Eclipse (Veil of Maya album)
Eclipse is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Veil of Maya. It was released on February 28, 2012, and is the band's shortest album to date, clocking in at only 28 minutes. Eclipse was co-written and produced by Misha "Bulb" Mansoor, who is the guitarist of the Maryland-based metal band Periphery.[5] It is the first record by the band to feature bassist Danny Hauser and the last with vocalist Brandon Butler.
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| Released | February 28, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 28:21 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Misha Mansoor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Metal Injection | 7.5/10[4] |
Culture references
The song title "Winter Is Coming Soon" is a reference to the television series Game of Thrones.
The track "Punisher" has gained notoriety on the Internet due to a sample which was placed within the song at 2:03, of which is an excerpt of audio taken from a YouTube video called "Periphery Sucks" where a young man criticizes djent and the band Periphery, in which album producer Misha Mansoor plays guitar.[6]
Inspiration
A paragraph inside the physical version of the album talks about the inspiration of Eclipse. According to it, the band met a woman while touring in Italy who was blind throughout half of her life, and had her vision restored by staring directly into a solar eclipse. The paragraph goes on to say that "there is much more to the magnitude and magnificence of a solar eclipse than meets the eye." Guitarist Marc Okubo has also talked in a Guitar Messenger interview about this story as the underlying theme of the album.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Butler, Misha Mansoor and Veil of Maya[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "20/200" (instrumental) | 1:16 |
| 2. | "Divide Paths" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Punisher" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Winter Is Coming Soon" | 2:12 |
| 5. | "The Glass Slide" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Enter My Dreams" | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Numerical Scheme" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Vicious Circles" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Eclipse" (instrumental) | 2:24 |
| 10. | "With Passion and Power" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 28:20 | |
Personnel
- Veil of Maya
- Sam Applebaum - drums
- Marc Okubo - lead and rhythm guitars
- Danny Hauser - bass guitar
- Brandon Butler - vocals
- Production
- Produced by Misha Mansoor of Periphery
References
- Lawson, Dom (May 12, 2023). "VEIL OF MAYA [m]other". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "Veil Of Maya (USA) Vicious Circles (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- Gregory Heaney. "Eclipse - Veil of Maya : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- Brown, Kit (February 28, 2012). "CD Review: VEIL OF MAYA Eclipse". Metal Injection. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- "Veil of Maya – Eclipse".
- Neilstein, Vince. "YOUTUBE LOSER HATES ON PERIPHERY AND "D-JENT," VEIL OF MAYA WRITES A SONG ABOUT IT". MetalSucks. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Marc Okubo Veil of Maya Interview 2012".
- "Veil of Maya: Eclipse Sumerian Records".