Following the 2025 release of their single, "Hallelujah", Black Veil Brides returned to kick off the new year with another track from their upcoming album. On January 8th, the rock band released their latest single, "Certainty".
Lead vocalist, Andy Biersack, explains that the track's concept is, "central to this record and appears throughout the album." He adds:
The song was inspired by the film Conclave, particularly its reflections on religious certainty and how rigid belief systems can become prisons of our own making. When certainty hardens, curiosity, growth, and the willingness to change become impossible. Much of today's political and social discourse exists inside these echo chambers of absolute belief, and that tension drives the narrative of this record.
As bands evolve, the music they create doesn't always feel as natural. Yet, for Black Veil Brides, the music still feels just as natural to the band as it did in the early days of "We Stitch These Wounds". As I was listening to the latest single, my mind immediately wanted to compare it to the likeness of their earlier songs, like "Perfect Weapon". The richer, heavier tones represent the band's growth over the years, while Andy's vocals prove to be just as smooth as they were in the beginning. It's safe to say that "Certainty" perfectly represents the band's confidence in who they've become.
Lyrically, this song feels more poetic than much of their previous work. There seems to be a shift from the blunt lyrics of their early work to a more thoughtful, provocative, and symbolic style of writing. This style is the key to the impactful storytelling the band has started leaning in to. Lyrics like, "To guard the lions from the slaughter you have started" and "Do you want to cut my tongue out?// Serve it up and silence me" are dark images that further drive their message home.
As far as the instrumental aspects go, the guitar work drives the song forward, carrying most of its intensity. At times this feels like a bit of a timing contradiction when set against Andy's regular vocals, but he quickly catches up when he falls into his screams.
Similarly to "Hallelujah", this track kicks off with angelic choral tones that already anticipates the cohesion of the upcoming album. The overarching theme of religion is also already prevalent throughout the released tracks.
Though many of us have already been anticipating this new album for awhile, Black Veil Brides continues to tease us with these singles, serving as examples of what is easily their strongest work yet.
Along with the single, Black Veil Brides also dropped a music video on their official YouTube channel. If the strength of the song wasn't enough, the video took it to the next level, feeling more like a short film than a typical music video. The visuals perfectly match the heaviness of the song itself. In regards to the music video, Andy Biersack states:
The music video, directed by George Gallardo Kattah and his team in Bogotá, Colombia, is one of our favorites we’ve ever done. His interpretation of fear and pride as biblical twins is stunning, and the visuals are incredible.
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