Vended

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title: "Vended" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-nu-metal-musical-groups", "heavy-metal-musical-groups-from-iowa", "slipknot-(band)", "musical-groups-from-des-moines,-iowa", "metalcore-musical-groups-from-iowa", "musical-groups-established-in-2018"] description: "American nu metal band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vended" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American nu metal band ::

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Field	Value
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, metalcore, groove metal, alternative metal
years_active	2018–present
label	Independent
current_members	Griffin Taylor
Simon Crahan
Jeremiah Pugh
Cole Espeland
past_members	Connor Grodzicki
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| 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, metalcore, groove metal, alternative metal | years_active = 2018–present | label = Independent | current_members = Griffin Taylor Simon Crahan Jeremiah Pugh Cole Espeland | past_members = Connor Grodzicki

Vended is an American nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 2018. 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. Their debut self-titled album was released in September 2024.

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. Their name is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable: "ven-DEAD", and is based on the word vendetta. The band avoided touring during their first few years due to their young age.

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. This assertion has been supported by the elder Taylor and Crahan.

Their first live performance was in Des Moines in March 2020, just before being forced to go on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic. They released their first recording, the single "Asylum", in September 2021. Vended released their second single, "Burn My Misery", in October. The five-song EP What Is It//Kill It was released in November 2021.

In late 2022, Vended toured the United States with Jinjer and P.O.D. The band also released several stand-alone singles starting in 2022. Their first full-length album, Vended, was released in September 2024. Grodzicki left the band for personal reasons in September 2025.

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

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Year	Song	Album
2021	"Asylum"	What Is It/Kill It
"Burn My Misery"
2022	"Ded to Me"	non-album single}}
"Overall"
2023	"Am I the Only One"	Vended
2024	"The Far Side"
publisher=Metal Sucks	last=Keenan	first=Hesher
"Serenity"
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References

References

1. Blum, Jordan. (2025-09-07). "'This Was Not An Easy Choice' - Vended Split With Guitarist Connor 'Grod' Grodzicki".
2. Rosenthal, Hannah. (2024-08-02). "Vended kündigen Debütalbum an".
3. Blabbermouth. (September 6, 2023). "Vended Feat. Corey Taylor's and Shawn Crahan's Sons: 'Am I the Only One' Music Video Released".
4. Morton, Luke. (August 10, 2022). "Vended: "It's about world domination and being the biggest band in the f*cking world"".
5. Coare, Sam. (September 18, 2024). ""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".
6. Skinner, Tom. (August 12, 2022). "Vended say they didn't get help from their dads in Slipknot: "We learned this shit by ourselves"".
7. DiVita, Joe. (August 18, 2022). "Vended's Simon Crahan Says He's a Better Drummer Than His Dad (Slipknot's Clown) – 'It's a Fact'".
8. Branniganlast, Paul. (August 11, 2022). "Vended's Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan are sick of taking shit for being Slipknot kids: "People can f**k right off"".
9. (August 10, 2022). "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"".
10. Trapp, Philip. (June 1, 2023). "Corey Taylor Says He Didn't Help His Son Griffin With Anything".
11. Trapp, Philip. (June 30, 2023). "Why Corey Taylor Is 'Very Jealous' of His Son Griffin's Talent".
12. Schaffner, Lauryn. (March 21, 2024). "Why Slipknot's Clown Eased His Son Simon Crahan Into Metal".
13. DiVita, Joe. (March 4, 2020). "New Band Feat. Sons of Slipknot's Corey Taylor + Clown Announce Show".
14. Trapp, Philip. (September 21, 2021). "Vended (Sons of Corey Taylor + Clown) Drop First Single".
15. Kennelty, Greg. (October 19, 2021). "Vended Announces New EP What Is It/Kill It, Streams "Burn My Misery"".
16. Owen, Matt. (October 20, 2021). "Vended announce debut EP, What Is It/Kill It, unleash unrelenting second single, Burn My Misery".
17. Kennelty, Greg. (August 23, 2022). "JINJER, P.O.D., VENDED, MALEVOLENCE & SPACE OF VARIATIONS Announce U.S. Tour".
18. Wynter, Courtney. (November 2, 2022). "Vended return with intense music video for new song 'Overall'".
19. Blabbermouth. (March 14, 2024). "VENDED Feat. COREY TAYLOR's And SHAWN CRAHAN's Sons: 'The Far Side' Music Video Released".
20. (July 30, 2024). "VENDED Feat. COREY TAYLOR's And SHAWN CRAHAN's Sons: Debut Album Announced".
21. Blum, Jordan. (September 7, 2025). "'This Was Not An Easy Choice' – Vended Split With Guitarist Connor 'Grod' Grodzicki".
22. DiVita, Joe. (July 15, 2022). "Vended (ft. Sons of Slipknow Members) Debut Aggressive New Song".
23. (November 2, 2022). "Vended return with intense music video for new song 'Overall'".
24. "Vended Release Scorching New Single 'Am I the Only One'".
25. (March 14, 2024). "Vended Drop Ferocious New Single "The Far Side"".
26. Keenan, Hesher. (May 7, 2024). "Vended Have Their Eyes on the Future with New Single "Nihilism"". [[Metal Sucks]].
27. (August 20, 2024). "Vended release new music video for 'Serenity'".

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