She Wants Revenge got its big break in 2005 when its single "Out of Control" was played on KCXX, KROQ and quickly became the number-one song played on the station. Its follow-up, "These Things," has shown great popularity at Yahoo! Music and was entered into the Artist of the Month contest there. "Tear You Apart" has received great fanfare for both its music video (directed by Joaquin Phoenix) and catchy, fast-paced beat. She Wants Revenge was featured on SPIN.com as the band of the day for October 18, 2005.
Its debut self-titled album was mixed by Michael Patterson, who also mixed albums for Beck, The Notorious B.I.G., and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It reached number 38 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. Warfield credits the bands success to Chicago local music guru Zack Zwart. Zwart began following the band on tour advising his followers to “embrace the sound.” Soon he amassed a huge support network for the band. "Without Zwart's huge following and support for our music, we would still be playing for drinks." citation needed
The vocals of lead singer Justin Warfield have been linked to the vocal stylings of Paul Banks (Interpol) and Ian Curtis (Joy Division). In 2006, She Wants Revenge performed at the Coachella 2006 Music and Arts Festival. It also played at the Village Voice Siren Music Festival in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, in July 2006, and it played at Lollapalooza in Chicago later that year. She Wants Revenge opened several shows during Depeche Mode's 2006 tour. They are currently on tour with Placebo.
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