Black Veil Brides perform at the Fillmore in San Francisco on April 25, 2024. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The hallowed Fillmore was transformed into an avant-goth headbangers’ ball Thursday as Black Veil Brides opened their Bleeders tour alongside a trio of heavy acts. The show brought the large…

Lilith Czar, courtesy Jeremy Saffer. The pandemic offered time for self-reflection and awakening for so many, including Juliet Simms. Enter Lilith Czar and exit Juliet Simms… by way of death… in a music video. “I experienced a few things that year that I only experienced because I was a woman,”…

RIFF photographers’ best work in 2021 included these shots of (clockwise from top left) Lil Baby, Lindsey Stirling, J Balvin, Murs, Black Veil Brides, Tinashe, Bleachers, MisterWives, J. Cole, Korn, Megan Thee Stallion and KISS. Concerts returned, first tentatively and then in full force. We asked our photographers to…

The best albums of 2021 include Adele, Chvrches, Sufjan Stevens and Angelo de Augustine, Halsey, Lil Nas X, J. Cole, Orla Gartland, Black Country, New Road, Aesop Rock and Blockhead, and Black Veil Brides. Down to the top 20. Whew! Now’s a good time for you to let us…

For a band whose early days was marked by bombastic larger-than-life emo-meets-metal, L.A. rockers Black Veil Brides have matured and focused their sound, leading to some of their best work in 15 years on The Phantom Tomorrow. While its sixth effort is a concept album, the band didn’t use that…

In This Moment performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2021. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants win the NL West earlier in the day, but for hard rock fans, the night belonged to a triple billing of heavy hitters. The In Between…

Black Veil Brides at Vans Warped Tour. Photos: Gary Chancer MOUNTAIN VIEW— It’s the end of an era. Vans Warped Tour, the largest and the oldest traveling music festival in North America, ends with one last run. Since 1995, it has toured the country, helping to launch acts as diverse…