[1] They released an EP, 6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive, in 1999 and two albums, Blackout Analysis in 2000 and White Knuckled Substance in 2001, before signing their first major label deal with Epic Records.
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.
[6] 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,[7] was released in June 2003 and charted at No.
I can handle anything, but I didn't really like it when, before you play a fucking note, the minute you go onstage, people are yelling 'Faggot!'
[5] Late in 2004, Chapman and Childres left the group and the guitarist Leif Andersen of Common Heroes and Pris joined the band on lead guitar and keyboards.
In late 2005 Vermillion left the band and bass guitarist Jeff Rouse, of Alien Crime Syndicate and Loaded was added to the group.
Vendetta Red announced on MySpace on March 8, 2006, that they were going separate ways to create different styles of music.
"Vendetta Red played their final show at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington, on April 8, 2006.
[1] Following the breakup, Davidson, Andersen and Rouse formed Sirens Sister in 2006[11] along with the drummer Ben Libey.
They signed to The Control Group and released their first album, Echoes from the Ocean Floor, in September 2006, produced by Martin Feveyear.
[14] The band includes fellow Bakersfield native Matthew Shaw, local producer Tyler Coffey and Brian Pake.
[16] In December 2010, it was announced that Vendetta Red would reunite for a one-off show at El Corazon in Seattle on March 5, 2011.
A new song called Blank Screens was released on January 15, 2012[19] as a single on various digital music services including iTunes, and the album title Scripture was announced.