She Wants Revenge, a duo consisting of Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, formed in 2004. Warfield was formerly a rapper whose 1991 single "Season of the Vic" reached No. 18 on
Billboard's
Hot Rap Singles chart and was featured on
Bomb the Bass' song "
Bug Powder Dust", a No. 24 hit in the UK. Bravin was a DJ under the name
DJ Adam 12 and played for
Crazy Town from 1995 to 1996. The group were scouted and later signed by
Limp Bizkit frontman
Fred Durst to his label
Flawless Records in April 2005. The group's self-titled debut was released on January 31, 2006. Lead single "
These Things" starred
Garbage singer
Shirley Manson in its music video, while
Joaquin Phoenix directed the video for second single "
Tear You Apart". The band toured extensively through 2006 with
Depeche Mode and
Placebo. In 2007, the group was featured on the track "Time" with
Timbaland. In a 2017 interview, Adam Bravin told
Suicide Girls that She Wants Revenge has a lot of unreleased potential b-sides, like "Love to Sleep", which they would like to share. Adam added that the band would like to tour with their heroes
The Cure and
Bauhaus and in 2011 they did tour with
Peter Murphy, lead singer of Bauhaus, on his "Ninth" tour in the US. They were released from their contract with the label Geffen/Interscope, according to a MySpace bulletin. The group formed their own label, Perfect Kiss, formerly an imprint, in 2008. of She Wants Revenge live in concert Their EP,
Save Your Soul, was released to
iTunes on May 13, 2008. The EP contained four tracks: "Save Your Soul", "A Hundred Kisses", "Sugar", and "Sleep". The group has formed a fan club and participated in the 2008
Nylon summer tour. Their song "Tear You Apart" appeared in the first season of the TV show
Fringe (episode 18, "Midnight"), in the movie
The Number 23 starring
Jim Carrey, and in the season 5 première of
American Horror Story (episode 1, "Checking In"). An EP titled
Up and Down, was released via iTunes on September 22, 2009. At the end of their tour to promote the release of
Up and Down, She Wants Revenge began working on their third
studio album, which would revisit the dark roots of their first album. A new video titled "
Take The World" was released February 7, 2011, prior to the release of their first single, "Must Be The One". The video was band member Adam Bravin's directorial debut. Filming for "Must Be The One" began on February 8, and was released in March.
Valleyheart, the band's third studio album, was released on May 23, 2011. On August 1, 2012, the band announced that they are taking an indefinite hiatus. In 2015, She Wants Revenge gained popularity following "Tear You Apart" appearing in
American Horror Story: Hotels season premiere. The song choice was personally requested by
Lady Gaga, who starred in the show. As a result, the band reunited, selling out its ten-year anniversary reunion shows. On 22 February 2019, it was announced that She Wants Revenge would be appearing at Infest Festival, held at the University of Bradford Student Union, West Yorkshire, UK, over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. In August 2020, the band announced that they were disbanding. In May 2022, the band announced that they are recording again and intend to begin touring in the near future. They announced a USA fall 2022 tour, supported by
the Chameleons, and a European tour. In 2023, they announced the
Eternal tour, announcing dates in Europe, UK, Australia, Hawaii and USA. ==Band members==