NEW NOISE
VENDED
Slipknot: The Next Generation? The offspring of Des Moines’ finest gouge out their own path to superstardom – and fuck the haters
WORDS: DANNII LEIVERS
Vended (left to right): Connor Grodzicki, Simon Crahan, Jeremiah Pugh, Griffin Taylor, Cole Espeland
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SIMON CRAHAN HAS something to announce. “I want everyone to know, Vended is going to be the biggest band in the world. We have stuff cooking that’s going to make fucking people shit their pants.”
If that name and that kind of fighting talk sounds familiar, then it should. Vended’s drummer is descended from metal royalty – Simon is the son of Slipknot’s founder and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan. If that wasn’t enough, the band’s vocalist Griffin Taylor is the son of – you guessed it – Corey Taylor.
Those family connections have undoubtedly contributed to the fact that the Des Moines five-piece are one of metal’s most hyped new bands right now. In fact, click on any video or article about the band online, and you’ll find the comments split equally between those heralding them as a bright new hope, and those chalking their success up to their famous parents.