in Vegas and Rooster would be joining the band as the new drummer. On 5 December 2016 the band released their first new music since 2002 with the single "Burn this Place". It was also announced they would play a handful of shows UK in January 2017. In early 2018 the band played a handful of shows supporting Hell is for Heroes in celebration of the 15th Anniversary of their debut album The Neon Handshake, including a sold out show at the London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire. In 2018 Vex Red were one of only a handful of artists to be personally invited by Robert Smith of The Cure to play his Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre. A new single, "Tarantula", was released in July 2019 and the band announced details of a new EP, "Give Me the Dark", to be released on 4 October 2019, of which "Tarantula" is the second single. The third and final single, "Air", was made available in late November of the same year. The band promoted their new EP with a UK only 6-date headline tour in February 2020, during which they were supported by math rock/grunge act Sœur. Discography Studio albums and EPs Singles Demos Vex Red (1998) [EP] [Sean Buckingham on vocals] Sleep Does Nothing for You (1999) [EP] Non-Album Songs Between Venom and Vision Consider Vow (Live only) Dahlia (Live only) Guillotines (Live only) References External links Official site Vex Red on Instagram English rock music groups