New York, NY (Top40 Charts) As I Lay Dying's latest release, the Decas EP, is a collection of new tracks, covers, remixes and more, which reached #2 on the iTunes Rock chart and landed at #61 on Billboard's Top 200 in its debut week. iTunes also offered a free track ("
Paralyzed"), which was downloaded by a staggering 125,000 people in one week.
Meant to tide fans over until the release of the band's hotly anticipated new studio LP (due for release next year), the Decas EP marks AS I LAY DYING's decade of making music and features 3 new songs, 3 cover songs, remixes, and more.
As vocalist Tim Lambesis explains, "We wanted to at least do an EP when the idea first came up. We were touring at the time and knew we wouldn't have time to put together an entire album of new material. Decas literally means ten, and to me it is a collection of songs to celebrate our ten-year anniversary as a band. We were able to round up three new songs that we felt represented the different sides to our band. There's a song you'd generally expect from us, one on the heavier side, and then one of the most melodic songs we've ever done. We took a similar approach on the cover songs. We wanted one song that represented a thrashier, heavier influence. Interestingly enough we were asked to do a
Slayer cover song with an anti-war theme for a video game months earlier, so that worked out perfectly. Next, we represented the melodic guitar influence with
Judas Priest who is responsible for starting much of that within metal. Lastly, I came up with the idea to do a simple, raw, energetic song that was outside of our genre but still influential in some of our musical upbringing."
The band recently sat down with Hot Topic to discuss Decas and the interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/N2KJ3nPwLvc.
AS I LAY DYING will kick off their headline run on the A Decade of Destruction Tour on November 30th with special guests Of Mice and Men, The
Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis (see dates below.)
What others are saying about Decas:
"This album is meant to be listened to with the speakers turned up all the way and your head soaring up and down. From some sick new originals to great covers and fun re-mixes,
As I Lay Dying has created a great gift for their fans in Decas. (9 out of 10)."- Ultimate-guitar.com
"Decas celebrates the 10-year anniversary of metalcore stalwarts As I Lay Dying's… fans will enjoy the EP¹s new material and covers. Happy 10th anniversary, guys."- Revolver
"Celebrating ten years of crushing metalcore, Decas is a grab bag of new tracks, remixes, and covers that seeks to show fans not only where the band is going, but where it came from. For those who have been around the block a few times with these guys, it's an album that they won¹t want to miss out on."- Allmusic.com
"ALID have built a reputation for releasing solid, punishing records and Decas is no different."- Puregrainaudio.com
Decas tracklisting:
1. Paralyzed
2. From Shapeless to Breakable
3. Moving Forward
4. War Ensemble (Slayer cover)
5. Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)
6. Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)
7. Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)
8. Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)
9. The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)
10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)
11. Confined (Kelly ³Carnage² Cairns Remix)
12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)
A Decade of Destruction Tour Dates:
Nov 30 The Paramount Theater Huntington, NY
Dec 01 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA
Dec 02 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Dec 03 Palladium Worcester, MA
Dec 04 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Dec 05 Rocketown Nashville, TN
Dec 06 House of Blues Chicago, IL
Dec 07 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Dec 08 Beaumont Kansas City, MO
Dec 09 The Door Dallas, TX
Dec 10 The White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
Dec 11
Lonestar Center Lubbock, TX
Dec 13
Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
Dec 14 Venue of Scotsdale Phoenix, AZ
Dec 15 SLO Brew San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 16 Soma San Diego, CA
Dec 17 House of Blues Las
Vegas Las Vegas, NV
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