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Black Veil Brides
Musical artist

Black Veil Brides is an American rock band formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The group is composed of Andrew "Andy Six" Dennis Biersack (lead vocals), Ashley Purdy (bass, backing vocals), Jake Pitts (lead guitar), Jeremy "Jinxx" Miles Ferguson (guitar, violin), and Christian "CC" Coma (drums). Black Veil Brides are known for their distinct appearance, mainly being inspired by Kiss' infamous stage persona as well as numerous 1980's glam metal acts.

History

Early years, record deal and debut album (2006-2010)

Black Veil Brides was founded during 2006 using the name Brides with members Andrew Biersack (lead vocals), Johnny Herold (guitar), and Phil Cenedella (bass) in Delhi, Ohio. They were soon contacted via Myspace by Nate Shipp (guitar) and Chris Riesenberg (drums). The band released Sex & Hollywood in 2007, followed by Never Give In in June 2008. They started gaining recognition for the song "Knives and Pens". The music video has gained over 25,000,000 views over YouTube.

In late November 2009, David "Pan" Burton left the group due to differences in direction and clashes between members. Shortly after his departure he began the project House of Glass with previous Black Veil Brides guitarist, Chris "Hollywood" Bluser. Demos were posted on Myspace, with lyrics written by Biersack. Black Veil Brides responded, saying that the demos were from their upcoming debut album and that Pan had recorded his vocals over them. Pan claimed he'd written the songs before joining the band and that these demos were the way the songs were originally intended to be. Due to these demos being released before We Stitch These Wounds, the band changed the titles of the songs "Funeral in Flames" to "Beautiful Remains" and "Alive and Burning" to "All Your Hate". However, "Sweet Blasphemy" remained the same.

In September 2009, using the current name, Black Veil Brides signed with the independent label StandBy Records. The writing process for a tour and a record began immediately. In December 2009, the band embarked on their first US tour entitled "On Leather Wings".

The group's debut album We Stitch These Wounds was released July 13, 2010 and sold nearly 100,000 copies in its first week, ranking at #36 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and #1 on the Billboard Independent chart. In late 2010, Black Veil Brides went on tour with bands The Birthday Massacre, Dommin and Aural Vampire.

Future events and Set the World on Fire (2011-onward)

Black Veil Brides at a signing table delivering autographs for their fans.

Black Veil Brides supported the Murderdolls in the "God Save The Scream Tour" 2011 and also toured America on the AP Tour from March 18 to May 6. The band will continue on to the Vans Warped Tour, beginning June 24, 2011 and ending August 14 of the same year. It has also been released that the band will be performing at festivals such as the Download Festival in the UK and Bamboozle. On April 20, it was revealed the band had won the Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Award for Best New Artist, Kerrang! UK Rock Magazine Best Newcomers, and were nominated for Kerrang! Best International Newcomer.

The band's second studio album, Set the World on Fire is expected to be released on June 14, 2011 by Lava Music/Universal Republic Records. The cover art was released in April.The title track from Set the World on Fire was planned for use in the movie Scream 4. At the news of the song not being used the band released a statement and an extended song preview. It was later announced on May 23 that the song will be featured in the Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie.

A clip of the album's lead single, "Fallen Angels", was released in late April. It was then fully released in the UK on May 1. The US release was pushed from May 3 to May 10 to be given for free with the pre-order of Set the World on Fire on iTunes. As a result of "Fallen Angels" being delayed a preview of the song "Youth and Whisky" was released on May 3. The band will play at the Rock am Ring festival at the Nürburgring motorsport complex in Nürburg, Germany in June 2011 with The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, We Butter the Bread with Butter, All That Remains, Architects, August Burns Red and Danzig.

Members

Current members
  • Andy Biersack - lead vocals, keyboard (since 2006); bass (2008–2009)
  • Jeremy "Jinxx" Ferguson - rhythm guitar, violin, backing vocals (since 2009)
  • Jake Pitts - lead guitar (since 2009)
  • Ashley Purdy - bass, backing vocals (since 2009)
  • Christian "CC" Coma - drums (since 2010)
Former members
  • Sandra Alvarenga - drums (2008–2010)
  • Chris "Hollywood" Bluser - lead guitar, backing vocals (2008–2009)
  • David "Pan" Burton - rhythm guitar (2008–2009)
  • Johnny Herold - lead guitar (2006–2008)
  • Nate Shipp - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2007–2008)
  • Phil Cenedella - bass, backing vocals (2006–2008)
  • Chris "Craven" Riesenberg - drums (2007–2008)

Discography

Albums/EPs
Date Album Label Peak Chart Position
US 200 US Independent
2007 Sex & Hollywood California DGK Studios — —
2008 Never Give In — —
2010 We Stitch These Wounds StandBy, Virgin 36 1
2011 Set the World on Fire Lava — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Singles
Year Title Album
2009 "Knives and Pens" Never Give In
2010 "Perfect Weapon" We Stitch These Wounds
2011 "Fallen Angels" Set the World on Fire
"The Legacy"

Videography

Year Video Director
2009 "Knives and Pens" Patrick Fogarty
2010 "Perfect Weapon"
2011 "Fallen Angels" Nathan Cox
"The Legacy" Patrick Fogarty

References

  1. Knives and Pens Official Music Video YouTube.com 2009-06-17
  2. Black Veil Brides featured in Billboard Magazine TheGauntlet.com 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-11-18
  3. We Stitch These Wounds Charts & Awards AllMusic.com
  4. Independent Albums Billboard.com 2010-11-13 Retrieved 2010-11-18
  5. Black Veil Brides Interview Video with Andy Six in Seattle 2010 LaCarmina.com 2010-11-20 Retrieved 2011-03-18
  6. BVB on the AP Tour StandbyRecords.net 2011-02-19
  7. Black Veil Brides Vans Warped Tour Dates Vanswarpedtour.com
  8. Download Festival Linup Downloadfestival.co.uk
  9. Bamboozle Linup Thebamboozle.com
  10. News Archive Roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net 2011-05-09
  11. STWOF Album Cover: Photography: Chad Michael Ward - Painting / Illustration: Richard Villa III Twitter.com 2011-04-29
  12. Black Veil Brides "Set the World on Fire" Extended Snippet PulseRecordings.com 2011-04-19
  13. Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Soundtrack-movie.com
  14. Black Veil Brides "Fallen Angels" PulseRecordings.com 2011-04-26 Retrieved 2011-04-27
  15. An Interview With Andy Biersack of the Black Veil Brides Type3Media.com 2011-04-12
  16. Black Veil Brides "Youth and Whiskey" Snippet PulseRecordings.com 2011-05-03
  17. ROCK AM RING: Setlist and Timetable (German) Rock-am-ring.com

External links

Black Veil Brides
Studio albums
Extended plays
Other releases
Singles
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