As I Lay Dying
| As I Lay Dying | |
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 AILD at a concert in Fort Lauderdale 2011. |
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| General information | |
| origin |
San Diego , California , United States |
| Genre (s) | Metalcore |
| founding | 2000/2001 |
| Website | www.asilaydying.com |
| Founding members | |
| Tim Lambesis | |
| Jordan Mancino | |
| Current occupation | |
Guttural singing, singing |
Tim Lambesis |
| Nick Hipa (since 2004) | |
Rhythm guitar , studio piano |
Phil Sgrosso (rhythm guitar: since 2003, studio piano: 2007) |
Electric bass , vocals |
Josh Gilbert (since 2007) |
Drums |
Jordan Mancino |
| former members | |
Lead guitar, rhythm guitar |
Evan White (2001-2002, 2003) |
Lead guitar, vocals |
Tommy Garcia (lead guitar: 2002–2003, studio guitar: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, studio vocals: 2002, 2007) |
Rhythm guitar |
Jasun Krebs (2002-2003) |
Electric bass |
Noah Chase (2001) |
Electric bass |
Aaron Kennedy (2003) |
Electric bass, vocals |
Clint Norris (2003-2006) |
| Live support and session musicians | |
singing |
David Arthur (studio vocals: 2005) |
singing |
Duane Reed (studio vocals: 2007) |
singing |
Joey Bradford (studio vocals: 2012) |
Vocals, rhythm guitar |
Chad Ackerman (vocals & rhythm guitar: 2002, studio vocals: 2007) |
Rhythm guitar |
Chris Lindstrom (2003-2004) |
guitar |
Matt Mentley (studio guitar: 2 songs 2005) |
Electric bass |
Brandon Hays (studio bass: 2002, tour bass: 2002–2003) |
Drums |
Brandon Young (studio drums: 1 song 2001) |
Drums |
Justin Foley (Live drums: 2009) |
As I Lay Dying (often abbreviated AILD ) is an American metalcore - band , which was founded in 2000 by ex-Society's-Finest guitarist Tim Lambesis and drummer Jordan Mancino. The name of the band comes from the English original title of the novel When I was dying by William Faulkner .
history
Genesis and Encasing of Ashes (2000-2003)
As I Lay Dying was founded in San Diego , California in 2000 . In 2001 a first line-up came about and shortly afterwards the group released the album Beneath the Encasing of Ashes on Pluto Records in June 2001 . In 2002 they recorded more songs for a split CD with American Tragedy .
Frail Words Collapse and Shadows Are Security (2003-2006)
In early 2003 they received an offer for a record deal with Metal Blade Records due to their increasing popularity . In July 2003 the group released the second album - Frail Words Collapse . Tours with Himsa , Shadows Fall , The Black Dahlia Murder followed. In June 2005, As I Lay Dying released their third album called Shadows Are Security .
On May 19, 2006, the CD A Long March: The First Recordings was released, combining recordings made by the band from their early stages with a new recording of their first EP. In November 2006, As I Lay Dying embarked on a European tour as the opening act for Bullet for My Valentine , which met with displeasure among some fans, as the latter group was viewed as too commercially oriented.
An Ocean Between Us and This Is Who We Are (2007-2010)
In winter 2006 bassist and singer Clint Norris left the band because he had married and wanted to concentrate on his private life. Norris was replaced by Josh Gillbert shortly afterwards.
On August 24, 2007, the fourth studio album An Ocean Between Us was released , which made it to number 24 in the German album charts. The song Nothing Left was nominated in the USA for a Grammy in the category "Best Metal Performance", which Slayer won with the song Final Six .
The first live DVD This Is Who We Are was released on April 9, 2009 in the US and on April 14, 2009 in Europe.
The Powerless Rise and Decas (2010-2012)
When As I Lay Dying finished their tour with Lamb of God , they were working on their fifth studio album. It is called The Powerless Rise and was released in the US on May 11, 2010, and in Europe on May 7th.
On November 7, 2011, the album Decas was released in Europe. This contains three new songs, four cover versions, a revised old track and four remix tracks.
Awakened and Arrest of Lambesis (2011-2013)
As I Lay Dying toured Europe in autumn 2012 with Trivium , Caliban and Upon a Burning Body , including in seven German cities. Her new album Awakened was released in Germany on September 21st. On September 11th, the video clip for A Greater Foundation was released.
On May 7, 2013, lead singer Tim Lambesis was arrested by San Diego police. He is said to have set a contract killer on his wife, who turned out to be an undercover agent. A joint tour with Killswitch Engage and a summer tour in 2013 were then canceled. Lambesis was released from custody on May 31, 2013 for a bail payment of $ 160,000 after hiring a bail agent because he was unable to pay the actual bail amount of $ 2 million.
Unrestricted hiatus, founding Wovenwar and Lambesis' return (2013 to date)
On February 26, 2014, Tim Lambesis pleaded guilty and had to answer for incitement to murder. In May 2014, he was sentenced to six years in prison. In an interview with Alternative Press in May 2014, he confessed to being an atheist and calling himself a Christian only to boost sales. The rest of the band stated that the band was on pause. The remaining musicians have teamed up with the singer Shane Blay from Oh, Sleeper and formed the band Wovenwar .
After Lambesis was paroled in December 2016, he returned to the band. In June 2018 they released the new song My Own Grave and announced that they would play their first live concert after Lambesis' return on June 16 in San Diego.
In August 2019 the band announced the new album Shaped by Fire for September 20th, as well as the switch to the record label Nuclear Blast . On March 27, 2020 the band released the song Destruction or Strength.
style
The band is usually counted to the genre of metalcore . Bands like Killswitch Engage or Caliban can also be found here. The influences range from Death Metal to Hardcore to Thrash Metal . Tim Lambesis generally takes on the guttural and Josh Gilbert the clear-voiced vocals. The founder and singer Tim Lambesis described the band on the official band homepage as a Christian band. He later revised this statement in court and called only one member of the band as a believer. He also admitted that As I Lay Dying was supposed to promote record sales because of their image as a Christian band.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 US
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| 2001 | Beneath the encasing of Ashes Pluto Records |
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First published: November 6, 2001
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| 2003 | Frail Words Collapse Metal Blade Records |
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First published: July 1, 2003
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| 2005 | Shadows Are Security Metal Blade Records |
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US35 (9 weeks) US |
First published: June 14, 2005
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| 2007 | To Ocean Between Us Metal Blade Records |
DE24 (2 weeks) DE |
AT33 (1 week) AT |
CH43 (3 weeks) CH |
US8 (8 weeks) US |
First published: August 21, 2007
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| 2010 | The Powerless Rise Metal Blade Records |
DE22 (3 weeks) DE |
AT21 (3 weeks) AT |
CH39 (3 weeks) CH |
US10 (7 weeks) US |
First published: May 11, 2010
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| 2012 | Awakened Metal Blade Records |
DE21 (3 weeks) DE |
AT26 (2 weeks) AT |
CH52 (1 week) CH |
US11 (6 weeks) US |
First published: September 25, 2012
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| 2019 | Shaped by Fire Nuclear Blast |
DE6 (3 weeks) DE |
AT9 (3 weeks) AT |
CH15 (3 weeks) CH |
US50 (1 week) US |
First published: September 20, 2019
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Web links
- Official website
- As I Lay Dying at Allmusic (English)
- As I Lay Dying at Discogs (English)
- Chart sources: DE / AT / CH / US
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Tim Lambesis. lasvegasweekly.com; Retrieved June 6, 2010
- ↑ Interview with Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying. metalunderground.com; Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "As I Lay Dying" set to film shows in November for first ever DVD . blabbermouth.net October 27, 2008; Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ↑ The Powerless Rise is coming . ( Memento from May 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) metal-hammer.de; Retrieved March 12, 2010
- ↑ As I Lay Dying at laut.de
- ↑ AS I LAY DYING: On tour with TRIVIUM and CALIBAN in autumn ( Memento from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ As I Lay Dying - New album is coming ( Memento from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ As I Lay Dying singer, Killer put on his wife . metal-hammer.de; Retrieved May 8, 2013
- ↑ website of the band, asilaydying.com; Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ As I Lay Dying: Tim Lambesis for only $ 160,000 . Metal hammer
- ↑ Contract killer hired for wife: "As I Lay Dying" singer sentenced to six years in prison. In: Spiegel Online . May 17, 2014, accessed May 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Tim Lambesis world exclusive interview: The As I Lay Dying singer breaks his year-long silence . Alternative Press, May 16, 2014; accessed June 22, 2014
- ↑ metal-hammer.de
- ^ Rollingstone.com
- ↑ As I Lay Dying - Update: Band talks about the reunion . metal.de, June 17, 2018
- ↑ As I Lay Dying announce new album "Shaped By Fire" , metal.de,
- ↑ As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Said He Became Atheist But Kept Claiming to Be Christian to Keep Selling Music to Faithful
- ↑ As I Lay Dying betrayed by Tim Lambesis