Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones

1. GamecubeLover

   Jul 28, 2016

   10

   Why does this get a 10? Easy. In the End. NO OTHER REASON. In the end is my 2nd favorite song ever created and my favorite Black Veil BridesWhy does this get a 10? Easy. In the End. NO OTHER REASON. In the end is my 2nd favorite song ever created and my favorite Black Veil Brides song. Its great. No PERFECT!… Expand

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2. har1992ish

   May 28, 2013

   9

   A fine blend of punk, hard rock and glam metal that I enjoyed throughout the record. This is an album, not just a collection of tracks putA fine blend of punk, hard rock and glam metal that I enjoyed throughout the record. This is an album, not just a collection of tracks put together.
   
   The concept of the album and its narratives are very addicting. However the interludes get tiresome after repeated listens. T
   
   Standout Tracks Lost It All, In The End, Days Are Numbered… Expand

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4. Skydog

   Jan 13, 2013

   9

   This concept album describes the story of the kids who feel "unwanted" or "unknown", sort of in a gothic high school reunion tour. The firstThis concept album describes the story of the kids who feel "unwanted" or "unknown", sort of in a gothic high school reunion tour. The first half is very good, but once it hits the middle i started to get scared. At first I thought Resurrecting the Sun wasn't very good, it took multiple listens to get any sort of connection to it, same with Shadows Die . The instrumentation is the standout on this album, Lost It All being one of my favorites out of the 19 track album. Overall the album is not as bad as the mainstream critics are suggesting, I am in no way a fan of their first two albums but my friend happened to let me borrow the CD after he thought i'd like it.
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5. TheQuietGamer

   Aug 19, 2014

   8

   A big step-up from "Set the World on Fire." A more fresh and original sound means the rest of the band members are able to do work that isA big step-up from "Set the World on Fire." A more fresh and original sound means the rest of the band members are able to do work that is just as memorable as Biersack's voice this time around. It's a pretty large concept album composed on 19 tracks, a small but noticeable portion of which are lackluster interludes, that does a good job of establishing the band as one of the rock bands to keep an eye on in the future. Not only will the album please fans, but it also has the potential to bring in a lot of new ones. It will prove to people that these guys aren't just image and that they have something to offer people outside of the "emo" crowd. My overall score for the album is an 8.9/10.… Expand

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6. StrawberryBlond

   Jan 30, 2013

   7

   Black Veil Brides are a new territory for me as I start my quest to broaden my musical taste and listen to as much new music as I can. AfterBlack Veil Brides are a new territory for me as I start my quest to broaden my musical taste and listen to as much new music as I can. After hearing their great lead single, In The End, I imagined great things for the rest of the album. And thankfully, it lived up to my expectations. Wretched And Divine is an album based around the theme of feeling rejected from society and rising up from oppression. Hardly reinventing the wheel, but a decent theme when done well. And they certainly do it well. With rousing guitar and passionate vocals, the group definitely sound genuine as they power their way through the 19-track album. However, this many tracks is somewhat annoying. Only 12 of those tracks are full length songs...plus a whopping seven interludes, some instrumental, some spoken. I find interludes to be very unnecessary, particularly when there's a lot of them and this album definitely overdid it in a bizarre attempt to make the album appear longer than the actually is. In reality, without them, the album barely scrapes 45 minutes. But despite all the padding, the actual songs are very good. My personal favourites are Devil's Choir with its classic beat and lyrics that reminds me of when I first discovered rock in my teens and Lost It All. a beautiful, introspective ballad. But every song is decent and are all roughly on the same level except maybe We Don't Belong, which is a bit too cheesy OTT teenage poetry-esque for me.
   I don't know much about the band, but I can tell from the way they dress and their songs that they probably get quite a bit of flack for being an "emo" band, even though they claim that they don't aim to be. It makes me wonder if anyone outside their teens should be considering their music good, but you know what? Society loves to put people into categories and it's ridiculous to generalise. Like what you like and embrace your inner rebel/outcast with this album.… Expand

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7. DibbleChud

   Oct 25, 2017

   7

   TL;DR at the bottom for those with little time to spare :)
   
   In my opinion, Black Veil Brides, for better or for worse, will never top In TheTL;DR at the bottom for those with little time to spare :)
   
   In my opinion, Black Veil Brides, for better or for worse, will never top In The End. This album as a whole isn't exactly stellar. There are some songs on there I tend to just skip. However, when the album shines, it shines bright. In The End, Lost It All, New Day and Wretched and Divine come to mind whenever someone brings up the band in question. It's certainly an anthem album for the fans of the band. Unfortunately it's just not one of those albums I can say I like every single song on. Resurrect the Sun unfortunately comes to mind with it's lacklustre chorus and forgettable verses. I barely even remember Done for You, and when you take out the F.E.A.R. Transmissions (not references to the game series but rather a fictional cult in the BvB Universe) and 'songs' like Overture and Exordium you are left with 12 songs in total. Which is a shame given that more than half of those 12 songs are actually banging tunes, but the others are just mediocre at best.
   
   TL;DR
   At it's best it's amazing
   In the End is an anthem for hard rock
   Some of the songs are just lacklustre
   7 of the 19 tracks are just filler
   
   Final Score: 7/10… Expand

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8. atheist123

   Feb 4, 2013

   5

   An average album by an average band. Andy's vocals have improved over Set the World on Fire and the guest vocals by Bert from The Used is aAn average album by an average band. Andy's vocals have improved over Set the World on Fire and the guest vocals by Bert from The Used is a nice addition, if a little underwhelming. The interludes grow tedious on repeat listens but all of the songs are solid hard rock fare and nothing too offensive. It's nowhere near as experimental as Andy implied prior to release with the exception of one song which included piano... Go listen to the Afterman: Descension by Coheed … Expand

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