The big giant rectangle aka the monolith was supposed to have helped with evolution on planet earth. It is supposed to be of alien origin. When they found the monolith on the moon it sent off a signal which they tracked to Jupiter. The trippy ass part at the end of the movie is Dave's meeting...
So Veil of Maya have pretty much confirmed that they will be doing Summer Slaughter this year in their new Metal Injection interview video. Anyone else stoked? VEIL OF MAYA Interview - Spring 2010 - Videos on Demand - Metal Injection
I really liked the guitar tone they had on Ills of Modern Man, even though it was just the typical 5150/Vader cab set-up. For the most part that's the only album they put out that I really liked.
Saw them the other night in Charlotte with Dillinger. Animals had by far the best live tone. Definitely would agree with you that it was better than the album.
So stoked for this album. I was really digging the riffs that I was hearing in the second studio vlog. Can't wait to hear what you guys did with 8 strings either.