They think because their bands are no longer making records, no bands are. Other teams play.īut, there’s a certain generation of people who don’t acknowledge the fact that there is fun and art and pageantry and excitement and rock ‘n’ roll in the world. But, if I only watched Bengals games and then made the blanketed statement that all NFL teams must lose and that no NFL teams ever win, because I only watched the Bengals, you would call me a fool. I always compare it to, I’m a Cincinnati Bengals fan, and I only really watch Bengals games anymore, because I just don’t really have time to sit down and watch all the games in the NFL. You hear often times people who are in an older generation say that there’s no bands anymore that are trying, or there’s no guitar anymore- all this really misguided stuff. I mean, I think that there’s a huge misconception with people about how much rock there actually is in the world. You mentioned some bands getting away from the guitar-driven stuff, and I think for a while there was the thought that young people don’t want to hear a guitar. I like the idea of musical evolution, and I liked the idea of trying different things, but I also just as a rock ‘n’ roll fan, I like the idea of a band being a band and having their sound. But to us, the goal was always to have it sound like it’s by the same band and that it’s not by a stable of writers, writing for a specific genre so that somebody can have 30 different types of music on a given record. So, the next song you hear from this record, in my opinion, won’t sound like “Scarlet Cross,” necessarily. So, I would certainly say that the song is indicative of the album, but it’s also- it’s a record that has different flavors and styles and ideas and concepts on there. Then, from an emotional perspective, being able to write about concepts that resonate. The discovery, for me, of Kiss when I was a kid or for different reasons Bruce Springsteen or Meatloaf or any of these artists, was always the big chorus and the guitar solo and the fun and the sing-along nature of it. That’s why we got into making music in the first place. If people grow apathetic to that type of music, that’s their prerogative. And, that to me is like, that’s what we love. I think that for us, there’s kind of this thing where a lot of bands that are our contemporaries have kind of strayed from the guitar-oriented, big chorus rock. Is that style indicative of the record as a whole? It’s great that you have the new record on the way, “The Phantom Tomorrow.” The first single, “Scarlet Cross,” features heavy riffing and a big sound. And, for us, that’s been all about recording and writing. So, all around, it’s just been a year of learning how to kind of pivot and find a new way to do things. It’s also just difficult to not be able to go on the road and play your music and connect with people. Again, from the perspective that, as a musician, realistically, in 2020 and this era, our job and the thing that quite-unquote “pays our bills” is to go on tour, and to not be able to do that is difficult. No matter how hard you try to be safe, there’s always something that could happen. The only issue for him right now is that he and his wife just had a child, and he can’t be around his baby. Jinxx, my guitar player, was diagnosed with COVID, and he’s thankfully on the mend and he’s back upright in his home studio, working on parts and stuff for the record back again. It’s affected everyone on a personal level, whether it’s from an emotional level or a financial level or, in some cases, a medical level. How are you doing during this crazy time?Īndy Biersack: I’m doing really well. Biersack’s interview marks the season opener for the Audio Ink Radio show’s 2021 season.Īnne Erickson: Andy, it’s great to talk with you. Read the full interview below, listen via the YouTube player and hear it via the Audio Ink Radio podcast on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. The band is known for its dramatic vocals, majestic guitar work and theatrical delivery, and that’s earned them countless fans from young teenagers to generations up.Īndy Biersack, also known as Andy Black, from Black Veil Brides joined Anne from Audio Ink Radio to talk about the new single from Black Veil Brides, “Scarlet Cross,” the band’s new album on the way, the state of the guitar in modern music and more. When Black Veil Brides release a new album, or even just a single, it’s always a major event. Black Veil Brides – Story by Anne Erickson, photo by Jonathan Weinerīlack Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack joins Anne Erickson to talk about the band’s latest single, “Scarlet Cross,” their new album on the way, the memory of Eddie Van Halen and more
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