Pierce the Veil

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Pierce the Veil (formerly known as Before Today) is a post-hardcore band from San Diego, California.

Pierce the Veil was formed in the fall of 1998 under the name The Early Times. After releasing a CD that became an underground success they then had their first breakthrough in 2004. After being signed by Equal Vision Records the band released, A Celebration of an Ending under their new name Before Today. In the fall of 2006, brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes, changed the band name from Before Today to Pierce the Veil (a song title featured on their prior album), also displacing Joe Tancil (guitar) and Mitchell Ballatore (bass). The lineup is now Vic Fuentes (vocals, guitar), Mike Fuentes (drums), Jaime Preciado (bass), and Tony Perry (guitar). Mike is a self-taught drummer and has been playing for eight years. Re-signing to Equal Vision Records, they released their second album entitled A Flair For The Dramatic on June 26, 2007. They have toured with bands such as Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Chiodos, From First To Last, Emery, The Devil Wears Prada, and Mayday Parade. In November 2007, Pierce The Veil performed one date on The Vans Warped Tour 2007, and are on the whole tour in 2008. They also played The Bamboozle Left 2008. They will be beginning their first headlining tour, called "The Delicious Tour" in October with Breathe Carolina, Four Letter Lie and Emarosa. They are rumoured to be playing the 2009 Taste Of Chaos with Coheed and Cambria, Bring Me The Horizon and Cancer Bats

• A Celebration of an Ending (Released September 21 2004, Equal Vision Records)
• A Flair for the Dramatic (Released June 26 2007, Equal Vision Records)

Released September 21, 2004 (Under the band name "Before Today")

1. Sight to Frame
2. Roots Beneath Ideals
3. Pierce the Veil
4. Enlarge Your Hearts
5. The Process of Losing and Gaining
6. Failure Is Relative
7. Shallow Pockets
8. The Well of Tradition
9. Staring at Backgrounds
10. Color Your World

The album was recorded in a Seattle studio, and was released on June 26, 2007.

1. Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides
2. Currents Convulsive
3. Yeah Boy and Doll Face
4. I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous (Featured in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground)
5. The Cheap Bouquet
6. Falling Asleep on a Stranger
7. She Sings in the Morning
8. The Balcony Scene
9. Drella
10. Diamonds and Why Men Buy Them
11. Wonderless

• Kissing in Cars
• She Makes Dirty Words Sound Pretty (Only Vic Fuentes and Jonny Craig)
• Lakas Tama

• Beat It (Michael Jackson Cover)
• Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis Cover)

• http://equalvision.com/artists/show/6
• http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=198192
• http://myspace.com/piercetheveil

• It's All About the Music interview July 2008 with Vic Fuentes
• SHOUT! Music Webzine interview with Vic Fuentes