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As I Lay Dying's Video For “The Sound Of Truth” To Debut on Headbangers Ball

posted Jan 9, 2008 at 12:31 PM by deathbringer.  (24 Comments)

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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.

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24 Comments on "As I Lay Dying To Premeire New Video On HBB"

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1. Demoncleaner writes:

I'm normally no into the whole metalcore thing but this album is actually pretty good

# Jan 9, 2008 @ 4:18 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. metalhead644 writes:

its silly that bands like as i lay dying and darkest hour and the like are confined to the "metalcore" genre when they're playing far more melodic death metal and thrash than "core"...

# Jan 10, 2008 @ 12:10 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. fearthedje writes:

thats funny, because whenever i think of metalcore i think of the most generic metalcore band i have ever heard in my life, and thats totally as i lay dying.

# Jan 10, 2008 @ 12:53 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. No Label writes:

Im so sick of lumping bands into genre's good tunes is good tunes. AILD's new record is amazing .

# Jan 10, 2008 @ 4:00 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. KinzokuRa writes:

NoLabel i could not agree with you more. i saw AILD last october and their show was fvcking amazing. it's nice to finally see someone comment something that isn't "ah these guys aren't fvcking metal!" or "this nu-metal sh1t blows" but to just hear, "FVCK GENRES! these guys rock!" dope love, buddy, dope love.

# Jan 10, 2008 @ 5:38 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. fearthedje writes:

i wouldnt be lumping them into a genre if they werent generic metalcore.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 1:22 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. STFU writes:

Well they used to be fairly generic, but their new album isnt. I dont like it, but it not generic metalcore anymore. So STFU U douce!

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 3:57 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. fearthedje writes:

i love it when people cant spell insults properly.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 5:57 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. STFU writes:

DOUCH! i think

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 7:01 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. STFU writes:

Or is it DOUCHE! ?

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 7:02 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. fearthedje writes:

wow, just wow.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 7:05 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. Andrew writes:

AHAHHAHAHHAHAA to the argument above!!!! But seriously, I agree, AILD is NOT metalcore. They are more on the Thrash/Melodic Death metal side like comment #2 said. There's hardly anything "core" about them. And man do they know how to put on a crazy show, they are awesome live.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 9:53 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. fearthedje writes:

Melodic death metal? A lot of people seem to be throwing that around recently. While I can sorta agree on the new CD being more "thrashy" it's still metalcore. When your band has a breakdown per song its metalcore.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 9:59 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. Agnostic Priest writes:

I my god, people here are actually trying to say that As I Lay Crying isn't metalcore. "they're playing far more melodic death metal and thrash", shut the f*** up, they're a goddam metalcore band, a screamo one too. Seriously if you want melodic death and thrash I'd suggest you check out The Absence.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 10:04 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. thefunpalace writes:

i reke dislike the term metalcore because alot of those types of bands do have heavy songs but just add more melody to it, i dont think that makes them any less metal. its not like those types of bands are screamo or hardcore. im not even a fan of as i lay dying but there new is album is definitely metal. im glad that the whole "metalcore" scene kinda died out and some of those bands can just have the oppurtunity to become respectable metal bands.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 11:03 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. Dark_Funeral writes:

aild melo-death? i lol'd
they're "christian" metal lulz

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 11:36 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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17. the guy writes:

to comment 13....Dragonlord, a black metal band pretty much has breakdowns in every song...are they metalcore too?

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 11:47 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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18. the guy writes:

by the way, im not arguing that AILD are not metalcore...on there new album, there's just more thrash and less "core"

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 11:48 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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19. fearthedje writes:

Could be, if it's a hardcore breakdown with pinch harmonics.

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 12:35 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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20. Homer writes:

How about they don't belong any to genre in the first place? They play good music don't they? That's all that matters in my book. Simply is Rock to me.

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 10:04 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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21. Terminator writes:

but isnt "rock" a genre then? genres exist whether you like it or not. its how we like to catagorize music. metal is not a subgenre of rock and metalcore isnt a subgenre of either. get over it.

and aild is still metalcore and still not thrash on their new album. even if there's less "core" on their new album, there's still "core" on their new album and are therefore still metalcore.

now playing: pantera - out for blood

# Jan 13, 2008 @ 12:17 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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22. Epicneckbeard writes:

Genre's exist so when scene queens are surfing their favorite screamo bands myspace they can look at the other 2 millions bands that sound like them so they can then figure out what mediocre no talent band they can buy a three size to small shirt from.

but really everyone who says "genres are stupid" and "i hate lumping bands" are idiots. people judge people, people judge music. these bands wouldn't play this music if we weren't supposed to decide if we like it or not. Damn who the hell decided being metalcore was such a bad thing. There are some metalcore bands out there i think are relatively good. Regardless, if you think its good music and you like it. who the hell cares.

By the way i kinda liked the new album, you could tell they were trying to go in a new direction which i thought was pretty cool of them, but still i don't think it was so much metalcore as it was mediocre but A for effort.

# Jan 13, 2008 @ 9:02 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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23. fearthedje writes:

Thank you Epicneckbeard, there isn't a better way to put it. And I agree that not all metalcore bands are bad, I just never fancied AILD because they really sounded terribly generic.

# Jan 13, 2008 @ 1:31 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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24. Red_Chord writes:

I am just tired of hearing metalcore this, metalcore that. I listen to a band, I like it or not. Whatever the genre is, I could care less. Some people do miss on some great bands because they decided long ago that a certain king of genre is not good or crappy or old but I just listen to it and then make a judgement. But I admit to have been b****ing at new metal in the past...

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