Editing Vendetta Red (section)

==History==
===Early career (1998–2002)===
The group was formed in 1998 by Erik Chapman, Joseph Childres, Justin Cronk, Zach Davidson, Adam Garcia, and Mike Vermillion in [[Seattle]], Washington and nearly a year later they issued their debut release, the ''6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive [[Extended play|EP]]'' with a tour of the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] following after.<ref name="AMG"/> A year later, they released their first album, ''[[Blackout Analysis]]'', with their second album, ''White Knuckled Substance'', being released by Loveless Records in October the next year, which was well received by local radio,<ref name="AMG"/> with the band continuing to tour on the West Coast.<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview">{{cite web|url=http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/vendetta-red-interview/|title=Vendetta Red Interview|website=lifeinabungalo.com|date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> During their tour, they gained the attention of a number of labels and eventually signed with [[Epic Records]] in 2002.<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview"/>

===Major label years (2003–2006)===
After finishing recording with the late [[Jerry Finn]],<ref name="AMG"/> the group's first major label album ''[[Between the Never and the Now]]'', which was preceded by the EP ''Cut Your Noose'',<ref name="Seattle Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2003-07-02/music/bleeding-hearts|title=Bleeding Hearts :: Vendetta Red rock for the kids, not the scene.|work=[[Seattle Weekly]]|date=July 3, 2003}}</ref> was released in June 2003 and charted at No. 1 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] [[Top Heatseekers]] and No. 101 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BTNATN Billboard"/> The album's single, ''Shatterday'', peaked at No. 16 on the [[Alternative Songs|Billboard Alternative Songs]] chart.<ref name="Shatterday Billboard"/> The album included reworked songs from their previous release, ''White Knuckled Substance''.<ref name="Seattle Weekly"/> The band supported the album with a North American tour,<ref name="AMG"/> which included a stint on the [[Warped Tour]].<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview"/><ref name="Seattle Weekly"/> The song ''The Long Goodbye'', from the album ''White Knuckled Substance'', was included on the ''Warped Tour 2002 Tour Compilation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Warped-Tour-2002-Compilation/release/601320 |access-date=March 29, 2010 |work=[[Discogs]] |title=Various - Warped Tour 2002 Compilation|date=June 18, 2002 }}</ref>

After opening for [[AC/DC]] at the [[New York City|New York]] [[Roseland Ballroom]],<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview"/><ref name="Seattle Weekly"/> singer Zach Davidson said that the fans during the show were acting "blatantly homophobic":

{{cquote|"It was scary how blatantly homophobic a lot of that crowd is. AC/DC's music, whether you like it or not, is not socially conscious. You wanna drink, fuck, and smoke weed when you listen to AC/DC... and eat steak. Fuckin' American dream. I can handle anything, but I didn't really like it when, before you play a fucking note, the minute you go onstage, people are yelling 'Faggot!' That, of course, made me have to go down there and start kissing boys."<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13342 |date=July 5, 2003 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]] |title=VENDETTA RED Singer Says AC/DC's Fans Are 'Blatantly Homophobic'}}</ref>}}

They continued to tour, playing with the likes of [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]] and [[MxPx]].<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview"/>

The group entered the studio in 2004 with the producer [[Howard Benson]] to record the follow-up to ''Between the Never and the Now''. For the album, Childres switched to keyboards with Burke Thomas added to the group to record drums. The drummer from [[Street Drum Corps]],  Bobby Alt, contributed [[theremin]] to the album while Phil Perrone contributed backing vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6923248/a/Sisters+Of+The+Red+Death.htm |access-date=March 29, 2010 |work=CD Universe |title=Vendetta Red Sisters Of The Red Death CD}}</ref> The album, titled ''[[Sisters of the Red Death]]'', was released in 2005<ref name="AMG"/> and charted at No. 21 on the Top Heatseeker's Chart.<ref name="SOTRD Billboard"/>

Late in 2004, Chapman and Childres left the group and the guitarist Leif Andersen of Common Heroes and Pris joined the band on lead guitar and keyboards. In late 2005 Vermillion left the band and bass guitarist [[Jeff Rouse (musician)|Jeff Rouse]], of [[Alien Crime Syndicate]] and [[Loaded (band)|Loaded]] was added to the group.

===Breakup (2006)===
Vendetta Red announced on [[MySpace]] on March 8, 2006, that they were going separate ways to create different styles of music. Davidson later made the following statement:

{{cquote|"A few good things happened to us, a lot of bad things happened to us. A lot of people wanted to kill us. We were always outsiders. We were always alone, and after a 7 year legacy of struggle and torment we now have to posthumously defend the ghost of a band that meant everything to me. Regardless we always told the truth even if it meant alienating ourselves from everyone, and I continue to do so. If you would like to know more write me at myspace.com/sirenssister and I will try to answer any questions you might have. I don't have any idea who runs the Vendetta Red website, thanks friends."}}

Vendetta Red played their final show at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington, on April 8, 2006. They ended their set with "A Joyless Euphoria".<ref name="AMG"/>

===Post-breakup (2006–2010)===
Following the breakup, Davidson, Andersen and Rouse formed [[Sirens Sister]] in 2006<ref>{{cite news | last = Scanlon | first = Tom | title = Vendetta Red ends, Sirens Sister beckons | newspaper = [[The Seattle Times]] | date = September 15, 2006 | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2003258863_nite15.html | access-date = September 7, 2009}}</ref> along with the drummer Ben Libey. They signed to [[The Control Group]] and released their first album, ''Echoes from the Ocean Floor'', in September 2006, produced by Martin Feveyear.<ref>{{cite news | last = Asher | first = Tizzy | title = Seattle Noise: Sirens Sister | newspaper = Seattle Noise | date = September 15, 2006 | url = http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/285145_postcard15.html | access-date = September 7, 2009}}</ref> In 2007, Rouse left the group and was replaced by Andersen's brother, Levi Andersen, on bass guitar with the group going on to release ''Unspeakable Things'' in 2009 on The Control Group recorded by John Goodmanson and mixed by Martin Feveyear in Seattle.

Vermillion enjoyed a solo career now playing his own folk and American roots songs as well as covering many classic but perhaps lesser-known American country artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Merle Haggard and Jim Croce. He plays shows frequently in the Seattle area and also DJs under the name "Sad Bastard", usually playing country, Motown, folk and soul. His first official full-length solo album was released on May 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/vermillionsongs |title=Vermillion (vermillionsongs) on Myspace |website=Myspace.com |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>

Cronk is now{{when|date=February 2019}} playing drums for With Friends Like These.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myspace.com/wflt |title=WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE &#124; Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |website=Myspace.com |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> The band includes fellow Bakersfield native Matthew Shaw, local producer [[Tyler Coffey]] and Brian Pake. Cronk owns a recording studio with bandmate Coffey in Seattle called The Toy Box.<ref>http://toyboxrecording.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831091320/http://toyboxrecording.com/ |date=August 31, 2011 }}</ref>

Chapman has been enjoying life outside of the music industry as a bar tender at a Seattle area up-scale bar. He was married in 2006 to Andrea and they currently{{when|date=February 2019}} reside in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.

Their song "Silhouette Serenade" is used in the video game ''[[Saints Row]]''.

Childres was playing for Blood Hot Beat. He was reported dead on June 3, 2020.

Thomas formed a band called Megasapien with Lian Light (formerly of Magneto). Their second album was expected to be released at the end of March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megasapien.com |title=Black T-Shirt "stars" |website=Megasapien.com |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>

===Reunion (2010–present)===
In December 2010, it was announced that Vendetta Red would reunite for a one-off show at El Corazon in Seattle on March 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | last = Reid | first = Sean | title = Vendetta Red Reunion Show | work = Alter The Press | date = December 2010 | url = http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/12/vendetta-red-reunion-show.html}}</ref> This turned out to be an extended reunion. The band members later announced they had also begun working on new material and had enlisted the noted rock/metal producer [[Terry Date]] to produce what would be their first album in six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/42905 |title=Vendetta Red to return with new album |website=Punknews.org |date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>

Vendetta Red performed some of this new material at [[Bumbershoot]] 2011, as well as material from their previous studio albums, a [[Sirens Sister]] song, and a solo (Davidson) acoustic version of Seconds Away. A new song called Blank Screens was released on January 15, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vendetta-Red/106046226094190 |title=Vendetta Red - Home |website=Facebook.com |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> as a single on various digital music services including iTunes, and the album title ''Scripture'' was announced.

On January 24, 2017, Vendetta Red announced on their Facebook page that they had signed with Cleopatra Records and were in the process of recording the new album. The album, titled ''Quinceañera'', was released on April 13, 2018.