VEIL OF MAYA: '[id]' First-Week Sales Revealed

April 14, 2010

"[id]", the new album from Chicago-based metallers VEIL OF MAYA, sold around 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"[id]" was released on April 6 via Sumerian Records. The CD was produced by Michael Keene (THE FACELESS),who previously worked with the group on its last album, 2008's "The Common Man's Collapse".

"[id]" track listing:

01. [id]
02. Unbreakable
03. Dark Passenger
04. The Higler
05. Martyrs
06. Resistance
07. Circle
08. Mowgli
09. Namaste
10. Conquer
11. Codex

VEIL OF MAYA recently announced plans to film a video for the track "Unbreakable" with director Scott Hansen (A DAY TO REMEMBER, BURY YOUR DEAD). The clip is expected to make its online debut in early May.

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