====== Veil of Ashes ====== 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 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]]. ===== Discography ===== | 1987 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/veil-of-ashes-prayers-for-the-world/|Veil of Ashes]] | Prayers for the World | Realty Records | | 1987 | Veil of Ashes | Nëgro | Realty Records | | 1989 | Veil of Ashes | Pain | [[Graceland Records]] | | 1991 | Veil of Ashes | Veil of Ashes ep | Realty Records | | 1992 | Veil of Ashes | The Young and Reckless: The Regression of Veil of Ashes | [[Blonde Vinyl Records]] | | 1992 | Veil | Mr. Sunshine | [[Eden Records]] | | 1994 | Veil | Demos | | 2013 | Veil of Ashes | Eternal Teenage Angst | ------ ==== Prayers for the World ==== 1987 Realty Records [[Sean Doty]] – Poet, guitar\\ Sterling – Bass\\ Phil Meads – Drums Chuck Harris – Engineer Produced by Nelson DiMarco - I.C.U. (2:44) - Only Love (3:16) - Falling (3:56) - I Know (3:27) ------ ==== Nëgro ==== 1987 Realty Records (TP0002 1987) [[Sean Doty]] – Guitar, poet, voice, piano\\ Sterling – Bass\\ Phil Meads – Drums, percussion Nelson DiMarco – Keyboards Produced by Nelson DeMarco and VOA - Tears on the Red (3:40) - Hide Me (4:23) - Liturgy (5:41) - Let Me Die (3:20) - Without Eyes (3:21) - Blood & Fire (3:29) - Only Love (3:55) - Apology (3:19) ------ ==== Pain ==== 1989 [[Graceland Records]] (CD09074) [[Sean 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]] - The Times They are a Changin’ (3:53) - And They Call It Love (3:50) - Without Eyes (3:22) - Corpse (4:36) - Suicide (3:27) - She (3:27) - Take My Hand (4:05) - Testimony (5:09) - The Cross Was His Own (3:31) - Hide Me (4:23) - Come Unto Me (5:21) ------ ==== Veil of Ashes ep ==== 1991 Realty Records [[Sean Doty]] – Vocals, guitars\\ Lance Harris – Guitars\\ Sterling – Bass\\ Phil Meads – Drums. percussion == Version 1 == - 01) Marilyn’s Right to Twinkle - 02) I Hope I Left You Smiling - 03) Bed of Roses == Version 2 == - I Hope I Left You Smiling - 20 Loves (One With a Promise) - Pimps and Preachers - Stygian Shore - Bed of Roses - Stygian Shore (unplugged) ------ ==== The Young And Reckless: The Regression of Veil of Ashes ==== 1992 [[Blonde Vinyl Records]] (BVCD3372) [[Sean 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 - Passion Play (4:34) - I.C.U. (2:37) (originally on //Prayers for the World//) - Tears on the Red) (originally on //Nëgro//) - Falling (3:14) (originally on //Prayers for the World//) - Liturgy (5:37) (originally on //Nëgro//) - Let Me Die (3:17) (originally on //Nëgro//) - Blood & Fire (3:22) (originally on //Nëgro//) - Only Love (3:52) (originally on //Nëgro//) - I Know (3:22) (originally on //Prayers for the World//) - Apology (3:16) (originally on //Nëgro//) ------ ==== Mr. Sunshine ==== 1992 [[Eden Records]] (FLD9791) [[Sean Doty]] – Vocals, guitars\\ Brendan Merithew – Guitars, vocals\\ Rich Medina – Keyboards\\ Sterling – Bass, vocals\\ Mike Jackson – Drums, vocals Masaki Lui – Violin\\ Scott Anderson – Additional guitars on tracks 3, 8, 11, 12, and 13\\ Jeremy Hawley – Drums on track 13 Produced by Veil and Masaki Lui - Marilyn’s Right to Twinkle (3:02) - Good Times (3:38) - The Hunger (4:35) - Mr. Sunshine (4:12) - A Cry For Help (5:06) - Pimps and Preachers (3:55) - 20 Loves (One With Promise) (4:13) - This Love (2:27) - Norwegian Wood (3:44) - Queen for a Day (5:08) - Bed of Roses (3:14) - Stygian Shore (4:24) - I Hope I Left You Smiling (3:21) - Three Years Old (6:42) ------ ==== Demos ==== 1994 Independent [[Sean Doty]] – Vocals, guitars\\ Brendan Merithew – Guitars, vocals\\ Rich Medina – Keyboards\\ Sterling – Bass, background vocals, vocals on “Seraphim Twist”\\ Mike Jackson – Drums, vocals - Angel Falls (5:37) - Demon Box (5:16) - Seraphim Twist (3:44) ------ ==== Eternal Teenage Angst ==== 2013 Independent (2013) - Reach (3:47) - Angel Falls (5:37) - Demon Box (5:16) - Seraphim Twist (3:44) - Marylin’s Right to Twinkle (1991 demo) (3:02) - The Hunger (1991 demo) (4:31) - I Hope I Left You Smiling (1991 demo) (3:10) - 20 Loves (1991 demo) (3:57) - Pimps and Preachers (1991 demo) (4:06) - Stygian Shore (regular version) (1991 demo) (4:10) - Bed of Roses (1991 demo) (3:05) - Stygian Shore (acoustic version) (1991 demo) (4:25) - My Town (live 1988) (3:07) - Sleep (live 1988) (4:32) - Without Eyes (live 1988) (3:57) - Let Me Die (live 1988) (3:33) - Come Unto Me (live 1988) (4:17) ------ ===== Videos ===== {{youtube>8r0oNgrVzSw?medium}} ------ ===== Links ===== * [[https://www.facebook.com/VEIL-OF-ASHES-354542937541/|Veil of Ashes Official Facebook Page]]