Back in September I was excited to see Scary Kids Scaring Kids on their headlining tour. Admiring the opening bands, one in particular stuck out in my mind. That band was Pierce The Veil. I had my back turned away from the stage when they ran out and in seconds started jamming. I was doing photographs at that show, and I was so entranced watching them I almost forget to start snapping. Needless to say they blew me away with their miniature 20 minute set.

It has only been within the past year that Before Today changed the name and lineup to become what Pierce The Veil is now. I was super stoked to receive a call on the day of their show this November asking if I wanted to snag an interview with singer/guitarist Vic Fuentes. Jumping to the occasion, I scribbled down some questions in two minutes and this is what I got…

Shout!: Can you give a brief description on how you all got together?

Vic Fuentes: Sure! The band was formed by me and my brother Mike, he’s the drummer. We were in a previous band called Before Today on Equal Vision Records and that band had broke up. We wanted to do another record so Mike and I started writing and ended up recording an album from just me and him in Seattle. That was produced by Casey Bates who produced the new Chiodos album and Gatsbys American Dreams’ new album. So, we did that and then we needed members to tour with and fill the band up. We met our friend Tony at Guitar Center and he is a really great guy and a great guitarist. We tried him out and he was awesome. He was in another band and ended up bringing …  Continued »