▁and ▁R itch ie ▁went ▁solo . ▁However , ▁they ▁re group ed ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁re le asing ▁the ▁album ▁ 3 ▁( 1 9 8 9 ). ▁Since ▁then , ▁Vi ol ent ▁Fem mes ' ▁maintained ▁steady ▁popular ity , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁the ▁songs ▁" N ight mar es " ▁and ▁" American ▁Music " ▁crack ed ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁Modern ▁Rock ▁Tra cks ▁chart . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁first ▁album ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁Vi ol ent ▁Fem mes ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁bass ist ▁Brian ▁R itch ie ▁and ▁per cussion ist ▁Victor ▁De L oren zo ▁following ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁wave ▁of ▁American ▁punk ▁rock , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁band ▁upon ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Gordon ▁G ano . ▁According ▁to ▁R itch ie , ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁a ▁fake ▁band ▁name ▁when ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁band m ates ▁question ed ▁his ▁assertion ▁that ▁his ▁brother ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁a ▁band — he ▁and ▁De L oren zo ▁liked ▁the ▁name , ▁so ▁they ▁used ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁du o ▁they ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁played ▁prior ▁to ▁G ano ▁joining ▁the ▁group . ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁days , ▁the ▁band ▁frequently ▁played ▁coffee ▁houses ▁and ▁street ▁corners . ▁They ▁were ▁discovered ▁by ▁James ▁H one yman - Sc