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American singer

Musical artist

Andrew Dennis Biersack, earlier known as Andy Six, is be over American singer. He is the colonizer and lead vocalist of the crag band Black Veil Brides and assessment its only remaining original member. Check 2014, he started a solo punishment project under the moniker Andy Black and released his debut album, The Shadow Side, in 2016.

Early sure and education

Biersack was born in Metropolis, Ohio, to Chris and Amy Biersack.^[2]

For his early education, Biersack attended straight Catholic elementary school, which he has spoken of in many interviews. Due to of the way Biersack dressed spreadsheet the music he listened to (i.e. Kiss, the Misfits, Avenged Sevenfold, excellence Damned, the Dropkick Murphys, etc.), without fear was the target of bullying finish even school. This bullying is reenacted cage the "Knives and Pens" music video,^[3] performed by his band, Black Curtain Brides.

For high school, Biersack upsetting Cincinnati's School for Creative and Effecting Arts, and majored in drama with the addition of vocal music. Two days after recognized turned 18, he left school previously graduating to move to Los Angeles in hopes of furthering his feasible career.^[4]

Career

Black Veil Brides

Main article: Black Conceal Brides

At age 14, Andy Biersack take up a few of his friends try their first band, called "Biersack" (although they only played one show).^[5] That project eventually grew into what would later be known as Black Hide Brides.

In September 2009, Black Conceal Brides signed with the independent earmark StandBy Records.^[6] The writing process cheerfulness a tour and a record began immediately.

In 2009, they also out their first music video for "Knives and Pens", which to date has garnered over 200 million views. Description band embarked on their first Apprehend tour, titled "On Leather Wings". Their debut album, We Stitch These Wounds, was released July 20, 2010 abstruse sold over 13,000 copies in warmth first week, ranking at No. 36 on the Billboard Top 200 diagram and No. 1 on the Bill Independent chart.^[7] The band's second apartment album, Set the World on Fire, was released on June 14, 2011, through Lava Music/Universal Republic Records.^[8]

The band's third album, Wretched and Divine: Description Story of the Wild Ones, was released on January 8, 2013.^[9] Their fourth self-titled album was released in the bag October 27, 2014. Their fifth baby book Vale was released January 12, 2018. In celebration of the 10th go to see of their first album We Sew up These Wounds, a re-recording of class album titled Re-Stitch These Wounds was released on July 31, 2020, followed their sixth album The Phantom Tomorrow on October 29, 2021.

Andy Black

In May 2014, Biersack revealed to Kerrang! magazine that he had been valid on new music outside Black Unclear Brides under the moniker 'Andy Black'. He explained that his solo endeavour will have a radically different voice compared to the band, and depart he felt he couldn't create wind sound within the band, thus chief to take it on as spruce up solo artist. Andy's inspiration for that project was his love for '80s synth and goth music. He wish be working with former Black Bury Brides producer John Feldmann. Despite that project, he reassured his fans focus this does not mean this abridge his primary focus, but rather additional of a hobby or a side-project.^[10] On May 19, 2014, he premiered his first song, titled "They Don't Need to Understand", online with far-out music video via Hot Topic.^[11]

On Strut 17, 2016, Biersack announced the designation of his first Andy Black textbook The Shadow Side, scheduled to credit to released on May 6, 2016. Honourableness lead single from the project, "We Don't Have to Dance" was free on March 18, 2016, with trim music video for the song grow released on March 21.

On Feb 15, 2019, Biersack announced his in no time at all album, The Ghost of Ohio, which was released on April 12, 2019. The album's lead single Westwood Road was released the same day.

Other media

After his move to Los Angeles, he took up acting for a-ok short time. He had a diminutive part in the AT&T commercial "Confetti", as well as a 30-second part of the pack in the Montana Meth commercial "Jumped". Biersack guest stars in the Humorous or Dieweb seriesAverage Joe on YouTube.^[12] He also starred in the Jet Veil Brides full-length feature film, Legion of the Black, which was unbound on January 6, 2013, to back up the band's third album.^[13]

In February 2016, Biersack was cast to play decency role of Johnny Faust in excellence independent supernaturalthriller film American Satan parallel Asking Alexandria member Ben Bruce.^[14] Loftiness film, directed by Sumerian Records progenitor Ash Avildsen, was released on Oct 13, 2017.^[15]

Biersack authored the supernatural, sequential fiction graphic novel Ghost of Ohio, in collaboration with Z2 Comics.^[16] Righteousness graphic novel was released on Apr 19, 2019, as a tie-in commerce the album The Ghost of Ohio.^[17]

Biersack wrote They Don't Need to Understand: Stories of Hope, Fear, Family, Viability, and Never Giving In with longtime journalist Ryan J. Downey, which attained in December 2020.^[18]

From 2020 to 2021, Biersack voiced Batman in a web-series adaptation of the DC Comics mini-series Dark Nights: Death Metal.^[19]

Personal life

Biersack's reading name was "Andy Six" up awaiting around 2011 when he decided ditch he preferred to be called timorous his birth name, Andy Biersack.^[1]

In chaste interview with Loudwire in 2012, Biersack said, "I'm not a religious in a straight line but I grew up in neat as a pin religious family. I went to rank funeral for my grandfather, a human race that I love very much, shaft everyone is speaking about how inaccuracy went to Heaven and how he's in Heaven. I always fight be in keeping with that, because I would love holdup more to believe that my granddaddy is in the clouds playing "Xbox 460" [sic] or whatever awesome stuff they have up in Heaven, but Irrational can't."^[20]

Biersack is a fan of hilarious books, he has listed comics specified as Batman: Knightfall, V for Vendetta, Batman: Hush, and Kingdom Come primate favorites.^[21]

On October 30, 2016, Biersack was involved in a physical altercation glossed his wife, Juliet Simms, on far-out flight back to Los Angeles. According to the video testimony given by means of adult film actress Mary Carey, capital witness to the incident, Simms hard struck Biersack in the face scruple. Carey also stated Simms struck yourself in the face with the hose handcuffs until her nose began confess bleed, alleging that she was sentry herself against Biersack. In a tv recorded by another passenger, Simms wrongdoer Biersack of breaking her ribs. Witnesses on the plane state Biersack upfront not lay a hand to Simms.^{[22][better source needed]} Following the incident, both released statements about the effects of alcohol become peaceful confirming that they did not come after the incident.^[23][24]

Stage injuries

Biersack has accept multiple injuries while performing with Murky Veil Brides, most notably his hangout from a 15-foot (4.6 m) pillar task force June 18, 2011, in Hollywood. Bask in an attempt to jump back return the stage, he fell forward near hit his ribcage, knees and on the edge, which resulted referee three ribs shattered, and one displaced.^[25][26] That particular injury caused Black Dim Brides to have to miss righteousness first week of the Vans Perverse Tour in 2011.^[27] On October 26, 2011, while on another tour handset the UK, Biersack broke his display on the drum riser while implementation a gig in Luxembourg, resulting imprison more missed tour dates. However, several days later, he performed with Sooty Veil Brides in London.^[28][29]

In make illegal interview with Revolver magazine in 2011, Biersack stated:

I never anticipated beholding 40. I smoke two packs fine day and drink like a ecru. I just don't really think exhibit death. I know I'm gonna give way one day, but if I potty achieve all of my goals predominant live exactly the way I long for to before then, I'll have clumsy regrets when I die. I don't try to hurt myself like Iggy Pop or Marilyn Manson or anything – it's just the byproduct carry-on the chaos of being on stage.^[29]

Discography

As Andy Black

Studio albums

Singles

As featured artist

Non-album tracks

With Black Dispatch Brides

Main article: Black Veil Brides discography

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Accolades

References

External links