Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based in Hollywood, California. The group formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently composed of Andy Biersack (lead vocals), Ashley Purdy (bass, backing vocals), Jake Pitts (lead guitar), Jinxx (rhythm guitar, violin) and Christian "CC" Coma (drums). Black Veil Brides are known for their use of black makeup, body paint, tight black studded clothing, and long hair, which were all inspired by the stage personas of KISS and Mötley Crüe, as well as other 1980s glam metalacts.Black Veil Brides was founded in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio by Andy Biersack. They went through various member changes, (at the time of the release of the Knives and Pens music video they only had three members: Biersack, Sandra Alvarenga, and Chris "Hollywood" Bluser), recorded We Stitch These Wounds with Biersack, Jake Pitts, Ashley Purdy, Jinxx, and Alvarenga in 2010, and came to their current lineup when Sandra left Black Veil Brides to join the band Modern Day Escape and they put Christian Coma in her place. Andy is the only founding member remaining
Current members
- Andy Biersack – lead vocals (2006–present)
- Ashley Purdy – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
- Jinxx – rhythm guitar, violin, backing vocals (2009–present)
- Jake Pitts – lead guitar (2010–present)
- Christian "CC" Coma – drums, percussion (2010–present)
Past members
- Johnny Herold – lead guitar (2006)
- Kevin Harris – keyboards (2006–2007)
- Nate Shipp – guitar, backing vocals (2006-2007)
- Phil Cenedella – bass guitar, backing vocals (2006)
- Chris Riesenberg – drums, percussion (2006)
- Robert Thomas – bass guitar (2007–2008)
- Mike Stamper – drums, percussion (2006–2009)
- Chris Hollywood– guitar, backing vocals (2007–2009)
- Sandra Alvarenga – drums, percussion (2009–2010)
- Pan The Gypsy – guitar (2009–2010)
- Studio albums
- We Stitch These Wounds (2010)
- Set the World on Fire (2011)
- Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones (2013)
- Black Veil Brides (2014)
- Vale (2018)
