Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack attended high school at Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts before dropping out to pursue his rock ’n’ roll dreams in LA.
∙ In 2009, the band released a low-budget video for “Knives and Pens,” which earned them a cult following even before their lineup was fully formed.
∙ They were discovered by Rob Zombie/Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, who became their manager and coproduced their first full-length album, We Stitch These Wounds.
∙ We Stitch These Wounds sold 11,000 copies its first week—an impressive showing for an independently released album.
∙ In 2011, Black Veil Brides won Revolver magazine’s Golden Gods Award for Best New Band.
∙ Black Veil Brides have had four consecutive albums reach the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart.
∙ The band’s self-titled release won Album of the Year at the 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards.