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Pierce the Veil "Selfish Machines" LP Equal Vision (US)
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A1 BesitosPierce the Veil is an American band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2007, the group was founded by brothers and after the disbandment of the group Before Today (formerly Early Times), which was formed out of the San Diego punk rock scene. Other members of the band include Jaime Preciado (bassist and backing vocals) and Tony Perry (lead guitar). Pierce the Veil has released three studio albums and has continuously been inducted into several worldwide tours since the release of their debut album, in 2007. The band released their second full-length studio album, titled in 2010. Their third and latest album, , was released on July 17, 2012, and is their first album under the major record label .
Early years and A Flair for the Dramatic (2007–2009)Pierce the Veil was founded by and in 2007, after the disbandment of Before Today. 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, , they wrote and recorded an entire album on their own in with Producer . The brothers released the album on June 26, 2007 under a new name: Pierce the Veil, which is derived from two songs from Before Today's album, 'A Celebration of an Ending'&'A Giant Purple Fox of Fright'. Soon after, Pierce the Veil acquired new members Tony Perry (guitar) and Jaime Preciado (bass). The song "I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous" from this album was featured in the game . Pierce the Veil toured vigorously for about 3 months after the release of . They have toured with bands such as , , , , , , and .
In November 2007, Pierce the Veil performed one date on the , and were on the entire tour in 2008. They also played the in 2008. Their first headlining tour, called The Delicious Tour, which took place in October–November 2008, featured , and . They ended their record cycle with the tour along with , , and . Vic and Mike Fuentes with Ayrton Jara confirmed to be included in the new project and , featuring vocalists of and of and formerly of . The "supergroup" released its first EP titled on March 9, 2010. However Isles & Glaciers has broken up, saying "Isles & Glaciers was only a one time thing".
Selfish Machines (2009–2011)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 to record their album 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." was released on June 21, 2010 under and made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. In support of the release, the band played a number of festivals including , , , and the . The band also contributed a cover of 's classic song "" to the compilation, released on April 27, 2010. They were a part of the with that went to New Zealand and Australia, and also played on the Versus Tour in Japan with . They played the "This Is a Family Tour" with , , , and , 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 2010 with bands such as , , , , and . On November 1, 2010, the band announced that they will be kicking off 2011 touring with , , , and A Bullet for Pretty Boy on the "Winterizer Tour". Throughout March and April, "The Gamechanger's Tour" with , , and label mates followed. They also co-headlined the second leg of 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 in September; however, due to illness of Sum 41's frontman, the tour was cancelled. They finished up the year touring Europe with and co-headlined the No Guts No Glory Tour with afterwards. They once again contributed to an "Punk goes..." album, , covering the song "" by , which was released on November 21, 2011.
Fearless Records and Collide with the Sky (2011–present)On August 23, 2011, Pierce the Veil signed with . On December 22, 2011, a video update revealed in that in early 2012, the band will be going into the studio to record their 3rd studio album. On December 26, 2011, announced on the band's Facebook page that the band is finishing up writing the songs for their third album, which they began writing during the summer and while on tour with , , and during November–December, and that now they'll be picking a producer to work with them 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 in New Jersey, on their upcoming third album. On April 20, 2012, it was announced that the new album would be titled and would be released through Fearless Records on July 17, 2012. On May 17, 2012, the album cover as well as the tracklist of the new album were revealed, together 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 of and was released on June 5, 2012, followed by the second single, Bulls in the Bronx, three weeks later on June 26, 2012.
In order to promote the album, the band appeared on the Vans Warped Tour from June, 16 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 King for a Day together. 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 #33 in magazine's best albums of 2012 list as well as winning nine categories in the best of 2012 reader's poll conducted by , 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 announced that they would be co-headlining the Spring Fever Tour that spring. Both bands toured across the United States, along with opening acts and . 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.
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