From Myspace scene kid to gothic gentleman, Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides has lived more aesthetic lives than a Sims character with cheat codes, including under his previous moniker Andy Sixx and under his solo work as Andy Black.
Across two decades, he’s been a Warped Tour vampire, a bleach-blonde, a cinematic solo artist, an awards-show meme, and even a blood-soaked antihero straight out of a rock opera. Some eras were short-lived (justice for blue streak Andy), others defined entire Hot Topic walls—but every version proved the same thing: Andy fully commits to every aesthetic he touches.
Here are Andy Biersack’s most recognizable style eras ranked.
Awards Show Goth
The short hair. The cheetah-print suit. The eyebrow raise. The memes. The internet immediately crowned this era “Emo Sheldon Cooper,” and honestly? Fair. This was Andy in full polished mode, gracing the cover of Alternative Press ahead of hosting the now-defunct APMAs. And just when fans adjusted to the clean-cut look, he showed up to the show with his signature long hair restored—ready to host and perform Adele’s “When We Were Young” with wife Juliet Simms.
Blondie
A short-lived but unforgettable moment in the Andy timeline: blonde hair. A complete 180 from his signature black, yet somehow he still made it look intentional—like a glam-rock detour before returning to the shadows. It didn’t last long, but it proved the rule: Andy can switch eras overnight and the fans will follow.
Warped Tour Vampire
The We Stitch These Wounds era. Don’t ask how many times I listened to “The Mortician’s Daughter.” The corpse paint. The bullet belts. The “what if KISS and Mötley Crüe had a baby” aesthetic. This was when Black Veil Brides ruled Warped Tour like undead glam-metal warlords. Entire Hot Topic walls existed because of this era, and I still have the T-shirt was 2011 to prove it.
American Satan
Despite also receiving a reprised Jonny Faust era when the 2017 American Satan film was picked up for an Amazon Prime series, we’re here to say: WE NEED MORE. Leather jackets, smeared eyeliner, cigarette-in-mouth rockstar filth. Andy basically lived as the fictional lead singer of The Relentless, who sells his soul to the devil—and the styling reflected it.
Myspace King
Before the world knew him as Andy Biersack, the internet knew him as Andy Sixx—patron saint of long in-your-eyes bangs, thick eyeliner, and… cropped T-shirts. Andy was peak emo and a well-known Myspace king: fingerless gloves, band tees, silver chains, and photos taken from an angle so high you could see the heavens he was rebelling against.
Andy Black Solo Work
When Andy stepped out under the Andy Black moniker, he traded breakdowns for cinematic pop-rock. With The Shadow Side (2016) and The Ghost Of Ohio (2019), he showed he wasn’t just a frontman—he was a storyteller and could captivate a wide range of audiences. It was the first real glimpse at Andy as an artist outside the BVB universe.
Gothic Gentleman
Andy has grown up, but the drama certainly hasn’t left. After playing Warped Tour at just 20 years old, he’s evolved into a full-blown gothic gentleman—if Dracula fronted a rock band in a tailored suit. No one in modern metal wears a sharp jacket (leather or otherwise) as well as Andy Biersack does.
Sweeney Todd
Call me a freak, but there’s something about a blood-soaked vigilante that screams “unhinged, but hot.” Think Bill Skarsgård covered in blood with a cigarette dangling from his mouth in Hemlock Grove, except with a mic in one hand and a straight razor in the other. It bears repeating, Andy Biersack was born to play two characters: Batman and Sweeney Todd.
