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{{Short description|American nu metal band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Vended
| image             = File:Vended Full Force 2023 18 (cropped).jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Vended performing in Ferropolis, Germany, 2023
| origin            = [[Des Moines, Iowa]], U.S.
| genre             = [[Nu metal]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Jordan |date=2025-09-07 |title='This Was Not An Easy Choice' - Vended Split With Guitarist Connor 'Grod' Grodzicki |url=https://loudwire.com/vended-split-guitarist-connor-grod-grodzicki/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref> [[metalcore]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Hannah |date=2024-08-02 |title=Vended kündigen Debütalbum an |url=https://www.visions.de/news/vended-debuetalbum-angekuendigt/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=Visions |language=de}}</ref>
| years_active      = 2018–present
| label             = Independent
| current_members   = Griffin Taylor<br />Simon Crahan<br />Jeremiah Pugh<br />Cole Espeland
| past_members    = Connor Grodzicki
}}

'''Vended''' is an American [[nu metal]] band from [[Des Moines, Iowa]], founded in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Vended Feat. Corey Taylor's and Shawn Crahan's Sons: 'Am I the Only One' Music Video Released |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/vended-feat-corey-taylors-and-shawn-crahans-sons-am-i-the-only-one-music-video-released |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Blabbermouth.net |language=en}}</ref> The band features two members who are sons of members of [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]: singer Griffin Taylor is the son of [[Corey Taylor]], and drummer Simon Crahan is the son of [[Shawn Crahan|Shawn "Clown" Crahan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=Luke |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Vended: "It's about world domination and being the biggest band in the f*cking world" |url=https://www.kerrang.com/vended-interview-griffin-taylor-simon-crahan-metal-cover-story/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> Their debut self-titled album was released in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coare |first=Sam |date=September 18, 2024 |title="Plenty of evidence to suggest a future exists beyond the shadow of their family tree." Vended's self-titled debut finally goes some way to shaking off that Slipknot tag |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/vended-vended-album-review |access-date=September 7, 2025 |website=Louder |language=en}}</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>{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=August 12, 2022 |title=Vended say they didn't get help from their dads in Slipknot: "We learned this shit by ourselves" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/vended-say-they-didnt-get-help-from-dad-their-dads-in-slipknot-we-all-learned-this-shit-by-ourselves-3289001 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</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">{{Cite web |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Vended's Simon Crahan Says He's a Better Drummer Than His Dad (Slipknot's Clown) – 'It's a Fact' |url=https://loudwire.com/vended-simon-crahan-better-drummer-slipknot-clown/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>

The younger Taylor and Crahan resist comparisons of the band to [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], maintaining that they are largely self-taught musicians and did not receive extensive instructions from their fathers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Branniganlast |first=Paul |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Vended's Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan are sick of taking shit for being Slipknot kids: "People can f**k right off" |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/vendeds-griffin-taylor-and-simon-crahan-are-sick-of-taking-shit-for-being-slipknot-kids-people-can-fk-right-off |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=LouderSound |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Vended's Simon Crahan On Touring With His Father's Band Slipknot: "If You Were In Our Position, You Would Take The Tour, So Shut The F*ck Up" |url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/08/10/news/vendeds-simon-crahan-on-touring-with-his-fathers-band-slipknot-if-you-were-in-our-position-you-would-take-the-tour-so-shut-the-fck-up/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}</ref> This assertion has been supported by the elder Taylor and Crahan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip |date=June 1, 2023 |title=Corey Taylor Says He Didn't Help His Son Griffin With Anything |url=https://loudwire.com/slipknot-corey-taylor-says-didnt-help-son-griffin-vended/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Why Corey Taylor Is 'Very Jealous' of His Son Griffin's Talent |url=https://loudwire.com/slipknot-corey-taylor-griffin-vended-talent-jealous-age/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn |date=March 21, 2024 |title=Why Slipknot's Clown Eased His Son Simon Crahan Into Metal |url=https://loudwire.com/clown-eased-simon-crahan-metal-discover-slipknot-his-own/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>

Their first live performance was in Des Moines in March 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=March 4, 2020 |title=New Band Feat. Sons of Slipknot's Corey Taylor + Clown Announce Show |url=https://loudwire.com/vended-new-band-sons-slipknot-corey-taylor-clown/ |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</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">{{cite web |website=[[Loudwire]] |last=Trapp |first=Philip |url=https://loudwire.com/vended-asylum-slipknot-corey-taylor-clown-sons-band-first-single/ |title=Vended (Sons of Corey Taylor + Clown) Drop First Single |date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</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">{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Vended Announces New EP What Is It/Kill It, Streams "Burn My Misery" |url=https://metalinjection.net/new-music/vended-announces-new-ep-what-is-it-kill-it-streams-burn-my-misery |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Matt |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Vended announce debut EP, What Is It/Kill It, unleash unrelenting second single, Burn My Misery |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/vended-burn-my-misery |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Guitar World |language=en}}</ref>

In late 2022, Vended toured the United States with [[Jinjer]] and [[P.O.D.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=August 23, 2022 |title=JINJER, P.O.D., VENDED, MALEVOLENCE & SPACE OF VARIATIONS Announce U.S. Tour |url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/jinjer-p-o-d-vended-malevolence-space-of-variations-announce-u-s-tour |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> The band also released several stand-alone singles starting in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynter |first=Courtney |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Vended return with intense music video for new song 'Overall' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/vended-return-with-music-video-for-new-song-overall-3341414 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=March 14, 2024 |title=VENDED Feat. COREY TAYLOR's And SHAWN CRAHAN's Sons: 'The Far Side' Music Video Released |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/vended-feat-corey-taylors-and-shawn-crahans-sons-the-far-side-music-video-released |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> Their first full-length album, ''Vended'', was released in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=July 30, 2024 |title=VENDED Feat. COREY TAYLOR's And SHAWN CRAHAN's Sons: Debut Album Announced |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/vended-feat-corey-taylors-and-shawn-crahans-sons-debut-album-announced |access-date=September 7, 2025 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> Grodzicki left the band for personal reasons in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Jordan |date=September 7, 2025 |title='This Was Not An Easy Choice' – Vended Split With Guitarist Connor 'Grod' Grodzicki |url=https://loudwire.com/vended-split-guitarist-connor-grod-grodzicki/ |access-date=September 7, 2025 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Album
|-
|rowspan=2|2021
|"Asylum"<ref name="asylum" />
|rowspan=2|''What Is It/Kill It''
|-
|"Burn My Misery"<ref name="Burn My Misery" />
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|"Ded to Me"<ref>{{cite web |website=Loudwire |last=DiVita |first=Joe |url=https://loudwire.com/vended-ded-to-me-song-lyrics/ |title=Vended (ft. Sons of Slipknow Members) Debut Aggressive New Song |date=July 15, 2022 |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref>|| rowspan="2" {{n/a|non-album single}}
|-
|"Overall"<ref>{{cite web | title=Vended return with intense music video for new song 'Overall' | website=[[NME]] | date=November 2, 2022 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/vended-return-with-music-video-for-new-song-overall-3341414 }}</ref>
|-
|2023
|"Am I the Only One"<ref>{{cite web | title=Vended Release Scorching New Single 'Am I the Only One' | url=https://www.maniacsonline.com.au/news/vended-release-scorching-new-single-am-i-the-only-one }}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |''Vended''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2024
|"The Far Side"<ref>{{cite web | title=Vended Drop Ferocious New Single "The Far Side" | date=March 14, 2024 | url=https://knotfest.com/blogs/news/vended-drop-ferocious-new-single-the-far-side }}</ref>
|-
|"Nihilism"<ref name="nihilism ms">{{cite web |publisher=[[Metal Sucks]] |last=Keenan |first=Hesher |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/05/07/vended-have-their-eyes-on-the-future-with-new-single-nihilism/ |title=Vended Have Their Eyes on the Future with New Single "Nihilism" |date=May 7, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|"Serenity"<ref>{{cite web | title=Vended release new music video for 'Serenity' | date=August 20, 2024 | url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/vended-release-new-music-video-for-serenity/ }}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|https://www.officialvended.com}}
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{{Slipknot}}

[[Category:American nu metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Iowa]]
[[Category:Slipknot (band)]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Des Moines, Iowa]]
[[Category:Metalcore musical groups from Iowa]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2018]]