Rebels Ep.
Rebels is the second EP by the American rock band Black Veil Brides, and was released exclusively through iTunes on December 13, 2011.
The EP contains three new tracks, the first one being an original song titled "Coffin," which was left over from the group's previous album Set the World on Fire. Coffin's music video was released on June 13, 2012, to members of the BVB mailing list. It was later posted on the official Black Veil Brides website. The other two tracks are covers of the Billy Idol song "Rebel Yell" and Kiss's "Unholy", which also features Zakk Wylde playing the guitar solo. Rebels also contains a six-minute long director's cut of their music video for the song "Rebel Love Song".
The cover art for the EP was painted by Richard Villa, who also did the cover art for Set the World on Fire.
Track listing
1."Coffin"
Black Veil Brides, with Brad Williams and Lucian Walker
4:15
2-"Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover) Billy Idol, Steve Stevens
4:38
3."Unholy" (Kiss cover, feat Zakk Wylde Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent
3:25
4."Rebel Love Song" (Six-minute director's cut music video)Richard Villa, Patrick Fogarty
6:51
Total length:
19:09
Critical reception
Rebels received mixed reviews but they were more positive when comparing the EP to earlier releases We Stitch These Wounds and Set the World on Fire.
"Coffin" music video
The music video for "Coffin" was released on June 13th, 2012. The video depicts that Andy has died, and people have come to remember him. Meanwhile, the band is playing in a dark, smoke-filled room. Later in the video, a woman tries to steal a necklace with the band's symbol on it. After she takes it, statues overlooking the coffin vaporize all in the room, killing everyone and leaving only the necklace. Later, Andy walks into the room and closes the coffin with his body inside and disappears into thin air. At the end of the video, a notebook burns for 34 seconds.
This video symbolizes a change in the band and how Andy Biersack is a new person who does not wish to be treated as he was when he was younger. Closing himself into the coffin is symbolic of him burying his old self, and the notebook which is burnt represents the one that the bullied teenager writes in Black Veil Brides' first music video, "Knives and Pens". Growing up, the band members aced a lot of troubles due to the way they dressed and the music they listened to, and in the video to "Knives and Pens" this is shown through the bullied teenager. However, they have now grown and developed as a band into something almost like idols; they do not wish to be those people they used to be.
Personnel
Black Veil Brides
The EP contains three new tracks, the first one being an original song titled "Coffin," which was left over from the group's previous album Set the World on Fire. Coffin's music video was released on June 13, 2012, to members of the BVB mailing list. It was later posted on the official Black Veil Brides website. The other two tracks are covers of the Billy Idol song "Rebel Yell" and Kiss's "Unholy", which also features Zakk Wylde playing the guitar solo. Rebels also contains a six-minute long director's cut of their music video for the song "Rebel Love Song".
The cover art for the EP was painted by Richard Villa, who also did the cover art for Set the World on Fire.
Track listing
1."Coffin"
Black Veil Brides, with Brad Williams and Lucian Walker
4:15
2-"Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover) Billy Idol, Steve Stevens
4:38
3."Unholy" (Kiss cover, feat Zakk Wylde Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent
3:25
4."Rebel Love Song" (Six-minute director's cut music video)Richard Villa, Patrick Fogarty
6:51
Total length:
19:09
Critical reception
Rebels received mixed reviews but they were more positive when comparing the EP to earlier releases We Stitch These Wounds and Set the World on Fire.
"Coffin" music video
The music video for "Coffin" was released on June 13th, 2012. The video depicts that Andy has died, and people have come to remember him. Meanwhile, the band is playing in a dark, smoke-filled room. Later in the video, a woman tries to steal a necklace with the band's symbol on it. After she takes it, statues overlooking the coffin vaporize all in the room, killing everyone and leaving only the necklace. Later, Andy walks into the room and closes the coffin with his body inside and disappears into thin air. At the end of the video, a notebook burns for 34 seconds.
This video symbolizes a change in the band and how Andy Biersack is a new person who does not wish to be treated as he was when he was younger. Closing himself into the coffin is symbolic of him burying his old self, and the notebook which is burnt represents the one that the bullied teenager writes in Black Veil Brides' first music video, "Knives and Pens". Growing up, the band members aced a lot of troubles due to the way they dressed and the music they listened to, and in the video to "Knives and Pens" this is shown through the bullied teenager. However, they have now grown and developed as a band into something almost like idols; they do not wish to be those people they used to be.
Personnel
Black Veil Brides
- Andy Biersack– lead vocals
- Ashley Purdy – bass, backing vocals
- Jake Pitts – lead guitar
- Jinxx – guitar, violin
- Christian "CC" Coma – drums, percussion