The Viletones

The Viletones
The Viletones perform at Larry's Hideaway, Toronto, 1980
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresPunk rock
Years active1977 (1977)–2016
LabelsVile, Razor, Fleurs du Mal, Other People's Music
Past membersFreddie Pompeii
Chris Hate
Mike Anderson
Jim Hare
Steven Leckie
Websiteviletonesofficial.com

The Viletones were a Canadian punk band from Toronto led by Steven Leckie on vocals. Other members from the original line-up were Freddie Pompeii, (some sources list him as 'Frederick DiPasquale') on guitar; Chris Hate (Chris Paputts), on bass guitar, and Mike Anderson on drums. The original line-up was active in 1976 and 1977, and thereafter featured Steven Leckie as the only original member, with various backing musicians.