Vale (album)

Vale is the fifth studio album by American rock band Black Veil Brides, released on January 12, 2018, through Lava Records/Universal Republic Records. It is a prequel to their previous concept album Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones. It is their final album to feature bassist Ashley Purdy before his split with the band in November 2019 as well as their final album to be released through Republic Records. It was followed by an EP, The Night, on November 29, 2019.

Vale
Studio album by Black Veil Brides
Released	January 12, 2018
Recorded	2017 Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length	46:37
Label	Lava, Republic
Producer	John Feldmann Jake Pitts
Black Veil Brides chronology
Black Veil Brides (2014) Vale (2018) The Night (2019)
Singles from Vale
"The Outsider" Released: December 21, 2016[1] "My Vow" Released: September 28, 2017 "When They Call My Name" Released: November 3, 2017 "The Last One" Released: December 22, 2017 "Wake Up" Released: January 12, 2018

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Incipiens Ad Finem"	Andy Biersack	0:21
2.	"The Last One"		4:41
3.	"Wake Up"	Biersack Pitts Jinxx Feldmann Pauling Cervini Michael Clifford Calum Hood	2:42
4.	"When They Call My Name"		3:45
5.	"The Outsider"		3:46
6.	"Dead Man Walking (Overture II)"		8:34
7.	"Our Destiny"	Biersack Pitts Jinxx Feldmann Pauling Cervini Nicholas Furlong	3:24
8.	"The King of Pain"		4:30
9.	"My Vow"		2:48
10.	"Ballad of the Lonely Hearts"		3:51
11.	"Throw the First Stone"		4:05
12.	"Vale (This Is Where It Ends)"		4:10
Total length:			46:37

Personnel

Black Veil Brides Andy Biersack – lead vocals Jake Pitts – guitar, co-producer Jeremy 'Jinxx' Ferguson – guitar, backing vocals Ashley Purdy – bass, backing vocals Christian "CC" Coma – drums, percussion Production John Feldmann - production, recording at Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, CA Zakk Cervini - engineering, digital editing, additional production, mixing at Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, CA Matt Pauling - mixing at Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, CA Ted Jensen - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York, NY Jason Flom and Matt Maschi - A&R Megan Brandt - A&R administration

Management Blasko (Mercenary Management, Inc.) - management Dan Tsurif and Nicole Schrad - management assistants Dina LaPolt, Sabrina Ment and Dominic Chaklos (LaPolt Law P.C.) - legal representation David Weise w/ Beth Sabbagh and Spencer Trujillo (DWA) - business management Tim Borror (United Talent Agency) - North America and South America touring Geoff Meall (United Talent Agency) - European booking Artwork Richard Villa III - cover illustration Alberto Erazo - packaging design Jonathan Weiner - photography

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	72
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5]	13
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6]	66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	55
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[8]	39
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[9]	3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10]	21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11]	63
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	51
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	23
US Billboard 200[14]	14
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	2

References

1. "BLACK VEIL BRIDES Release New Song 'The Outsider'". Blabbermouth. December 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
2. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Black Veil Brides – Vale" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
4. "Ultratop.be – Black Veil Brides – Vale" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
5. "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
6. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select {{{date}}} on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Veil Brides – Vale" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
8. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2018. 3. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
9. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
11. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 3: del 12.1.2018 al 18.1.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Black Veil Brides – Vale". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
14. "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
15. "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
16. "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.