Veil Of Ashes

Veil of Ashes was an alternative Christian band from Oakland, California that was a favorite in the Bay Area but never found a national audience. Hipness credentials were incredibly high : Gene Eugene of Adam Again produced Pain, they opened for bands like The Choir and the Seventy Sevens, and they covered the Rolling Stones\' \"Play with Fire\" in concert. Still, the group only obtained brief not...

Veil of Ashes was an alternative Christian band from Oakland, California that was a favorite in the Bay Area but never found a national audience. Hipness credentials were incredibly high : Gene Eugene of Adam Again produced Pain, they opened for bands like The Choir and the Seventy Sevens, and they covered the Rolling Stones\' \"Play with Fire\" in concert. Still, the group only obtained brief notice, and a second incarnation called simply Veil did not fare much better commercially. The group built a cult following sufficient to justify a compilation album on Michael Knott\'s doomed Blonde Vinyl label. Musically, the band has a sound that sometimes recalls the Doors, though critics would also notice touches of more obscure bands like The Cult and Gene Loves Jezebel.