Beat the Devil's Tattoo

Beat the Devil's Tattoo
Studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Released	March 5, 2010
Recorded	March–November 2009 The Basement Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Genre	Alternative rock garage rock post-punk revival noise rock
Length	65:08
Label	Abstract Dragon Vagrant (US/Canada) Co-Op (Europe)
Producer	Michael Been
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology
The Effects of 333 (2008) Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2010) Specter At The Feast (2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[3]
FILTER	85/100[4]
NME	(4.0/10)[5]
NOW	[6]
Pitchfork	(4.0/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Spin	[10]
The Times	[11]

Beat the Devil's Tattoo is the sixth album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on March 8, 2010 in Europe and on March 9, 2010 in North America. It is the second full-length on the band's own Abstract Dragon label, in partnership with Vagrant Records and Cooperative Music Group.^[12] "Conscience Killer" appears in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and also in commercials for Chevrolet.

The title track was featured prominently in the fourth season episode "Chuck Versus the Cubic Z" of the TV show Chuck and in the recently released Need for Speed: The Run. Also in the TV show Human Target episode "A Problem Like Maria".

"Mama Taught Me Better" was used in the soundtrack for the video game NHL 11.

Most recently, the title track was used by writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait in his 2011 dark comedy film God Bless America. It has also been used in the 2012 film End of Watch and in Where the Trail Ends and "River Styx" was used in the UK TV Series Peaky Blinders (Season Two, Episode Six)

Track listing

All songs written by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

1. "Beat the Devil's Tattoo" - 3:47
2. "Conscience Killer" - 3:47
3. "Bad Blood" - 5:11
4. "War Machine" - 3:59
5. "Sweet Feeling" - 3:27
6. "Evol" - 5:53
7. "Mama Taught Me Better" - 4:46
8. "River Styx" - 3:55
9. "The Toll" - 3:38
10. "Aya" - 5:39
11. "Shadow's Keeper" - 6:12
12. "Long Way Down" - 4:34
13. "Half-State" - 10:20
14. "1:51" (Bonus Track Limited Edition) - 5:33
15. "Martyr" (Bonus Track Limited Edition) - 5:12
16. "Annabel Lee" (iTunes Pre-Order) - 4:10

Personnel

^[13]

• Peter Hayes - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards
• Robert Levon Been - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
• Leah Shapiro - drums, percussion

Chart performance

Chart	Peak Position
Billboard 200	58
US Alternative Albums	9
US Independent Albums	4
US Rock Albums	14

References

1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/beat-the-devils-tattoo/black-rebel-motorcycle-club
2. Collar, Matt. Beat The Devil's Tattoo at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
3. Gourlay, Dom (March 1, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Drowned in Sound.
4. http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/reviews/entry/blac
5. MacBain, Hamish (March 12, 2010). "Album Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'Beat The Devil's Tattoo'". NME.
6. https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/black-rebel-motorcycle-club-2010-03-10/
7. Hogan, Marc (March 10, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Pitchfork Media.
8. Rosen, Jody (March 8, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010.
9. Liedel, Kevin (March 7, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Slant Magazine.
10. Marchese, David. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: 'Beat The Devil's Tattoo'". Retrieved August 31, 2011.
11. Burgess, Kaya (March 6, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". The Times (London).
12. Album Release and Tour Dates Announced
13. Beat The Devil's Tattoo at Discogs