Vendetta Red
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1998–2006, 2010–present
Zach Davidson
Burke Thomas
Jonah Bergman
Leif Andersen
Michael Vermillion
Justin Cronk
Eric Chapman
Joseph Childres
Adam Garcia
Jeff Rouse
History[edit]
Early career (1998–2002)[edit]
The group was formed in 1998 by Erik Chapman, Joseph Childres, Justin Cronk, Zach Davidson, Adam Garcia, and Mike Vermillion in Seattle, Washington and nearly a year later they issued their debut release, the 6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive EP with a tour of the West Coast following after.[1] A year later, they released their first album, Blackout Analysis, with their second album, White Knuckled Substance, being released by Loveless Records in October the next year, which was well received by local radio,[1] with the band continuing to tour on the West Coast.[5] During their tour, they gained the attention of a number of labels and eventually signed with Epic Records in 2002.[5]
Major label years (2003–2006)[edit]
After finishing recording with the late Jerry Finn,[1] the group's first major label album Between the Never and the Now, which was preceded by the EP Cut Your Noose,[6] was released in June 2003 and charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and No. 101 on the Billboard 200.[2] The album's single, Shatterday, peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[3] The album included reworked songs from their previous release, White Knuckled Substance.[6] The band supported the album with a North American tour,[1] which included a stint on the Warped Tour.[5][6] The song The Long Goodbye, from the album White Knuckled Substance, was included on the Warped Tour 2002 Tour Compilation.[7]
After opening for AC/DC at the New York Roseland Ballroom,[5][6] singer Zach Davidson said that the fans during the show were acting "blatantly homophobic":