Black Veil Brides

Cincinnati five-piece, Black Veil Brides, plays a streamlined version of post-hardcore that takes the aggressive thrash of metalcore and melds it with glossy pop-punk. The band formed in 2006 and went through a couple of different names and members before settling on Black Veil Brides and gaining local notoriety with showings in Battle of the Bands showcases. Its debut album, We Stitch These Wounds ranked #1 on the Billboard Independent chart the week of its release in 2010.