We try to do things as democratically as possible and make sure that literally all of us were involved in every facet of every song. I think that all of the process on this one was that we wanted to try to be as involved as a band, the five of us, as much as possible and try to maintain that. KE: What was the writing process like for this album? Is it a collective effort where everyone brings ideas to the table?ĪB: Well everyone is different. I have nothing but great things to say about how it was. I mean honestly, the next six months that followed after that were so easy and fun in terms of working. I mean he had the right vibe, the right ideas. We met with him and we had breakfast at a place called Slinger’s in Hollywood and it was great. He was able to get a hold of my manager and I wound up getting a call saying hey Bob Rock wants to meet and talk about producing the next record. He wound up saying this is the band I’m gonna work with and now he had the arduous task of getting a hold of us which I guess couldn’t have been that hard considering all he had to do was tell the guys in my band that he wanted to have breakfast with us. He just happened to like the band and he, unbeknownst to us, decided he was going to produce the next Black Veil Brides record which is, you know, sort of funny. It’s been years since he’s made a heavy metal record, a Bob Rock record.
He has his own thing and he has bands he likes and he very rarely gets involved with younger bands. What’s interesting about Bob is that he doesn’t really keep up with modern rock. So he happened to hear our song “In the End” on the radio several times in Hawaii where he’s from, where he lives, and he loved the band. How did that relationship come about? Were you looking to go heavier?ĪB: It worked out really great because we knew that this was the type of record that we wanted to make but we didn’t necessarily know that someone like Bob Rock would ever be interested, in the context of our ability to work with someone of that stature. KE: You mention Bob Rock as the producer. And I think just be being around him, the interest grew to have heavier songs and have heavier material. Just his abilities in terms of the sonic qualities of the whole record is something that we didn’t want to miss out on. KE: Did that just evolve naturally during the writing and recording process?ĪB: Absolutely, and I think that obviously having Bob Rock to produce the record was a huge part of that as well. KE: This record seems to be a bit heavier, to have a more metal edge to it.
I think the quality of the songs are better. I really think that we are at our most mature point in terms of writing, as musicians. But I find this record to be the best one. That’s probably pretty par for the course with any artist that wants to evolve or change or grow. To me it’s that we are a better band than we were two years ago or three years ago or four years ago. Can you tell us a little bit about the record and how it is different from prior Black Veil Brides releases.ĪB: Well, I think that like anybody that’s releasing a record you try to improve upon the things that you’ve done in previous efforts. KE: You’re fourth album is out, selftitled, number four. Join us as we get the inside scoop on the new record, tour and everything else Black Veil Brides. I had the chance to chat with the man behind Black Veil Brides, vocalist Andy Biersack. They have a brand new album out, “Black Veil Brides IV,” and are busy out on tour. With a glam look reminiscent of KISS and Motley Crue and a modern metal sound, they quickly gained a huge following of frenzied fans.
When Black Veil Brides first appeared on the metal scene in their makeup and body paint, they caused quite the stir.
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