by Brianna Huerta
After a seven-year hiatus, Pierce the Veil released a new album, “Jaws of Life,” only to awaken the elder emos from the dead and generate new trending songs on TikTok.
According to Charlotte Jones from Indiana Daily Student, “Maybe they went to therapy, or maybe they’re trying to appeal to a new generation of TikTok rockers.”
Pierce the Veil, created by Mike and Vic Fuentes in 2006, is known for grunge, alternative rock, and emo-style music. One of their most popular albums is their 2012 release “Collide with the Sky,” really reaching the emo community.
Emo music contains aching lyrics, emotional vocals, and fried screams which are all contained in the 2012 album.
Their new album “The Jaws of Life,” released Feb. 10, 2023, contains 12 songs with a runtime of about 42 minutes. This album set off a different yet firm tone compared to the beginning song for “Collide with the Sky.” Each song tells a story with angst and romance but leaves off with a hopeful tone in general.
In the first song in the “Jaws of Life” album, “Death Of An Executioner,” they sing out “Therapy is tiring, But so is hiding how you feel.” The lyrics from “Even When I’m not with You” include “It’s good to know that I’m the only one who can cut you further. What is love besides two souls trying to heal each other.”
While these are amazing lyrics, they compare to their older, “A March into the Waters” lyrics from the older album, “Collide with the Sky:” “I kissed the scars on her skin, I still think you’re beautiful. And I don’t ever want to lose my best friend. I screamed out, God, you vulture, Bring her back or take me with her.”
Both albums contain great, emotionally heavy lyrics but execute them in distinctly different ways. “Collide with the Sky” contains Vic’s signature whiny vocals, distortion, and screaming. “Jaws of Life” contains a shorter vocal range but occasionally aspects from their older albums, but they now include slower-paced songs like “Shared Trauma” and “12 Fractures.”
As “The Jaws of Life” gained popularity on social media, it brought more attention to the different styles of music PTV produced.
Many fans are not too keen on the new/different style of the new album, as it moved away from its emo tone and more pop-rock/grunge.
According to Marie Oleinik from The Line of Best Fit, “This might be the first time Pierce The Veil misstepped with the singles and didn’t put their best foot forward, with the exception of “Emergency Contact.’”
However, after a seven-year gap, people change and have new experiences; the
members of Pierce the Veil are no exception.
According to Adam Beck from Noizze UK, “The Jaws Of Life proves that the band can not only write fresh music, but they can incorporate sounds that you wouldn’t expect of them.”
Hola I'm Bri and this is my first year on 42/Fifty. I'm a Senior and Vice president of NAHS.
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