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Id
Studio album by Veil of Maya
ReleasedApril 6, 2010
Genre
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%
AllMusic
Bloody Disgusting

Id (stylized as ) is the third studio album by American metalcore 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.

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. The rhythm of the breakdowns in the song "Namaste" are set to the mythic numbers featured on the television series Lost (4 8 15 16 23 42). 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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Brandon Butler; all music is composed by Marc Okubo

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 200 107
Top Rock Albums 33
Top Hard Rock Albums 7
Top Independent Albums 16
Top Heatseekers 1

References

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  8. ^ "Id > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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