Andy Biersack discuss awful tour Black Veil Brides had with one iconic rock band

Of note here should be that I have seen Black Veil Brides twice in concert. They were with Motionless In White and Ice Nine Kills. Each band has its own schtick but BVB does have a certain character. They also have some great songs which is the most important thing.

Still, they are an acquired taste. Not because they are not worthy but because they play a certain kind of goth metal that fans are either prepared for or they are not. Mötley Crüe, for instance, likes to wear a bit of makeup but their songs don't really sound like BVB. They are more poppy metal.

The Crüe's fans might not like that last bit, but that is what the band always has been. There is nothing wrong with it, really. "Home Sweet Home" is a fine tune, even though at its heart the track is just a power ballad. Black Veil Brides do not do power ballads in the normal sense so expecting a fan of Mötley Crüe to understand them is a bit of a stretch.

Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides discusses his awkward tour with Mötley Crüe

Yet, the bands toured together for a stint in 2012 and BVB was certainly not the headliner. Fans showed up to see the other band. An opening band has to do its best to try to impress upon the audience why they are a valid listen, but the Crüe's fans just were not having it.

Andy Biersack, frontman (and let's be real, the person who is Black Veil Brides) of BVB, had a recent discussion with Blabbermouth where he talked about how the crowd reacted to BVB. The fault did not lie with Mötley Crüe, they seemed fine to tour with. But their fans had no idea what Black Veil Brides was.

Biersack said, "After the first song was done, it wasn't booing, it was total silence, like strong, arms crossed, angry silence. And you'd almost prefer them boo at that point because if it's 20,000 people and you can see them all be dead silent, it's more unnerving than hearing at least some noise...We basically played a medley of our songs because we would never stop between the songs 'cause it was too cringe-inducing to have to deal with the silence."

That would be weird to have all the silence. Of course, one might wonder if Black Veil Brides were holding a concert and Mötley Crüe was the supporting act and how BVB fans might react. That would be interesting to watch anyway.

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