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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Hail the Villain
Group · Canada · Oshawa · formed 2003
band
Timeline
1 events◆ Formed 1
2000s
Biography
English biography156 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372240216
Biography
Hail the Villain was a Canadian hard rock band from Oshawa, Ontario, who released one studio album in 2010, before going on indefinite hiatus. The record, titled Population: Declining, was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.
History
Hail the Villain was formed in Oshawa, Ontario, in 2003, and in 2009, they released their debut album under Warner Music Canada, titled Population: Declining; it was re-issued a year later by Roadrunner. The record was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards. One of the singles, "Runaway", was featured in the 2011 sports comedy drama film Win Win.
In November 2011, Hail the Villain announced that after seven years with the band, their vocalist, Bryan Crouch, had quit. Crouch later formed the band Six Side Die.
Band members
Bryan Crouch – vocals (2003–2011)
Joseph Stamp – lead guitar (2003–2012)
Chad Richardson – bass guitar (2003–2012)
Flavio Cirillo – drums (2009–2012)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 23 | 51.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Hail the Villain head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 23 | 51.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573022genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573022seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_the_Villainbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_the_Villain
Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q573022 · MusicBrainz: bfed821b-8589-41eb-9457-7bc4692fcccc
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