Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones is the third studio album by American rock band Black Veil Brides.

Tour in the UK, with supporting acts Chiodos, Tonight Alive, and Fearless Vampire Killers.

[16] Black Veil Brides began releasing details and teasers for Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones almost a year before the album's release date: Guitarists Jinxx and Jake told Chris Droney in an interview for Glasswerk National that the band are constantly writing new music, and were planning on recording their next major LP in April 2012.

In a February 2012 interview, Ashley Purdy announced that the band's third studio album was scheduled to be released towards the end of 2012.

[22] On May 2, Black Veil Brides had this to announce: "As of today, we have officially began recording our new album which will be released on October 30th!

The intention was to play on our influences a lot more and really go back to basics with how we wrote songs and focusing [sic] on the more punk rock ethic and the things that we felt early on when we were making our own merchandise; touring in a car with, you know, all of us sitting on top of each other in a U-Haul trailer; and, you know, playing in clubs on soap, like, [sic] little soapboxes and stuff...

[51] The cover artwork depicts a lone child—holding the Black Veil Brides pentacharm—standing up against the army of F.E.A.R., representative of a David and Goliath-style standoff.

Along with the release of the album's pre-order information, a teaser for a full-length film was posted to the band's YouTube, as well as shared through their Facebook page.

The film, titled Legion of the Black, "follows a group of rebels known as "The Wild Ones" as they defend their hearts, minds and bodies against F.E.A.R.".

At the end, the voice of F.E.A.R., played by William Control, rises up and makes new soldiers, hinting at a sequel.

[55][56] [57] The Special Edition and Ultimate Edition of Wretched and Divine both include a DVD titled "BVB in the Studio: The Making of Wretched and Divine," which depicts behind-the-scenes footage of Black Veil Brides' making of the album, and in the film, Biersack tells that F.E.A.R.

[59] (DVD comes with Ultimate Edition of Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones) Black Veil Brides Performance credits

"[60][61][62] William also appeared on the set of Black Veil Brides' upcoming music video, playing as the voice of F.E.A.R.