This Is a Wasteland
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| Video by Pierce the Veil | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | ~60:00 (DVD) / 46:06 (CD) | |||
| Label | Fearless | |||
| Producer | MotionArmy | |||
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This Is a Wasteland is a video album documenting Pierce the Veil's first world tour. It was directed by Dan Fusselman, and produced by MotionArmy. The camera was led by Dan Fusselman himself (United States, United Kingdom and South America) and Josiah van Dien (Australia, South East Asia). The photos for the inlay were shot by photographer Adam Elmakias. The DVD is only available in English language.
Plot
The documentary follows Pierce the Veil during their first world tour, in support of their third album, Collide with the Sky (2012). This Is a Wasteland starts with their shows in South East Asia, followed by their first ever appearance at the Soundwave Festivals in Australia, the U.S. tour with All Time Low, a club tour in the United Kingdom, their first appearance at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park and ends with their first concert tour in South America.
The film shows snippets from their shows at international music festivals such as the Soundwave Festival, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Slam Dunk Festival, as of shows in in South East Asia, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Argentina and the United Kingdom. The documentary also shows their appearance at the 2013 Kerrang! Awards in London. The films also gives an insight of the bands hectic tour life during the tour.[1][2]
The DVD also features the music videos for "Bulls in the Bronx", "Hell Above" and "King for a Day", the latter of which received an Kerrang! Award for the best music video in 2013.
Release
The documentary is a direct-to-DVD release which was released in the U.S. on November 11, 2013 as a bonus disc for the reissue of their third album Collide with the Sky, selling 30,000 in its first week resulting a re-entry of Collide with the Sky on 62nd place at the US Billboard 200 charts.[3][4] The video album won an Revolver Golden Gods Award in 2014 for the Best Video/DVD.[5] The DVD was released worldwide on November 25, 2013.[6]
References
- ↑ Kevin Rutherford: Billboard: Pierce the Veil, 'This Is a Wasteland': Exclusive Video Premiere
- ↑ Mike Hohnen: Music Feeds: Pierce The Veil Release ‘This Is A Wasteland’ Documentary Trailer
- ↑ Michele Bird: Alternative Press: Pierce The Veil announce ‘This Is A Wasteland’ documentary details
- ↑ ToddStar Photography: NEWS: Pierce The Veil celebrate huge first week sales for DVD 'This Is A Wasteland'
- ↑ Zach Shaw: Metal Insider: And the winners of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards are…
- ↑ Aime Szymanski: Alternative Press: Pierce the Veil launch pre-order for This Is A Wasteland documentary
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