On the contrary, Black Veil Brides CAN be labeled as shock rock; not as a primary genre or perfect description, mind you. Now, to be fair, shock rock IS defined as a band having theatrical value while live on stage, and aside from their makeup and clothes, BVB is NOT theatrical in the lightest sense -- that said, their videos are lenient upon horrific/ gory (hence an extended definition of the genre at hand), considering the video of song "Knives and Pens"; thus, Black Veil Brides shall be labeled as a shock rock band along with other genres, such as metalcore, hard rock and glam rock.