ANDY BLACK

Andrew Dennis "Andy" Biersack (born December 26, 1990), occassionally referred to as Andy Sixx, is the founder and lead vocalist of Black Veil Brides. Andy released a solo album, The Shadow Side, under the alter ego Andy Black on May 6th.

Andy Biersack was born in Cincinatti, Ohio. He attended a Catholic elementary school in which he was bullied. He was bullied as he dressed differently than others and listened to music (ex: The Misfits, Avenged Sevenfold, etc.) that no one else listened to. Andy believed that the bullying occurred because people simply did not understand him. Up until his teenage years, he attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinatti and majored in drama and vocal music. Biersack spent 1 month in Los Angeles after being told that he should try to pursue a career there due to his talents. He ended up acting in two commercials; one for AT&T and the other for Montana Meth. Afterwards, he moved back and forth between Ohio and Los Angeles. However, before graduating, he left school and moved to Los Angeles six days after his 18th birthday.

He had once left to go to LA after being told he should go and see if he could try and peruse a career due to his vast talents. He spent 2 months there, and did a few commercials.Later on he would go back a forth between Ohio and La. He left school before graduating to move to Los Angeles to further his potential career, six days after he turned 18. He took vocal training before recording Set the World on Fire to improve what he could do with his voice.

Andy formed a band named Biersack during his stay in Los Angeles, but they only played one show and soon disbanded.