These post-hardcore purveyors are renowned for their high-energy live shows.
About Pierce the Veil
Artist Biography
San Diego post-emo rockers Pierce the Veil have been enchanting fans with their relatable lyrics and grand arrangements since 2007.
∙ Brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes, who started playing together in high school as Before Today, changed the name of their act to Pierce the Veil, a term that Vic learned in a college sociology class.
∙ Their father, jazz musician and painter Victor Gamboa Fuentes, taught his sons to play guitar when they were in grade school.
∙ Pierce the Veil’s 2012 single “King for a Day” featured guest vocals by Sleeping with Sirens’ Kellin Quinn.
∙ The lead single from 2015’s Misadventures album, “The Divine Zero,” takes its title from the name of the hero in Wes Anderson’s 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel.
∙ Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield starred as the white-haired owner of a spooky hotel in the video for the band’s 2016 “Circle” single.
∙ Misadventures, the band’s fourth album, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in 2016.
Hometown
San Diego, CA, United States
Genre
Alternative
Members of Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil was formed in 2006. Members of Pierce the Veil include, or have included, the following 1 members.