pierce the veil is an post hardcore group formed in san diego, california in 2007. the band consists of frontman vic fuentes, percussionist mike fuentes, bassist jaime preciado, and guitarist tony perry. they released their debut studio album "a flair for the dramatic" on june 26, 2007 and released the singles "yeah boy and doll face" and "chemical kids and mechanical brides." they released their second full-length album "selfish machines" on june 21, 2010 and released the single "caraphernelia." the band started joining vans warped tour and playing on side stages to promote their music alongside other post-hardcore bands. in 2012, the band prepped their third album "collide with the sky", which was released on july 17, 2012, and released the singles "king for a day" and "bulls in the bronx." they started performing live on the main stage at warped tour throughout the summer of 2012.