About
The Veer Union is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They have released three studio albums, Time to Break the Spell (2006), Against the Grain (2009), and Divide the Blackened Sky (2012). As of March, 2013, the band is recording new music for a forthcoming EP, Life Support Part 1, which they expect to release sometime in 2014.
The band was formed in 2004 by founders Crispin Earl, and Eric Schraeder, under the original name of "Veer".The band released one independent album, Time to Break the Spell, in 2006. After the album's release, and touring with bands like Hinder, Theory of a Deadman, Seether and Black Stone Cherry, the band was able to attract major label interest, and signed a record deal with Universal Motown Records.Once signing to the label, the band decided to change their name to "The Veer Union". The band explained that it wasn't legal problems, but rather getting away from negative situations and coming together in a more positive one.
"It was more of a band decision. Before TVU we were all in other bands and not digging the situations we were in. So we "veered" away from the negativity and came together as a "Union". Originally it was Veer,…