Vexed Vocalist Megan Targett on Personal Growth and the Trauma Inspiring ‘Negative Energy’

When British tech-metal maulers Vexed dropped their crushing Culling Culture album, it gave a shot in the arm to heavy music in the UK. However, after unleashing this beast of a debut, it felt like this was just the start for the band. Which was a theory proved to be correct when, two years later, the band emerged with the devastating follow-up, Negative Energy (Napalm Records). So, having spoken to Megan Targett following the release of their debut, it felt now was a good time to catch up with the vocalist again to find out how she had changed in the two years since Vexed’s debut album. Negative Energy is out; what has the reaction been like? Megan Targett: “It’s such a relief to have the album out. We felt so irrelevant and without purpose for such a long time that now the album is out, ...

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