Villainy are three-time winners of the NZ Music Award for Best Rock Album/Artist and have shared the stage with numerous local and international acts including AC/DC, Incubus, The Offspring, The Used, Papa Roach, Halestorm, Billy Talent, and Seether.
After recruiting drummer Dave Johnston, the band took the name Villainy during recording of their debut album with producer Tom Larkin.
Their third single, "Gather Yourselves", was released in August 2012 and reached number one on the Radioscope New Zealand Rock Charts, matching the success of their debut.
This was closely followed by "Safe Passage", the first official single from the new album, Dead Sight, which was released 18 September through Warner Music NZ.
In January Villainy performed to an estimated 10,000 people in Auckland's Grey Lynn Park and also again appeared at the Homegrown Festival in February.
In March 2018 Villainy released Tiny Little Island, this was followed by their second NZ stint with Incubus supporting them in Auckland and Christchurch.
In November the band released the title track with the accompanying video being filmed during a party at singer Neill Fraser's Auckland flat.
The band kept a low profile over summer and in March returned to the stage performing to a capacity crowd at Homegrown Festival.
This was accompanied by a seven date sold out nationwide tour which included Villainy's first headline performance at Auckland's Powerstation.