Long Live the Rebels

Long Live the Rebels is the eleventh studio album of the Christian rock band, Disciple, released on October 14, 2016.

Long Live the Rebels
Studio album by Disciple
Released	October 14, 2016
Genre	Christian metal, hard rock
Length	43:43
Label	Tooth & Nail[1]
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle
Disciple chronology
Live in Denmark (2016) Long Live the Rebels (2016) Love Letter Kill Shot (2019)
Singles from Long Live the Rebels
"Erase" Released: October 4, 2016 "God Is With Us" Released: October 21, 2016

Background

Following the success of Attack's Kickstarter campaign, the band raised over double their initial fundraising goal in the Kickstarter for this album.^[2] The album was released on October 14, 2016. Two songs, "Erase" and "Underdog Fight Song", were released to backers when the campaign ended, and the first single, "God Is With Us" is set to be released to radio on October 24, 2016.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[3]
CCM Magazine	[4]

Matt Conner of CCM Magazine gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, stating that the "melodic metal set sounds as tight as anything in the band’s catalog."^[4]

Christopher Smith of Jesus Freak Hideout wrote "Long Live The Rebels contains traces of Disciple's previous records, but like most other Disciple albums, it does have its own identity as a record."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"First Love"	Kevin Young, Josiah Prince	Andrew Stanton	4:54
2.	"Long Live the Rebels"	Young, Prince	Stanton	3:42
3.	"Secret Weapon"	Prince	Prince	3:45
4.	"Erase"	Prince, Young	Prince, Young	4:04
5.	"Come My Way"	Prince, Young	Prince, Young	4:23
6.	"Underdog Fight Song"	Young	Stanton	3:20
7.	"God Is With Us"	Prince	Prince, Young, Aaron Sprinkle, Stanton	3:26
8.	"Spirit Fire"	Young	Young, Prince	3:10
9.	"Forever Starts Today"	Prince, Young	Prince, Stanton	3:24
10.	"Black Hole"	Young	Stanton, Joey West	3:31
11.	"Spinning"	Young	Young, Prince, Stanton, West	3:15
12.	"Empty Grave"	Young, Seth Mosley	Young, Mosley	3:04
Total length:				43:43

Personnel

• Kevin Young – lead vocals
• Josiah Prince – rhythm guitar, bass guitar (tracks 4 & 11), backing vocals, co-lead vocals
• Andrew Stanton – lead guitar, bass guitar (track 6), backing vocals
• Joey West – drums

Production Source Discogs.com

• Aaron Sprinkle – producer, engineering, mastering
• Paul Pavao – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-11)
• JR McNeely – mixing (tracks 7 & 12)
• Ben Grosse – mixing (tracks 1 & 4)
• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Joyce Martin Sanders – backing vocals on track 12
• Dane Allen – backing vocals
• Ethan Luck – bass (tracks 1, 5, 8 & 10)
• Cody Driggers – bass (tracks 2, 3 & 9)
• Matt Arcaini – bass (track 7)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	125
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7]	6