In time for Halloween, San Diego, California outfit, A Veil has released a zombie-fied video for the song “Tombs.” With special effects and make-up by Frank Ippolito and Ian Von Cromer (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Chronicles of Riddick, Syfy Face-Off) as well as Josh Knoff as Director of photography, the video is a harrowing horror short of zombies in search of animalized flesh to consume. Musically, “Tombs” is a darkly melodic burner, informed in equal parts by modern Brit-pop and post-hardcore grit. Though timing-wise this may seem like another creature-feature for the holiday, you may be surprised to learn that song is about Veganism.
See Video for “Tombs” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5kbE9oosIY
Chad Ackerman (vocals/guitar) of A Veil also wrote and directed the video. Over the past decade Ackerman has contributed his vocal or guitar as a member of such metal-core, post-hardcore or electronic groups such as As I Lay Dying, Destroy The Runner, Austrian Death Machine, Chapter 14 and Count Your Curses.
A full-length album, The In Between is readying completion and was whittled down from thirty-two songs recorded to eight. Comrade Tanner Sparks (also of Chapter 14 and Destroy The Runner) adds electric guitar, lead guitar and drums on the album and Edwin Peraza played bass. Additional piano, programming, and extra percussion was done at SCM RECORDINGS in Corona, CA with producer Brian Grider.