One year ago today, Black Veil Brides sent fans into a frenzy as they issued the new track “The Outsider,” teasing what appeared to be a 2017 album. The successor to 2014’s self-titled record, Vale, will be out early next year and once again, the band has a holiday surprise for the Black Veil Brides army as they’ve just unleashed the track “The Last One,” which can be heard below.
Over the opening moments, it feels like Black Veil Brides are poised for a tender piano-driven ballad, but twin harmonies unfold as the energy builds in the background, giving way to a muscular, mid-tempo verse. The rigid drumming sets up the chorus, pushing forward with an arena beat to back soaring vocal melodies. Returning to the more somber moments over the mid-section, “The Last One” utilizes the song’s energy flow to build to a climactic ending. Speaking about Vale, front-man Andy Biersack commented, “The central narrative once again finds ‘The Wild Ones’ characters facing the challenge of moving on from the pain and anguish of their past and looking to a new chapter in their lives. This concept is one that is near to my heart and I believe will resonate with those that find themselves cast on the fringe of society.”
Vale is out Jan. 12 and can be pre-ordered in this location. If you pre-order the record, you’ll get the instant download of “The Last One”. Black Veil Brides will already be on the road supporting the album by the time it’s out. The five-week trek, dubbed “The Resurrection Tour,” kicks off on Jan. 10 at the Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah and goes coast to coast before concluding in Las Vegas, Nev. at House of Blues on Mar. 2, co-headlining with Asking Alexandria.
Black Veil Brides have shocked and electrified modern rock back to life, as their 2014 critically acclaimed self-titled fourth album bowed in the top of the Billboard 200. It followed up 2013’s Wretched and Divine, which crashed the Top 200 at No. 7 and yielded the smash “In The End.”
Black Veil Brides and Asking Alexandria Co-Headlining Tour Dates
01/10 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Complex
01/11 – Denver, Colo. @ Fillmore Auditorium
01/12 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
01/13 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Myth Live
01/15 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
01/17 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE – Indoor
01/18 – Grand Rapids, Mich. @ 20 Monroe Live
01/19 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Eagles Club Stage
01/20 – Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera Theatre
02/02 – Worcester, Mass. @ Palladium
02/03 – Portland, Maine @ State Theatre
02/04 – Montreal, Quebec @ M Telus
02/05 – Toronto, Ontario @ Rebel
02/07 – Norfolk, Va. @ The NorVa
02/08 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
02/09 – Baltimore, Md. @ Rams Head Live
02/10 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory
02/12 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle
02/13 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Marathon Music Works
02/14 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
02/16 – Dallas, Tex. @ Gas Monkey Live
02/17 – Houston, Tex. @ House of Blues
02/19 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ El Rey Theater
02/20 – Tempe, Ariz. @ The Marquee
02/22 – Boise, Idaho @ Knitting Factory Concert House
02/23 – Portland, Ore. @ Roseland Theater
02/24 – Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox SoDo
02/25 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Vogue Theatre
02/27 – Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory Concert House
03/01 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Warfield Theatre
03/02 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ House of Blues
