Members

• Joseph Stamp - Guitar
• Chad Taylor - Bass
• Flavio Cirillo - Drums

Former members

• Bryan Crouch - Vocals
• Drew Dockrill - Drums

History

Hail the Villain came from Oshawa, Ontario and came together in 2003 after vocalist Bryan Crouch quit school. Hail the Villain was originally called Fahrenheit in 2003. In early 2006, Fahrenheit changed their band name to Hail the Villain. In the spring of 2009, Hail the Villain made a record deal with Warner Music Canada

Warner Music Canada

Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...

. By the spring of 2010, Roadrunner Records had come on board to release the album in the United States. Hail the Villain's debut album Population: Declining, was released sometime in 2008 and re-released on Roadrunner Records on June 8, 2010. Their debut album was mixed by Mike Fraser

Mike Fraser

Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...

. On August 17, 2010, Hail The Villain played on the Jägermeister stage at the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

Uproar Festival

The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, is an annual hard rock/heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the Creative Artists Agency,...

. The band is currently scheduled to play on the Jose Quervo Second Stage at The Kansas City Rockfest, held in downtown Kansas City, Missouri on the grounds of the Liberty Memorial on May 14, 2011, The concert put on by AEG Live, and KQRC 98.9 The Rock, is the said to be the largest one day music festival in the United States, with an expected 55,000 people in attendance. Starting on November 21, "Runaway" was used as the theme song for WWE's 2010 Survivor Series. In 2011, Population: Declining has been nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards

Juno Awards of 2011

The Juno Awards of 2011, honours Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2009 and in most of 2010. The awards presented in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 26 and 27 March 2011. A week of related events on 21 March 2011...

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Bryan Crouch is currently retraining how to use his voice. Doctors have ordered him not to speak but he insists on getting back on the road as soon as possible. Hail The Villain plans on recording their second studio album, more comic books, and even a full length 3D movie in the near future. They have recently released a music video for the song "My Reward", and they were on the 2011 MMVA: The Preview show.

On November 11, 2011, Hail the Villain announced that after seven years of being in the band, Bryan Crouch has quit.

Population: Declining

1. "Take Back the Fear
   Take Back the Fear
   "Take Back the Fear" is the first single from Canadian hard rock band Hail the Villain, from their debut album, Population: Declining. "Take Back the Fear" was released to digital media outlets, such as iTunes on March 30, 2010....
   
   " - 3:44
2. "My Reward" - 2:53
3. "Runaway" - 3:11
4. "16 Cradles" - 3:42
5. "Evil Has a Name" - 3:26
6. "Try Hating the World" - 3:06
7. "Glad to Be" - 2:58
8. "Blackout" - 3:19
9. "Pyro" - 2:21
10. "Mission Control" - 3:32
11. "Swan Dive Suicide" - 5:00
12. "Social Graces" - 3:54

EPs

• Maintain Radio Silence (April 17, 2010)

1. "Social Graces" - 3:54
2. "16 Cradles" - 3:42
3. "Blackout" - 3:19
4. "Take Back the Fear (Live)" -
5. "Mission Control (Live)" -

Singles

Year	Title	Peak Positions		Album
		U.S. Main.	U.S. Rock Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...
2010	"Take Back the Fear Take Back the Fear "Take Back the Fear" is the first single from Canadian hard rock band Hail the Villain, from their debut album, Population: Declining. "Take Back the Fear" was released to digital media outlets, such as iTunes on March 30, 2010.... "	20	32	Population: Declining
	"Runaway"	24	—
2011	"My Reward"	—	—

Music Videos

• "Take Back the Fear
  Take Back the Fear
  "Take Back the Fear" is the first single from Canadian hard rock band Hail the Villain, from their debut album, Population: Declining. "Take Back the Fear" was released to digital media outlets, such as iTunes on March 30, 2010....
  
  " (One performance video and one animated video)
• "Runaway" (Released October 20, 2010)
• "My Reward" (Released May 20, 2011)

Villain Universe

Hail The Villain have created two volumes of their Comic Book. Volume 1: Take Back The Fear (named after their single from Population: Declining) came out August 31, 2010. Volume 2: My Reward (also named after a song off Population: Declining) came out January 18, 2011.