Genre-bending metal powerhouse VEIL OF MAYA will release their first new studio album in nearly six years, “[m]other”, on the band’s longtime label Sumerian Records on May 12. Pre-orders, with a variety of merch and vinyl bundle options, are available now from veilofmayaband.com.
The band continue to stoke the fires of fan excitement with the release of the third single. The track, titled “Mother Pt. 4” is accompanied by an official music video that continues the narrative from previous singles “Godhead” and “Red Fur”. Watch it below.
Speaking on the release of the new track, founder and guitarist, Marc Okubo shares: “We are very pleased to share this new experience with you! This is the 3rd video in our [m]other series made by the incredible Blvckbox Studios. We will be joining Avatar on their US tour in a few weeks and our album ‘[m]other’ will be available everywhere May 12th! We’re so stoked for you to hear it. See you soon!”
Regarding his inspiration for writing “Red Fur”, VEIL OF MAYA guitarist and songwriter Marc Okubo adds: “I got convinced to go to a RUFUS DU SOL concert. I was immediately inspired though. The next day, I was like, ‘Let’s combine some of this with our style’. That explains the electronic opening.”
“[m]other” Album Artwork
“[m]other” track listing:
1. Tokyo Chainsaw
2. Artificial Dose
3. Godhead
4. [re]connect
5. Red Fur
6. Disco Kill Party
7. Mother Pt 4
8. Synthwave Vegan
9. Lost Creator
10. Death Runner
“Red Fur” follows the release of standalone singles “Godhead” (released last month) and “Synthwave Vegan” (released in May of last year). Both tracks feature on the new album and between them have clocked up 1.5 million Spotify streams and 478,000 YouTube views.
VEIL OF MAYA has a stacked touring schedule coming up. Starting this month, they will hit the road with AVATAR, firstly across Europe starting on March 10, followed by a 24-date run across the U.S. starting on April 28 in Omaha, Nebraska.
By channeling energy in one direction, force grows exponentially. VEIL OF MAYA harnesses the individual experiences and talents of four distinct musicians — Marc Okubo (guitar), Sam Applebaum (drums), Danny Hauser (bass) and Lukas Magyar (vocals) — into airtight groove-laden metal accented by fits of instrumental virtuosity and vocal catharsis. This approach has endeared them to a devout fan base with critical acclaim and over 100 million total streams and counting (unprecedented for an outfit this crushingly heavy).
The members of VEIL OF MAYA have consistently pushed the boundaries of heavy music by challenging themselves collectively. 2015’s “Matriarch” made major waves, crashing the Billboard U.S. Hard Rock Albums chart at No. 2 powered by “Aeris”, “LeeLoo” and “Mikasa”. The latter has gathered over 25.4 million Spotify streams and counting. In 2017, “False Idol” saw the band return to the Top 3 of the Hard Rock Albums chart as “Overthrow” and “Doublespeak” each eclipsed eight million Spotify streams apiece. Simultaneously, they toured alongside ANIMALS AS LEADERS, UPON A BURNING BODY, CHELSEA GRIN, OCEANS ATE ALASKA, and more. In the midst of the pandemic, they dropped “Outsider”, “Viscera”and“Outrun”.
