Vex Red
Vex Red formed in 1995 in Aldershot, United Kingdom. The band self-released two demo records in the late 1990s one titled “Vex Red” released in 1998 and the second “Sleep Does Nothing for You” the following year. Entering into a demo tape competition by Kerrang! and Ross Robinson, the band were quickly signed to Robinson’s Virgin Records imprint, I Am.
The band’s debut album produced by Ross Robinson, “Start with a Strong and Persistent Desire” was released in 2002. The album charted at number 48 on the UK Albums Chart and also spent two weeks on the chart. After a long hiatus, the band reunited in 2015. With new music released throughout the next three years they were one of only a handful of artists personally selected by The Cure’s Robert Smith to play his Meltdown Festival in London.
