"The Viletones are a punk band from Toronto, led by Steven Leckie on vocals. Other members from the original line-up were Freddie Pompeii on guitar/vocals, Chris Hate on bass/vocals, and Mike Anderson (1955–2012) on drums/vocals. The original line up was active in from 1976-1977, and thereafter featured Leckie as the only original member (with various backing musicians). They were one of the first generation punk bands in Canada, even appearing on the front cover of various magazines, like Record Week and Fanfare.
In july 1977, the group joined The Diodes and Teenage Head at a CBGB showcase billed as 'three outrageous punk bands from Toronto, Canada'. The rock critic Lester Bangs described the show as 'This guy 'Nazi Dog' (Leckie) hung from the rafters, crawled all over the stage, and hurled himself on the first row until his body was one huge sore'. The concert was spoofed in an early episode of the television comedy show 'SCTV'. Also that year they self-released their first single 'Screamin' Fist'.
In 1978, they released 'Look Back In Anger', then Pompeii, Hate and Anderson abruptly left to form another group, 'The Secrets'. That year, the new lineup of the Viletones appeared at the concert 'The Last Pogo', which was filmed as a documentary. At the 'Rock Against Radiation' concert in 1980, they shared the bill with DOA, Stark Naked and The Fleshtones, Forgotten Rebels, and Joe College and The Rulers. In 1983 they released their first LP 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning' recorded live at 'Larry's Hideaway' in Toronto. In 1994, the record label 'Other Peoples Music' released the retrospective 'A Taste Of Honey'."
