In 2025, following the release of the single “Bruiser” in May, a new album, Delete Everything , was announced, with a release date in October. The announcement also revealed some slight changes to the lineup, with March departing and Townshend replaced by the band’s touring drummer Cliff Hewitt. This new…
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Seven years after its original release, Anti-Nasty League was made available digitally on the band’s official store and major music streaming and download services. Two months later in June 2022, a new single, “The Poppies Strike Back”, was released. A second, “Chihuahua”, followed in September. It was the first new…
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On 26 August 2016, PWEI headlined the opening day of Infest , with Fuzz Townshend rejoining on drums. Over the following years, they continued playing occasional concerts in the UK, with lineups varying between shows depending on the availability of the band members. In addition to Townshend, former band members…
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The Watch the Bitch Blow EP was released in March 2014 through PledgeMusic , and the “Reclaim the Game (Funk FIFA)” single featuring Brazilian rapper BNegão ( Planet Hemp ) followed in June 2014 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a protest song against FIFA. The album Anti-Nasty League…
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In July 2011, a new lineup was announced, featuring Crabb (as the only original member), fellow vocalist Mary Byker ( Gaye Bykers on Acid , Apollo 440 , Pigface ), guitarist Tim Muddiman ( Gary Numan ), drummer Jason Bowld ( Pitchshifter , Killing Joke ) and bassist Davey Bennett…
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Vileevils performed their final live date in December 2008 supporting Ned’s Atomic Dustbin before recording an unreleased album, which was cancelled prior to release in 2010. Some songs from this record were rerecorded for the 2011 Pop Will Eat Itself album New Noise Designed by a Sadist .
A secret, one-night PWEI reunion was scheduled for the Vileevils show at Stourbridge Rock Cafe on 9 June 2007, but was foiled when Mansell was unable to obtain a visa in time to return to the UK. March appeared at the show, and, after the Vileevils set, they played the…
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The band released a preview of new material called Sonic Noise Byte on 4 November 2005 as a torrent download for members of their official website. However, an announcement on the official website in March 2006 confirmed that Mansell and March would no longer be involved in the project because…
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The band reformed to play their first gigs in eight years in Nottingham, Birmingham and London in January 2005. Ten minutes after the completion of each gig, double live albums of the performance could be purchased through the Instant Live service.
Crabb concentrated on his ambient side project Golden Claw Musics . After the rest of the band split in 1996, March and Townshend formed the big beat band Bentley Rhythm Ace . Townshend also released two solo albums and Mansell wrote film scores, including those for Requiem for a Dream…
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