Id (Veil of Maya album)
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| Studio album by Veil of Maya | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Deathcore, technical death metal | |||
| Length | 29:09 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Michael Keene | |||
| Veil of Maya chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (76%) link |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Kill Your Stereo | (83/100) link |
| Metal Injection | link |
| Under the Gun Review |  link |
[id] is the third studio album by metal band Veil of Maya. It was released through Sumerian Records on April 6, 2010. They worked with producer Michael Keene of death metal band The Faceless on this album. Keene previously worked with the band, producing their previous album The Common Man's Collapse.
Culture references
The name of the album is a reference to the Freudian concept of the Id part of the structural part of the human psyche.[2] The breakdowns in the song "Namaste" are actually written in-key to the mythic numbers featured on the television series Lost (4 8 15 16 23 42).[3] Also, the chorus of the song has the lyric "Live together, die alone," which is a reference to the episode of the same name from the series. The song "Dark Passenger" is written about the television series Dexter.[4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Butler, Okubo and Veil of Maya[5].
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "[id]" | 0:43 | |
| 2. | "Unbreakable" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Dark Passenger" | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "The Higler" | 3:00 | |
| 5. | "Martyrs" | 1:14 | |
| 6. | "Resistance" | 3:01 | |
| 7. | "Circle" | 1:03 | |
| 8. | "Mowgli" | 3:03 | |
| 9. | "Namaste" | 3:30 | |
| 10. | "Conquer" | 2:56 | |
| 11. | "Codex" | 3:25 | |
Total length: |
29:09 | ||
Personnel
- Veil of Maya
- Brandon Butler – vocals
- Marc Okubo – guitars
- Matthew C. Pantelis – bass guitar
- Sam Applebaum – drums
- Additional personnel
- Produced by Michael Keene of The Faceless
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Billboard 200 | 107 | [6] |
| 2010 | Top Hard Rock Albums | 7 | [6] |
| 2010 | Top Heatseekers | 1 | [6] |
| 2010 | Top Independent Albums | 16 | [6] |
| 2010 | Top Rock Albums | 33 | [6] |
References
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "[Id] - Veil of Maya | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ DiNitto, Jay. "Veil of Maya, '[id]' -- Album Art of the Week". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "VEIL OF MAYA New Song based on LOST". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ↑ "A METALSUCKS WORLD PREMIERE: VEIL OF MAYA’S “NAMASTE”". MetalSucks. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Id > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Id > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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