Formed: 2001
From:
San Diego,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
In early 2001, vocalist Tim Lambesis began writing music and lyrics for what would become As I Lay Dying. After meeting up with guitar player Evan White and drummer Jordan Mancino the group decided to move forward as a three piece. A month later they hit the studio to record “Beneath the Encasing of Ashes” released on Pluto Records in June 2001. Following its release, the band completed a number of tours. Through persistence and hard work “Beneath the Encasing of Ashes” became the top selling Pluto release.
Ready to move forward, As I Lay Dying recorded five songs for a split release with American Tragedy. The evolved follow up caught the attention of a number of people including various record labels. After a 70-day summer tour, the band came home to prepare for the things ahead. In March of 2003 As I Lay Dying signed with Metal Blade Records while recording a full length entitled “Frail Words Collapse.”
This 12-song release features dynamic improvements in both songwriting and musicianship. “Frail Words Collapse” (July 1, 2003) is full of brutal and emotionally driven songs that transition seamlessly from precise melodies to neck snapping rhythms.
With the rigorous tour schedule a new record demands, Tim Lambesis and Jordan Mancino decided to solidify the lineup. After touring with a number of fill ins, As I Lay Dying became complete with the addition of musicians Clinton Norris, Phil Sgrosso, and Nicholas Hipa.
Latest As I Lay Dying News
Below is our complete As I Lay Dying news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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3 Inches of Blood Adds Three European Tour Dates
3 Inches of Blood's first European tour in nearly three years gets underway in just a few days. They will be traveling the continent with Bay-Area thrash legends Exodus, doing festivals and club dates. 3 Inches of Blood has added three last minute shows:
Aug. 01 Herford, Germany - Club X (w/ Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying)
Aug. 04 Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk (w/ Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying)
Aug. 18 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea (w/ Exodus)
Here's a list of the upcoming 3 Inches of Blood tour dates: More...
Horse The Band Announces Tour Dates With Atreyu
Los Angeles hardcore band, HORSE the band, have announce the following tour dates with Atreyu, Story of the Year, As I Lay Dying, and MUCC (Japan only)
10/09 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
10/10 Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hall
10/11 Stockholm, Sweden @ Arenan
10/12 Helsinki, Finland @ Ice Hall
10/15 London, UK @ Astoria
10/16 Lincoln, UK @ English Shed
10/17 Norwich, UK @ UEA
10/19 Cardiff, UK @ University
10/20 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
10/21 Birmingham, UK @ Academy
10/22 Leeds, UK @ Met University
10/24 Hull, UK @ University
10/25 Edinburgh, UK @ Picturehouse
10/26 Dundee, UK @ Fat Sam Live
10/27 Glasgow, UK @ ABC
10/29 Preston, UK @ 53 Degrees
10/30 Manchester, UK @ Academy
10/31 Oxford, UK @ Academy
More dates to be announced soon.
Austrian Death Machine To Post New Songs Next Week
Austrian Death Machine's Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying) has promised two new songs to be posted on their MySpace page next Tuesday. Here's his post:
"Thanks for waiting. Two new songs going up on Tuesday!
"I've received a lot of messages demanding that I put up another song. Thanks to everyone for waiting, and because of your patience, I'm going to put up TWO new songs on Tuesday. July 22nd is the release date, so that makes this Tuesday exactly one week before the CD is released."
As I Lay Dying Forced to Cancel Ichthus Festival
As I Lay Dying has been forced to cancel their appearance at the Ichthus Festival. Here's the statement from the band:
"Due to an unforeseen family emergency we regret to inform you that we have no choice but to cancel our performance this Friday Jun-13 at Ichthus Festival in Wilmore, KY. We apologize to our fans who expected to see us and we hope to have an opportunity to make it up to you in the near future. Thank you for your understanding in this difficult time."
Here are the latest As I Lay Dying tour dates: More...
Austrian Death Machine Posts First Song Online
Austrian Death Machine, the Arnold Schwarzenegger tribute/parody metalcore band featuring As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis, has released their first full song online on their MySpace page, "If it Bleeds, We Can Kill It." Austrian Death Machine will be releasing their debut album, "Total Brutal," via Metal Blade Records on July 22nd.
There was an extensive posting made about the new single on their MySpace blog (including lyrics):
"Today Austrian Death Machine released the first single off their eagerly awaited debut Total Brutal. The track, 'If it Bleeds, We Can Kill It,' features the voice of Ahhnold as Dutch from the movie Predator screaming back and forth with the Predator himself! 'In the first verse Ahhnold is talking trash about how he's going to take Predator down, but in the second verse Predator comes back spittin' his evil game. This is the classic struggle of good and evil but with way bigger muscles and more brutal double bass. In fact, I think it's the breakdown about 1/2 way through the song that crushes Predator's evil once and for all' comments band member Tim Lambesis.
"One could not pick a better track for the first single off Total Brutal. Mainly because Predator is one of the best movies ever made in the history of man and received a countless amount of awards at the 1987 Oscars (Best Actor Ever, Best Chest Explosion, Best Use of Chameleon-like Camouflage to Kill as Many People as You Can, Cast Most Likely To Go On To Be Governors, etc). Or at least we think it did. And if it didn't then it should have seeing as Ahhnold once again saved the world, this time from aliens who wanted nothing more than to peel the skin off our bodies and make trophies out of our skulls.
"Here's what front-man Ahhnold had to say about the band's first single: 'Most bands put all of their good songs first. Instead I decided to release track 15 first to prove that this album is Total Brutal from start to finish. If you like this song, then get ready for 17 tracks of punishing brutality when the CD finally hits.... or when I hit you in the face for not buying it. Whichever happens first, at least we know things only get better from here.'"
Read the full article at Austrian Death Machine's MySpace Blog.
Austrian Death Machine Prepares To Be Unleashed
Austrian Death Machine, the new band featuring As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis, will be releasing their debut album "Total Brutal" via Metal Blade Records on July 22nd.
The band is unique in that their music is entirely based on the movies of legendary action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger. The band is fronted by a man named Ahhnold and has songs based off many cult favourite lines from movies such as Kindergarten Cop, Last Action Hero, Predator, The Terminator and more. Check the band and artwork out here and the tracklisting below.
1. Hello California
2. Get to the Choppa
3. Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers
4. All of the Songs Sound the Same
5. I am a Cybernetic Organism, Living Tissue Over (Metal) Endoskeleton
6. Come With Me if You Want to Live
7. What it’s like to be a Singer at Band Practice
8. Who is Your Daddy, and What Does He Do?
9. You Have Just Been Erased
10. Broo-Tall Song Idea
11. Here is Subzero, Now Plain Zero
12. So Far, So Good, So Let’s Talk About It
13. Screw You (Benny)
14. Why?
15. If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It
16. It’s Not A Tumor
17. Not So Hidden Track
For Today Announces More Tour Dates
Iowa metallers, For Today, have announced the following tour dates:
May 13 - Annapolis, MD @ Knights of Columbus
May 14 - Rockville Center, NY @ The Vibe Lounge
May 15 - Clinton, NJ @ Aquifer Music Venue
May 16 - Manchester, NH @ Rockos!
May 24 - Meier, MI - BLED FEST 2008 @ Meier Skatepark
May 25 - South Bend, IN @ The Underground
May 26 - Terre Haute, IN @ The THM Venue
May 27 - Evansville, IN @ Boney Jones
May 28 - Dewey, IL @ The Shed
May 31 - Spencer, IA @ New Life Worship Center
June 1 - Buffalo, MN @ The Vault
June 2 - Duluth, MN @ The Herman Town Church
June 3 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
June 4 - Bismarck, ND @ The Light Club
June 5 - Grand Rapids, MN @ The Light Club
June 6 - Alexandria, MN @ Club 1
June 7 - Willmar, MN @ The Warehouse
June 30 - Bushnell, IL - CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL @ The Phoenix Generator Stage 7:15pm
Jul 3 - Bushnell, Illinois @ CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL: The Underground Stage (FACEDOWN NIGHT)
July 19 - Willmar, MN - SONSHINE FESTIVAL @ HM Stage w/ As I Lay Dying, Maylene and The Sons of Disaster and more!
Aug 21 - Pilot Mountain, North Carolina - 2008 TAKING BACK THE STREETS FEST 2008 w/ As Cities Burn and more
Check out their new video for "Agape" here.
Misery Signals Complete Recording of New Album
Wisconsin metalcore band, Misery Signals, have completed work on their brand new record. Misery Signals will be making the long trip back to the states only to turn right back around and go to Europe with August Burns Red and Emmure. Upon returning from their Euro dates, they will begin a U.S./Canada run with As I Lay Dying. All info for all upcoming dates can be found here.
For up to date info on the bands new record stay tuned and also check out their MySpace page.
As I Lay Dying Confirmed For Bloodstock Open Air
The organizers of the Bloodstock Open Air festival have posted this message on the festival's website:
"The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that US metalcore outfit AS I LAY DYING have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2008."
As I Lay Dying will join a bill that includes Iced Earth, Dimmu Borgir and many more.
In addition to established bands, Bloodstock are also running a contest for unsigned bands to be a part of the festival. Unsigned bands can upload a live video of themselves and based on votes and rankings, could be invitied to perform at the event.
Misery Signals Announce Tour With As I Lay Dying
Misery Signals have announced they will be joining As I Lay Dying on their upcoming tour starting this April. The run will go coast to coast (and Canada) and also feature August Burns Red who the band will also be hitting Europe with beginning in late March.
Tour dates are as follows:
4/22 Santa Cruz, CA | The Catalyst
4/23 Sacramento, CA | Empire Event Center
4/25 Portland, OR | Roseland Theatre
4/26 Seattle, WA | Showbox
4/27 Boise, ID | Big Easy Concert House
4/28 Spokane, WA | Big Easy Concert Hall
5/6 Fargo, ND | The Venue
5/7 Green Bay, WI | Riverside Ballroom
5/8 Des Moines, IA | People's Court
5/9 Milwaukee, WI | Eagle's Club
5/10 Grand Rapids, MI | Orbit Room
5/12 Rochester, NY | Water Street Music Hall
5/18 S. Burlington, VT | Higher Ground
5/20 Lancaster, PA | Chameleon Club
5/21 Poughkeepsie, NY | The Chance
5/22 Hartford, CT | Webster Hall
5/23 Sayreville, NJ | Starland Ballroom
As I Lay Dying Announce Canadian Tour Dates
San Diego-based metallers AS I LAY DYING will embark on a Canadian headlining tour with support from MISERY SIGNALS, AUGUST BURNS RED and EVERGREEN TERRACE.
Commented guitarist Phil Sgrosso: "We are very excited to be doing a national tour in Canada this spring. We haven't hit a lot of those markets since Taste of Chaos back in 2006. Along with the other bands on the tour, it should be a very energetic show every night. The last time we did a club headline tour in Canada was in the spring of 2005 with THROWDOWN, ALL THAT REMAINS, and WINTER SOLSTICE. It's been a long time. Our shows will definitely be a lot more intimate than what we did on the more festival-style shows. Moshing, crowd surfing, stage diving. I'm sure that will all be taking place more frequently on this tour!"
The dates are as follows:
Apr. 29 - Vancouver, BC - Croation Cultural Center
Apr. 30 - Kelowna, BC - The Habitat
May 01 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
May 03 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
May 04 - Regina, SK - Distrikt
May 05 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick
May 13 - London, ON - The Embassy
May 14 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Theatre
May 15 - Ottawa, ON - Babylon
May 16 - Montreal, QC - Le National
May 17 - Quebec City, QC - Anti Sk8 Parc
A four-minute backstage interview with AS I LAY DYING conducted by Altitude's metal show "Metalogy" can be viewed below. The band discusses the trials of working with Adam Dutkiewicz from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE on their new record, their biggest pet peeves, their last meal, and why they hate "I Love New York" so much, among other topics.
AS I LAY DYING received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Nothing Left", the first single from the band's newest release, "An Ocean Between Us".
AS I LAY DYING recently completed a video for the band’s new track "The Sound Of Truth". The clip, a sequel to the story in the video for "Nothing Left", was filmed in Los Angeles while the band was between tours. It was directed by Brian Thompson. More...
Headline News
Slayer Wins Second Metal Grammy Award
Slayer took home the award for Best Metal Performance for their song "Final Six" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles. The song off their latest album, Christ Illusion beat out tunes from Shadow's Fall, Machine Head, King Diamond and As I Lay Dying. Some of the metal award finalists actually walked the red carpet normally reserved for more mainstream celebrities.
Tom Araya took his place at the podium and thanked long-time producer Rick Rubin and the academy.
"It's...most of all (I'd like to thank) Rick Rubin, who has been with us, been there for us, for the past twenty-three years, twenty-four years, so thank you. My wife, my two kids, Sandra, Errol and Tommy. They're here with me. Of course our manager who has been with us for a good twenty years now. Well, thank you very much. Thank the academy. Thank you."
Araya also talked backstage that perhaps with two Grammys they could be considered unearthed from the underground.
"This is awesome. I guess we're part of the industry now, above ground. None of those tunnel diggings anymore. No, this is our second win actually. It's kind of exciting. We've been fortunate to have been around this long with no radio play. We've gotten support from satellite radio recently, MTV gave us minimal support, but it's all on word of mouth and people liking what we do and passing it on to their friends. We owe a lot of our success to our fans. The industry is great, but the fans are the ones that take the time to look you up to see what you're doing, wait for the record to come out and buy it so..."
Slayer won for "Eyes Of The Insane" last year (2007), and have two other nominations to their credit. More...
As I Lay Dying To Premeire New Video On HBB
Grammy nominees, AS I LAY DYING’s brand new video for “The Sound Of Truth,” the newest single off of their album, AN OCEAN BETWEEN US, will be debuted on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball over the next few weeks.
Directed by Brian Thompson, who helmed their futuristic clip for “Nothing Left,” the video for “The Sound Of Truth” was made at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA and is a continuation of the story the first video initiated. Like it's predecessor, the story for this video was conceived by the band, fine-tuned by Thompson, and displays the irony and hypocrisy that takes place in a decaying futuristic society.
A clip of the video will see its initial debut on headbangersblog.com on January 11th along with a special commentary from vocalist, Tim Lambesis. The video will air in full on the site on January 17th. The on-air debut will be on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball on January 19th.
The band is currently on the road with August Burns Red, Evergreen Terrace and Still Remains.
As I Lay Dying Frontman Producing War Of Ages
As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis will be producing War Of Ages' upcoming album, which the band is currently writing. According to the group, "We've been hard at work with Tim these last few months constructing our new album. Our new material is the best we've written to date and you won't be disappointed." Facedown Records is expected to release the effort next spring.
As I Lay Dying Interviewed On Buzznet
Buzznet recently interviewed As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis and drummer Jordan Mancino. The rockers give The Reaper their thoughts on metal, Christianity, and the band. More...
Nightwish Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2008
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AUTUMN
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
GOREROTTED
GORGOROTH
HATEBREED
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
NIGHTWISH
OBITUARY
POWERWOLF
PRIMORDIAL
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
As I Lay Dying Announce European Tour
San Diego's AS I LAY DYING will embark on a European tour in March/April 2008. Support on the continental European shows (outside the UK) will come from NEAERA. The details are as follows:
Mar. 20 - UK - York - Fibbers
Mar. 21 - UK - Aberdeen - Barfly
Mar. 22 - UK - Liverpool - Barfly
Mar. 23 - UK - Cardiff - Barfly
Mar. 24 - UK - Cambridge - Barfly
Mar. 25 - FR - Paris - Trabendo*
Mar. 26 - DE - Karlsruhe - Substage*
Mar. 28 - DE - Chemnitz - AJZ Talschock*
Mar. 29 - DE - Herford - Club X*
Mar. 30 - DE - Saarbrücken - Garage*
Mar. 31 - CH - Pratteln - Z7*
Apr. 01 - IT - Milano - Alcatraz*
Apr. 02 - IT - Bologna - Estragon*
Apr. 03 - AT - Linz - Posthof*
Apr. 04 - AT - Vienna - Planet Music*
* With NEAERA
AS I LAY DYING recently completed a video for the track "The Sound Of Truth". The clip, a sequel to the story in the video for "Nothing Left", was filmed in Los Angeles while the band was between tours. It was directed by Brian Thompson and is slated to debut in January on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball".
Rock And Metal Featured In Grammy Nominations
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10th, 2008.
Nominees of interest include:
* Best Hard Rock Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.):
- 'Sweet Sacrifice' - EVANESCENCE. Track from: The Open Door [Wind-up Records, LLC]
- 'The Pretender' - FOO FIGHTERS. Track from: Foo Fighters [Roswell/RCA Records]
- 'I Don't Wanna Stop' - OZZY OSBOURNE. Track from: Black Rain [Epic]
- 'Sick, Sick, Sick' - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. Track from: Era Vulgaris [Interscope Recods]
- 'The Pot' - TOOL. Track from: 10,000 Days [Volcano]
* Best Metal Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- 'Nothing Left' - AS I LAY DYING. Track from: An Ocean Between Us [Metal Blade Records]
- 'Never Ending Hill' - KING DIAMOND. Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please [Metal Blade Records]
- 'Aesthetics Of Hate' - MACHINE HEAD. Track from: The Blackening [Roadrunner Records]
- 'Redemption' - SHADOWS FALL. Track from: Threads Of Life [Atlantic]
- 'Final Six' - SLAYER. Track from: Christ Illusion [American Recording/Columbia]
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
- 'The Ecstasy Of Gold' - METALLICA. Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone [Sony Classical]
- 'Malignant Narcissism' - RUSH. Track from: Snakes & Arrows [Anthem/Atlantic]
- 'Always With Me, Always With You' - JOE SATRIANI. Track from: Satriani Live! [Epic/Red Ink]
- 'Once Upon A Time In The West' - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone [Sony Classical]
- 'The Attitude Song' - STEVE VAI. Track from: Sound Theories Vol. I & II [Epic/Red Ink]
Gorgoroth Confirmed For Wacken 2008
The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH has been been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The group will be one of the headliners on the event's "Black Stage." The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AUTUMN
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
GOREROTTED
GORGOROTH
HATEBREED
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
OBITUARY
POWERWOLF
PRIMORDIAL
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
As I Lay Dying Announce Fan Community
AS I LAY DYING proudly launches it's first official fan community, The Forsaken.
For less than the cost of your average tee-shirt, members of The Forsaken will receive an exclusive tee-shirt (a choice of two designs), a button, a sticker, automatic entry into contests, monthly give-aways (from autographed merchandise to used equipment!) and access to an exclusive website with online band chats, band blogs, a forum, and exclusive media. All for $19.99 (plus S&H).
The Forsaken provides an organized way for As I Lay Dying to stay in touch and give back to all their loyal fans! Check out the shirt designs and site here.
And if that's not enough, As I Lay Dying is offering this limited time offer! The first 50 who purchase both a fan club membership AND pre-sale tickets to attend any date on the upcoming winter 2008 As I Lay Dying US tour (see dates below) will get to meet the band. You will be notified by email if you are one of the first 50 once all lists have been checked.
Go to www.asilaydying.com to purchase presale tickets.
The dates for the upcoming As I Lay Dying winter 2008 US tour are as follows:
January
8 - San Luis Obispo - Downtown Brew
10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
11 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
12 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
13 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
14 - Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rocks
15 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
16 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
17 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
18 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
19 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
20 - TBD
22 - Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar
23 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
24 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
25 - Huntington, WV - Huntington Music Hall
26 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond
27 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
30 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
31 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
February
1 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
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