Vended | |
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![]() Vended performing in Ferropolis, Germany, 2023 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Genres | Nu metal [1] [2] |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Independent |
Members | Griffin Taylor Simon Crahan Jeremiah Pugh Cole Espeland Connor Grodzicki |
Vended is an American nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 2018. [3] The band features two members who are sons of members of Slipknot: singer Griffin Taylor is the son of Corey Taylor, and drummer Simon Crahan is the son of Shawn "Clown" Crahan. [4] They are joined by bassist Jeremiah Pugh, and guitarists Cole Espeland and Connor Grodzicki. Vended released the EP What Is It//Kill It in 2021, [5] as well as several stand-alone singles.
Vended was formed in 2018 by Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan when they were teenagers; the duo then recruited Jeremiah Pugh, Cole Espeland, and Connor Grodzicki. [6] Their name is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable: "ven-DEAD", and is based on the word vendetta. [4] The band avoided touring during their first few years due to their young age. [7]
The younger Taylor and Crahan resist comparisons of the band to Slipknot, maintaining that they are largely self-taught musicians and did not receive extensive instructions from their fathers. [8] [9] This assertion has been supported by the elder Taylor and Crahan. [10] [11] [12]
Their first live performance was in Des Moines in March 2020, [13] just before being forced to go on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic. They released their first recording, the single "Asylum", on September 21, 2021. [14] Vended released a second single, "Burn My Misery", on October 19 and announced that they would be releasing the EP What Is It/Kill It the following month on November 12. [15] The five-song EP What Is It//Kill It was released in November 2021. [5] In late 2022 Vended toured the United States with Jinjer and P.O.D. [16] Vended released several stand-alone singles starting in 2022. [17] [18]
Year | Song | Album |
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2021 | "Asylum" [14] | What Is It/Kill It |
"Burn My Misery" [15] | ||
2022 | "Ded to Me" [19] | non-album single |
"Overall" [20] | ||
2023 | "Am I the Only One" [21] | Vended |
2024 | "The Far Side" [22] | |
"Nihilism" [2] | ||
”Serenity” [23] |