Alternative Rock
San Francisco, California, USA

Veil of Ashes was an alternative band influenced by The Doors and Gene Loves Jezebel. They were a local favorite in the San Francisco bay area. After releasing a pair of demos (both produced by Nelson DiMarco of The Hounds of Heaven), they signed to Graceland Records to release their full-length debut Pain. The band also released a video for the lead single from the album, their cover of Bob Dylan's “The Times They are a Changin’.” Pain was intended to be the first part of a trilogy, the following albums to be called Passion and Promise. However, the label folded before those albums were recorded.

The band continued, recording a demo ep and releasing their first two demos as a compilation on Blonde Vinyl Records called The Young and Reckless: The Regression of Veil of Ashes. After the Blonde Vinyl release, the band changed members and shortened the band name to Veil. They signed with Eden Records and released the full-length Mr. Sunshine.

In 1994, the band recorded three demos that they shopped around to labels. When this was not successful, they called it a day. Those songs were not released until 2013, when the band got together to release a compilation album. This album (Eternal Teenage Angst) contained demos, live songs, and one newly recorded cover of “Touch” by Dead Artist Syndrome.

Sean Patrick Doty also released a solo album under the band name of Unveiled called Youth Music, as well as producing demos for bands such as Society. Sterling has been a part of many bands as well, including They.

1987 Realty Records

Sean Patrick Doty – Poet, guitar
Sterling – Bass
Phil Meads – Drums

Chuck Harris – Engineer

Produced by Nelson DiMarco

1. I.C.U. (2:44)
2. Only Love (3:16)
3. Falling (3:56)
4. I Know (3:27)

1987 Realty Records (TP0002 1987)

Sean Patrick Doty – Guitar, poet, voice, piano
Sterling – Bass
Phil Meads – Drums, percussion

Nelson DiMarco – Keyboards

Produced by Nelson DeMarco and VOA

1. Tears on the Red (3:40)
2. Hide Me (4:23)
3. Liturgy (5:41)
4. Let Me Die (3:20)
5. Without Eyes (3:21)
6. Blood & Fire (3:29)
7. Only Love (3:55)
8. Apology (3:19)

1989 Graceland Records (CD09074)

Sean Patrick Doty – Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, poet
Lance Harris – Keyboards, Hammond B-3, piano, lead electric & acoustic guitars
Sterling – Bass
Phil Meads – Drums

Gene Eugene – Piano on “Come Unto Me”
Derri Daugherty – Backing vocals on “Time Changes”
Steve Hindalong – Backing vocals on “Time Changes”
Joseph Linn – Percussion

Produced by Gene Eugene

1. The Times They are a Changin’ (3:53)
2. And They Call It Love (3:50)
3. Without Eyes (3:22)
4. Corpse (4:36)
5. Suicide (3:27)
6. She (3:27)
7. Take My Hand (4:05)
8. Testimony (5:09)
9. The Cross Was His Own (3:31)
10. Hide Me (4:23)
11. Come Unto Me (5:21)

1991 Realty Records

Sean Patrick Doty – Vocals, guitars
Lance Harris – Guitars
Sterling – Bass
Phil Meads – Drums. percussion

1. 01) Marilyn’s Right to Twinkle
2. 02) I Hope I Left You Smiling
3. 03) Bed of Roses

1. I Hope I Left You Smiling
2. 20 Loves (One With a Promise)
3. Pimps and Preachers
4. Stygian Shore
5. Bed of Roses
6. Stygian Shore (unplugged)

1992 Blonde Vinyl Records (BVCD3372)

Sean Patrick Doty – Vocals, guitars
Sterling – Bass
Phil Meads – Drums, percussion

Lance Harris – Guitars on “Passion Play”
Nelson DiMarco – keyboards

Produced by Veil of Ashes, Nelson Di Marco, Shona Davidson, and John Dlugosh

1. Passion Play (4:34)
2. I.C.U. (2:37) (originally on Prayers for the World)
3. Tears on the Red) (originally on Nëgro)
4. Falling (3:14) (originally on Prayers for the World)
5. Liturgy (5:37) (originally on Nëgro)
6. Let Me Die (3:17) (originally on Nëgro)
7. Blood & Fire (3:22) (originally on Nëgro)
8. Only Love (3:52) (originally on Nëgro)
9. I Know (3:22) (originally on Prayers for the World)
10. Apology (3:16) (originally on Nëgro)