A flair for the dramatic
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June 26, 2007 via Equal Vision (worldwide) |
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2007 |
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12 |
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running time |
40 min 29 s |
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A Flair for the Dramatic is the debut album by US post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil . It was released on June 26, 2007 after the first band of the two musicians Vic and Mike Fuentes , Before Today , split up in the fall of the previous year.
The album consists of eleven tracks and a bonus song on the download version of the album on iTunes . It is the first album that the musicians released through Equal Vision Records . It is also the only album that Pierce the Veil recorded without the later musicians Jaime Preciado ( electric bass ) and Tony Perry ( electric guitar ).
Production and publication
After Before Today broke up in the fall of 2006, singer Vic and his younger brother Mike Fuentes formed the band Pierce the Veil. However, since they could not find any new musicians, they began to write material for the debut album on their own. The two received support from Dave Yaden and Curtis Peoples, who are friends with the two musicians.
The duo entered the studio with producer Casey Bates in early 2007 and recorded the album within a few weeks. The recordings took place at Johnny Cab Studios and The Tank Studio , both located in Seattle , Washington . The album was released worldwide on June 26, 2007 via Equal Vision Records, which the group signed in May 2007.
The band released two singles for the album. Yeah Boy and Doll Face was released in 2008, Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides followed a year later. A music video was shot for the latter, which was produced by Nate Weaver. The band's first music video was created for the song Currents Convulsive and was directed by Jeremy E. Jackson.
Shortly before the album was produced, Jaime Preciado (electric bass) and Tony Perry (electric guitar) joined the duo. Both previously played in the local metalcore band Trigger My Nightmare . On May 24, 2013, A Flair for the Dramatic was released on record together with Selfish Machines .
Track list
| Title list A Flair for the Dramatic | |
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The music and lyrics were all composed and written by Vic and Mike Fuentes . In the pieces Falling Asleep on a Stranger , The Balcony Scene and Diamonds and Why Men Buy Them , Curtis Peoples and Dave Yaden helped them write the songs. The two would later assist Vic Fuentes in writing the hit single King for a Day from the album Collide with the Sky .
promotion
Several pieces from A Flair for the Dramatic are present in several samplers. I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground , released in October 2007 . The song is also on the change! -Sampler from Hopeless Records and the New Sounds 2008 -Sampler ( Equal Vision Records ). Also Yeah Boy and Doll Face can also be heard on two samplers. At New Sounds 2008 , the song can only be seen as a music video on the additional DVD. On the Jawsome Summer Sampler , which was released through Rise Records , among others , the piece is included on the CD. Since the group took part in the Warped Tour in 2008 , the song Currents Convulsive can be found on the compilation.
Between September 23, 2007 and October 2, 2007 the group played their first major concert tour. The group has supported Chiodos , The Devil Wears Prada and Alesana . A support tour for The Blackout , which led through the United Kingdom , followed between October 4th and 17th . Two more concert tours followed through the United States , including with Scary Kids, Scaring Kids and From First to Last, before the group played on the Warped Tour for the first time in 2008 . In October and November 2008, the group toured with Breathe Carolina and Emarosa . From February 14th, 2009 to April 9th, 2009 Pierce the Veil played with Thursday , Bring Me the Horizon , Four Year Strong and Cancer Bats on the Taste of Chaos tour, which has not taken place since 2011.
reception
Torben from Allschools Network attributes the group to music on a “high technical level”, which shows tendencies between emo , screamo and progressive rock . Sebastian Wable from Ox-Fanzine thinks Pierce the Veil did a really good job with A Flair for the Dramatic . He says that the group "pushes millions of uninspired-sounding emo bands out of the way" and that the album is definitely an insider tip of the month, if not the entire summer. Oliver Schneider from Powermetal.de , however, is less enthusiastic about the album. He writes that albums like A Flair for the Dramatic are the reason no other band wants to be associated with emo. Stephanie Bürgler from SLAM didn't think much of the album either. She described the group as “an unfortunate copy of Panic! at the Disco ". She also described the voice, the song melodies and the rhythm changes as "annoying". In the Metal Hammer the album received 5 out of 7 points.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lambgoat : Equal Vision signs Pierce The Veil
- ^ It's All About the Music . Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved on March 7, 2012.
- ↑ Video Chemical Kids And Mechanical Brides by Pierce The Veil . Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ http://vimeo.com/album/1526256/video/5626417 (link not available)
- ↑ Supplement: A Flair for the Dramatic
- ↑ Allmusic : PIERCE THE VEIL | ALBUM | A FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC
- ↑ Revolver : Pierce the Veil frontman Vic Fuentes Discusses New Song, "King for a Day," Featuring Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens
- ↑ Alternative Press : Chiodos announce tour dates with the Devil Wears Prada ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Equal Vision Records : Pierce The Veil supporting Emery on tour in February ( Memento from October 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Punknews.org : Biography: Pierce the Veil
- ↑ Equal Vision Records : Pierce The Veil's Delicious Tour with Breathe Carolina ( Memento from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Davide Lowe-Bianco: Ultimate-Guitar : Taste Of Chaos: 2009 Dates And Lineup Announced
- ↑ Torben: Allschools Network : Pierce the Veil - A Flair for the Dramatic Review
- ↑ Sebastian Wable: Ox-Fanzine : Pierce the Veil - A Flair for a Dramatic Critique
- ↑ Oliver Schneider: Powermetal.de : Pierce the Veil - A Flair for the Dramatic Critique
- ↑ Stephanie Bürgler: SLAM : Pierce the Veil - A Flair for the Dramatic Critique
- ↑ Metal Hammer : Pierce the Veil - A Flair for the Dramatic Review (Metal Hammer Archive)
| Studio albums |
A Flair for the Dramatic (2007) • Selfish Machines (2010) • Collide with the Sky (2012) • Misadventures (2016) |
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| Video albums |
This Is a Wasteland (2013) |
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| Tours |
A Flair for the Dramatic Tour (2007–2009) • Selfish Machines Tour (2010–2011) • Collide with the Sky World Tour (2012–2013) • The World Tour (2014-2015) • Misadventures Tour (2016) |
