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About Me

Veilside's members have played in local bands for many years. Members have been involved in local acts including Onyx, Khaos Theory, and Altered State of Consciousness (ASC). Vocalist Chris Heller's departure in 2005 led to the addition of Tony Engel on lead vocals in 2006. After toiling around, playing mostly to the four walls of their practice studio, the band has come "back out of hibernation" to play a contributor to the local scene in 2007. 2007 was a great year for Veilside, as their return was met with great reviews. 2008 promises to be even BETTER!! The current lineup consists of Ron Thomas on drums and vocals, Jon Badalamenti on guitar and vocals, "Cabo" Bob Hilton on bass, and Tony Engel on lead vocals. Look for VEILSIDE to play near you and check out the show!!

CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR "SECRETS OF THE CLOWN" BELOW, this is the movie in which our song "REALIZE" is featured!!!
A chat with Mario from chicagosrock.com - make sure you check out chicagosrock.com each month for the latest on the Chicago music scene!!
Video from the CD release party of our new song, "Smile" with a short PSA from Tony and Ron. Check out other videos in our "videos" section here on our myspace page!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/28/2005
Band Website: veilsidemusic.com
Band Members: Click on the bandmembers picture to see their page.....

Tony Engel- Lead Vocals (Tony endorses Trojan brand condoms)
Jon Badalamenti- Lead Guitar/Vocals (Gibson, Engl)

Bob (cabo wabo) Hilton- Bass Guitar (Traben basses and Rotosound strings)

Ron Thomas- Drums/Vocals (Slingerland, Zildjian, Vater sticks)

Influences: We have ALL kinds of influences, not all of them good! ;)

As a member of the local music community, we also support other local bands!!

Big props to our friends in: Lifelike Violence, Fall7, Khaos Theory, Mindwarp Chamber, Betty Rage, Court Jester, David Kav, Kenny Charles, Supermercado (I'm super, I'm duper!), Slick, Heaven and Hell, Rok Hollywood (not so local, but great guys!), Lost Souls, Roller, Random X, Awaken, Next Day Burning, The Pat Catalano Band, and we try to catch shows all the time so this list will grow!!

View Veilside's EPK

You can put this banner on your page to show your support for Veilside!

Sounds Like: Straight-ahead rock! Vocal harmonies and catchy hooks. Strong song writing and great riffs. Influenced by bands from the 60's to current, all music genres included. We think we sound like a mixture of Shinedown, Creed, and Nickelback. Our covers range from classic rock, to alternative, to current hit songs.
Record Label: Unlabeled
Type of Label: None

My Blog

VEILSIDE NEWS!! - READ THIS STUFF!!

Sincere thanks to everyone who made it out to our show at North Beach last Friday night. You folks were amazing, and watching everyone sing along to "Little Game" is both awesome (heck yeah!) an...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:32:00 PST

You asked us.......we deliver!! (Were so "customer service" oriented!!)

Okay, so we got quite a bit of feedback asking us to put "Smile" on the page. So, since Veilside is all about strong customer service, we've obliged. Smile is a Ron Thomas penned tune....written...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:25:00 PST

New track off Chapter One, Little Game is up!

Ladies and gentelman...Please take a listen to our "Preview Track" Little Game off our forthcoming release Chapter One.Leave us a note and let us know what you think, and remember the CD Release Party...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:43:00 PST

JUNE NEWS! A MUST READ!!

Whew! What a Loooong time these past few months have been! We've been hard at work on our upcoming release, CHAPTER ONE. All I can say is that the hard times have been worth it, we h...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:31:00 PST

VEILSIDE - APRIL NEWS

Hope everyone is well! Lots going on in the world of Veilside. A couple of weeks ago, the band attended the premier of the movie, "Secrets of the Clown" that features the Veilside song, "R...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:29:00 PST

VEILSIDE NEWS - MARCH 2008

So we got to kick a bit of the rust off at Winterbash 2008 in February and had a fantastic time. Thanks to everyone who came out!! We're still working.....and we plan on making 2008 a great year for V...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:58:00 PST

YOU can help Veilside!!

Veilside (thats US, yours truly!) has been announced as a finalist in 4 categories for Suburban Nitelife Magazine's Best of the Burbs contest. We need your votes!! It's easy, and there's n...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:16:00 PST

Okay - NOW we’re back!!

Hello everyone! So, after a false start, we can finally say we are BACK! Cabo is near full health again.......mostly. But that's good news. We can get back out there! And ...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:56:00 PST

So what has VEILSIDE been up to?

Waiting on the bass player to heal up! Doc has given him a conditional okay, so we are PLAYING on January 12th as the opening act for 2 very good bands, Broken Vegas and Roller at Penny Road Pub...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:44:00 PST

Breaking News - Veilside is gonna be sidelined for a bit

I am sad to report that Veilside will be sidelined for a while. We're all hoping Cabo Wabo Bob-O has a fast recovery. He's in the hospital currently and will be undergoing surgery on Frida...
Posted by VEILSIDE on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:19:00 PST