Black Veil Brides

by Black Veil Brides

Overview

Arriving just one year after the band's ambitious 2013 concept album Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones, Black Veil Brides' eponymous fourth long-player continues the Tinseltown rockers' evolution from faceless metalcore noisemakers to Sunset Strip-burning glam metal revivalists with a fetish for grandiose, turn of the century emo. Kicking off with the one-two-punch of "Heart of Fire" and "Faithless," both of which make a solid bid for modern rock radio/WWE montage domination, the 11-track set follows no story line, opting instead for coverage of traditional hard rock tropes like unspecified suffering and fighting the man, peppered with numerous references to fire, blood, death, and the breaking of chains. Musically, BVB offers up a torrent of furious riffing, monster pick-slides, and meaty percussion that falls somewhere in between "Kickstart My Heart," Godsmack, and Ride the Lightning-era Metallica, with highlights arriving via the jaunty (rhythmically) death vocal-led "Stolen Omen," the anthemic, Iron Maiden-twin, lead-driven closer "Crown of Thorns," the propulsive, pseudo-industrial highway jam "Devil in the Mirror," and the aforementioned first single "Faithless." ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/2014
Label:	Island / Republic
UPC:	0602537916696
Rank:	59818

Tracks

1. Heart of Fire
2. Faithless
3. Devin in the Mirror
4. Goodbye Agony
5. World of Sacrifice
6. Last Rites
7. Stolen Omen
8. Walk Away
9. Drag Me to the Grave
10. The Shattered God
11. Crown of Thorns

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Black Veil Brides   Primary Artist
David Steele   Vocals (Background)
John Webster   Keyboards
Marc LaFrance   Vocals (Background)
Nikki Grier   Vocals (Background)
Angie Fisher   Vocals (Background)
Ashley Purdy   Bass
Jinxx   Guitar,Strings
Jake Pitts   Guitar
Andy Biersack   Vocals
Christian Coma   Drums
Tiffany Loren   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Marti Frederiksen   Composer
Bob Rock   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Ken Eisennagel   Assistant Engineer
Scott Stevens   Composer,Composer
Jason Flom   A&R
Eric Helmkamp   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Adam Greenholtz   Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Weiner   Photography
Mark Holman   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Ashley Purdy   Composer,Group Member
Josh Moran   Composer
Jinxx   Composer,Group Member
Jake Pitts   Composer,Engineer,Group Member
Andy Biersack   Composer,Group Member
Ryan Enockson   Assistant Engineer
Christian Coma   Composer,Group Member
Richard Villa III   Design,Illustrations
Tommy English   Composer
Nick Long   Composer
Justin Cordle   Composer
Chris Greatti   Composer
Andy Biersack Abiersack   Composer
Dan Tsurif   Assistant
Nichole Schrad   Assistant
Stevie Aiello   Composer