50 Fun Facts About Black Veil Brides

A former bassist said the name Black Veil Brides is a term for a woman who does what?

Marries into the church: he called it a Roman Catholic phrase for a woman who gives up life's pleasures to devote herself to God, and likened that to the sacrifices a rock group makes.

What did Andy Biersack break in June 2011 when he fell from a pillar at a Black Veil Brides show?

His ribs took the damage: three shattered and one was displaced when he hit the edge of the stage. The band had to sit out the opening week of that summer's Vans Warped Tour.

Which DC superhero did Andy Biersack voice in a web series cast largely with metal musicians?

Batman suited him: Biersack lists Batman: Knightfall and Batman: Hush among his favourite comics. The series adapted a DC Comics crossover, with David Hasselhoff as Superman.

Black Veil Brides' "Set the World on Fire", cut from Scream 4, joined which 2011 film's soundtrack?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon carried the song on its soundtrack album, which came out on the same June day as the band's second record. Fans got an extended preview once the horror sequel fell through.

Which Black Veil Brides single, written after Andy Biersack's grandfather died, became a WWE Hell in a Cell theme?

In the End grew out of the funeral, where Biersack began to think of Heaven as the legacy a person leaves behind. It later appeared in the video game Guitar Hero Live.

Black Veil Brides' makeup and body paint were inspired by the stage personas of Mötley Crüe and which band?

Kiss supplied the template, and the debt showed most with the second album, when the band's look moved toward glam metal and shock rock.

Which Black Veil Brides debut single has a video re-enacting the school bullying Andy Biersack faced?

Knives and Pens frames a choice between destruction and creation, in Biersack's telling. Its low-budget YouTube video has passed 100 million views and made the band's name around the world.

Which singer, a guest vocalist on Black Veil Brides' "Lost It All", married Andy Biersack in 2016?

Juliet Simms had finished second on the US version of The Voice in 2012. Since 2021 she has recorded under the name Lilith Czar.

Which Black Veil Brides single, inspired by the Book of Revelation, shows the band crashing to Earth on comets?

Fallen Angels retells the Bible's war in Heaven, which ends with the losing side cast down to Earth. It was the first single from the band's second album, in 2011.

Which stage name did Black Veil Brides' frontman use until 2011, before reverting to his birth surname, Biersack?

Andy Six gave way around 2011, when he decided he would rather be called by his birth name. His first group, formed at 14, was simply called Biersack and played a single show.

Black Veil Brides formed in 2006 in which Ohio city before relocating to Hollywood, California?

Cincinnati is where Biersack grew up and studied drama and vocal music at the School for Creative and Performing Arts. He left for Los Angeles two days after turning 18.

Which instrument does Christian "CC" Coma play in Black Veil Brides, having replaced Sandra Alvarenga in 2010?

Drums became his job shortly after the debut album came out, and Alternative Press named him its Drummer of the Year for 2011. Alvarenga left to join Modern Day Escape.

Besides rhythm guitar, which classical instrument does Jinxx play on Black Veil Brides' instrumental "Overture"?

Violin reflects his classical streak: Jinxx names Bach and Beethoven as influences and was gigging in Iowa bars with his father at eight. He adds cello to the records too.

Black Veil Brides' song "Unbroken" was released only on the soundtrack album of which Marvel superhero film?

The Avengers came with a companion album of rock songs in 2012, where the track sat beside songs from Soundgarden, Papa Roach and Evanescence.

Andy Biersack plays the lead singer of a fictional band called The Relentless in which 2017 film?

American Satan gave him the acting lead while Remington Leith of Palaye Royale supplied the singing voice. Malcolm McDowell played the Devil who offers the group its fame.

On which holiday in 2012 did Black Veil Brides open pre-orders for their third album and release its lead single?

Halloween suited the group's gothic image, though the album itself slipped from an October date to the following January. A trailer for a companion film arrived the same day.

Kerrang! once labelled Black Veil Brides a band of which social network, where they first gained a following?

Myspace was where the group gathered fans before any label deal, hence the tag. Their following grew in do-it-yourself fashion, through videos they paid for themselves.

On the painted cover of Black Veil Brides' 2010 debut album, what is Andy Biersack shown doing?

Stitching his own lip, in a Victorian-style portrait by Richard Villa, gave the album We Stitch These Wounds a literal cover image. Villa also painted the covers of the band's next two albums.

Which Black Veil Brides rock opera, about the Wild Ones fighting F.E.A.R., became the band's first US top-ten album?

Wretched and Divine entered the Billboard 200 at number seven in January 2013. A companion film told the same story on screen.

Which bassist parted ways with Black Veil Brides in November 2019 after a decade in the band?

Ashley Purdy had joined in 2009 and played on the first five studio albums. Lonny Eagleton, a guitarist in Biersack's solo band, took over on bass.

Black Veil Brides' 2010 debut album was mainly described as which genre, before the band turned to glam-tinged rock?

Metalcore fits the debut's mix of smooth singing and harsh screams. The follow-up dropped both for a clean but gruff delivery that was compared to James Hetfield's.

Which Black Veil Brides single, its video shot outside a Bakersfield cinema, won Kerrang!'s Best Single award in 2012?

Rebel Love Song is about escaping to a private utopia, in Biersack's words. A longer director's cut of its video spells out the runaway couple's story.

Black Veil Brides' 2024 EP Bleeders, their first release for Spinefarm, was inspired by which gothic tale?

Sweeney Todd, the murderous barber of Victorian legend, gave the EP its theme. Its title track later reappeared on the band's seventh studio album.

Black Veil Brides' 2023 single "Temple of Love", recorded with Ville Valo, is a cover of which gothic rock band?

The Sisters of Mercy cover came out in June, three months before the band and the HIM frontman set off on a co-headlining tour of North America.

Which band did Black Veil Brides support on 2011's Buried Alive Tour, alongside Hollywood Undead?

Avenged Sevenfold, one of the group's stated influences, headlined the run. Black Veil Brides joined it straight after an injury to Biersack had forced them to cancel dates.

Which band joined Set It Off and Drama Club in supporting Black Veil Brides' Black Mass tour in late 2014?

Falling in Reverse returned the favour a decade later, taking Black Veil Brides out as guests on the 2024 Popular MonsTOUR II dates in the United States.

Which Japanese band did Black Veil Brides support on a tour of North America in June and July 2025?

Babymetal headlined the run. The Tokyo act describes its own style as a mix of J-pop idol music and heavy metal.

An executive at which retail chain tipped off Lava Records' president about the buzz around Black Veil Brides?

Hot Topic's music chief told Jason Flom that the group's T-shirt was the second-biggest seller in the country. Flom met the band, then struck a deal to move them over from their independent label.

Which magazine's Golden Gods Awards gave Black Veil Brides its prize for best new act in 2011?

Revolver honoured the band's two guitarists at the next year's ceremony, where its fans were also shortlisted as the most dedicated.

Which Black Veil Brides lead guitarist, a trained studio engineer, produced the 2020 re-recording of the band's debut?

Jake Pitts studied at the Los Angeles Recording School in 2006. He also co-produced Vale and has produced other acts, among them New Years Day.

Which veteran metal band guests on "Revenger", a single from Black Veil Brides' self-produced 2026 studio album?

Machine Head's Robb Flynn, who formed his band in 1991, is credited with lead vocals on the track. It came out as a single shortly before the album.

Which punk band's "Death of Seasons" do Black Veil Brides cover as a digital bonus track on their 2026 album?

AFI recorded the original for their 2003 album Sing the Sorrow, and Black Veil Brides have long listed the group among their influences.

Which 2026 Black Veil Brides album, the band's seventh, was their first full-length record in nearly five years?

Vindicate came out on Spinefarm in May 2026. Kerrang! scored it four out of five and heard themes of absolution and validation in place of plain revenge.

Which producer, known for his work with Metallica, made Black Veil Brides' self-titled fourth album?

Bob Rock, whose credits include Metallica's Black Album and Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood, steered the record to a top-ten debut on the Billboard 200.

Which producer worked on Black Veil Brides' third album and later on Andy Biersack's first solo record?

John Feldmann, who fronts the punk band Goldfinger, came back to produce Vale for the group in 2018.

Which guest guitarist plays the solo on Black Veil Brides' cover of "Unholy" from their 2011 EP?

Zakk Wylde, long Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist and the founder of Black Label Society, took the solo. The band had teased an unnamed guest in interviews before the release.

Which single, released in November 2020, was the first taste of Black Veil Brides' rock opera The Phantom Tomorrow?

Scarlet Cross arrived almost a year before the album, which slipped from June to October 2021 because the pandemic complicated production.

Which song, left over from the Set the World on Fire sessions, is the only original on Black Veil Brides' 2011 EP?

Coffin got a video in 2012 that stages Biersack's own funeral. The EP's other new recordings are covers, one of them with a famous guest soloist.

Black Veil Brides' lead guitarist wrote "Carolyn", the closing track of their debut album, about which relative?

His mother, a classical pianist and composer who taught him music and harmony theory, was going through a period of illness when he wrote it.

In Black Veil Brides' rock opera about the Wild Ones, what does the enemy's name F.E.A.R. stand for?

For Every and All Religion is the meaning Biersack gives in the making-of film. F.E.A.R. speaks through spoken-word transmissions set between the album's songs.

Which Black Veil Brides video opens with "The Outcasts (Call to Arms)", voiced by Andy Biersack's grandfather?

Perfect Weapon was the second single from the debut album. The spoken piece it borrows, read by Urban Flanders, is also the record's opening track.

Which guest vocalist appears on "Days Are Numbered" from Black Veil Brides' 2013 rock opera?

Bert McCracken sings with The Used, a band the album's producer had discovered and helped to a record deal years earlier.

Which director made Black Veil Brides' "The Legacy" video and their 2012 film Legion of the Black?

Patrick Fogarty had shot the band's very first video on a tiny budget in 2009, and he was still directing for them a decade later.

At which Los Angeles theatre did Black Veil Brides film Alive and Burning, their first live DVD?

The Wiltern concert reached shops in July 2015, with Casey Tebo directing. Live cuts from the show were later added to the video game Guitar Hero Live.

Black Veil Brides' manager, who produced their debut album, took the nickname Blasko while playing bass for which star?

Rob Zombie's touring band is where the nickname began. In 2003 he replaced Jason Newsted as Ozzy Osbourne's bassist.

Before Black Veil Brides took off, Andy Biersack had a small part in a TV commercial for which phone company?

AT&T cast him in an advert called Confetti during a brief spell of acting after he moved to Los Angeles. He also appeared in an anti-meth public service spot.

Which independent label signed Black Veil Brides in 2009 and released their debut album the following year?

StandBy Records kept the band for one album before Lava's Jason Flom struck a deal with its founder, Neil Sheehan, to take them to a major label.

Which first single from Black Veil Brides' album Vale came out in December 2016, over a year before the record?

The Outsider had a long wait for company: Vale followed in January 2018, billed as a prequel to the band's earlier rock opera about the Wild Ones.

Black Veil Brides said the production of Set the World on Fire was mainly influenced by which Def Leppard album?

Hysteria was the model for how the record was made. Biersack was sure enough of the new songs to label the demo CDs as a greatest hits collection.

Which musician, a support act on the album's 2013 tour, voices F.E.A.R. on Black Veil Brides' rock opera?

William Control, the solo guise of Aiden singer William Francis, also plays the part in the companion film.