Pierce the Veil - November 8, 2023
Pierce the Veil
November 8, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Don Haskins Center
Pierce The Veil debuted atop Billboard’s Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, and Hard Rock
Albums charts twice – first with Collide with the Sky (2012) and its follow-up, Misadventures
(2016). A decade after its release, the already platinum “King for a Day” shot to No. 1 on
Billboard’s Hard Rock Streaming chart, driven by the viral #KingForADay hashtag on TikTok. Even
with two gold singles; a gold album; 2022 could be their biggest year. Because this is the year of
The Jaws of Life.
The band Rolling Stone once described as “hyperactive, progressive post-hardcore,” returns with
album number five, full of fuzzy guitars, massive melodic hooks, and PTV’s distinct emotional
heart. The Jaws of Life is Pierce The Veil at their most raw, crackling with urgency and immediacy.
Never predictable, always engaging, Pierce The Veil continues to soar on the strength of highly
potent energy, rich musicality, and a scrappy sense of authentic exuberant ambition that’s frankly
unrivaled. Vic Fuentes, Tony Perry, and Jaime Precadio put volatile, angsty, confessional
emotions into the music, which is why their songs resonant with so many. “No matter where the
band performs, fans will show up,” wrote Loudwire. “When you see Pierce The Veil live, you’ll
understand why.”
PTV’s evolution from album to album is nothing less than stunning. The early buzz generated by
A Flair for the Dramatic (2007) made its follow-up one of the most anticipated albums of 2010.
Selfish Machines shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. The Chicago Tribune saluted
Collide with the Sky for its “post-hardcore punk with more than a few nods to Queen.” They
became a true arena act on Misadventures, selling out huge venues without losing the intimate
connection with their fans.
Pierce the Veil have long cemented their status as one of the most exciting and relevant acts in
their genre — by constantly evolving. With their new album The Jaws of Life debuted at No. 1 on
the Hard Music Chart, as well is in the Top 3 of the Rock, Alternative, Independent, Vinyl, and
Album Sales charts upon release. The album also received press accolades from Rolling Stone,
Uproxx, Gawker, The Huffington Post, and Associated Press. The single “Emergency Contact”
landed in the Top 5 at Alternative Radio, while selling out tours with I Prevail and The Used.
The Jaws of Life was produced by Paul Meany (Twenty One Pilots, Mutemath, The Blue Stones),
and mixed by Adam Hawkins (Machine Gun Kelly, Turnstile, Twenty One Pilots). Deadly serious
subject matter abounds, but Pierce The Veil enduringly navigates it all with grace. The lyrics
continue the Fuentes tradition of painstaking honesty and clever twists of phrase. Pierce The Veil
performs at the biggest festivals and is counted among the biggest and brightest of a younger
generation of bands. But it all starts with the songs. The Jaws of Life is filled with the kind to keep
the PTV fire burning forever
