Released: Jul 20, 2010
Genre: Classical Metal/Emo/Melodic Metal
Label: Standby Records
Number Of Tracks: 13
The Black Veil Brides' debut record peaks when guitarists Jinxx and Jake Pitts delve fully into a classical metal sound.
We Stitch These WoundsFeatured review by: UG Team, on july 30, 2010 6 of 10 people found this review helpful
Sound: Although the Black Veil Brides’ debut full-length We Stitch These Wounds was only released this July, the band’s buzz has already been a tangible one. Between its consistent touring schedule and already making bank merchandise-wise at Hot Topic, the LA-based quintet is sitting in a pretty cushy spot at this point in the game. Black Veil Brides’ debut is certainly worthy of attention, and at the heart of it all is the amazing work of guitarists Jinxx and Jake Pitts. The core songwriting – although often fueled by chugging, gain-heavy guitars or double-bass pedal metal work – still leans more heavily into an emo area interestingly enough. That’s not a diss against Black Veil Brides, but the smooth vocal style of Andy Six makes for a fascinatingly odd contrast with the overall rhythm section.
What propels the record is the classically-driven style accentuating each of the 13 tracks. Jinxx is a classically trained violinist on top of everything, which allows the songs to take on more of a Yngwie Malmsteen style at times. After the brief-yet-intriguing opening track “The Outcasts (Call To Arms)”, which is essentially a recorded computer voice announcing the band, the classical vibe becomes readily apparent. “We Stitch These Wounds” kicks off immediately with a gorgeous, melodic lead guitar line that exudes majesty. Quickly a crunchier distortion and monster growl is added into the mix, but the entrance of Six’s clean vocals takes the song – and most every track – on a much more subdued path.
In some ways Six’s vocal style is reminiscent to the calming, smooth delivery of HIM’s Ville Valo, which not surprisingly, is another favorite of the Hot Topic crowd. Regardless of whether you think Six brings enough aggression to the mix, it’s the guitars that inevitably steal the show. From pinch harmonics to arpeggios to your run-of-the-mill power chords, Jinxx and Pitts do not disappoint. Highlights on We Stitch These Wounds include the flowing intro of “Never Give In” (which could either be the result of delay or layered guitars), and the beautiful twin guitar harmonies in “Knives and Pens.”
Black Veil Brides doesn’t get penned in by the typical metal format, which could appeal to a much larger audience in the long run. An unplugged version of “Knives and Pens” is a standout in its own right, while “The Mortician’s Daughter” (as dark as the title may seem) is one of the sweetest, most stripped down, emotional offerings on the CD. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: Herein lies the major dividing line between Black Veil Brides being metal and emo. This is a band that can lay down powerful riffs with the best of them, but in the lyrical content they are also not afraid to talk about…feelings. You’ll certainly never hear most metal bands uttering the romantic notions you hear in “The Mortician’s Daughter” (“I sit here and smile dear; I smile because I think of you, I blush; These bleeding hollow dials, this fuss”) or even ideas of love gone wrong in the title track (“The tears we've cried; This love has died; You're by yourself here tonight”). There are certainly other topics besides love on the album, but emotions and self-reflection are often the key themes at hand. // 7
Impression: If you prefer your metal/rock to revolve around aggressive, testosterone-fueled music or lyrics, Black Veil Brides may leave you unsteadily on the fence. The band delivers elements of rawness – particularly in the growl-driven moments within the compositions – but there’s a restrained quality still present thanks to the cherubic vocals of Andy Six. The band does fall more into a HIM category – only the guitar work is astoundingly more impressive in Black Veil Brides. The classically trained work of Jinxx allows for a much wider musical palette and that in itself is deserving of the buzz. // 8
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reptartdf, on august 12, 2010 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: Black Veil Brides. I was HIGHLY anticipating this album for a LONG time. I've been listening to them since they were all guys in the band and I have always liked them. Not they're biggest fan but did enjoy so when this album came out I couldnt wait to really hear Jake Pitts and Jinxx on the record. Once I got my hands on the record and listned to it all though I can say, OMG. THIS IS GREAT! This record proves that the band isnt just Andy Sixx. Jake and Jinxx are clearly the standouts of the album and I am proud to say that. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics have a good meaning and a good message to them. Simply said, Never Give In. Andy's is great because of the deepness. It really adds to the bands sound and dark image. His screams/growls are pretty good also. I would like to hear more of them in the future. // 9
Impression: Stand out songs, Beautiful Remains, Children Surrender, We Stitch These Wounds and The Morticians Daughter just to name a few. Its kind of hard to compare them to other bands but thats a good thing. I really do love the guitars on the album. They are just amazing. Please do yourself a favor and go pick up this album. // 10
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masterofguitar1, on august 03, 2010 0 of 2 people found this review helpful
Sound: The CD starts with a 32 second intro of a dude introducing the Black Veil Brides. The first song "We Stitch These Wounds" starts off with a very A7X feel to it. Once Andy Six starts singing (Wtf? Six you have got to be kidding me. He can't even come up with his own name)all hope of me liking this band a lot has vanished. He isn't a bad singer, but I just dislike it. If they had a different singer then for sure this band would be great. But every single songs it seems like he sings it the same as the last. The guitar work is by far the best thing for this band. But even that get's old after a couple of songs. It's the same riffs we've heard, only they can't make it work. Back to the singing, when Andy screams it just sounds forced into the song. As if they couldn't come up with nothing else to do for that part of the song so he just screamed. The drums are actually very good imo. The bit of joy I got from listening to BVB is when the solo came. But even that makes me say, "How much of the same thing over and over again can we take!?" I think they should at least get rid of Andy's singing and keep his screaming and just get a new singer. That could possibly work. But we have to remember that the only reason these douchebags are famous is because of fan girls obsessing over them! They are like the Justin Bieber of emo music/metal. It's just idiotic. They put up an image of being emo just because it's what is "cool" now a days. And the girls (maybe even some dudes) love it! I've read people that said that Andy sixx has said something a long the lines of, "Be who you want to be and not care about what others think." And yet he's dressing up, putting make up on, and acting like he has the worst life in the world. The whole band is a bunch of hypocrites. Once the emo phase passes no one will remember them. Overall they get a 5 and that's just me being a nice guy. After 5 songs of the album I got so bored I had to listen to better music for an hour until I could finish the whole album. I really can't believe that their "Knives and Pens" video has more then 13 million views. They do not deserve that kind of recognition. For the fan girls that I know are going to bash on me, I am not jealous of their success. Because seriously I would rather not be a "Rockstar" if I had to play the way they do and dress the way they do. I would rather work at Burger King. In probably 3 years no one will remember them so really who cares? The album is a "ehhh" in my point of view. // 5
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are alright. But they also seem robotic. As if Andy just sat down and said "Alright what sounds emo and rhymes" And wrote down what came to mind. There are some songs where I can say the lyrics are great like in "We Stitch These Wounds" The lyrics are actually ok to listen to. But other then a couple lyrics here and there. There isn't anything special about them. (I know my grammar sucks don't tell me) // 6
Impression: Overall if this band would come on the radio I wouldn't change the station but I wouldn't enjoy it either. For me they are the kind of band that I can care less for but if my friend plays them I won't get that irritated. The most impressive song is probably "The Morticians Daughter" Just because it's the most different song from all of the others. I wanna point out that in 2 songs "Heaven's Calling" and "Children Surrender" They completely stop playing and start again a couple of seconds later. I tend to like that because it gets me pumped. But for some reason it just seems stupid when they do it. There isn't that feeling in it you know? I don't encourage you to go buy the album but I won't tell you off if you do. // 5
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
ever heard of make-up...dummy
personally i love the album, and before i get flamed with "emo" comments no **** off i ain't an emo. an ok andy sixx's voice isn't perfect it ain't crap. and besides this is the debut album. from here things could get better, an hopefully NOT worse. but we will see, and to the ignorant tossers who gave it a 1 **** you your a bunch of wankers, **** **** ****ing you. *dons flame shield* can people stop slagging bands off? evidently not
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
ever heard of make-up...dummy
personally i love the album, and before i get flamed with "emo" comments no **** off i ain't an emo. an ok andy sixx's voice isn't perfect it ain't crap. and besides this is the debut album. from here things could get better, an hopefully NOT worse. but we will see, and to the ignorant tossers who gave it a 1 **** you your a bunch of wankers, **** **** ****ing you. *dons flame shield* can people stop slagging bands off? evidently not
Why so serious?
Anyway, they are a terrible band. When I first seen them, I thought the drummer was the only boy, then I realised it was a girl.
The music is bland at best. Some of the guitar work is incredibly generic but that doesn't matter. Every little scene kid will latch onto to these guys and basically worship them. It's sickening.
whoa i dont find anyone in here Respectin em xD.... anyways.. the only song i've heard from this band is Perfect Weapon.. and well i thought it was kinda good.. but well... u can't just judge a band with a single song... So far, I would rate em 2.5/5 :L
I can see what they're trying to do, but other bands have done it before, and done it better.
This band are competent with their instruments, but lack any real creativeness to deliver any material that stands out from the crowd.
Their compositions do have some good parts, but overall, I find them weak and uninteresting.
Also, Andy Sixx relies on vocal effects to sound decent. As his voice alone is nothing short of irritating.
Fans of the band seem to be more into how Andy Sixx looks, rather than the music itself. Which is sad.
I think BvB is just an example of a band with rich parents who pay for the recording, gigs and music videos. Just as well really, because they wouldn't have got this far on their unoriginal music alone.
personally , i think you guys are stupid and ignorant , this band is awesome , i listened to the whole album and it was brilliant , it just shows that we have people on ultimate guitar who have a very bad taste for music. this band has now become one of my all time favourites.
First thing I saw was the "User's rating: 3.6"
LOLOLOL
I can BARE to listen to their music, it's not great but it's not horrible. But, if I so much as see them, I just get pissed off.
You look like faggots, get used to it.
personally , i think you guys are stupid and ignorant , this band is awesome , i listened to the whole album and it was brilliant , it just shows that we have people on ultimate guitar who have a very bad taste for music. this band has now become one of my all time favourites.
There are alot of people that have a bad taste for music, they are jealous of the bands that have made therefore choose to hate there music i see it alot around people... its quite funny how arrogant they are... well i find this review useful and i'll give em a listen! =]
I like each element of this band seperately, but together I think the only thing that doesn't mix is the vocals. It's odd to say, but Six's vocals are absolutely great IN THEIR OWN RIGHT imo, but not so much in this particular music ... i like his blog though lol
Listened to "perfect weapon" and "knives and pens". Melodies and hooks from both songs are lifted directly from the emo metal handbook for how to write songs. Just another band for Hot Topic to exploit and market to angsty kids who hate their parents.
I enjoy a wide variety of music, ranging from death metal to pop and I also enjoy emo music but these guys should not be famous. They just use the same recycled riffs and chord progressions that sounded cool in the late 90's, but not now. Seriously, these bands need to start thinking about defining their own sound and writing original riffs.. I heard knives and pens, then perfect weapon and I thought I was about to explode. I don't mind the style of riffing or music but its the same thing over and over again. It gets irritating.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
personally , i think you guys are stupid and ignorant , this band is awesome , i listened to the whole album and it was brilliant , it just shows that we have people on ultimate guitar who have a very bad taste for music. this band has now become one of my all time favourites.
There are alot of people that have a bad taste for music, they are jealous of the bands that have made therefore choose to hate there music i see it alot around people... its quite funny how arrogant they are... well i find this review useful and i'll give em a listen! =]
Everybody has their own taste in music, some people may be drawn to whiny singing, while other may cringe, it's all about opinion.
not even close to classical metal... ****in sucks... hurts my ears... had to listen to an hours' worth of cannibal corpse after i heard 2 songs on this band on youtube...
Heard this band ages ago. Completely generic sound and they struggle to even pull that off. If it wasn't for their image appealing to their fans they wouldn't be known at all.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
Generic overused speech that's been heard from the frontman of every band that they're trying to copy.
The first time I heard them was about 2 years ago. I think they're pretty good, but it does get a bit bland after a while. That and it's lacking body, they need some good old fashioned bass! Lol
Overall, I'd give them a 6.5/10.
charliBrooke you are my new best friend. before i get started im not emo two of my favorite bands are KsE and AILD. but black veil brides first album was better than most for the "post-hardcore-ish" genre original knives and pens is better but i love the solo in the album. and if your gonna make fun of a band for being themselves and not calling them original; thats pretty rough. i have heard some of the stuff before i heard them but they pull it off in a different way. i play guitar and ill admit i have stolen riffs to make a song we all do. but anyways bvb made a great studio album if you dont like it get off the page and quite complaining about it.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
I haven't said (or at least I didn't want to say) that I don't like their look or their lyrics. I like this band and their music style, and I'm not against the way they wear (we can say that most of my friends wear "on the same way"). What I wanted to say with that "+1" is that lots of people are talking shit about them because their image without knowing them (basiclly what you said).
Rekouz wrote:I haven't said (or at least I didn't want to say) that I don't like their look or their lyrics. I like this band and their music style, and I'm not against the way they wear (we can say that most of my friends wear "on the same way"). What I wanted to say with that "+1" is that lots of people are talking shit about them because their image without knowing them (basiclly what you said).
The thing is - most people here seem to tend to assume that the less time spent on make-up, the more time spent on music, and the more time spent on music, the better.
Therefore, a band whose eyeliner budget exceeds their plectrum budget is likely to be written off, because experience shows that [a] they're ten a penny and [b] they're mostly irritating, derivative, stylistically bland, and frankly uninteresting.
I remember these guys! I sat through that Knives and Pens nonsense. They have a 12 year old drummer, one guitarist even though the song clearly has 2 guitar lines and no bassist.
The singer is a Myspace ***** and massive primadonna who goes through...roughly 10,000,000 costume changes and his voice is nothing special at all.
HOORAY! More fagcore.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
Yeah, but their music sucks and sounds like every other emo/poppy metal band
I remember these guys! I sat through that Knives and Pens nonsense. They have a 12 year old drummer, one guitarist even though the song clearly has 2 guitar lines and no bassist.
The singer is a Myspace ***** and massive primadonna who goes through...roughly 10,000,000 costume changes and his voice is nothing special at all.
HOORAY! More fagcore.
I remember these guys! I sat through that Knives and Pens nonsense. They have a 12 year old drummer, one guitarist even though the song clearly has 2 guitar lines and no bassist.
The singer is a Myspace ***** and massive primadonna who goes through...roughly 10,000,000 costume changes and his voice is nothing special at all.
HOORAY! More fagcore.
So hasn't anybody noticed that this is just a rerelease of "Dying is Your Latest Fashion" by Escape the Fate? I'm surprised this thread hasn't been flooded with ETF comparisons.
If these guys didnt look like they did, they wouldn't be getting shit from people plain and simple.
If these guys didnt look like they did, they wouldn't be famous, and no one would give a shit, and they wouldn't be paradoxical (because of what they are mostly now), among many other things they can't handle, or are shitty at.
They're a band that focus on image, and I think that sucks.
Photo shoots, videos, nick-names, make-up etc. All these things detract attention from the music so much that people subconsciously associate the music with the image and it's the image they really like. Not the music.
LOL I played with these guys a few months ago and nobody came to the show... (it was an out of towner for us). Granted it wasn't a big city, but way more people came when we played there with Sea of Treachery.
Anyway, they aren't very good at guitar, very generic, and they are total *******s and think they're rockstars for some reason.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
Creating music worthy of recognition is difficult. No matter how much make up they wear, no matter how much cheesy independent self actualization rhetoric you can regurgitate, no matter how much hot topic plugs your nose and forces this bologna down your throat, you can't make up for it. I'm not exactly sure how writing uninspired, stereotypical scene kid music and then creating a stereotypical scene image to go along with it is an act of self expression. Regarding their sales, Britney Spears broke the record for the highest debut sales of any solo artist. If you think that sales are ANY indicator whatsoever of the quality of the music, you're dead wrong.
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
yes that him.. so what? and i think you're f***ing crazy, andy six has a deeper voice than most singers which makes him unique and its a change to hear.... so they wear makeup... ohh nooo! who gives a shit. Andy Six is EXTREMELY talented. Black Veil Brides is very dedicated to there FANS and if you don't like them why are you on here? they don't care about your negativity so you're just wasting your time. get a life.
classic metal? WTF? classic metal is like IRON MAIDEN, SABBATH, PRIEST, MOTORHEAD, ANVIL, unless you're refering to classical metal which is like yngwie malmsteen, and black veil brides are most certainly NOT either of those! they're more emo/metalcore than anything. keep ths crap out of metal!
agh, scratch my last comment, somehow is missed the "al" part of classical, i can't read today, but still black veil brides are more emo/metalcore than anything
We Stitch These Wounds kicks off immediately with a gorgeous, melodic lead guitar line that exudes majesty"
Just listened to that song, where is this melodic lead guitar line you speak of? I was hoping for a tasty lick but nope i should have stuck to my first opinion about these guys.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
Creating music worthy of recognition is difficult. No matter how much make up they wear, no matter how much cheesy independent self actualization rhetoric you can regurgitate, no matter how much hot topic plugs your nose and forces this bologna down your throat, you can't make up for it. I'm not exactly sure how writing uninspired, stereotypical scene kid music and then creating a stereotypical scene image to go along with it is an act of self expression. Regarding their sales, Britney Spears broke the record for the highest debut sales of any solo artist. If you think that sales are ANY indicator whatsoever of the quality of the music, you're dead wrong.
This needed to be said again.
In addition, they're nothing special in any way. Copied riffs, copied image, completely unoriginal with nothing to offer music. I just hope they burn out soon.
Some people may like it, and some may not; to each their own. I find it listenable, but the general consensus is that it's utter crap with no hope of redemption, and in this regard I pretty much have to agree. Ten years from now, even the band members will find it nothing to be proud of.
ok well i dont have there new album but i have heard knives and pens and its an ok song.....but as far as im concerned every song on Avenged Sevenfolds new cd Nightmare is better then anything theyll ever do.....i like ever thing A7X has done and im glad they put out Nightmare.....and A7X if you read this just know that me and every A7X fan is sorry about the passing of the REV he'll be in your hearts and every A7X's fans hearts forever....but knives and pens is nothing compared to Welcome To The Family....(1 of A7X's new songs)so A7X or anything srry but thts just how i c it..... R.I.P REV ul b missed foREVer
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
CharliBrooke wrote:
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
CharliBrooke wrote:
it's about being yourself
Why have so many people said, in the comments, that this band offers nothing musically new? Why have many people said that everything about this band sounds generic? Being yourself? No, more like, "being everyone else for the sake of making money." Also, learn how to spell.
By the way, if one of you manages to muster the rage to murder the band members for producing utter failage, please be sure to save me their leather jackets. They look expensive.
ok well i dont have there new album but i have heard knives and pens and its an ok song.....but as far as im concerned every song on Avenged Sevenfolds new cd Nightmare is better then anything theyll ever do.....i like ever thing A7X has done and im glad they put out Nightmare.....and A7X if you read this just know that me and every A7X fan is sorry about the passing of the REV he'll be in your hearts and every A7X's fans hearts forever....but knives and pens is nothing compared to Welcome To The Family....(1 of A7X's new songs)so A7X or anything srry but thts just how i c it..... R.I.P REV ul b missed foREVer
Please forcibly inhale on the penises of the band members of Avenged Sevenfold elsewhere. Being a fanboy has a place, no matter if the music is terrible or great.
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you. You are who you are, and the members of BVB happen to dress in black and wear make-up. If that's not good with you, you're probably an arrogant bastard who doesn't think of the reasons behind music, because they think they know best and that they can judge people before knowing them. You should also bare in mind that this IS thier first album. And it's pretty impressive that in Hot Topic, more people have bought 'We Stitch These Wounds' then Avenged Sevenfold's 'Nightmare' and any other album.
I love and listen to Black Veil Brides every single day. I have listened to them everyday since discovering them. They make me proud to be me.
I hope that they will always be around because they make me feel absoloutly amazing. (: x
Creating music worthy of recognition is difficult. No matter how much make up they wear, no matter how much cheesy independent self actualization rhetoric you can regurgitate, no matter how much hot topic plugs your nose and forces this bologna down your throat, you can't make up for it. I'm not exactly sure how writing uninspired, stereotypical scene kid music and then creating a stereotypical scene image to go along with it is an act of self expression. Regarding their sales, Britney Spears broke the record for the highest debut sales of any solo artist. If you think that sales are ANY indicator whatsoever of the quality of the music, you're dead wrong.
You are so ****ing right. +1 Bro.
I'm currently laughing at the hardcore fangirls who are registering just to state how amazing these guys are, and to flame the non-believers.
I checked this band out thinking it was a female fronted goth metal band. NOPE. Just another faggapussy scremo band pretending to be metal. Whoever compares screamo to Yngwie deserves to be shot.
dude Avenged sevenfold has had accomplishments that bvb could only dream of.....dont get me wrong like i said i like knives and pens but i dont like it or bvb enough to go and pay money for there cd....to me its pointless but thts me.....and like i said bvb will nvr have as big of a fan base as A7X so y dont you go and try to ****in start shit with someone who gives a shit.....bc in my opinion and a lot of other ppls opinion bvb is nutthin but stupid ass emo jerkoffs who need to get a life
Hells.Mascot wrote:
A7X IS #1 wrote:
ok well i dont have there new album but i have heard knives and pens and its an ok song.....but as far as im concerned every song on Avenged Sevenfolds new cd Nightmare is better then anything theyll ever do.....i like ever thing A7X has done and im glad they put out Nightmare.....and A7X if you read this just know that me and every A7X fan is sorry about the passing of the REV he'll be in your hearts and every A7X's fans hearts forever....but knives and pens is nothing compared to Welcome To The Family....(1 of A7X's new songs)so A7X or anything srry but thts just how i c it..... R.I.P REV ul b missed foREVer
Please forcibly inhale on the penises of the band members of Avenged Sevenfold elsewhere. Being a fanboy has a place, no matter if the music is terrible or great.
By the way, if one of you manages to muster the rage to murder the band members for producing utter failage, please be sure to save me their leather jackets. They look expensive.
Will do, sir.
Also, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at the comments section of any other article on UG. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's sick of bands like this.
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
yes that him.. so what? and i think you're f***ing crazy, andy six has a deeper voice than most singers which makes him unique and its a change to hear.... so they wear makeup... ohh nooo! who gives a shit. Andy Six is EXTREMELY talented. Black Veil Brides is very dedicated to there FANS and if you don't like them why are you on here? they don't care about your negativity so you're just wasting your time. get a life.
You registered today just to back your favourite band up. You must be having a great eventful life.
the guys voice is probably the most ill-fitting vocal style i've ever heard, their guitar sounds just like every other hardcore band just with a crappier, trashier sound, and their drums are just plain typical as well.. i give them a 1. honestly, i wouldn't give these guys much of a future. pretty sick of the whole "their stlye" too.
I think I may know this Jake Pitts guy. If it's the same Jake Pitts from the band "The Perfect Victim", then I do. He comes from the same town in Minnesota as me. Can someone who knows tell me?
christ, well this is getting interesting, looks like there are some epic people on here who like this music like me, and then the flamers. ok i had a major rant earlier (i needed to just to let off some steam) and i come back and now people are bringing avenged sevenfold and ETF into this. and to the nicknames thing, how many bands use them? quite a lot. and yes they do now have a bassist (which is happy for me to know cuz i am one)
I think I may know this Jake Pitts guy. If it's the same Jake Pitts from the band "The Perfect Victim", then I do. He comes from the same town in Minnesota as me. Can someone who knows tell me?
personaly to me its not the clothes its the music. I believe that the music of Black Veil Brides is very good. Got good rytham and its got good sound. I personaly like Black Veil Brides!
Eh, I didn't really care for it. At first, i thought they were going to be like Bring Me the Horizon, and thank god I was wrong. They were decent, but nothing to call home about
I found these guys a last year, they weren't bad. I hear knives and pens and I like that they have a female drummer. Andy's voice isn't emo sissy high which is good.
They aren't breaking any new ground, but it's another band for the hot topic scene kids. They get by on their looks more than anything.
Idk if Hello My Hate is on this album, but I like that song.
They rip all of their stuff form Glamor of the Kill and early Escape the Fate. At least Glamor really can play and shit. as Alice Cooper would say "I see your angry. Now write it". just a dime a dozen quick buck band
what disappointed me was that the demo versions of these songs that came before the album sounded better than the actual album. whoever mixed this sucked.. and the vocal/guitar/drum tones suck too
Yes.
Before you try to claim I haven't listened I've heard 3 songs due to two of my friends being fans.
Each one just as generically emo as the last.
There is absolutely NOTHING emo about these guys. They sound nothing like Sunny Day Real Estate, Rites of Spring, Mineral, Texas is the Reason, Envy, Sed non Satiata, Daitro, Circle Takes the Square or City of Catepillar. These guys are not, I repeat, NOT EMO OR SCREAMO! Don't you dare insult real emo by comparing it with this garbage.
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
Yeah his voice is quite annoying to me.
and the fact that almost every guitar part I've heard is either a generic metalcore riff or boring chord proggression makes me wonder if they could keep it up without making it even more stale than it already is. Just my opinion. But I'm one that loves just awesome creative riffage.
wow guys.It's funny how people try to defend this shit. Saying it's about "being yourself" and whatnot. I don't see how being a group of scene kids is original at all. just saying. This shit will just get eaten up and forgotten much like boy bands. haha.
First I am a huge HIM A7X and BVB fan and can honestly say andy sounds nothing like ville, i can sing like ville decently. I cant even try to sing like andy hes got a accent like idk where. 2nd, i do think they need to get a bit more creative after this album, they have the same potential as A7X. if it were 2001 half u a7x fans wouldnt be a7x fans. Its their first album. Most of you hating are doing it just because of the image and havent heard the music, or maybe have and youve just classified it as emo and told yourself "i cant respect that its emo"
So most of you guys saying: "lay off them, it's their first album, they can improve"
what bands should usually do is have their first album kick so much ass it makes a name for themselves (see: Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, ignore the new stuff)
People who don't like them now won't like them in future albums most likely. As for me? They're ok, but definitely not an A7X replacement
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
yes that him.. so what? and i think you're f***ing crazy, andy six has a deeper voice than most singers which makes him unique and its a change to hear.... so they wear makeup... ohh nooo! who gives a shit. Andy Six is EXTREMELY talented. Black Veil Brides is very dedicated to there FANS and if you don't like them why are you on here? they don't care about your negativity so you're just wasting your time. get a life.
Dude thats beyond makeup. It looks like "he" got his face reconstructed to look like a chick. And no one was trying to flame "him". We are just genuinely confused that "he" is a guy.
And you are incredibly pissed for something that you just found online. I suggest anger counseling.
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
yes that him.. so what? and i think you're f***ing crazy, andy six has a deeper voice than most singers which makes him unique and its a change to hear.... so they wear makeup... ohh nooo! who gives a shit. Andy Six is EXTREMELY talented. Black Veil Brides is very dedicated to there FANS and if you don't like them why are you on here? they don't care about your negativity so you're just wasting your time. get a life.
You registered today just to back your favourite band up. You must be having a great eventful life.
AHAH thats pathetic! Man the music sucks and the guy looks like a chick! Is there anything not a joke about them?
great album if you dont like it then dont comment ****ing dumbasses, guitars are good not great but i really like his voice and how its not all about poser deathmetal lyrics and shit
Started listening to them a while ago, heard of them through my girlfriend. I heard Knives and Pens, thought it was all right, then heard the original We Stitch These Wounds, and thought it was all right as well. They had another song, The Gunsling, that I liked also. The songs were all pretty simple however, I ended up learning them all on guitar in a matter of sitting down and playing.
I also later learned the guitarist, Jinxx played in The Dreaming with Chris Hall. I think Chris Hall is pretty cool. But whatever.
Ended up going to a concert to see them - hey it was like ten bucks. But holy shit. I have never seen so many people at one time in my life where I wanted to just go "fag" to. Every ****ing person there was on the singers nuts, and screaming for him as they tried to grab his bulging pants (you can tell he stuffed something in there). Even this gay guy next to me was crying for him. I must have made about ten 13 year olds cry. They were trying some ****ing emo mosh - I'm used to DevilDriver type shit. Best part of the concert was probably where Jinx played violin. That was pretty sweet.
Then they come out with this ****ing cd, and changed all of the songs so that you can hear the singer more. Ruined it. Fuck this band, and **** it's faggot fans. They ruined the music they wrote that could have been good.
I also notice they don't refer to it as 'their' band, but more of 'their singers band'.
They're an okay band at best. their singer is decent, but at times he kind of bugs me. he's like a bad version of the guy from lostprophets. The guitar work is pretty good though. the thing i hate is how emo they make themselves look, it's pretty pathetic and it seems they're only doing it for the attention, because it seems that is how they're marketing themselves...
If you think you can make better music then they can then why aren't you out recording a ****ing album. I'm tired of hearing whiny bitches complain about imperfections in music. It's these things that make music worth listening to because if it was all perfect that would be pretty damn bland. Music is about expressing thoughts and ideas and feelings. If music is becoming a thing we complain about then what is the point to making it. If you don't like the artist don't listen to it and zip your ****ing lips. I do enjoy this band because metal is becoming more and more blended together. example: stonesour and slipknot = the same ****ing thing. example #2 tool and mudvayne what is the ****ing difference because i don't hear it. in this proving that even the best tend to do things that are already popular. New bands like Black Veil Brides is something that the metal universe needs a big shot of. thank you for reading all of this if you even cared to.
OMFG O.O I feel so f*cking wrong! the only reason why I checked out this band was because I thought they were fronted by a hot chick... I must go burn my eyes now.
If you think you can make better music then they can then why aren't you out recording a ****ing album. I'm tired of hearing whiny bitches complain about imperfections in music. It's these things that make music worth listening to because if it was all perfect that would be pretty damn bland. Music is about expressing thoughts and ideas and feelings. If music is becoming a thing we complain about then what is the point to making it. If you don't like the artist don't listen to it and zip your ****ing lips. I do enjoy this band because metal is becoming more and more blended together. example: stonesour and slipknot = the same ****ing thing. example #2 tool and mudvayne what is the ****ing difference because i don't hear it. in this proving that even the best tend to do things that are already popular. New bands like Black Veil Brides is something that the metal universe needs a big shot of. thank you for reading all of this if you even cared to.
Honestly, if you can't hear the difference between Tool and Mudvayne or Slipknot and Stonesour, your opinion on this is worthless. With your cognitive skills, you should give All That Remains a listen. You'll find you can't tell the difference between ATR and BVB.
In regards to your first line about making better music, here's an analogy for you. I don't have to build cars to know the Ford Pinto is a piece of crap. All one has to do to criticize music is have a set of ears. And the "metal universe" doesn't need a shot of this generic mallcore. It needs someone to actually innovate.
Yes.
Before you try to claim I haven't listened I've heard 3 songs due to two of my friends being fans.
Each one just as generically emo as the last.
There is absolutely NOTHING emo about these guys. They sound nothing like Sunny Day Real Estate, Rites of Spring, Mineral, Texas is the Reason, Envy, Sed non Satiata, Daitro, Circle Takes the Square or City of Catepillar. These guys are not, I repeat, NOT EMO OR SCREAMO! Don't you dare insult real emo by comparing it with this garbage.
pretty much only you could lower your voice just a tad bit
Kyose wrote:
Music_Eater wrote:
man come on do you really think this is emo?
Yes.
Before you try to claim I haven't listened I've heard 3 songs due to two of my friends being fans.
Each one just as generically emo as the last.
no I claim that you didn't listen to emo, or you don't know what it is.
OMFG O.O I feel so f*cking wrong! the only reason why I checked out this band was because I thought they were fronted by a hot chick... I must go burn my eyes now.
At least people are talking about them, not like other metalcore bands like parkway drive, because they know how to exploit their image (parkway drive are way WAY WAY WAY WAY better)
I love BVB but tbh I was disappointed in the album. I dont know what it is but the entire album seems.... subdued... they need more power in the recordings cause they sure as hell have power live.
Yes.
Before you try to claim I haven't listened I've heard 3 songs due to two of my friends being fans.
Each one just as generically emo as the last.
There is absolutely NOTHING emo about these guys. They sound nothing like Sunny Day Real Estate, Rites of Spring, Mineral, Texas is the Reason, Envy, Sed non Satiata, Daitro, Circle Takes the Square or City of Catepillar. These guys are not, I repeat, NOT EMO OR SCREAMO! Don't you dare insult real emo by comparing it with this garbage.
I'm talking about the horrible emo trend that existed about 3 years ago, emo music that was alright died out ages ago and isn't coming back.
Music_Eater wrote:
no I claim that you didn't listen to emo, or you don't know what it is.
Used to listen to emo, know exactly what it is, got over it. To repeat what I said above this is a perfect example of what people think of emo music now to do with that horrible trend a few years back.
personally , i think you guys are stupid and ignorant , this band is awesome , i listened to the whole album and it was brilliant , it just shows that we have people on ultimate guitar who have a very bad taste for music. this band has now become one of my all time favourites.
they are generic....which means repetitive and everything they have done as already been done a 100 times. so i think u have bad taste in music based on what i think good music is based off of. which is creativity and originality.
this is a perfect example of what people think of emo music now to do with that horrible trend a few years back.
I thought it's called The Scene or something like that. In my country people have the terrible habbit to import words most notably from English, frequently describing things they think they can't invent a new word for. So anyway they imported the word "emo scene"
and now man uses the word scene to describe emos he supposes to be fake or idk it's soo stupid. Somethings obviously need to die, such as caring about things like, that. That would unleash some abstract mass murderer
man nothing needs to be noticed, we should all feel. The problem is that there ain't aess to feel here, we just know this is bad, as it can't go through the barrier of logic. Pretty lame.
personally , i think you guys are stupid and ignorant , this band is awesome , i listened to the whole album and it was brilliant , it just shows that we have people on ultimate guitar who have a very bad taste for music. this band has now become one of my all time favourites.
Just because they don't agree with your opinion doesn't make them ignorant
I remember these guys! I sat through that Knives and Pens nonsense. They have a 12 year old drummer, one guitarist even though the song clearly has 2 guitar lines and no bassist.
The singer is a Myspace ***** and massive primadonna who goes through...roughly 10,000,000 costume changes and his voice is nothing special at all.
HOORAY! More fagcore.
Dir en grey fans know what they are talking about! You're my hero haha
So hasn't anybody noticed that this is just a rerelease of "Dying is Your Latest Fashion" by Escape the Fate? I'm surprised this thread hasn't been flooded with ETF comparisons.
That was my first impression from these guys. Like Escape the Fate, but attempting to look even darker (and failing miserably, I might add).
Kyose wrote:
I'm talking about the horrible emo trend that existed about 3 years ago, emo music that was alright died out ages ago and isn't coming back.
Quoted for truth.
Meh, these guys are nothing special. What these guys don't seem to realize is that their style died long ago. Generic band, crappy songwriting, boring guitars... I wouldn't give them a future, but as long as they have the 13-year-old fanbase to kiss their ass, we can expect to see more of these guys.
I feel disappointed in myself for having felt the curiosity to check these "guys" (I use the term loosely) out.
It seems anything with a fringe will sell records these days.
Also, are UG getting paid to do reviews like this? The guitar work isn't "amazing", nor are the harmonies "beautiful"
Eh.
Honestly, I think this band is great. I love everything about them, and i'm not an emo/scene kid. I grew up listening to mostly classic rock, but these guys kick ass. not quite sure why there's so mcuh hate towards them.
black veil brides suck. i hate them. that band wouldnt be anywhere if it wasnt for all the little emo girls that are obsessed with andy sixx.
That made me remember, I went to my friend's bday party and she's a scene kid, and she put on The Gunsling (BVB song I like) and skipped all of the intro and started it at where Andy starts singing. Man I'm sick of that.
Campbell22 wrote:
At least people are talking about them, not like other metalcore bands like parkway drive, because they know how to exploit their image (parkway drive are way WAY WAY WAY WAY better)
I've heard like 3 songs from Parkway Drive and I'm in love with them already.
DifferentWorld wrote:
Also, they don't have a bass player,
ashley purdy, which is a guy btw. is their current bass player and he also played on the album to stitch these wounds.
Rekouz wrote:
And sound in Knives and Pens sucks. The single version is much better.
+1
CharliBrooke wrote:
Look, it's obvious that the people on here complaining about Black Veil brides have no idea why they write thier music.
Like Andy has said before, it's about being yourself and not caring about what anyone thinks of you.
They make me proud to be me.
which is funny because they look like theyre pretty conformist to me. so if they have that image up im guessing since i've talked to pan(former guitarist), and he agrees. in their eyes its ok to be you as long as your like them. which is hypocritical. and not to mention sells albums.
I looked them up on wikipedia.
It says that one of them is named ashley.
I'm pretty sure that means that there's a girl.
Where the hell is the girl?
I mean, they all like make-up, and they sort of look like girls...
But then I looked at their faces, and their chins, and their cheekbones, and i couldn't figure it out.
sorry about the second post i only got through about half before i accidentally hit post a comment. sorry bout that.
EmoSceneKid wrote:
I think I may know this Jake Pitts guy. If it's the same Jake Pitts from the band "The Perfect Victim", then I do. He comes from the same town in Minnesota as me. Can someone who knows tell me?
YES! that is his old band
SuperSeether wrote:
This interview inspired me to write a poem
Roses are red
Voilets are blue
And Black Veil Brides suck
THE END
XDDDD HAHA
deathnote29 wrote:
These guys are not, I repeat, NOT EMO OR SCREAMO! Don't you dare insult real emo by comparing it with this garbage.
damn. they just got disowned by another emo XD god i love UG
Why do you all hate them so much seriously..? YOU DONT EVEN KNOW THEM..! and why does everyone think theyre emo because its "cool"..? If you havent noticed idiots being emo isnt cool..everyone make fun of them..And these guys are awsome at least they support there fans instead of being stuck up dicks prolly like half the shit you listen too...and Andy Sixx is a ****ing amazing singer/screamer...and i dont think that "because hes cute"...And for those people that think they have a 13 year old fan base..they have all ****ing teenagers..AND IF YOU HATE THEM SO MUCH WHY DO YOU WASTE YOUR TIME REVIEWING THIS PAGE..?!?!?!?! SERIOUSLY GO AWAY NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY..!!!
and a couple more things...1..how can you say they suck at playing guitar..for one thing any of you guys couldnt do better..and they are amazing..seriously..2..why do you make fun of them for how they look..? Its not always them that picks theyre styles in videos its the record companies dumbasses..shows how much you know about music...if you would see them on a normal day theyd look normal except the eyeliner but its not like it is onstage...3..how are theyre lyrics weak..seriously do you guys even know what knifes and pens is about...obviously not..cause all theyre songs mean something..knifes and pens is about sticking up for yourself and trying your hardest when noones there for you and how people stick threw it..seriously maybe you should watch the vide and youd get it..and btw Andys voice is amazing in that song..!Does anyone know what plight means..? obviously not.."one final fight for this tonight..with knifes and pens we made a plight.." and that means fighting even if you dont have a chance..not giving in or giving up..4..seriously why do you think girls like them because of andy..sure hes cute but who gives a ****..i heard them before i even saw what they looked like and i was in love with them..them being cute is just a plus..! And why do you say andy has a high voice he has a deeper voice then most screamer/screamer bands so wtf..?! have you ever heard him talk..? no because then youd know he has a deep voice..6..i bet you fags who are hating on them didnt even listen to them and are just hating cause thats what one faggot that needs to get a life did..seriously..GET A FUCKING LIFE..BECAUSE IF YOUR GONNA SIT HERE AND HATE ON A BAND YOU BARELY KNOW YOU REALLY SUCK AT LIFE..!!
and a couple more things...1..how can you say they suck at playing guitar..for one thing any of you guys couldnt do better..and they are amazing..seriously..2..why do you make fun of them for how they look..? Its not always them that picks theyre styles in videos its the record companies dumbasses..shows how much you know about music...if you would see them on a normal day theyd look normal except the eyeliner but its not like it is onstage...3..how are theyre lyrics weak..seriously do you guys even know what knifes and pens is about...obviously not..cause all theyre songs mean something..knifes and pens is about sticking up for yourself and trying your hardest when noones there for you and how people stick threw it..seriously maybe you should watch the vide and youd get it..and btw Andys voice is amazing in that song..!Does anyone know what plight means..? obviously not.."one final fight for this tonight..with knifes and pens we made a plight.." and that means fighting even if you dont have a chance..not giving in or giving up..4..seriously why do you think girls like them because of andy..sure hes cute but who gives a ****..i heard them before i even saw what they looked like and i was in love with them..them being cute is just a plus..! And why do you say andy has a high voice he has a deeper voice then most screamer/screamer bands so wtf..?! have you ever heard him talk..? no because then youd know he has a deep voice..6..i bet you fags who are hating on them didnt even listen to them and are just hating cause thats what one faggot that needs to get a life did..seriously..GET A FUCKING LIFE..BECAUSE IF YOUR GONNA SIT HERE AND HATE ON A BAND YOU BARELY KNOW YOU REALLY SUCK AT LIFE..!!
wtf!? how do they look like girls..? yea they were eyeliner and have long hair but look at bands from the 80s..! they did the same thing but most of them didnt scream..! I know a lot of bands ranging from Motley crue and Kiss to Mayday Parade and Breathe carolina and i think they are the best by far...i dont like screaming soo much but i think andy pulls it off very well...and hes voice is amazing..ive listened to them nonstop since i first heard them..and i love them..so stop hatin on shhit you dont have..ok?
I looked them up on wikipedia.
It says that one of them is named ashley.
I'm pretty sure that means that there's a girl.
Where the hell is the girl?
I mean, they all like make-up, and they sort of look like girls...
But then I looked at their faces, and their chins, and their cheekbones, and i couldn't figure it out.
Sandra, the drummer, is the only girl in the band to present. The bands lost and gained lots of different members over the years.
wtf!? how do they look like girls..? yea they were eyeliner and have long hair but look at bands from the 80s..! they did the same thing but most of them didnt scream..! I know a lot of bands ranging from Motley crue and Kiss to Mayday Parade and Breathe carolina and i think they are the best by far...i dont like screaming soo much but i think andy pulls it off very well...and hes voice is amazing..ive listened to them nonstop since i first heard them..and i love them..so stop hatin on shhit you dont have..ok?
wtf!? how do they look like girls..? yea they were eyeliner and have long hair but look at bands from the 80s..! they did the same thing but most of them didnt scream..! I know a lot of bands ranging from Motley crue and Kiss to Mayday Parade and Breathe carolina and i think they are the best by far...i dont like screaming soo much but i think andy pulls it off very well...and hes voice is amazing..ive listened to them nonstop since i first heard them..and i love them..so stop hatin on shhit you dont have..ok?
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
yes that him.. so what? and i think you're f***ing crazy, andy six has a deeper voice than most singers which makes him unique and its a change to hear.... so they wear makeup... ohh nooo! who gives a shit. Andy Six is EXTREMELY talented. Black Veil Brides is very dedicated to there FANS and if you don't like them why are you on here? they don't care about your negativity so you're just wasting your time. get a life.
You registered today just to back your favourite band up. You must be having a great eventful life.
Who Cares if they registered today to "back there favorite band."..how do you have the right to tell them that "they must have an eventful life.." when your the one reviewing this page when you dont even like the band..! At least they dont sit on the computer right nasty, stupid, arragont shit about a band that just released theyre first album..leave bvb the **** alone..this is theyre first album theyre starting out...jeez..most new bands dont have the greatest first cd..so what leave them go..and the only reason most of you people are making fun of them is because the way they look and "act"..1 who cares how they look..if theyre happy with themselves leave them alone...if you dont like it..keep it to yourselves cause none cares...2 you dont even know them so you cant complain about how they act..they are very sweet and caring and funny guys..so stfu cause noone even cares anymore..
If you think you can make better music then they can then why aren't you out recording a ****ing album. I'm tired of hearing whiny bitches complain about imperfections in music. It's these things that make music worth listening to because if it was all perfect that would be pretty damn bland. Music is about expressing thoughts and ideas and feelings. If music is becoming a thing we complain about then what is the point to making it. If you don't like the artist don't listen to it and zip your ****ing lips. I do enjoy this band because metal is becoming more and more blended together. example: stonesour and slipknot = the same ****ing thing. example #2 tool and mudvayne what is the ****ing difference because i don't hear it. in this proving that even the best tend to do things that are already popular. New bands like Black Veil Brides is something that the metal universe needs a big shot of. thank you for reading all of this if you even cared to.
i agree with that people seriously need to get a life
and andy six has a great voice. its unique. everyone expects him to sing high. but he has a low voice that resemmbles HIM's villie Valo. aka one of the best voices in music
I don't reckon this band is that bad. I mean they are not trying to be generic because most new metalcore bands nowadays are just breakdown bands and i cant listen to an album by those bands because it gets so boring but Black Veil Brides are a little bit different and maybe you reckon the guitars sound like A7X but thats justs because the guitarist is influenced by Synyster Gates. The image is a bit over the top but they can do that if they want to and it doesnt matter if you call them emo and shit because emo is still a genre of music and they play emo combined with Metalcore so why does it matter so much if they look emo or play emo sounding stuff?
You know I enjoyed the album and I don't really listen to this kind of music. I mostly listen to Murderdolls, The Faceless, August Burns Red, Children Of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Necropeghist, Baroness, and 2Cents. But I can see what people are talking about on both sides though. I can understand the generic thing but I also understand what people who like them are saying.
i think its funny that about 80% (just guessing) is not argumenting seriously. i would wish that they that dont like this band, or hate it would give a good reason why instead of just saying that the band sucks/is emo/pure copying others. i think this band is awesome, love the riffs, especially the intro to we stitch these wounds, but i agree that the new version of knives and pens isnt any good. and a special message to all haters without arguments or constructive critisicms...go f*** yourself, and start giving out reasons
gosh, the fangirls are all like "the lyrics are all about sticking up for yourself, being yourself", therefore its awesome. i guess that makes hannah montana the best lyrics writer in the world? or jonas brother? it doesnt matter what you write about, its about how you write it. go listen to elliott smith to know how original lyrics should be written
i think its funny that about 80% (just guessing) is not argumenting seriously. i would wish that they that dont like this band, or hate it would give a good reason why instead of just saying that the band sucks/is emo/pure copying others. i think this band is awesome, love the riffs, especially the intro to we stitch these wounds, but i agree that the new version of knives and pens isnt any good. and a special message to all haters without arguments or constructive critisicms...go f*** yourself, and start giving out reasons
You're obviously illiterate. People have been giving reasons. The music sucks because: 1.) The Genre - It's oveflowing with too many bands who write the crappy music with different crappy lyrics, and this band is no different
2.) The Music - Their music doesn't have any special feel to it, nor do they even have a bass player. You can't call yourself classical metal if you don't even have a flipping bass.
3.) The Band - They're guys who wear more makeup per each of them than about 3 or four women. They CLEARLY care about being famous, 'looking cool' and being a 'rock star' more than actually producing music.
P.S. I've got nothing against the 'emo' genre (do what you want, it's your life to live), but I don't listen to it, it's just not my style. This post was just me being angry at that idiot up there for not actually paying attention to ANY of the afore posts and just complaining that someone doesn't like his 'favorite band'
I listened to this band for the first time yesterday. Yeah, I know I'm a year late. They didn't blow me away but I didn't hate it. I found this CD to be enjoyable at times and boring at others, mostly boring at others but it did have a few good points. I mean, it's not the worst thing I've ever heard, but certainly not the best. As far as Andy's voice goes, I kind of like it and it's the biggest highlight of the album for me. He reminds me of the singer from Machinae Supremacy. Everything else feels generic and boring even though the guitarist and drummer are pretty capable.
I listen to a wide variety of music, but several of my favorite bands ever are Incubus, Between the Buried and Me, the Fall of Troy, and Coheed and Cambria just to name a few. Believe me, the LAST thing I'd do is compare Black Veil Brides to ANY of those bands.
Anyway, long story short, I think that this band does have potential and that for the most part it was unrealized with this album. I hope that more comes out of the second album, but that's just hoping. They have a lot to fix about their sound and some holes to fill.
Well. That's all I have to say about that. I guess I'll go get ready to get flamed for having a different opinion about this band.
I personally find bvb to be an amazing band. And they tend to get the most hates out of the bands (blessthefAll, and MCR are the other ones up there) that I'm into. Ppl who just listen to it without thinking of the emotions they put into it are just ignorant. Some call it.whining about how theory life sucks, but what none of.you haters realize is sometimes its not what is said, but how it.is said. And the last.thing I must rant about to all u haters is THIS BAND AMONG MANY OTHERS LIKE THEM SAVE LIVES coz they don't sing (or rap specifically) about getting laid, stoned, rich, and incarcerated. Bvb comes from the heart, not the wallet, pipe, or genitals. People can relate to it. We stitch these wounds speaks to me louder, and more.clear than any counselor ever will. So all you bitter little.pricks who take the time to comment on a band they don't even understand can blast your lil Wayne, and pretend to be awesome, but real music comes from places ppl like u don't even know.exist
ok black veil brides r a good band for what they have become so far they worked hard to get where they r now and of course their first cd isnt going to be the greatest personally i hate this kind of music but its good and with the makeup its shock rock many of bands done it and there the first band to do this in this decade there new cd is coming out on june and there new single is ok and his voice is different, so rght there u kno there trying and they r trying to be a better band, and they will grow out of the makeup they all do for instance look and manson now, so i give them a 9 for trying so hard and not giving a **** of wat people think. peace.
This comment section has just made my evening. Cheers guys.
Anyway, BVB sound to me like a band who just haven't found their sound yet, hence the 'they ripped off so and so' business. Its probably more like experimenting with styles than bared faced plagiarism. The whole image is a grotesque marketing plan- by dressing like that, rolling off spiel like that etc., you're either gonna wet your lil' emo pants or hate on them for days, which in turn fuels the maybe fans into die hard defenders of the band. Its not pretty, almost certainly manufactured but damned effective.
His voice only sounds good to me on the morticians daughter- perhaps they should go acoustic?
Listened to their song "knives and pens" a while ago.
Didn't like it.
Just listened to "Perfect weapon".
Didn't really like that either.
Something about his voice that bugs me.
Meh.
HIS? Is that a dude in the pic? Seriously?
ever heard of make-up...dummy
personally i love the album, and before i get flamed with "emo" comments no **** off i ain't an emo. an ok andy sixx's voice isn't perfect it ain't crap. and besides this is the debut album. from here things could get better, an hopefully NOT worse. but we will see, and to the ignorant tossers who gave it a 1 **** you your a bunch of wankers, **** **** ****ing you. *dons flame shield* can people stop slagging bands off? evidently not
Why so serious?
Anyway, they are a terrible band. When I first seen them, I thought the drummer was the only boy, then I realised it was a girl.
The music is bland at best. Some of the guitar work is incredibly generic but that doesn't matter. Every little scene kid will latch onto to these guys and basically worship them. It's sickening.
hahahhahahahahahaa i was thinking the same thing bro holy shit its sickening, all the fanboys r like defending this shit so many like the ****? lol cnt we have tht with a band thts actually rly good? guys r defending the worst possible band ever
