Vendetta Red independently released their first record, Blackout Analysis, in 2000, and followed that with White Knuckled Substance in 2001, through Loveless Records. Vendetta Red signed to Epic Records and released their major label debut, Between the Never and the Now, in 2003. Sisters of the Red Death, released in late 2005 before the band's 2006 breakup, charted at #21 on the Top Heatseeker's Chart
After their split, former Vendetta Red members Zach, Leif, and Jeff started the band Sirens Sister.
Vendetta Red reunited in March 2011, playing the entirety of Sisters of the Red Death at El Corazon in Seatle, Washington. Afterwards they started creating new record and played the 2011 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. In 2012 they released single Close To Me.
In 2013 they released two EPs: Scripture and Light Year Anniversary.
In 2018 they suddenly released an LP Quinceañera.
Current Members
Zach Davidson - Vocals (Sirens Sister)
Leif Anderson - Guitar (Sirens Sister)
Jonah Bergman - Bass (Schoolyard Heroes)
Burke Thomas - Drums (Megasapien)
Studio Albums
- Blackout Analysis (2000)
- White Knuckled Substance (2001)
- Between the Never and the Now (2003)
- Sisters of the Red Death (2005)
- Quinceañera (2018)
EPs
- 6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive (1999)
- Cut Your Noose EP (2002)
- Shatterday EP (2003)
- Scripture (2013)
- Light Year Anniversary (2013)
Body And The Blood
Vendetta Red Lyrics
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My eyes weep worms for you
Angel anathema,
I'll drink your blood
The blood you shed for me
Was all you gave to me
My bold bulimic belly dancer
Run, just run from me
As day consumes the night,
The earth shall cover me
Medusa Madonna,
Murder me, marry me
The blood you shed for me
Was all you gave to me
My bold bulimic belly dancer
Narcissistic necromancer
Run, just run from me
Under your vapid vulture's wings
I'll suckle your black milk
Let it trickle down my tongue
Your womb-mouth kiss could kill
As day consumes the night
I'll drink your blood
The blood you shed for me
Was all you gave to me
My cold kinetic claws of cancer
Narcissistic necromancer
Run, just run from me
This time all riots,
I'm ready
This time all riots,
I'm ready to go
The lyrics to Vendetta Red's song The Body and The Blood are highly poetic, yet dark and disturbing. The song seems to speak of a twisted, obsessive love that is both addictive and dangerous. The opening lines, "Angel insomnia, my eyes weep worms for you, angel anathema, I'll drink your blood" suggest a kind of vampiric imagery where the singer is drawn to an unreachable lover who may be divine, but is inherently unattainable.
The chorus, "The blood you shed for me was all you gave to me, my bold bulimic belly dancer, narcissistic necromancer, run, just run from me" speaks to the idea of the singer being consumed by their love for this figure, whom they see as both beautiful and grotesque. The verses further emphasize this idea, with lines like "Medusa Madonna, murder me, marry me" suggesting that the singer is willingly submitting to their own destruction.
The final verse, with its imagery of "vapid vulture's wings" and "womb-mouth kiss," further underscores this twisted love affair, with the singer willing to consume even the darkest aspects of their beloved. The final statement that "this time all riots, I'm ready to go" suggests a sense of impending doom, with the singer willing to face whatever consequences may come from their obsession.
Line by Line Meaning
Angel insomnia,
Addressing the subject of the song as an insomniac angel
My eyes weep worms for you
Expressing deep, sorrowful emotions towards the subject
Angel anathema,
Referring to the subject as a cursed or reviled angel
I'll drink your blood
Threatening to harm or even kill the subject
The blood you shed for me
Acknowledging the sacrifice the subject made for the artist
Was all you gave to me
Realizing that the subject has nothing else to give
My bold bulimic belly dancer
Describing the subject as confident and self-destructive
Narcissistic necromancer
Labeling the subject as someone who seeks admiration and is obsessed with death
Run, just run from me
Warning the subject to stay away from the artist
As day consumes the night,
Referring to the passage of time or events that will happen
The earth shall cover me
Imagining the singer's own death and burial
Medusa Madonna,
Combining two contrasting, mythical female figures
Murder me, marry me
Expressing a desire for intense and fatal passion with the subject
Under your vapid vulture's wings
Being in the clutches of the subject, who is compared to a scavenging bird
I'll suckle your black milk
Displaying a twisted desire for the subject's negative influence
Let it trickle down my tongue
Enjoying the bitterness of the subject's words or actions
Your womb-mouth kiss could kill
Acknowledging the subject's power over the artist
My cold kinetic claws of cancer
Describing the singer's own harmful tendencies
Narcissistic necromancer
Repeating the title of the subject from earlier in the song
Run, just run from me
Emphasizing the importance of avoiding the artist
This time all riots,
Suggesting that the conflict between the artist and subject will escalate
I'm ready
Asserting a readiness to face the subject
This time all riots,
Repeating the previous line for emphasis
I'm ready to go
Demonstrating complete readiness to engage in potentially fatal conflict
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