On Easter Sunday two years ago I went to a concert at a small venue called The Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL. I was going to see Sleeping With Sirens and I had never heard of the openers. Since my friends and I got there so early we ended up front row, right up against the wooden stage. Now, yes Sleeping With Sirens was amazing, they usually are, but I was BLOWN AWAY by the first opener. Their band name is Secrets.
They put on an amazing show and did what openers are supposed to do, they pumped up the crowd. They were pretty unknown at this point. After the show, two members, Joe and Michael were outside and Anna and I got to hangout with them. They were very chill and actually liked talking to the fans, it was really cool. They signed my ticket and I bought their CD and they signed that too. I also got to meet Xander, the lead singer. We got a picture with him.
He was pretty awesome. Unfortunately, he has now left the band. The band has not stopped working, in fact, they are bigger than ever. They just landed a spot on Vans Warped Tour. As a big fan, not only am I super excited to be able to see them again, but I am also so proud of them for making it this far. I think they are going to be huge so everyone look out for them.
This is the video where the new vocalist is announced. Enjoy so post-hardcore everybody (:
Black Veil Brides is a glam metal/rock band from California. The 5 current members are (respectively) Christian "CC" Coma, Jinxx, Andy Biersack, Jake Pitts, and Ashley Purdy. Let me just start by saying: Yes, they are guys. Yes, they wear makeup. Yes, they (mostly) have long hair. I know, rough concept, haha.
Anyways, Black Veil Brides was started in 2006, however, the only founding member remaining is Andy Biersack. In 2009, their first single, "Knives and Pens", was a massive hit, and they came out with a video for it. This song is actually one of my favorites by them, even though they were just starting out here. I personally think it was a great video as well.
Their three albums, "We Stitch These Wounds", "Set the World on Fire", and "The Wretched and Divine", have all done pretty well too. Their most recent album, "The Wretched and Divine", was released in December 2012. This album came with a movie counterpart, which I have heard was "creepy, but awesome". The album was supposed to tell a story, which the movie played out. Now, since i haven't seen the movie, I can't say if it was any good or not. You can read the idea behind the movie here.
However, I did preorder the album, and it was AMAZING. Their single from this album was entitled "In the End" and there is an amazing video to go with it. The video kind of gives you an idea of how the movie was. I, personally, think they have come a very long way.
