#the mourning bvb

[the-nation-of-today]

You're the one born to save

[leonsliga]

Mats for 11 Freunde (X)

[heartshapedbiersack]

sumerian records (derogatory) release the night ep on vinyl and my life is yours

[juergenklopp]

got the news notification on my phone and immediately thought of you.....thoughts and prayers in this trying time

Thank you Sammy I literally don't know what to do with myself this is one of the worst days of my life

[kr-cube]

been laughing @ my phone for an hour when i should be doing more important stuff

[emobutterknight]

The Mourning - Black Veil Brides

currently the latest ep from BVB, released in October 2022. standing at 4 songs and 13 minutes in length, it is quite a short project. however, it still manages to engage you just like all their other projects. from the fast paced, energetic 'devil' to the slow, beautiful 'saviour II', this ep somehow manages to have it all. as a massive BVB fan myself, i may be slightly biased when i say all this. however if you've got 15 minutes spare, go give it a listen. you'll see that im not wrong.

overall, I'd rate this project a 8/10. It's BVB, were you expecting any less?

top tracks: bottom track:

saviour II 1.better angels (still a good

revival song, just the only one left)

devil

[anaargent]

FIVE WITH AN EMO⁉️⁉️Sorry if this is bad but I just can’t stop wondering what he would think about it

I got you, I loved it. comments are welcome

FIVE HARGREEVES X READER

Five season 1/2

Five was a grumpy brat, his first reaction upon seeing you was disbelief.

- What's with all that black clothing? Are you in mourning? - he starts to question you as he circles around you, watching like an old eagle - this is children's teeth hanging around your neck? - he says in shock.

-We're literally at a funeral, Five - you snap back grumpily - and this is my new style, accept it as soon as possible you annoying brat.

-What's up with that rude attitude, you punk? - Five snaps back irritably as he gets closer to you - Sorry, Grandpa, we're already in the future - you smile, ruffling his hair and running to take refuge behind Diego.

...

Still reluctant, Five tried to get used to his new lifestyle. Always ready with a joke or a witty comment about something, until the day he snuck into the house looking for you - "I'm just bored and you're this different from everything else" - finding you entertained with headphones as you danced absentmindedly around the room, immersed in a little world all your own.

-Are you struggling in pain or something? - Five enters the room after watching you dance for longer than he would admit - Do you need a doctor? - He sprawls on your bed, looking too comfortable in your space.

-get out of here, grandpa - You take off your headphones and stare at Five - Weren't you stopping the apocalypse or something dramatic like that? - You kick his legs off your bed and sit next to him - Unfortunately, I'm on an unwanted day off, much to your joy, what are you doing? - he asks with a disdainful air as he snatches the headphones from your hand and puts them on.

-nothing you like, little psychopath - you laugh, watching Five listen intently to the music, it was a random song by BVB, his grimace slowly turned into contemplation, and you could have sworn you saw the shadow of a smile before he jumped into space with your headphones - hey you bastard - you screamed when you realized the theft.

Five season 3

You couldn't tell at what point exactly the old-fashioned, talkative Five became your music companion, he still made faces at your clothing choices and hairstyles, and made comments about your "rebellious age". But you could easily notice his occasional appearance whenever you listened to music, always criticizing you when you skipped his favorites, claiming they were the least bad ones, he was a terrible liar. He also accompanied you to a concert - "I'm just making sure you don't get mixed up with other punks and disappear"

-wasn't the apocalypse supposed to happen in three days? You should be trying to stop it, but here you are - you grumble at him - but here you are like a punk.

-I'm not here for this nonsense - Five stops talking as soon as he sees the band enter, his attention now focused on the band with an idiotic smile. - Nonsense, you're more excited than me, you fangirl.

FIve just lets out a guilty laugh and shrugs, no sarcastic responses, just accepting the fact that maybe, just a little bit of him enjoyed all of this.

Five season 4

- Im hooome, you won't believe it, I got two tickets to...- Five stops in the middle of the living room,frozen with an envelope in his hand.- What is this? What happened to your clothes? - he asks terrified. looking for any trace of black clothes, worn-out Converse, ripped jeans, even the damn slicked-back hairstyle you chose to wear sometimes.

It had been a few weeks since Five had left on a mission for the CIA, which means you hadn't had any contact with him during that time. You had a bit of a change. Maybe a bit radical. You can just smile and take a little walk, showing off your pink cowboy outfit with sparkles and sequins.

-now I'm a fan of Chappel Roan.

[treble-maker1212]

How Sumerian Records fumbled Black Veil Brides

Sumerian Records had an opportunity of a lifetime in 2019. They were a small, indie label with a few popular bands signed to them(Asking Alexandria, Palaye Royale, Bad Omens, Poppy, Etc) Sumerian was an interesting choice for BVB when their contract with Republic was up. Going from a major label to an indie one? It was crazy, but at the time, for a lot of fans including myself, felt it was the best choice for the band. Sumerian had four things going for them that made them a shoe in

1: they are a metal core/rock label that seemed to be artist focused.

That was a big thing for BVB seeing as they were ignored and put on the back burner by their previous label because frankly, republic had no clue what to do with a rock band.

2: a personal connection with the ceo.

A lot of people mainly know Ash Avildsons connection to the band via American Satan and Paradise City seeing as Andy starred in both, but in reality, their connection goes back to the beginning of BVB's career. Ash was their first booking agent. He had been a supporter of the band before they ever got popular so I'm sure they felt a sense of security signing with someone who was there from day 1.

3: connections to artists signed to Sumerian.

BVB has done a million tours with Asking Alexandria, who was one of the first artists to sign with Sumerian and Lilith Czar had signed to Sumerian almost two years before BVB did. This was one of the first times Lilith seemed to be in an environment where she could flourish after years of being independent so I'm sure that didn't hurt at all when the band was making the decision to sign.

4: they let BVB release an ep under them before signing.

Sumerian gave them the reigns. They allowed BVB to test the waters and really see if the label was a good fit for them. This was a big thing and it was one of the first things I noticed and liked about Sumerian. It seemed like they genuinely wanted what was best for the band and that meant the world to us fans.

That was the rise of BVB's relationship with Sumerian Records. Now we get to the fall.

There are many reasons why I believe BVB left Sumerian Records, but these are the main ones.

1: lack of funds.

BVB has always been a grandiose band. Their concepts are bigger than life and extravagant. It was easy to make things happen with a major label that didn't know what to do with you. All they did was throw money at the band and tell them to figure it out themselves so BVB was a DIY band with a massive budget. With Sumerian, they had more help, but with no funds. Andy directed several of the music videos himself, he made costumes, he made set props and helped with makeup, set dressing and editing. One of the music videos(fall eternal) was canceled at the last second due to budget cuts which meant Andy destroying his Scarlet Cross costume for nothing. They also didn't release any sort of merch for the Mourning ep(but suddenly have the money to release a vinyl for it now that BVB is gone🤨). The last music video for The Phantom Tomorrow(Born Again) and I believe both videos for the Mourning ep(Devil and Savior II) were paid for out of pocket by BVB themselves. This, I believe was due to Sumerian focusing their funds on trending bands on their labels which leads to my next part.

2: favoring trending bands

This was a complaint made by many artists that have now subsequently left the label. Sumerian only cares about what's popping off on tiktok. When Bad Omens blew up on there, suddenly that was the only band that was getting any promotion on their social medias. That came to a cost for every other artist on their label. Palaye Royales record, Fever Dream was pushed back nearly two years, tours were randomly canceled for multiple bands(including Bad Omens before they popped off on tiktok) and Lilith Czar revealed in an interview last year that the last two tours she did before leaving Sumerian were paid for completely out of pocket.

Two north American tours.

Paid for out of pocket.

She revealed that she actually left the label the same year that her album Created From Filth and Dust came out because of the treatment.

Back to BVB tho.

It wasn't like the music that BVB was releasing under the label was bombing or that their tours weren't doing well. Quite the opposite. They had the highest charting singles of their career and were playing massive tours and sold out shows. BVB was flourishing... but they weren't trending. Sumerian claimed to be a label by artists for artists, but completely abandoned any band that didn't have songs on tiktok. BVB is not a social media band. They've never been. Sure, back in the MySpace days, they promoted a lot, but they are not from this new generation of bands having to lipsync to their own songs on their phones just so their label will let them release a new single.

BVB got maybe two posts about the Mourning ep when it was released. That was it.

3: Ash Avildson is actually insane lol

Anyone who is a fan of any Sumerian bands and followed Sumerian probably remembers the anti-vax rant that Ash went on using all of Sumerians socials instead of his own. It was actually concerning. It went on for three or four days. He posted over and over, commented on other people's posts calling out the behavior, said that it was "punk" to not get a covid vaccine(okay, bud). It was insane. Then there were rumors of him refusing to start filming season two of Paradise City until vaccine mandates were removed from film sets(i fully believe that) and a lot of rumors of abuse and harassment from at least one former employee. This was a few months before BVB released their cover of the Sisters of Mercy song Temple of Love which was released under their new label Spinefarm. I'm sure BVB had more than likely already left by then, but I'm sure it cemented their choice.

Now, BVB are with a fantastic label that actually promote them, fund them and seemingly treat them great. Sumerian took them for granted and subsequently lost them to a competing label(same vibe as treating your hot girlfriend like shit and being shocked that they moved on to the guy she told you not worry about). Sumerian has since lost multiple artists including Asking Alexandria and Lilith Czar. I'm happy to see BVB in an environment where they are treated with respect and given the resources they deserve.

[starlite-sin]

Songs/artists used for offerings/devotions with good results thus far:

Persephone: Megan Thee Stallion, Black Veil Brides, Sleep Token, Porcelain by MiW

Hades: Black Veil Brides, Sleep Token, Porcelain by MiW

Aphrodite: Black Veil Brides, Motionless in White (which was surprising), Sleep Token specifically The Summoning

For BVB the Mourning EP seems to be a favorite across the board

Will add more in the morning

[saturngelato]

Happy Black Veil Brides Day to all who celebrate 🖤🥳

This band has been my everything since I was 12 years old and my friend showed me them in 6th grade. Now, I’m 19 and I still love them with my entire soul. I’m eternally grateful for all of the friends I’ve met through our shared love of this band and their music.

I’ve made so many fond memories with my friends who love this band and their music has meant the world to me for these past seven years. I remember the release of the Wake Up music video and being in 8th grade and telling people BVB were an “underground metal band”. I also remember Trinity of Terror and the MESS that was (that’s another rant for another day), #wearthisshirt, “I can’t take the Knives and Pens mv seriously”, and the release of The Mourning and Jake’s release party Twitch stream (more on Jake’s Twitch later), to name a few of my memories with BVB.

BVB brought me the lobotomy group chat who are some of my favorite people I’ve met on the internet. Shout out to @the-nation-of-today , @luckyurableeder , @fyeahlonnyeagleton , Max, Emerson, Trick, Ryder and Olive for making bvbtwt bearable. Also shoutout to @potatobvbqueen for always being sweet and positive on the tl 🩷

I’ve had so much fun being a BVB fan and watching the band and myself grow as people and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us and for them. They’ve grown from greasy acrylic paint covered 20 somethings to kind, smart, talented (and gorgeous) adults just like I have. Although, I’m only 19 so I’ve more growing to do.

Anyway, sappiness over. Happy BVB day and stream Black Veil Brides 😙🖤

[motley-cunt]

MOTLEY’S THEORY CONGLOMERATE

Disclaimers: Take all of this with a pile of salt, I am an insane person. Sweeney Todd is required reading. Long ass post.

The Rose Theory

The cover to bleeders looks like it’s shaped like the head of a red rose. Yes it a blood splatter, but it definitely looks weird right?

Red roses are commonly known as symbols of love and passion, while you could argue Sweeney Todd is a fucked up love story, I think the “passion” in the rose is more referring to a parallel between both Andy and Sweeney’s craft. Andy’s passion for music is basically a given, but what’s important here is how complete dedication to a craft could drive someone mad.

Andy’s matching his experience with music to Sweeney’s character ark in the play. So, passion for killing, passion for music, and that passion manifesting in a tool you can use to enact revenge is clear. Especially with the constant mention of the aspect in the Minidoc

Now the other rose I wanna mention is (what i believe to be) the black roses in the “”Sweeney Biersack”” photoshoot

Take this with a grain of salt but looking at what black roses symbolize,

That’s pretty fuckin Sweeney Todd isn’t it? Yeah? It’s basically fitting pieces into a puzzle at this point. It could be just to represent the gothic vibe of it all. But y’know, everything means something.

Judge Turpin, Villainy, and Sumerian Records

One of the blatant themes in Sweeney Todd is people in power taking advantage of the vulnerable. If you’ve seen the movie, the play, or just kind of skimmed through the plot summary you catch onto this. I think this aspect means more to Bleeders than I initially realized

I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sumerian Records treated BVB like shit, especially Andy like shit. I’m pretty sure someone’s out there consolidated all of the shit they’ve done to them better than I could, but I know I’m not an idiot for saying that a power struggle was probably apart of that. When BVB signed to Sumerian they were damn vulnerable. We all know the band was almost torn to shreds and buried into an early grave. A record label is a record label when you’re at that point.

Labels want money, they’re a company. But bad labels are greedy. Especially to passionate artists with extremely dedicated fanbases. Sumerian didn’t want to put in the work to support BVB as a label but liked the money they accumulated. It’s unfair, right? That’s the point. They suck. People in power taking advantage of the weak, those below feeding those up above.

Black veil brides has been fucked over a ton. Wouldn’t being fucked over so much make someone just a little bit angry? Make them wanna go apeshit? You can only be nice for so long, right? You beat someone to a pulp for long enough they’re gonna hit back. Hard. I think this is definitely a project about hitting back, not punching down, but hitting the fuck back. While I marked Sumerian as the “Turpin” in all of this, I theorize it’s the big “fuck you” that the band deserves to put into song. They are finally the villain in all this, but it’s important that they’re the villain with a purpose. Just like Sweeney is.

Directed Anger

Now that’s not to say black veil brides has just made sunshine and rainbows music before, there’s a lot of things that Andy is directly angry at. But some of the songs off of The mourning EP (Devil and Better Angels) seemed like it was the first mark in a clear minded and artistic recounting of a person that’s hurt him and the band. This isn’t God Bless you, where a drunk 18 year old is throwing paper balls at the Catholic Church (even though I still love that song), this is a man frustrated with being fucked over so much and he knows exactly who did it and what he’s gonna do about it. All of this frustration has a target, all of it has a reason. It’s not being *hindered* by anything. It’s a clear shot. Bleeders is just as much about Sweeney Todd as it is about the balloon of anger that’s been building up in this band.

Conclusion? Andy’s an artsy little bastard.

[the-nation-of-today]

THE DEVIL LIES ALONE

[metalhealth-willdriveyoumad]

Hottest Drummer Tournament Round 1

Christian “CC” Coma

Band(s): Black Veil Brides // Silent Civilian

Albums/EPs as drummer:

Set The World on Fire (Black Veil Brides) Rebels (Black Veil Brides) Wretched And Divine (Black Veil Brides) Black Veil Brides IV (Black Veil Brides) Vale (Black Veil Brides) The Night (Black Veil Brides) The Phantom Tomorrow (Black Veil Brides) The Mourning (Black Veil Brides) Bleeders (Black Veil Brides)

Rebirth of the Temple (Silent Civilian)

Propaganda:

CC is a silly little guy ™️ who’s become synonymous with raccoons in the BVB fandom because some raccoons used to live in his old backyard. He’s very energetic and loves to party. He’s known for his hilarious stage antics which include standing on his drum set and head banging, and running back and forth across the stage pretending to play the trumpet.

Beatmaster V

Band(s): Body Count

Albums/EPs as drummer:

Body Count (Body Count) Born Dead (Body Count)

[piotr-zielinski]

@footballandshit

Line up: ability to connect with the team. I hate players who play for themselves. Also sometimes it's not that they don't want, but it doesn't work, and I just think it's better for all parties to change team then, like Ciro Immobile with BVB.

Coaching: I think Kloppo, because he made me fall in love with BVB. Changed my views about Germans for the better a lot. And while I was mourning him leaving Bees, I prayed he would go to LFC, and he did! It was one in the life time football things that went really well for me, and all my hopes I had for LFC came true, when he came :) But I also have huuuuge respect for Cholo Simeone. The fact that for the last 10 years Atleti is always in top 3 in the league is unbelievable for me. Outstanding work.

Trikot: If had to choose only one, then this from Pescara:

But I also love this Napoli one:

I love bats and the design is amazing!

And for some reason I really like LFC 2012/13 3rd kit:

Thanks for ask :)

[crimson-violets]

The Black Butler Characters as songs

Sebastian: Rats~ Motionless in White

Ciel: Johnny’s Revenge ~ Crown the Empire

Grell: Pretty Little Psycho (nightcore version) ~ Young Nightcore

Undertaker: Carolyn ~ Black Veil Brides (The song was originally about BVB guitarist Jake Pitt’s mother passing away but I feel like it could fit his relationship with Cloudia Phantomhive when she eventually passed away. It could have been romantic as he has her picture in one of his mourning lockets that he wore up until the Campania arc)

Ronald: Die4u~ Bring Me The Horizon (While Ronald might be a flirt and party animal I believe that maybe his suicide and him becoming a reaper had to do with someone he loved deeply only to have his heart broken by this person. It was a toxic kind of love though as the song kind of depicts a toxic love bombing relationship between two people. I think that could be why Ronald is a flighty person. Since that relationship leading to his demise, he has trouble with trust and opening his heart to others. I ship him and Grell though. <3 I feel like Grell would be understanding towards him regarding her own demise and trauma and accept him as he is broken pieces and all. And unfortunately while the anime had him misgendering her (we can’t have nice things ;( ) I headcanon him seeing Grell as a whole ass woman and being an active listener and shoulder to cry on. He would definitely accept her too. Lengthy explanation I know… I hope I phrased things correctly :/ )

Hannah: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend ~ Girl in Red (self explanatory)

Madam Red: Mirrors ~ PVRIS (I think this song has Redcliff vibes. <3 Grell is a mousy butler by day and a radiant af supernatural being at night. The lyric saying “Darling don’t be so shy I’ll see you at midnight,” I think suggests by day Grell is just a butler that Madam Red yells at and bosses around as a cover but by midnight they’re lovers on a killing spree. Then when morning comes Grell is back to mousy butler mode and they have to play the part of servant and royalty. And in the morning, Madam Red waits for a secret rendezvous with her goregous reaper at nighttime and so on and so on. Also Madam Red knows Grell’s true nature as a grim reaper and that she’s not human and dead inside as the song keeps saying. Yet she can’t resist Grell despite her lover killing her in the end over her not wanting to kill her own nephew.)

Mey Rin: Brown Eyes ~ Lady Gaga

Lizzy: Pretty in Pink ~ Scene Queen (imagine this playing during her badass moment where she slaughters the undead)

Nina: She’s So Lovely ~ The Butchies

Rachel: Prom Queen ~ Molly Kate Kestner

Vincent: Skeletons ~ New Years Day

Finny: Teenagers ~ My Chemical Romance

Bard: Last Resort ~ Papa Roach

Claude: Hatefuck ~ Motionless in White

Alois ~ Idk…The bumble bee song on Tik Tok

Aaaaaand I’m done because I’m tired and while bed time is aways away, I’m all set with this post and whoever I didn’t include will be on future posts. ;) Stay hydrated and chill.