Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
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| Studio album by Black Veil Brides | ||||
| Released | January 8, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | May–September 2012 | |||
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| Length | 51:08 | |||
| Label | Lava/Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | John Feldmann | |||
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Ultimate edition cover
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| Metacritic | 64/100 |
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| Under The Gun review |   |
| Bracket and Bracket | 95/100 |
| Bring the Noise UK | 8/10 |
| Metal Forces | 9/10 |
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| Released | December 21, 2012 | |||
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| Director | Patrick Fogarty | |||
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Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones is the third studio album by the American rock band Black Veil Brides. It was released through Lava Records/Universal Republic Records on January 8, 2013 and it is a rock opera concept album. Pre-orders for the album became available to download from iTunes on Halloween, October 31. The track "In the End" is the album's lead single, and was offered as an instant download to everyone who pre-ordered the album from iTunes after October 31. "In the End" was featured as one of the theme songs for WWE's Hell in a Cell and was also featured as a song on the soundtrack for EA Sports' NHL 14 video game.
Black Veil Brides embarked on a North American tour, titled "The Church of the Wild Ones Tour" in support of the album, lasting from January–March, 2013. In February, they took a small break from the tour to headline the Kerrang! Tour in the UK, with supporting acts Chiodos, Tonight Alive, and Fearless Vampire Killers. They returned to North America to finish off the last leg of "The Church of the Wild Ones Tour".
Described as hard rock and heavy metal, the album features elements of gothic rock,spoken word,punk rock and symphonic music. The album also is noted for featuring orchestration.
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