There is more than one artist with this name: 1. An early 80s Boston hardcore punk band 2. A brutal death metal band from California 3. A death metal band from Indonesia 1) Vile are probably known only to the most diehard record collectors and other degenerate scumbags. A mysterious and controversial band, they befouled the punk scene with their 1982 Solution LP, then disappeared off the face of the earth. Vile started in Maynard, a town in Massachusetts.