The Veer Union

The Veer Union
The Veer Union performing in 2016
Background information
Origin	British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Hard rock,post-grungealternative rock
Years active	2004 - present
Labels	Rock Shop Entertainment / Pavement Entertainment
Website	theveerunion.com
Members	Crispin Earl Ryan Ramsdell Amal Wijayanayake Tyler Reimer Dan Sittler
Past members	James Fiddler Marc Roots Neil Beaton Eric Schraeder

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) and an EP Life Support Part 1 (2013). Their fourth studio album, Decade, was released on January 29, 2016.

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, when we got signed, we added the Union."

After the band received major record label attention, the album was re-issued in August 2011.

Before releasing their debut album, they recorded and released a self-titled EP containing alternate versions of songs on their debut, and unreleased songs as well. The band released their debut album, Against the Grain, on April 21, 2009. Against the Grain has reached number 32 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers., and its first single, Seasons, has reached number 10 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 16 on the Rock Songs chart and number 30 on the Alternative Songs chart. "Seasons" was also the official theme song for WWE Backlash 2009, Pittsburgh Penguins,