Black Veil Brides kick off a new season of redemption and revenge with “Bleeders,” a cinematic music video, battle cry, and tour conceived by band leader Andy Biersack. The “Bleeders” single and enchanting music video (directed by Jensen Noen) coincide with a forthcoming EP of the same name. Watch the video here!Continue reading
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There’s an underlying belief that interim releases are merely disappointing cash-ins comprised mostly of filler and cast-off material. A strong title track usually followed by cover versions, demo versions, live cuts or songs simply not worthy to make it onto a full length record. A theory to which Hollywood based five piece Black Veil Brides clearly do not subscribe.
Rockers Black Veil Brides have announced Unplugged – A Global Virtual Acoustic Experience Scheduled For April 30th At 4:00PM PDT/7:00PM EDT/12:00AM BST. Tickets are on sale now at the link below. BVB recent announced the band’s sixth studio album The Phantom Tomorrow and their successful Acoustour for US radio, Los Angeles rockers Black Veil Brides are announcing their next global virtual experience Unplugged – the band’s final streaming event of 2021. Recorded live in Los Angeles at the Den Studios, Unplugged will offer an in-depth look at the stories behind the songs from every part of Black Veil Brides’ catalog. Radio hits and fan favorites comprise the setlist for and even the song “Vale (This Is Where It Ends)” from the band’s fifth studio album – which has never been performed live – makes an appearance at the acoustic event.
American Satan, the 2017 movie Directed by Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen will see a television sequel Paradise City soon. The film starred and featured music from many Sumerian cornerstone artists with a score co-written by Jonathan Davis of Korn. The series stars Black Veil Brides leaders Andy Black and Ben Bruce, along with Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellen Quinn and many others. Listen to this trip-hot inspired reimaging of Danzig’s classic ‘Mother’, in a video with clips from the original film right now!Continue reading
Recording artist Andy Biersack has revealed the cover for his comic book collaboration during New York Comic Con. He worked with writer Scott Tuft (Severed/Swamp Thing) and Artist Eryk Donovan (Batman/Eugenic) to create Ghost of Ohio coming in 2019 rom Z2 Comics. Z2 also has comics unveiling at the con with BABYMETAL and Steve Aoki. He will be onAoki and artists today at Comic Con.Continue reading
Andy Black, the solo performing alter-ego of Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack, has announced his début headline tour of the USA. He announced the tour with a teaser for his forthcoming new video for the track ‘ a teaser for his ‘We Don’t Have To Dance’ on his Instagram account. You can see at this link or below:
Andy Black Solo Headline US Tour:
May 23: Baltimore Soundstage- Baltimore, MD
May 24: Brighton Music Hall- Allston, MA
May 25: Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
May 27: Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
May 28: GameChangerWorld – Freehold, NJ
May 29: The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
May 31: Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro, NC
Jun 01: The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
Jun 03: State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
Jun 04: The Social – Orlando, FL
Jun 06: Trees – Dallas, TX
Jun 07: The Rock Box – San Antonio, TX
Jun 08: Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
Jun 10: Slowdown – Omaha, NE
Jun 11: Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
Jun 13: Agora – Cleveland, OH
Jun 14: Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 15: The Opera House- Toronto, ON
Jun 17: The Crofoot- Pontiac, MI
Jun 18: Bottom Lounge- Chicago, IL
Jun 19: Liberty Hall- Lawrence, KS
Jun 21: Bluebird Theater- Denver, CO
Jun 22: The Complex- Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 24: The Showbox- Seattle, WA
Jun 25: Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
Jun 27: The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
Jun 28: Social Hall SF – San Francisco, CA
Jun 30: Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
Jul 01: Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
Jul 02: El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Drama Club. Photo Credit: Tara Dettman
This year’s Vans Warped Tour has introduced a number of new faces to the music world and each has their own story behind their musical journey. For the mysterious masked duo only known as Drama Club, their story is just as adventurous as their music. Audiences have been introduced to songs like “Fuk It” and “Maniac,” and winning over unexpected fans along the way.
The duo known as Zero and Andromeda have kept a relatively low profile and circulated around playing house parties until being discovered by Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack.
Zero explains how it all went down. “We were just kickin it, making remixes and playing house parties and DJing house music. We did this remix of Andy Biersack/Andy Black “They Don’t Need To Understand” and people liked it and he liked it, and then all of sudden we were on a world tour with the Black Veil Brides. We kept doing house music, which we still do and love. They told us ‘you should make an album. These kids like what you’re doing.’ We said ‘fuck! We’re going to make an album.’ So we made an album.”
“Then they said ‘you need to do Warped Tour so you can tell kids about your album.’ So we said ‘fuck!’ So here we fucking are.”
Zero of Drama Club. Photo Credit: Tara Dettman
After bonding with Biersack, the duo were invited to take part on the Black Mass Tour in the UK and the first leg of their North American tour. While on that tour Drama Club gave fans a stripped down DJ set, they have since built up their music to accommodate more of a live format.
“That’s more DJ ing. We’re doing a little more performance here – a little more instrumentation and stuff. As the tour goes on, some of our buddies like Ryan Seaman [drummer] from Falling In Reverse and CC [Christian Coma] from Black Veil Brides are gonna sit in and play drums. They’re gonna build it. There’s so many crazy motherfuckers around here and we’ll build something crazy,” explained Zero.
Andromeda of Drama Club. Photo Credit: Tara Dettman
While audiences got tastes of both the DJ and the live sets, Andromeda explained that their setup is a mixture of both, without being pigeonholed into either format.
“We’re kind of like a hybrid thing. We started off DJing and then we’re like we know how to play instruments as well. We’re trying different things. Sometimes one of us will be DJing and the other one will be singing. Sometimes one of us will be playing keyboards and the other will be playing drums. [It’s kinda like] whatever works.”
“We don’t really want to define it, because it makes it more fun that way,” added Zero. “But obviously as we grow, we can build and add to it. Right now it’s small. We’re giving birth.”
“Today will be the same, but again it’s like…we have our heat. We bring our heat. We add our spice around it. It’s all good.”
Andromeda of Drama Club. Photo Credit: Tara Dettman
Drama Club have dropped their self titled new EP titled Neon Apocalypse during the Vans Warped Tour and have been giving curious fans a taste of their sound. They spent the summer on the Beatport Stage and showcasing what they are about.
“It’s independently released. It’s not super heavy but it’s sexy. You like girls and like crazy heavy shit – you’ll dig it. But it’s not metal. But girls like it. So I don’t know man. I like to go where the girls are and get heavy.”
“It’s sick, it’s punk rock. It’s got middle fingers but we’re not trying to be Slayer. I love Attila but we’re not gonna try to go out and be them. We’re gonna drop beats on your face.”
Drama Club. Photo Credit: Rei Nishimoto
While Drama Club has been slowly working their music into the club and electronic music circuit, they have swayed away from the EDM tag and instead continue to experiment with their eclectic sound.
“I don’t think so. I mean fair is fair but I’d say we’re an electronic act and we DJ house music and we love all sorts of electronic music and we love instruments. We love being in bands,” said Zero.
“Roof top pool parties. You can’t beat it,” said Andromeda.
“It’s just craziness. You have to see it and live with it. It’s been an interesting one for us because it’s not easily definable. Eventually people will start to define it themselves and will know what it is. Right now we don’t even care. We’re just rockin it. Just comin in hot!,” added Zero.
Drama Club. Photo Credit: Rei Nishimoto
As for future collaborations, The Drama Club will be looking for future collaborations, and possibly with fellow Warped Tour tour mates on future recordings. They both share their ideas on who they have on their minds.
“Everybody. Anybody on this tour that’s badass and anybody’s kickin ass,” said Zero.
“We have a recording studio with us wherever we go. We’ll be high jacking people…,” said Andromeda.
Zero summed it up best, “I’d like to get Attila, Riff Raff and Drama Club together. How about that? That would be some tight shit.”
Black Veil Brides front man Andy Biersack appears on the latest edition of The Jasta Show podcast, hosted by Jamey Jasta. You can hear the podcast at this link from Soundcloud or below:
You can catch Black Veil Brides all summer on The Vans Warped Tour.
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Juliet Simms and Black Veil Brides vocalist Andy Biersack have joined forces with the Alive Music Project and the It Gets Better Campaign to support LGBT youth, challenge homophonia and expose new communities to the message of equality through music.
Watch the video below about the projects and the Prizeo campaign offering rewards such as signed photos, t-shirts, signed guitars, and even a personalized tattoo design. One lucky entrant will win a trip to 2015 Vans Warped Tour on August 7th in Portland, OR from anywhere in the world and will receive VIP tickets and travel on Juliet and Andy’s tour bus to Seattle, WA on August 8th.
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Juliet Simms has independently released an EP All or Nothing on February 3, 2015 and was produced by Aaron Sprinkle (OneRepublic, Anberlin, He Is We). The six tracks on the EP signal that the music industry rollercoaster that she’s been riding might finally be leveling out on the upswing. Birthed via a very successful PledgeMusic campaign that raised far above its original goal and was released just last week, the EP impressively landed at #1 on Billboard’s New Alternative Artist and #4 on Top New Artist charts.
“All or Nothing speaks volumes about who I am as a person… that I am a survivor, that I’m not gonna give up, I’m not gonna stop…. Wait, that’s Destiny’s Child,” laughs rocker JULIET SIMMS about her new self-released EP. In a lot of ways, this child’s destiny is not only as a music industry survivor but also as a testament that when you have that creative spirit and fire, you really can’t be stopped. “In all honesty, the EP represents strength, perseverance, never backing down and owning who you are and never being afraid to voice it at the top of your lungs.”
“This EP and its songs really represent coming back from the ashes and rising like a phoenix,” she says reflectively. Originally breaking through as the mastermind/songwriter behind Warped Tour veterans Automatic Loveletter and then again when she came in second place on NBC’s The Voice, her rise was hampered by industry dysfunction and false promises just as her star began to shine brighter. “About two years ago, I went through a really rough time,” she reflects. “I was no longer with a label, I didn’t really know what was next for me, and I have to admit, I went through a really dark period. These songs represent waking up, realizing it’s not over and you can keep going and do this.”
From the opening call to arms “All or Nothing” (“This song is for any person who’s ever felt less than, that they didn’t fit in, or felt not believed in then taking that emotion and turning it around into an unstoppable fire”) to the anthemic rocker “Mystified” (“It’s about being so hypnotized and overcome by something that you’re not yourself anymore, you’ve gone so numb you can’t even feel the coals you’re walking on”) to the plaintive ballad “Not Broken Yet” which features her partner-in-crime-and-love Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides on backing vocals, All or Nothing shows a whole new side of Juliet – confident and defiant but still very much alive. “In many ways, I felt I haven’t been able to truly achieve that stylistically until this EP. This is the music I was born to make.”
Instead of turning her back on her past, she’s returning to her roots as a featured performer on this Summer’s Vans Warped Tour. “I’m just so excited to get out there and play on stage with a full band again,” she says. “The Vans Warped Tour is my VERY favorite tour to be on!”
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