Andy Biersack

Andrew Dennis "Andy" Biersack (born December 26, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter, bassist, and pianist. He is the founder and lead vocalist for the Americanrock band Black Veil Brides. In May 2014, he started a solo music project under the moniker Andy Black

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[5]

For his early education, Biersack attended a Catholic elementary school, which he has spoken of in many interviews. Because of the way Andy dressed, and the music he listened to (i.e. The Misfits, A7X, The Damned, The Dropkick Murphies, etc.), he was the target of bullying at school. This bullying is re-enacted in the "Knives and Pens" music video.^[6] In high school, Biersack attended Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts, and majored in drama and vocal music. He left school before graduating to move to Los Angeles to further his potential career, six days after he turned 18.^[7] He took vocal training before recording Set the World on Fire to improve what he could do with his voice.^[7]

At age 16, Andrew Biersack and a few of his friends formed their first band, called "Biersack" (although they only played one show). This project eventually grew into what would later be known as Black Veil Brides. In September 2009 Black Veil Brides signed with the independent label StandBy Records.^[9] The writing process for a tour and a record began immediately. In December 2009, the band embarked on their first US tour, titled "On Leather Wings". The group's debut album We Stitch These Wounds was released July 20, 2010 and sold over 10,000 copies in its first week, ranking at No. 36 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard Independent chart.^[10] The band's second studio album, Set the World on Fire was released on June 14, 2011 through Lava Music/Universal Republic Records.^[11] The bands third album, Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones, was released on 8 January 2013.