Oh Yeah, Veil of Maya Have Entered The Studio

by Ryan Minic | Apr 30, 2014

We got personal with Veil of Maya guitarist Marc Okubo at a coffee shop a couple years ago. He told us that on the band’s first-ever tour with After The Burial a promoter tried to pay them with cheeseburgers from McDonalds instead of $$$. At least offer the man a McChicken!

VOM have come a long way since their early days of Happy Meals and McRibs. They’ve just entered the studio to begin recording their new album, which is expected out this summer.

We have to ask, did Brandon Butler get his tooth fixed?

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