Highly Anticipated New Album
False Idol
Out Today on Sumerian Records
New Music Video Out Now
Watch "Whistleblower" HERE
"False Idol is entirely fresh: a new haircut, some impressive weight loss, and a new outlook on life. Instead of just boggling your mind, Veil of Maya now wants to boggle your heart." - Invisible Oranges
"False Idol is an album the band can be proud of, knowing that it exudes a clean production, and gives off an enchanting sound."
October 20, 2017 - Veil of Maya has released their highly anticipated album False Idol via Sumerian Records. Fans can pick up the album in stores at Best Buy, FYE, and digitally at iTunes, GooglePlay, and Amazon, and here: https://www.sumerianmerch.com/.
What's to be their heaviest, most hypnotic, and hardest album yet, Veil of Maya is breaking new ground with this record. Tracks off of False Idol has already been praised by Loudwire, Metal Injection, Metal Sucks, and more. They are continuing to keep fans on their toes by pushing boundaries through their ability to mix progressive, melodic death, thrash and hardcore metal together in a seamless and effective way.
Additionally, the band recently premiered their third and powerful single off of the record "Whistleblower" which is available to listen and watch HERE.
The way the band recorded this 13-track album differed from previous, as this was the first time they were writing with Magyar's voice in mind. Magyar was writing on spot with vocal producer Brandon Paddock (The Used, Panic! At The Disco, Escape the Fate), while the rest of the band teamed up with producer Max Schad in another studio, and then merged forces.
Marc Okubo, guitarist and original band members shares, "False Idol is our most dynamic release as of yet. This is the largest amount of material we have ever packed into one album and we are so proud to share it with everyone. We feel that there is something for fans of all the various genres of metal, while still continuing to build on the classic Veil of Maya sound."
False Idol - Track Listing
Video Releases to-date:
"Overthrow" - 776K views
"Doublespeak" - 284K views
"Whistleblower" - 16K views
No Sun/No Moon Tour Dates:
Tour admat available for download HERE.
Cover art available for download HERE. (Cover art credit: Colin Sinclair)
Press photos available for download HERE. (Photo credit: JAR)
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Veil of Maya formed back in 2004 in the suburbs of Chicago, IL, and has been a staple in the metal genre for the past 13 years. The band consists of Marc Okubo (Guitar), Sam Applebaum (Drums), Danny Hauser (Bass),and Lukas Magyar (Vocals).
For more information and to keep up with Veil of Maya:
Website: http://www.sumerianrecords.com/artist/details/id:3/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veilofmaya/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veilofmayaofficial/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/veilofmayaband
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DENVER—The United States Senate tonight passed a budget resolution that could grease the skids for the largest sell-off of American public lands in our lifetimes. The resolution provides instructions to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to pursue fast-track legislation to raise a billion dollars in new revenue within the committee to offset proposed tax cuts. The fast-track provision both limits the amount of time the Senate can debate these new provisions and allows for those bills to pass without reaching the 60-vote threshold usually required to end debate in the Senate.
This proposal has been widely reported as a vehicle for opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to industrial energy development. But Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has admitted that she is interested in looking beyond the Arctic to raise revenue.
The Center for Western Priorities issued the following statement from Deputy Director Greg Zimmerman:
“This administration and this Congress will stop at virtually nothing to sell American public lands to the highest bidder. Our national parks, monuments, and forests have been sacrosanct for over a century. Tonight, unfortunately, we’re one step closer to seeing ‘no trespassing’ signs littering the very lands Americans have had open access to for generations, all to provide tax cuts for the wealthiest. This legislation puts all of our public lands at risk.”
In April 2014, the Congressional Budget Office provided a report on HR 2657, the Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2013. That report looked at approximately 30,000 of acres of land that were sold between 2000-2011 under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. Those 30,000 acres brought in more than $100 million in revenue.
Extrapolating from that baseline, a bill like HR 621, which was introduced earlier this year and would require the Interior Department to sell off three million acres of public land, could bring in $10 billion or more, making it eligible for the fast-track rules passed by the Senate tonight.
Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich proposed an amendment to the budget resolution that would have ensured America’s national parks, monuments, forests, and wildlife refuges are not sold off to raise revenues. The amendment did not come up for a vote.
For more information, visit westernpriorities.org. To speak with an expert on public lands, contact Aaron Weiss at 720-279-0019 or aaron@westernpriorities.org.
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IVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – SEPTEMBER 2017 UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.40 billion pounds in September, up 2 percent from the 4.33 billion pounds produced in September 2016.
Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, up 3 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,359 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 1 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 43,600 head, up 3 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was down 10 pounds from last year, at 241 pounds.
Pork production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.3 million head, up 1 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 11.2 million pounds, was down 7 percent from September 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,600 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, up 3 pounds from September a year ago.
January to September 2017 commercial red meat production was 38.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 5 percent.
For a full copy of the Livestock Slaughter report please visit www.nass.usda.gov. For state specific questions please contact:
Arizona – Dave DeWalt 1-800-645-7286 Colorado – William R. Meyer 1-800-392-3202 Montana – Eric Sommer 1-800-835-2612 New Mexico – Longino Bustillo 1-800-530-8810 Utah – John Hilton 1-800-747-8522 Wyoming – Rhonda Brandt 1-800-892-1660
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