Bill Mallonee (born 1 January 1955)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, most notably the songwriter and leader of Vigilantes of Love (sometimes stylized V.O.L.

[1] Mallonee played drums in high school and college before turning to songwriting and lead vocals when he formed Vigilantes of Love with keyboard player Mark Hall.

[1] With Mallonee serving as Vigilantes of Love's frontman, the band's "Double Cure" was nominated for a 1997 Dove Award in the Alternative/Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year category.

The song, which described marital sex, led to the band's album Slow Dark Train being dropped by some Christian bookstores.

[1] Mallonee describes his songwriting process as starting with playing sounds on the guitar, then crafting a melody, then building around a lyric.