Cover artwork by Richard Villa III
Legion of the Black is a film by Black Veil Brides that was released on _____. It tells the visual story of the concept presented in Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones.
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Cover Artwork
The album artwork for Legion of the Black was designed by Richard Villa III, who designed the artwork for all of Black Veil Brides's four studio albums.
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Along with the release of the album's pre-order information, a teaser for a full-length film was posted to the band's YouTube, as well as shared through theirFacebook page. The film, titled Legion of the Black, will tell the visual story of the concept presented in the album: "The film follows a group of rebels known as "The Wild Ones" as they defend their hearts, minds and bodies against F.E.A.R". Legion of the Black was screened at the Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 21, December 22 and December 23. It will see a DVD release, and was issued as a 24-hour pay-per-view event on Facebook on January 6th. The film was put back on pay-per-view through Facebook on Jan. 11th, 12th, and 13th.
The film's plot follows a young girl who is a big fan of the band, but no one understands her ("Wretched and Divine") and when she tries to fight back against everyone, she is placed inside a mental hospital ("Lost It All"). The following happens in her mind as she tries to escape. A woman is running from a soldier of the organization called "F.E.A.R" and is caught and killed ("I Am Bulletproof"). Andy, the band's singer, finds her and brings her back to his base camp, where "The Wild Ones" and the "Legion of the Black" hide (also "Lost It All"), and, along with the Legion, cremate her remains ("New Year's Day"). The following night, soldiers of F.E.A.R kidnap some of the members of the Legion ("Days Are Numbered"). Finally fed up with F.E.A.R, The group rallies together ("Resurrect the Sun"). Meanwhile, someone gives the girl the key to her cell and she escapes to a church ("Overture"). They storm the tower where F.E.A.R lays and rescue all their captives and defeat F.E.A.R.'s armies and sees the fall of F.E.A.R ("Shadows Die"). There, she becomes a Wild One ("Done for You" and "In the End"). Also, the leader of F.E.A.R, played by Wil Francis, rises up and makes new soldiers, hinting that a sequel could be made.[35][36] [37]
The Special Edition and Ultimate Edition of Wretched and Divine both include a DVD titled "BVB in the Studio: The Making of Wretched and Divine," which depicts behind the scenes footage of Black Veil Brides' making of the album, and in the film, Biersack tells that F.E.A.R is an acronym which stands for "For Every and All Religion."[38]