Andrew Dennis Biersack (born December 26, 1990), is an American Singer -Songwriter, Actor, Director and Author. He is the founder and lead vocalist for the American rock band, Black Veil Brides, and is it's only remaining original member. In May 2014, he started a solo music project under the moniker Andy Black and released his debut album, The Shadow Side, in 2016 and sophomore album, The Ghost Of Ohio, in 2019.
Early Life[]
Andy was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the US. There, he attended a Catholic school, which he has mentioned many times in interviews. Because of the way Andy dressed, and of the music he would listen to (The Misfits, The Dammed, The Dropkick Murphys, etc) he would often get bullied. This was actually reenacted in the 'Knives and Pens' music video. For High School, Andy was a pupil at the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts where he majored in Drama and Vocal music.
Shortly after turning 18, Andy left school before he graduated and moved to LA in hopes of furthering his potential career.
Black Veil Brides[]
Black Veil Brides in 2018
When Andy was 13, he formed a band with some friends called 'Biersack’ however, they only ever played one show. This project eventually grew into what would be known as 'Black Veil Brides'. Bass player, Ashley Purdy explains how they got their name in an interview,
"Black Veil Brides is a Roman Catholic term used for when a woman marries into the church and gives up all the pleasures of life to devote her life to God. She is then deemed a Black Veil Bride. Sorta similar to a rock band where you have to give up many things in pursuit of what you're passionate about or believe in. It also has the dichotomy of the positive and negative. The happiest time in one's life, could be getting married. And the opposite of that in one's life would be at a funeral of a loved one. It all tends to fit really well for a dark and heavy rock band"
It was in September 2009 that independent label StandBy Records signed Black Veil Brides. By the end of that year, Black Veil Brides had released their first music video for the song, 'Knives and Pens', which has garnered over 110,000,000 views at the time of editing.
Albums[]
- We Stitch These Wounds (2010)
- Set The World On Fire (2011)
- Rebels EP (2011)
- Wretched and Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones (2013)
- Black Veil Brides (2014)
- Vale (2018)
- The Night EP (2019)
- Re-Stitch These Wounds (2020)
- The Phantom Tomorrow (2021) BARRY BENSON
Cover of 'The Shadow Side'
In May 2014, Andy revealed to Kerrang! magazine that he had taken on a side, solo project under the moniker
“Andy'. He explained that his solo project will have a different sound compared to Black Veil Brides and that he felt he couldn't create that sound within the band, thus deciding to take it on as a solo artist. Andy said that inspiration for this project was his love for '1980's synth and goth music.
On May 19, 2014, he premiered his first song, titled 'The milk fic' along with a music video. Then his first album The Shadow Side, was released on May 6, 2016, with the lead single from the project, 'We Don't Have to Dance' released on March 18, 2016. The music video for the 'We Don't Have to Dance' was released on March 21.
Other Media[]
Andy has been featured in two commercials, which were filmed shortly after his move to Los Angeles, one being the AT&T commercial "Confetti" and the other a Montana Meth commercial named "Jump." He has also starred in the "Average Joe" web series, in which Andy's cousin Joe Flanders is the main star from (2012-2017).
Andy has also been in Legion of the Black, a film which stars Black Veil Brides and goes along with their Wretched and Divine concept album. In 2015, he and the rest of the band were featured on Alive and Burning, a live concert film which showcases their concert at The Wiltern during the 2015 Black Mass Tour.
In 2016, Andy was cast as Johnny Faust in the thriller American Satan, It was released on October 13, 2017. A spin-off television show has also been made called Paradise City, also starring Andy It was released on March 25 2021.
Andy also has a Youtube Podcast Show Since 2018 Called The Andy Show. Alongside Him on this podcast is His cousin Joe Flanders and friend Patrick Fogerty. They started This Talk show turned podcast In 2016. Since the pandemic hit in 2020, They have since moved it to Patreon. an app where people pay a certain amount of money per monthly subcription to watch creators and "special" content. Once in a blue moon they will post recent episodes to Youtube for Fans to enjoy that dont have Patreon.
Andy also has a Youtube Channel where he does Vlogs. It is under his Solo Projects Youtube channel where he uploads videos about things that he finds interesting. He has since posted a couple videos but as of this edit he has not posted any "new" videos for months now due to him being busy with their 7th Studio Album The Phantom Tomorrow Part 2 which is to be released in 2022.
Religion[]
In an interview with Loudwire in 2012, Biersack said,
"I'm not a religious person but I grew up in a religious family. I went to the funeral for my grandfather, a person that I love very much, and everyone is speaking about how he went to Heaven and how he's in Heaven. I always fight with that, because I would love nothing more to believe that my grandfather is in the clouds playing "Xbox 460" or whatever awesome stuff they have up in Heaven, but I can't."
Injuries[]
Andy has suffered multiple injuries while performing with Black Veil Brides, most notably his fall from a 15-foot (4.6 m) pillar on June 18, 2011, in Hollywood, California. At the Hollywood & Highlands Mall In an attempt to jump back onto the stage, he fell forward and hit his ribcage, knees and skull on the edge, which resulted in 3 ribs shattered, and had one displaced. That particular injury caused Black Veil Brides to have to miss the first week of the Vans Warped Tour in 2011. On October 26, 2011, while on another tour in the UK, Biersack broke his nose on the drum riser while performing a gig in Luxembourg, Germany. resulting in more missed tour dates. However, two days later, he performed with Black Veil Brides in London.
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Personal life[]
On The Vans Warped Tour 2014 front-man Andy Biersack met Daniel Larson, the FBI connected super-celebrity with an absolutely stunning haircut. the leading lady of Induced Hallucinations. The couple went out for five years after the Warped tour and then eventually settled down, tying the knot on December 29th, 2019. The couple happily resides in Los Angeles.