id (Veil of Maya album)

[id] is the third studio album by American deathcore 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. It is the band's only album to feature bassist Matthew C. Pantelis.

[id]
Studio album by
Veil of Maya
ReleasedApril 6, 2010
GenreDeathcore, djent
Length29:09
LabelSumerian
ProducerMichael Keene
Veil of Maya chronology
The Common Man's Collapse
(2008)		 ''[id]''
(2010)		 Eclipse
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk76%[1]
AllMusic[2]
Bloody Disgusting[3]

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.[4] 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).[5] 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.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Brandon Butler; all music is composed by Marc Okubo[2].

No.TitleLength
1."[id]" (instrumental)0:43
2."Unbreakable"3:45
3."Dark Passenger"3:33
4."The Higler"3:00
5."Martyrs" (instrumental)1:14
6."Resistance"3:01
7."Circle" (instrumental)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

Appearances

The ninth song "Namaste" is featured in the game Rock Band 3 as downloadable content via the Rock Band Network

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
The Billboard 200[7] 107
Top Rock Albums[7] 33
Top Hard Rock Albums[7] 7
Top Independent Albums[7] 16
Top Heatseekers[7] 1

References
  1. Jake Denning. "Veil of Maya - [id] - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net". Allmusic. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. Heaney, Gregory. "[Id] - Veil of Maya | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. Jonathan Barkan. "Album Review: Veil of Maya '[id]'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. DiNitto, Jay. "Veil of Maya, '[id]' -- Album Art of the Week". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. "VEIL OF MAYA New Song based on LOST". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  6. "A METALSUCKS WORLD PREMIERE: VEIL OF MAYA'S "NAMASTE"". MetalSucks. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  7. "Id > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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