Pierce The Veil – Rest In Space Tour: SOLD OUT
NO TICKETS AVAILABLE DAY OF SHOW Falling In Reverse
Crown The Empire
Sunday, March 5 2017
6:00 PM Door | 7:00 PM Show
Upstate Concert Hall
1208 New York 146
Clifton Park, New York 12065
BIOGRAPHY
Since 2006, Pierce The Veil unassumingly, yet consistently have climbed their way into the hearts of millions worldwide via an unshakable devotion to making honest and hypnotic hard rock. The San Diego quartetâVic Fuentes [vocals, rhythm guitar, keys], Mike Fuentes [drums, percussion], Tony Perry [lead guitar], and Jaime Preciado [bass guitar]âstaunchly uphold that tradition once again on their fourth full-length album, Misadventures [Fearless Records].
We went into making this record wanting to top the last one, something we try to do with every record,â said Vic âWe wanted to make one of the best-sounding records out there as far as quality goes,â said Vic. âWe werenât going to stop until we achieved that.â
âWe wanted everybody to shine on the record,â added Jaime. âIt was important that each member stood out. It was about going with a broader listening range and expanding on what weâve built.â
That work ethic gradually elevated the band to the forefront of modern rockâs vanguard. Following the success of their first two albums A Flair for the Dramatic [2007] and Selfish Machines [2010], the groupâs quiet rise detonated loudly with 2012âs Collide with the Sky. The album would bow at #12 on the Billboard Top 200, move 350,000 copies by 2016, and spawn their first RIAA Gold-certified single âKing for a Dayâ [featuring Kellin Quinn]. In between sold out tours all over the globe and a headline stint on 2015âs Warped Tour Main Stage, the musicians garnered four Alternative Press Music Awards, two Kerrang! Awards, and a Revolver Golden Gods Award. Theyâve graced the covers of Alternative Press, Kerrang!, Rock Sound and more, multiple times. Their diehard audience comprises a staggering online presence, encompassing 5.5 million Facebook âlikes,â 4.5 million Twitter followers, and 4.5 million Instagram followers. Theyâve generated over 200 million cumulative YouTube views (their 2012 âKing For A Dayâ clip alone has logged nearly 65-million views), while Collide racked up 110 million-plus Spotify streams.
With fans properly primed for new music, Vic and the boys wanted to deliver beyond all expectations, but that tall order required both time and travel.
âFor every track, I was honestly searching for something meaningful enough to write a song about,â continues the singer. âAs a result, they were each written in different parts of the world. I wanted to tell stories. Traveling brought this out of me.â
Between 2014 and 2015, Vic would hole up in Airbnbs across San Diego, Santa Monica, Big Bear, Venice, and New York, writing everywhere he could. He finished penning lyrics while staying at the music-centric Max Hotel in Seattle. Bookending these writing trips, he and the guys recorded Misadventures with producer Dan Korneff in Long Island, NY.
âDan opened our eyes,â adds Jaime. âHe was able to give us the perspective to focus on achieving a cohesive vision.â
âWe made all of these sacrifices for the record,â says Vic. âDan and I got really close, and he just cared about making it right.â
As a result, songs like the first single âTexas Is Foreverâ see them playing as if their lives depend on it, as speed demon skin-of-your teeth riffing crashes into a powerful chant. âThe Divine Zeroâ ignites another infectious hook, while âCirclesâ paints a picture of perseverance amongst friends in the face of the Bataclan Massacreâtouting the bandâs most unifying sing-along yet in the process.
Misadventures remains an appropriate title, reflecting Pierce The Veilâs journey to their most rewarding body of work to date. âMisadventures sums it up pretty well,â Vic leaves off. âWe started this with a plan two years ago, everything spun out of control, and we did something completely different. It was done at the right moment though. Now, I hope the notes and lyrics spark something positive inside fans.â