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Black Veil Brides busted using empty amplifiers on stage

by Tyler Munro

Black Veil Brides were recently caught using empty amplifier cabs on Warped Tour by a friend of The Bronx’s drummer Jorma Vik.

“This is what the kids are calling “rock n roll” these days,” said Vik on Facebook. “I’m lighting fire to every drum I have and becoming an investment banker.”

In fairness, Black Veil Brides aren’t the first band caught trying to beef up their stage set-up. The AV Club rightly points out that black metal kings Immortal were nailed in a similar situation, and bands like KISS have been doing it for decades.

Can we really be surprised when bands known as much for their make-up as their music dress the stage up a bit? Here’s what the band’s singer had to say on the incident:

No, we don’t get the second half of that tweet either.