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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Frontman Breaks Three Ribs After Jumping Off Balcony; Video Available

June 20, 2011

Vocalist Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES broke three ribs this past Saturday, June 18 after trying to jump onto a stage from a 15-foot balcony during the band's concert at Hot Topic in Hollywood, California. Despite the injury, the singer returned to the stage and finished the gig. After the concert, he tweeted, "Shattered 3 ribs on my left side. I will keep everyone updated when I know more. 4 now I'm resting so I can get back to rockin onstage asap."

Three separate fan-filmed video clips of the incident can be viewed below. (Note: The first clip does not have sound.)

BLACK VEIL BRIDES' sophomore album, "Set The World On Fire", is likely to sell between 20,000 and 25,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on June 14 via Lava Music/Universal Republic Records.

BLACK VEIL BRIDES' debut album, "We Stitch These Wounds", sold nearly 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 36 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on July 20, 2010 via Standby Records.

"Everything is bigger more songs, more vocals, more melodies," proclaims vocalist Andy Biersack. "And it all came naturally; it's not an attempt to try to outdo our first record, but we wanted to show how we had naturally grown as a band and as songwriters. This is my favorite record I've ever made and most importantly, the best album anybody's ever made."

BLACK VEIL BRIDES is:

Andy Biersack (vocals)
Jake Pitts (guitar)
Jinxx (guitar)
Ashley Purdy (bass)
Christian "CC" Coma (drums)

***Note: The first clip does not have sound.

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