Black Veil Brides is an American post-hardcore band based out of Hollywood, California and formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The group is composed of Andy Biersack (vocals), Jake Pitts (lead guitar), Jinxx (guitar, violin), Christian (CC) Coma (drums) and Lonny Eagleton (bass), who replaced their former bassist, Ashley Purdy, in 2019. Released on StandBy Records, the band's debut album, We Stitch These Wounds was released in July 2010 and sold nearly 100,000 copies in its first week, ranking at #36 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and #1 on the Billboard Independent chart.