Vended

Vended is an American nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their debut self-titled album was released in September 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Vended was formed in 2018 by Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan when they were teenagers; the duo then recruited bassist Jeremiah Pugh and guitarists Cole Espeland and Connor Grodzicki.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their name is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable: "ven-DEAD", and is based on the word vendetta.<ref name=":0" /> The band avoided touring during their first few years due to their young age.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This assertion has been supported by the elder Taylor and Crahan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Their first live performance was in Des Moines in March 2020,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> just before being forced to go on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic. They released their first recording, the single "Asylum", in September 2021.<ref name="asylum">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Vended released their second single, "Burn My Misery", in October. The five-song EP What Is It//Kill It was released in November 2021.<ref name="Burn My Misery">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In late 2022, Vended toured the United States with Jinjer and P.O.D.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The band also released several stand-alone singles starting in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their first full-length album, Vended, was released in September 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Grodzicki left the band for personal reasons in September 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Members

Current

• Griffin Taylor – lead vocals
• Cole Espeland – lead guitar
• Jeremiah Pugh – bass, backing vocals
• Simon Crahan – drums

Former

• Connor Grodzicki – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

• Vended (2024)

EPs

• What Is It//Kill It (2021)

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2021	"Asylum"<ref name="asylum" />	What Is It/Kill It
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External links

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