Veil of Maya is an American deathcore band, formed in Oak Park, Illinois in 2004. They are currently signed with Sumerian Records [1] and have recorded and released three full-length albums, All Things Set Aside (their debut and self-produced album out on Corrosive Recordings), The Common Man's Collapse and [id], released through the label. Their third full length album, [id], was released on April 6, 2010, and reached #107 on the Billboard 200. [2] The band worked again with producer Michael Keene from The Faceless for this album, who previously produced The Common Man's Collapse.
Veil of Maya's name comes from the George William Russell poem of the same name.
On January 13, 2012, Sumerian Records released a teaser for Veil of Maya's upcoming album, which is entitled "Eclipse". On January 17, the single "Vicious Circles" was released on the iTunes Store. The album's release date has been set to February 28, 2012. [3]
In early February 2012 it was announced that Veil Of Maya would be embarking on their first headline tour of Europe in the Spring of 2012, playing a month long set of shows in many European countries including Germany, The UK and Russia. The other bands taking part in the tour are Betraying The Martyrs,Vildhjarta, Structures and Volumes. [4]