Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones

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Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
Black Veil Brides studio album

Publication
(s)

January 8, 2013

admission

May 2012 - September 2012

Label (s) Lava Records , Universal Republic Records

Format (s)

CD , vinyl , download

Genre (s)

Title (number)

18th

running time

51 min 8 s

occupation
  • Singing : Roberta Freeman (guest singer)
  • Singing : Juliet Simms (guest singer)

production

John Feldmann

chronology
Set the World on Fire (2011) Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones Black Veil Brides (2014)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
  AT 74 01/25/2013 (1 week)
  UK 20th 01/19/2013 (1 week)
  US 7th 01/26/2013 (21 weeks)

Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones is the third studio album by the American rock band Black Veil Brides from Los Angeles , California . It was released worldwide on January 8, 2013 via Lava Records / Universal Republic Records .

From a stylistic point of view, it is a concept album which was written as a rock opera . The album could already be pre-ordered on October 31, 2012 from the ITunes online download service . In addition, the first single In the End was released as a download on iTunes on the same day. In the End was one of the theme songs for Hell in a Cell , a wrestling match hosted by the WWE . The song can also be found in the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game NHL 14 .

Between January and March 2013, the group played a North American concert tour, the Church of the Wild Ones Tour, to promote the album. In February 2013 the group interrupted this tour at an der Kerrang! Tour of the UK before the group ended their North American tour that began in January.

With Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones , Black Veil Brides made chart entries outside of the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (20) for the first time. The album also entered the album charts in Austria (74) for the first time . Since the album was released in January 2013, the album has sold nearly 148,000 copies in the US alone. A complete film was also made for the album, which is called Legion of the Black .

History of origin

Black Veil Brides began to release the first trailers and details almost a year before the album was actually released. In an interview between Glasswerk and the two guitarists Jinxx and Jake Pitts, that the group is writing new pieces and is planning to move into the studio in April 2012. In a later interview, the band announced that the new album is scheduled for the end of 2012.

During the download festival , the musicians announced that the band was trying to finish the biggest work on the album by the end of August. The group wrote between 20 and 25 pieces for the album. Black Veil Brides recorded the album between May 2012 and September 2012 with producer John Feldmann . On September 4, 2012, singer Andy Biersack tweeted that the album had been completely recorded.

The album was originally due to be released on October 31, 2012, but the release period was postponed to January 2013. Instead, the album could be pre-ordered on October 31 at iTunes and the song In the End , which is the first single, could be downloaded. On October 29, 2012, the group released the album cover, track list and eventual release date. It was set on January 8, 2013. On December 21, 2012, the official music video for In the End was released.

Wretched and Divine was released on January 8, 2013. An Ultimate Edition consisting of the album and an additional DVD with the film Legion of the Black followed on June 11, 2013.

Track list

The album is a concept album and was conceived as a rock opera . On the regular album version there are a total of 19 tracks that have been split into two acts, Act 1: Hope and Act 2: Faith . This version has a total playing time of 51:08 minutes. The Ultimate Edition of the album contains three bonus tracks and a total running time of 61:08 minutes. The Ultimate Edition also comes with an additional DVD with the movie Legion of the Black .

Act 1: Hope

  1. Exordium
  2. I am bulletproof
  3. New Years Day
  4. FEAR Transmission 1: Stay Close
  5. Wretched and Divine
  6. We don't belong
  7. FEAR Transmission 2: Trust
  8. Devil's Choir
  9. Resurrect the Sun

Act 2: Faith

  1. Overture
  2. Shadows Die
  3. Abeyance
  4. Days Are Numbered
  5. Done for you
  6. Nobody's Hero
  7. Lost It All
  8. FEAR Transmission 3: As War Fades
  9. In the end
  10. FEAR: Final Transmission

Ultimate Edition bonus songs

  1. Revelation
  2. Victory Call
  3. Let you down

reception

Commercial win

In the first week after the release, 47,000 records were sold in the United States alone, which meant number 7 in the national album charts. The album also entered the respective charts in the United Kingdom , Australia , the Republic of Ireland and Austria . In November 2013 it was announced that the album had sold 148,000 times in the US alone.

Reviews

Wretched and Divine received mixed reviews, with positive reviews barely predominating. The album currently has a rating of 64 percent on Metacritic . The Kerrang rated the album as excellent. Artistdirect gave it 5 stars, while Loudwire and Alternative Press gave the album 3.5 points.

Dom Dawson from The Guardian showed less enthusiasm and clearly expressed his displeasure in his criticism and only 2 out of 5 points. Above all, the FEAR interludes were criticized negatively, but occasionally there was also criticism of the concept in general.

Cover design

The cover was designed by Richard Villa, who has already designed the artwork for previous works by the group. It shows a boy with the Black-Veil-Brides - pentagram who stands opposite the FEAR army.

promotion

To promote the album, the group played the The Church of the Wild Ones Tour between January and March 2013 , which led through North America . In February the group interrupted their North American tour at short notice to take part in the Kerrang! Tour in the UK as the opening act for Chiodos , Tonight Alive and Fearless Vampire Killers . In April the group played a European tour with Heaven's Basement as the opening act. Between July and August 2013 the group was seen on the Warped Tour . After that, Black Veil Brides were part of the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour together with Bullet for My Valentine , Throw the Fight and Stars in Stereo , which took place between September and November.

In addition, the song In the End was played at Hell in a Cell , a WWE event . Even EA Sports used the song in the official game soundtrack for NHL 14 .

Movie Legion of the Black

Together with the publication of the pre-order date on October 31, 2012, a film teaser was published, which announced the production of an entire movie. The film is a visual implementation of the concept album and is called Legion of the Black . Between December 21 and 23, 2013 the film was shown at the Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles .

At the end of the film, speculation is left open that a second film might be shot at some point.

The film was pressed on a DVD, which also contains studio material. It's included with the Ultimate Edition of the album. On the DVD, singer Andy Biersack says that FEAR is an acronym and stands for For Every and All Religion .

Individual evidence

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