VENDED, led by Griffin Taylor, son of Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR, has released a music video for their latest single, “The Far Side.”
The band also features Simon Crahan, son of SLIPKNOT‘s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan, on drums. The other members include Connor Grodzicki, Jeremiah Pugh, and Cole Espeland.
VENDED says: “‘The Far Side’ shows another side of VENDED that hasn’t been seen before. 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.”
Corey Taylor previously expressined his pride in his son’s work with the band, telling Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3: “I cannot tell you how proud I am of that boy. And, of course, being a typical Taylor, on one hand I’m super proud of him, but I still can’t get him to clean anything, dude; he’s just such a nightmare.
“The funny thing is you and I were talking the day after he was born. And I keep going back to that night, going, ‘What’s he gonna be? Who’s he gonna be in life?’ And now 20 years later, almost 21, and he is this crazy metal pirate, just like I was. And I’m just, like, ‘Oh, I failed as a father. What did I do?’ I kept trying to push him to be anything other than what I do. And, yeah, dude, he’s crushing.
“I’ve heard the new stuff that he just recorded with [producer] Chris Collier, and it is so good,” Corey continued. “VENDED, their new stuff is so rad. Not only Griffin, man, but Simon‘s [Crahan] drumming sounds incredible. All of the guys — Cole [Espeland] and Grod [Connor Grodzicki] sound great [on guitar]. The guitars have just gone above and beyond. J.J.‘s [Jeremiah Pugh] crushing it on bass. I’m really, really proud of those guys, man. And then to be able to watch my boy get out there and just be himself and crush.
“It’s so easy for him, and it just makes me angry. Because he’s got all the great stuff that I never had when I was… He can wear anything. It’s just criminal. I’m just, like, ‘You don’t know how good you’ve got it, kid. The carbs haven’t caught you yet.’”
