorgerson (Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Mars Volta, Muse). The band made their mark early and debuted top ten on the NZ Albums Chart and saw three Radioscope New Zealand Rock Radio Chart number ones, ‘Alligator Skin’, ‘Gather Yourselves’ and ‘Another Time’, along with their first ‘Best Rock Album’ at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
‘Dead Sight’ followed up in 2015, which debuted top 5 on the NZ Albums Chart, and saw the single ‘Safe Passage’ reach #1 on the Radioscope New Zealand Rock Chart, with the band winning their second ‘Best Rock Album’ at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
The band’s third album ‘Raised in the Dark’ was released in 2019, hitting #2 on the NZ Albums Chart, with singles ‘Dreams’ and ‘-CUT-’ each going number one on the Radioscope New Zealand Rock Radio Chart. The album then secured them ‘Best Rock Album’ at the Aotearoa Music Awards, completing a hat trick of awards, with a nomination for ‘Best Artwork’ too.
Stalwarts of the live scene, the band have supported heavyweight acts like AC/DC, Incubus, The O spring, Billy Talent, Halestorm, played festivals such as Big Day Out, Homegrown, Rock in the Park, and seen numerous sold out shows and tours over the past decade