Editing Vended (section)

== History ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2022-08-12 |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=2024-03-30 |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=2022-08-18 |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=2024-03-30 |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=2022-08-11 |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=2024-03-30 |website=LouderSound |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-08-10 |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=2024-03-30 |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=2023-06-01 |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=2024-03-30 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip |date=2023-06-30 |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=2024-03-30 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn |date=2024-03-21 |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=2024-03-30 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>

Their first live performance was in Des Moines in March 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=2020-03-04 |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=2024-03-30 |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", on September 21, 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 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.<ref name="Burn My Misery">{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=2021-10-19 |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=2024-02-06 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> The five-song EP ''What Is It//Kill It'' was released in November 2021.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Matt |date=2021-10-20 |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=2024-03-30 |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=2022-08-23 |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=2024-03-30 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> Vended released several stand-alone singles starting in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynter |first=Courtney |date=2022-11-02 |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=2024-03-30 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2024-03-14 |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=2024-03-28 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>