Violet Vendetta are an Alternative Rock band fronted and led by founding member Eden Gallup in 2004. Hard-hitting, melodic, and at sometimes melancholic, Vendetta's sound offers thick layers of guitar, straight-ahead rock riffs, with driving drums & bass guitar. The influences of Violet Vendetta span a wide range of genres, with metal at it's core. Based in South Essex, England, lead singer Eden Gallup is the son of Simon Gallup, bass player for The Cure. in an interview with Regen Mag, Gallup Says " I used to love going through boxes of their old vinyl, of albums that they would have bought when they were teenagers. Things like the Pistols, Clash, Slits, Runaways, Damned, Ramones, etc. There was no getting away from the punk." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.