Des Moines, Iowa-based band Vended has revealed the new single “The Far Side.” Listen/save the song here, and watch the music video below.
“‘The Far Side’ shows another side of Vended that hasn’t been seen before,” the band said. “The focus of this song was pushing our boundaries and abilities to the limit. ‘The Far Side’ represents a new era of the band, a new level of aggression and rawness.
“It was recorded live in the studio, nothing but raw power and pure energy in the room. It fully encapsulates the intensity you would hear in a live setting. Whether you’re seeing us in a club or an arena, the energy you hear live was put directly into this record.”
‘The Far Side’ follows the previous single, “Am I the Only One,” the video for which has racked up over half a million views on YouTube.
Vended’s debut EP, “What Is It/Kill It,” arrived in late 2021. The following touring cycle saw the band open the day’s proceedings at Knotfest Los Angeles, playing alongside Slipknot, Bring Me the Horizon, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, Code Orange and Cherry Bombs. The band then went on to tour Europe across summer 2022, including a stop at Bloodstock Festival in the U.K., where it shot the live video for “Ded to Me.”
More recently, Vended won Nik Nocturnal’s award for “Breakthrough Band of the Year” in 2023.
Formed in 2018, Vended features Cole Espeland (lead guitar), Griffin Taylor (vocals), Simon Crahan (drums), Jeremiah Pugh (bass) and Connor Grodzicki (rhythm guitar). Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan are the sons of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, respectively.
Vended will be on tour in the U.K. and Europe in spring 2024.
Tour dates:
Thu 25th Apr – ESSEN – Turock (DE)
Fri 26th Apr – WEISBADEN – Schlachthof (DE)
Sat 27th Apr – HAMBURG – Logo Hamburg (DE)
Sun 28th Apr – COPENHAGEN – Pumpehuset (DK)
Mon 29th Apr – OSLO – John Dee (NO)
Tue 30th Apr – STOCKHOLM – Debaser Medis (SE)
Thu 2nd May – HELSINKI – Tavastia (FI)
Fri 3rd May – TAMPERE – Olympia kortelli (FI)
Sat 4th May – TALLINN – Club Tapper (EE)
Sun 5th May – RIGA – Miena Piektdiena (LV)
Tue 7th May – WARSAW – Proxima (PL)
Wed 8th May – BERLIN – LIDO (DE)
Thu 9th May – DRESDEN – Tante JU (DE)
Fri 10th May – PRAGUE – Futurum (CZ)
Sat 11th May – VIENNA – Szene Wien (AT)
Mon 13th May – ZURICH Dynamo (CH)
Tue 14th May – MILAN – Legend Club Milano (IT)
Wed 15th May – ROMANS SUR IZERE – La Cordo (FR)
Fri 17th May – BARCELONA – Razzmatazz 2 (ES)
Sat 18th May – MADRID – Shoko (ES)
Sun 19th May – TOULOUSE – Rex (FR)
Mon 20th May – PARIS – Petit Bain (FR)
Tue 21st May – ANTWERP – Zappa (BE)
Wed 22nd May – EINDHOVEN – Dynamo (NL)
Fri 24th May – BIRMINGHAM – Asylum (GB)
Sat 25th May – LIVERPOOL – O2 Academy 2 (GB)
Sun 26th May – DUBLIN – Whelans (IE)
Mon 27th May – BELFAST – Limelight 2 (NI)
Wed 29th May – GLASGOW – Cathouse (GB)
Thu 30th May – NOTTINGHAM – Rescue Rooms (GB)
Fri 31st May – BRIGHTON – Arch 187 (GB)
Sat 1st Jun – SWANSEA – Sin City (GB)
Sun 2nd Jun – READING – Sub 89 (GB)
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