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Pierce the Veil is an American rock band formed in
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, California, in 2006. It was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbanding of Before Today, which formed out of the San Diego
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Tony Perry Tony Perry is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Pierce the Veil. He is also a co-owner of Living The Dream Foundation alongside bandmates Vic Fuentes and Jaime Preciado. Early life Perry was ...
joined the group in 2007, on bass and lead guitar respectively. Pierce the Veil has released five studio albums and has toured worldwide since the release of their debut album, '' A Flair for the Dramatic'' in 2007. The band released their second full-length studio album, titled '' Selfish Machines'' in 2010. Their third album, '' Collide with the Sky'', was released in 2012, and is their first album released by Fearless Records. Featuring the hit first single " King for a Day", the album debuted at No. 12 on the US ''
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''. Their fourth album, '' Misadventures'', was released on May 13, 2016, and following a hiatus, their fifth album, '' The Jaws of Life'', was released on February 10, 2023.


History


2006–2009: Early years and ''A Flair for the Dramatic''

Pierce the Veil was founded by Mike Fuentes and Vic Fuentes in 2006, after the disbandment of their band Before Today (formerly known as Early Times). The brothers continued to write songs together and eventually came up with enough material for a new full-length album. Still backed by their label,
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, they wrote and recorded an entire album on their own in
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with producer Casey Bates. The brothers released the album '' A Flair for the Dramatic'' on June 26, 2007, under a new name: Pierce the Veil, which is derived from a song of the same name from Before Today's album, ''A Celebration of an Ending''. Soon after, Pierce the Veil acquired new members
Tony Perry Tony Perry is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Pierce the Veil. He is also a co-owner of Living The Dream Foundation alongside bandmates Vic Fuentes and Jaime Preciado. Early life Perry was ...
(lead guitar) and Jaime Preciado (bass). Pierce the Veil toured vigorously for about 3 months after the release of '' A Flair for the Dramatic''. They have toured with bands such as
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, Chiodos, From First to Last, Emery,
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, The Devil Wears Prada and Mayday Parade. In November 2007, Pierce the Veil performed one date on the Vans Warped Tour 2007, and were on the entire tour in 2008. They also played the Bamboozle Left in 2008. Their first headlining tour, called ''The Delicious Tour'', which took place in October–November 2008, featured
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, Four Letter Lie and Emarosa. They ended their record cycle with the Taste of Chaos 2009 tour along with
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, Four Year Strong and Cancer Bats. Vic and Mike Fuentes with Ayrton Jara confirmed to be included in the new project and supergroup Isles & Glaciers, featuring vocalists Craig Owens of Chiodos and Jonny Craig of Emarosa. The "supergroup" released its first EP titled '' The Hearts of Lonely People'' on March 9, 2010. However Isles & Glaciers has broken up, saying "Isles & Glaciers was only a one time thing".


2009–2011: ''Selfish Machines''

During August 2009, Pierce the Veil announced that they were currently in studio recording new material for their next album. After a few months off the road and building anticipation for their sophomore release, the band moved to
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to record their album '' Selfish Machines'' with Producer Mike Green. Singer and lyricist Vic Fuentes stated, "The title refers to human nature and the animal-like qualities inside all of us that we try and hide, but should just learn to accept. We are all selfish machines and we all have natural tendencies to want, love, and take." '' Selfish Machines'' was released on June 21, 2010, under
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, and made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. In support of the release, the band played a number of festivals including Bamboozle Left,
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, Never Say Never Festival, and the
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. The band also contributed a cover of Blue Öyster Cult's classic song " (Don't Fear) The Reaper" to the '' Punk Goes Classic Rock'' compilation, released on April 27, 2010. They were a part of the Take Action Tour with Attack Attack! that went to New Zealand and Australia, and also played on the ''Versus Tour'' in Japan with Confide. They played the "This Is a Family Tour" with Emmure, In Fear and Faith, Of Mice & Men, and Attack Attack!, which lasted until late December 2010. Pierce the Veil also played at the Fox Theater in Pomona as a surprise appearance as part of the
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2010 with bands such as August Burns Red,
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, Polar Bear Club, Emarosa, and This Is Hell. On November 1, 2010, the band announced that they would be kicking off 2011 touring with Silverstein, Miss May I, The Chariot, and A Bullet for Pretty Boy on the "Winterizer Tour". Throughout March and April, "The Gamechanger's Tour" with
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, and label mates We Came as Romans followed. They also co-headlined the second leg of Escape the Fate's headlining tour "The Dead Masquerade". After taking the summer off to spend some more time on writing new material, the band was supposed to head out on their first ever South American Tour supporting
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in September; however, due to illness of Sum 41's frontman, the tour was cancelled. They finished up the year touring Europe with
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and co-headlined the No Guts No Glory Tour with Miss May I afterwards. They once again contributed to a "Punk Goes..." album, '' Punk Goes Pop 4'', covering the song " Just the Way You Are" by
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, which was released on November 21, 2011.


2011–2013: Fearless Records and ''Collide with the Sky''

On August 23, 2011, Pierce the Veil signed with Fearless Records. On December 22, 2011, a video update revealed in that in early 2012, the band would be going into the studio to record their third studio album. On December 26, 2011, Vic Fuentes announced on the band's Facebook page that the band had finished writing the songs for their third album, which they began writing during the summer and while on tour with Miss May I, Woe Is Me,
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during November and December, and they would now be choosing a producer to work with on the album in early 2012. On February 27, 2012, The band issued an update on their official Facebook page stating that they have chosen to work with producers Dan Korneff and Kato Khandwala at the House of Loud in New Jersey on their upcoming third album. On April 20, 2012, it was announced that the new album would be titled '' Collide with the Sky'' and would be released through Fearless Records on July 17, 2012. On May 17, 2012, the album cover and the track list of the new album were revealed along with the announcement of the band's first ever UK headlining tour in September 2012. The first single from the new album, " King for a Day", features
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and was released on June 5, 2012. The second single, "Bulls in the Bronx", was released three weeks later on June 26, 2012. In order to promote the album, the band appeared on the Vans Warped Tour from June 16, 2012, to August 5, 2012, playing the event's main stage for the first time. They were regularly joined on stage by Kellin Quinn to perform the song "King for a Day". After Warped, Pierce the Veil embarked on their first headlining tour in the UK, selling out almost all of the dates. Their following headlining tour in the US, The Collide with the Sky tour, saw a similar success. They ended the year appearing at No. 33 in
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magazine's best albums of 2012 list as well as winning nine categories in the best of 2012 reader's poll conducted by
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, including ''Best Live Band of the Year'', ''Album of the Year'' and ''Artist of the Year''. On January 9, 2013, Vic Fuentes released information that he had recently been in the studio writing new songs with Tom Denney. On January 7, 2013, Pierce the Veil and pop-punk band
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announced that they would be co-headlining the Spring Fever Tour in Spring 2013. Both bands toured across the United States, along with opening acts Mayday Parade and You Me at Six. The tour began on April 11, 2013, and ended on May 12, 2013. Toward the end of the tour, on May 7, 2013, the music video for Pierce the Veil's song "Bulls in the Bronx" was released.


2013–2015: ''This Is a Wasteland'' and World Tour

On September 23, 2013, the band announced plans to release a documentary on November 11 detailing their first world tour. It included live footage from their world tour, three music videos, and additional content. The band released this statement on the documentary: ''"Our first world tour was absolutely the craziest experience of our lives..'' nowiki/>sic">sic.html" ;"title="nowiki/>sic">nowiki/>sic''and we filmed EVERYTHING! Follow along as we visit uncharted territories in search of the best shows and thrilling experiences we could absolutely find along the way. This DVD is for the fans and the fans only. Thank you for letting us travel the world and share this adventure with you!" - Vic, Mike, Tony, and Jaime'' On October 18, 2013, the band launched pre-orders for their documentary with a new release date of November 25. On July 21, Vic Fuentes and Kellin Quinn of
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announced
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. They first announced the first North America leg with 20 concerts with support from Beartooth and This Wild Life">Beartooth (band)">Beartooth and This Wild Life. A month later, on August 22, 2014, the band confirmed the second leg of the concert tour which took place in Europe. Between March 20, 2015, and April 11, 2015, Pierce the Veil played concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, and the UK. According to Epitaph Records, all concerts in Europe were sold out. Before heading to Europe the band played a second US leg with support from PVRIS and Mallory Knox.


2015–2018: ''Misadventures'' and departure of Mike Fuentes

The band's fourth studio album, '' Misadventures'', was released on May 13, 2016 through Fearless Records. Produced by Dan Korneff, the album spawned the singles " The Divine Zero" and "Texas Is Forever". In November 2017, drummer Mike Fuentes was accused of soliciting nude photos and statutory rape by a young woman. The incidents were have alleged to have occurred roughly a decade prior over the course of several years. The pair allegedly initiated contact on MySpace before meeting for the first time at a Pierce the Veil concert. Fuentes was 24 at the time, while the girl was 16, a legal minor in the state of California. The woman stated they had sex after meeting again at a concert during Warped Tour. The relationship was said to have lasted until she turned 18. In December 2017, a second woman accused him of requesting nude pictures when she was a minor. She accused him anonymously on Twitter. The woman claimed they first met at Warped Tour in 2008, when she was 14 years old where they exchanged phone numbers. When she turned 15, Fuentes allegedly requested nude photos from her. In light of the allegations, Fuentes and the rest of the band released a statement later that month, stating that Mike Fuentes was to step down as drummer to "concentrate on his personal life". The band announced a hiatus and cancelled their planned 2018 UK tour with
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. No formal charges were brought publicly against Mike Fuentes for either allegation.


2018–present: hiatus and ''The Jaws of Life''

On July 5, 2018, vocalist and guitarist Vic Fuentes posted on his social media that he is working on the band's fifth album. In February 2019, the official band Twitter posted that they were still working on the album. On 13 April 2020, the band uploaded a home rehearsal of their track "Hold On Till May" to YouTube, in light of the
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. The performance featured former member Mike Fuentes, however the band did not specify whether he had officially returned as a member of the band. Reaction to Mike Fuentes performing with the band was mixed, with listeners expressing concern on social media over the sexual allegations surrounding him, with the band having yet to address them fully beyond the original 2017 statement. On August 24, 2020, Vic confirmed that Mike had left the band in 2017 and will not be featured on the next album. In June 2022,
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announced their “True Power Tour,” scheduled to take place from September to November 2022, with Pierce The Veil serving as direct support, this being the band’s first tour since 2017 and the departure of drummer Mike Fuentes. Prior to the tour, the band recruiting former
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. drummer Lionel Robinson as their touring drummer. On September 1, 2022, the band released the single " Pass the Nirvana". On November 11, 2022, the band released their second new single, " Emergency Contact" and announced that their fifth studio album '' The Jaws of Life'' would be released on February 10, 2023. The band embarked on the 'Creative Control' and 'The Jaws of Life' tours, along with an Australian tour with Beartooth in support of the album. In mid-2024, the band supported
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on their One More Time... tour in North America. On December 3, 2024, the band announced the I Can't Hear You World Tour via social media. The tour will feature songs from every album in the band’s discography, and it will be the band’s first solo headlining amphitheater tour.


Musical style

Pierce the Veil's music style has generally been regarded as a mix of
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. Their debut album '' A Flair for the Dramatic'' has been described as a mixture of
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. Their sophomore album, '' Selfish Machines,'' was partly influenced by
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music and has been compared to bands like Emarosa, Chiodos,
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'' for the band's mix of metal and hardcore punk with the songwriting and melodies of pop music. Their third album, '' Collide with the Sky'', was widely praised for its elements of
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The term "mexicore" has also been applied to the band due to the Spanish flair in many of their songs. Vic Fuentes said in an interview with ''Alternative Press'' that the band always tries to "incorporate at least a hint of Latin influence in every song." Vic Fuentes described "mexicore" as a "mix of heavy music with a little Spanish feel."Dave Good
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Members and lineup


Current

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Vic Fuentes Victor Vincent Fuentes (born February 10, 1983) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil, which he formed with his brother Mike Fuentes in 2006. Early life F ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano, programming (2006–present); lead guitar, bass (2006–2007) *
Tony Perry Tony Perry is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Pierce the Veil. He is also a co-owner of Living The Dream Foundation alongside bandmates Vic Fuentes and Jaime Preciado. Early life Perry was ...
– lead guitar (2007–present) * Jaime Preciado – bass, backing vocals (2007–present); keyboards, programming (2022–present)


Current touring musicians

* Loniel Robinson – drums (2022–present)


Former members

* Mike Fuentes – drums (2006–2017); programming, backing vocals (2006–2007)


Former touring musicians

*Jesse Barrera – lead guitar (2015)


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums

* '' A Flair for the Dramatic'' (2007) * '' Selfish Machines'' (2010) * '' Collide with the Sky'' (2012) * '' Misadventures'' (2016) * '' The Jaws of Life'' (2023)


Awards and nominations


Tours

* The Delicious Tour (2008) * 2011 Europe Tour (2011) * No Guts, No Glory Tour (with Miss May I) (2011) * 2012 UK Tour (2012) * Collide with the Sky Tour (2012) * 2013 Southeast Asia Tour (2013) * Street Youth Rising Tour (2013) * Spring Fever Tour (with
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(2013) * 2013 UK Tour (2013) * Latin American Tour 2013 (2013) * PTV/SWS World Tour (with
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)
(2014–2015) * The Misadventures Tour (2016) * South America/Mexico Tour 2016 (2016) * Australian Tour 2016 (2016) * Made to Destroy Tour (2016) * U.K./Europe Tour 2016 (2016) * Rest in Space Tour (2017) * We Will Detonate! Tour (2017) * Live in the UK (2022) * The Jaws of Life Tour (2023–2024) * Creative Control Tour (with
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(2023) * Beartooth & Pierce the Veil Australia Tour 2023 (with Beartooth) (2023) * I Can't Hear You World Tour (2025)


See also

* List of Pierce the Veil concert tours


References


External links


Official website
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