Pierce the Veil

**Pierce the Veil** is a rock band from San Diego, California, United States. It was formed in 2006 by brothers Mike and Vic Fuentes after their last band, Before Today, broke up. Jaime Preciado plays the bass and Tony Perry plays the guitar. The band has made five albums.

### 2006–2009: early years

Pierce the Veil was created by two brothers named Mike and Vic Fuentes in 2006, after their last band, Before Today, broke up. They joined a label called Equal Vision Records and made their first album, _A Flair for the Dramatic_. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington and released in 2007.

Jaime Preciado and Tony Perry joined the band in 2007, and then they started touring.

### 2009–2011: _Selfish Machines_

In 2009, the band revealed they were working on a new album, recorded in Los Angeles. The album, _Selfish Machines_, came out on June 21, 2010. They did concerts around the world to promote it.

### 2011–2013: Fearless Records and _Collide with the Sky_

On August 23, 2011, Pierce the Veil joined the Fearless Records label. They wrote a new album in 2011 and recorded it in early 2012. The new album was announced on April 20, 2012 and it was called _Collide with the Sky_. It was released on July 17, 2012. The first single from the album was called "King for a Day" featuring Kellin Quinn and it was released on June 5, 2012.

### 2013–2015: _This Is a Wasteland_ and world tour

In September 2013, the band announced their first film, _This Is a Wasteland_, which is a documentary about their 2012 and 2013 concerts. It was released on November 25, 2013.

On July 23, 2013, Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens announced a world tour together. It began in 2014 and ended in 2015.

### 2015–2018: _Misadventures_ and Mike Fuentes allegations

On June 18, 2015, the band released a song called "The Divine Zero", from their upcoming fourth album.

On March 18, 2016, it was announced the band's fourth album would be called _Misadventures_ and it would be released on May 13. The album was produced by Dan Korneff. The band released another song called "Texas Is Forever" on March 24, 2016.

In November 2017, a young woman claimed that the band's drummer, Mike Fuentes, had asked her for nude photos over Myspace and had sex with her multiple times after their concerts. Fuentes was 24 years old and the woman was 16, so she was not old enough to legally consent to sex in the United States. She said their sexual relationship continued until she was 18.

A month later, another anonymous woman came out against him. She said they met at a concert when she was 14 and he had asked for nude photos of her when she was 15.

Mike Fuentes left the band after this and the band took a break.

### 2018–present: break and _The Jaws of Life_

In July 2018, Vic Fuentes said the band was working on a new album.

In April 2020, the band posted a rehearsal session including Mike Fuentes, who had left the band before. In August 2020, the band said again that Mike Fuentes was not part of the group.

On September 1, 2022, the band released a song called "Pass the Nirvana". On November 11, 2022, the band released another song called "Emergency Contact" and said they would come out with a new album on February 10, 2023 called _The Jaws of Life._

## Band members

- Vic Fuentes – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano <small>(since 2006)</small>; lead guitar, bass <small>(2006–2007)</small>
- Jaime Preciado – bass, backing vocals <small>(2007–present)</small>
- Tony Perry – lead guitar <small>(2007–present)</small>
**Former**

- Mike Fuentes – drums <small>(2006–2017)</small>; programming <small>(2006–2007)</small>

**Timeline**

## Albums

- _A Flair for the Dramatic_ (2007)
- _Selfish Machines_ (2010)
- _Collide with the Sky_ (2012)
- _Misadventures_ (2016)
- _The Jaws of Life_ (2023)

## Awards and nominations

|colspan="5"|Awards and Nominations||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**2010**|PETA2 Liberation Award|**Breakthrough Artist**|||
|San Diego Music Awards|**Best Alternative Album**|"Selfish Machines"|||
|**2013**|Kerrang! Awards|**Best Video**|"King for a Day"||
|**Best Single**|"King for a Day"||||
|**Best International Newcomer**|||||
|**Best International Band**|||||
|Rock Sound Readers Poll|**Band of the Year**||||
|**2014**|Alternative Press Music Awards|**Best Live Band**|||
|**Best Bassist**|(for Jamie Preciado)||||
|**Best Drummer**|(for Mike Fuentes)||||
|**Best Vocalist**|(for Vic Fuentes)||||
|**Band of the Year**|||||
|**Most Dedicated Fans**|||||
|**Philanthropic Award**|(for Keep A Breast Foundation||||
|Revolver Golden Gods Awards|**Best Video/Film**|"This is a Wasteland"|||
|**2015**|Alternative Press Music Awards|**Best Guitarist**|(for Tony Perry)||
|Kerrang! Awards|**Best Fanbase**||||
|**2016**|Alternative Press Music Awards|**Song of the Year**|"The Divine Zero"||
|MTV Fandom Awards|**Bandom of the Year**||||
|Revolver Music Awards|**Most Dedicated Fanbase**||||
|**2017**|iHeartRadio Music Awards|**Best Underground Alternative Band**|||
|Libera Awards|**Best Metal/Hard Rock Album**|"Misadventures"|||
|San Diego Music Awards|**Album of the Year**|"Misadventures"|||
|**Song of the Year**|"Circles"||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Pierce the Veil
- **image**: 2017 RiP - Pierce The Veil - by 2eight - 8SC8582.jpg
- **landscape**: yes
- **caption**: Pierce the Veil performing at Rock im Park in Nuremberg, Germany, 2017
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: San Diego, California, San Diego, California, United States, U.S.
- **years active**: 2006–present
- **current members**: * Vic Fuentes
* Tony Perry
* Jaime Preciado
- **past members**: * Mike Fuentes