Black Veil Brides are back with their seventh studio album, Vindicate, set for release on 05/08 via Spinefarm. To mark the announcement, the band has dropped the title track — a statement of intent that opens with a haunting calliope intro before detonating into a wall of guitars and vocalist Andy Biersack‘s signature scream.
The record spans 14 tracks, running from the organ-laden soliloquy of opener “Invocation To The Muse” through to the closing “Eschaton.” The full lineup — Biersack, guitarists Jake Pitts and Jinxx, bassist Lonny Eagleton, and drummer Christian Coma — produced the album themselves, with Biersack and Pitts at the helm.
Pre-order the album here.
The album’s themes are built around revenge, resilience, and the double-edged nature of vindication. Biersack explained the concept in a statement accompanying the release: “This record is rooted in the feelings of revenge and vindication. These are emotions that can either push us forward or hold us back. There’s a duality to them. They can fuel growth, drive ambition, and help us rise above what’s tried to break us, but they can also become destructive if we let them consume us.
“Each song explores a different side of that struggle. Sometimes it’s about getting even with someone else, sometimes it’s about confronting ourselves and our past, our pain, or the things that were done to us. At its core, though, this album is about resilience. It’s for anyone who’s ever had their dreams doubted or their fire challenged by people who couldn’t see their vision. We’re all born with that spark. The world will try to take that away at times, but this record is about holding on to it, fighting back, and turning those struggles into something powerful.”
“This record is one that we’ve made on our own,” Biersack recently told Rock Feed, “This record was primarily made here in Florida by the band. Jake and I produced it. And it’s the kind of record that we wanted to make without any other cooks in the kitchen. And I think it’s really representative of where we’re at as a band.”
In support of the new album, Black Veil Brides will embark on their first North American headline tour of 2026. The 24-city run kicks off April 25 in Riverside and concludes May 30 in Worcester. Along the way, the tour will make stops in Seattle (April 28), Houston (May 5), Detroit (May 17), and New York (May 28), among others.
Support on the tour will come from From Ashes To New, TX2, and As December Falls. Information on tickets and VIP packages can be found here, and the full trek itinerary is detailed below.
4/25 — Riverside, CA — Municipal Auditorium
4/26 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort
4/28 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
4/30 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Union
5/1 — Denver, CO — Fillmore
5/2 — Omaha, NE — ASTRO
5/4 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
5/5 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
5/6 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec
5/8 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
5/9 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome To Rockville
5/11 — Greensboro, NC — Piedmont Hall
5/12 — Norfolk, VA — The Norva
5/14 — Philadelphia, PA — Fillmore
5/15 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
5/16 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple
5/17 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
5/19 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room
5/21 — Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore
5/22 — Chicago, IL — Ramova Theatre
5/23 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee
5/25 — Toronto, ON — History
5/26 — Montreal, QC — M-Telus
5/28 — New York, NY — Palladium Times Square
5/29 — Silver Spring, MD — Fillmore
5/30 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
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* Festival appearance
# Not a Live Nation date
