Vended wants you to know they are more than their familial connections to Slipknot.
The band sat down with Metal Hammer and discussed how critic’s allegations of nepotism impacted them, especially after the band was alotted opening slots at Slipknot shows.
Vended’s vocalist Griffin Taylor, the son of Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, was negatively impacted by the nepotism claims, saying that he was “a teenager with a lot of feelings and a lot of emotions and I didn’t know how to deal with it. It would just depress the fuck out of me.”
Vended’s drummer Simon Crahan, the son of Slipknots M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, is indifferent to the claims of nepotism the band receives, stating:
“My dad told me, ‘I would not put you on a tour if you weren’t good. We wouldn’t be playing festivals the way we do if we weren’t good. We’re a good band. We play good music. That’s why we’re here. We’ve discovered that talent ourselves. And everyone thinks it’s just been handed to us.”
Vended will be opening a North American run with While She Sleeps and Bury Tomorrow this Spring.
You can check the dates for the upcoming tour below:
04/02 Cleveland, OH – The Roxy
04/03 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
04/05 Montréal, QC – Olympia
04/06 Boston, MA – Paradise
04/07 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
04/09 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
04/10 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
04/11 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
04/12 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre – The Lyric
04/13 Lawrence, MO – The Granada
04/15 Denver, CO – The Oriental
04/16 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
04/18 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
04/19 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
04/20 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
04/21 Tucson, AZ – Encore
04/23 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
04/24 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
04/25 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
04/26 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown
04/28 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
04/29 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven
04/30 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
