Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones

Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
Studio album by
Black Veil Brides
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2013
RecordedMay–September 2012[1][2]
Genre
Length51:08
LabelLava/Universal Republic
ProducerJohn Feldmann
Black Veil Brides chronology
Set the World on Fire
(2011) 		Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
(2013) 		Black Veil Brides
(2014)
Singles from Wretched and Divine
  1. "In the End"
    Released: October 31, 2012
  2. "Wretched and Divine"
    Released: January 8, 2013
  3. "We Don't Belong"
    Released: January 8, 2013
  4. "Revelation"
    Released: May 28, 2013
Ultimate edition
Ultimate edition cover

Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones is the third studio album by American rock band Black Veil Brides. It is a rock opera concept album that was released through Lava Records/Universal Republic Records on January 8, 2013.[3] Pre-orders for the album became available to download from iTunes on Halloween, October 31.[4] 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[5] and was also featured as a song on the soundtrack for EA Sports' NHL 14 video game.[6][7]

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.[8][9][10][11] They returned to North America to finish off the last leg of "The Church of the Wild Ones Tour".

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  5. ^ "WWE Hell in a Cell Music".
  6. ^ "Rise Against, Dropkick Murphys Headline 'NHL 14' Soundtrack". September 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "NHL Video Games – Official EA Site". October 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Kerrang! The Kerrang! Tour 2013 is go!". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "KERRANG! TOUR 2013 2013 Tour & Concert Tickets". Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  10. ^ "UEA Ticket Booking – The Kerrang! Tour 2013 feat Black Veil Brides, Chiodos, Tonight Alive, Fearless Vampire Killers". Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "BBC – Newsbeat – Black Veil Brides to headline Kerrang! rock tour 2013". BBC. October 10, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.