As I Lay Dying (band)

As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
Origin	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, thrash metal, Christian metal (early)
Years active	2000–2014; 2017–present;
Labels	Pluto, Metal Blade, Nuclear Blast, Napalm
Members	Tim Lambesis
Past member(s)	Noah Chase; Tommy Garcia; Jasun Krebs; Aaron Kennedy; Evan White; Phil Sgrosso; Nick Hipa; Clint Norris; Josh Gilbert; Jordan Mancino; Ryan Neff; Ken Susi; Nick Pierce
Website	Official Website

As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Singer Tim Lambesis made the band in 2000. The band has released eight studio albums, one split album, and two compilation albums.

As I Lay Dying's fourth studio album An Ocean Between Us peaked at Number 8 on the Billboard 200 music chart.^[1] The band has performed at festivals such as Wacken Open Air, With Full Force, Soundwave Festival, Warped Tour, Bloodstock Open Air and Taste of Chaos. In 2007, As I Lay Dying won the "Ultimate Metal God" award from MTV2 at the first "All That Rocks" special.^[2] The San Diego Music Awards named them "Artist of the Year" in 2005, 2007 and 2008. They were nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for the song "Nothing Left". They wrote their fifth studio album The Powerless Rise in three years. It released in May 2010. Many music critics liked it.^[3] Their last studio album before their hiatus, Awakened, was released on September 25, 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (2001)
Frail Words Collapse (2003)
Shadows Are Security (2005)
An Ocean Between Us (2007)
The Powerless Rise (2010)
Awakened (2012)
Shaped by Fire (2019)
Through Storms Ahead (2024)

Split albums

As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy (2002)

References

↑ Hasty, Katie (August 29, 2007). "'High School Musical 2' Hangs on Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
↑ "There Are None Higher, Ultimate Metal God: As I Lay Dying". MTV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
↑ "As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise". Metacritic.com. March 5, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2026.

[1] Hasty, Katie (August 29, 2007). "'High School Musical 2' Hangs on Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2026.

[2] "There Are None Higher, Ultimate Metal God: As I Lay Dying". MTV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2007.

[3] "As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise". Metacritic.com. March 5, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2026.

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