[5][6] Guitarist Andrew Tapley personally called Richter and asked him to try out by first recording his vocals for "Vela Together We Await the Storm" and then a demo song from Digital Veil.

[9] Minette left the band after the touring cycle for Nocturne and continued his education in classical music, and was also trying to avoid being "pigeonholed as a metal guitarist.

"[8] The schooling that Minette received during his time spent outside of The Human Abstract had a strong impact on his writing for Digital Veil.

"[9] Travis Richter officially began writing for Digital Veil after formally joining the band and flying to Los Angeles, California on February 1, 2010.

Shortly after leaving the studio to buy cigarettes, he called Dean Herrera and said, "My head's bleeding, can you bring some paper towels.

"[15] Promotion and marketing for Digital Veil was originally being handled by Hopeless Records, The Human Abstract's label since their debut album Nocturne in 2006.

[1] On signing to a major label, Henry Selva commented that they expected E1 to "help push the band a step forward into a productive and exciting future.

Minette rejoined the band in 2009, it was uncertain if he would be able to tour with The Human Abstract in support of Digital Veil due to his prior commitment of working toward his master's degree at the University of Southern California School of Music.

[23] Shortly before embarking on the "Frak the Gods" tour in September 2011 with Periphery, Textures and The Contortionist, vocalist Travis Richter abruptly quit the band.

The Human Abstract quickly replaced him with Ryan Devlin of the progressive metal band Corelia as a temporary touring member.

[24] In its debut week, Digital Veil sold approximately 3,200 copies in the United States allowing it to enter the Billboard 200 chart at number 177.

[29] These figures are slightly lower than those for The Human Abstract's previous album, Midheaven, which sold around 4,100 copies and ranked at number 163 on the Billboard 200.