This Is a Wasteland is a documentary film following 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 and Southeast Asia). The photos for the inlay were shot by photographer Adam Elmakias. The DVD is only available in the English language.
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| Produced by | MotionArmy |
| Starring | Pierce the Veil |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Plot
editThe documentary follows Pierce the Veil during their first world tour, in support of their third album, Collide with the Sky (2012). It begins with their shows in Southeast 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 Southeast 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 film also gives an insight of the band's hectic 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 a Kerrang! Award for the best music video in 2013.
Release
editThe 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 in a re-entry of the album at 62 on the US Billboard 200 charts.[3][4] The DVD was released worldwide on November 25, 2013.[5] It won a Revolver Golden Gods Award for Best Video/DVD in 2014.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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 Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ToddStar Photography: NEWS: Pierce The Veil celebrate huge first week sales for DVD 'This Is A Wasteland'
- ^ Aime Szymanski: Alternative Press: Pierce the Veil launch pre-order for This Is A Wasteland documentary
- ^ Zach Shaw: Metal Insider: And the winners of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards are…