As AS I LAY DYING prepare for the May 11 release of their fifth Metal Blade album THE POWERLESS RISE, the group have delivered the furious new single “Parallels.” Listen to the majority of “Parallels” live now on: www.ThePowerlessRise.com.
Fans can now pre-order THE POWERLESS RISE, and get the single “Beyond Our Suffering” now. The new pre-order contains an exclusive bonus track that will only be offered with the pre-order; click here for info: http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/the-powerless-rise/id367458955.
AS I LAY DYING will shoot a video for “Parallels” with director David Brodsky. Look for the video to premiere in late May. In other video news, the group has posted new clips from their time in the studio: #3, #4, and #5 are live now on www.ThePowerlessRise.com.
The Grammy®-nominated group kick off their headlining U.S. tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War of Ages tomorrow April 29 in Tucson; tickets are available at: www.ThePowerlessRise.com. This summer, AS I LAY DYING will launch the “Cool Tour” with Underoath, Between The Buried And Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages. The “Cool Tour” will launch July 12 in Orlando; for pre-sale tickets and more information, visit: www.cooltour10.com.
The combined sales for the AS I LAY DYING’s last four albums now exceed 1.3 million copies. THE POWERLESS RISE marks the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed fourth album An Ocean Between Us which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Rock Chart, earning the group a Grammy® nomination for “Best Metal Performance” alongside Slayer and King Diamond. For the new album, the group re-teamed with producer Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage and mixer Colin Richardson who they’d previously worked with on An Ocean Between Us.
AS I LAY DYING–NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)–will make their national TV debut when they perform live on the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, airing May 22 on VH1 Classic. On the show, AS I LAY DYING will appear with such artists as Slash, Dave Grohl, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Zombie, Zakk Wylde, Fear Factory, The Devil Wears Prada, and Brian Posehn’s all-star band featuring Scott Ian, Brendon Small, John Tempesta and Joey Vera, to name a few. For more info, visit: http://www.revolvermag.com/golden-gods.
For the latest news on AS I LAY DYING, check out the group’s redesigned website: www.AsILayDying.com.
AS I LAY DYING U.S. headlining tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War of Ages and “COOL TOUR” with Between The Buried And Me, blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages (see all confirmed dates below.)
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Headlining Tour w/ Demon Hunter, blessthefall, and War of Ages | |||
| Thu | 4/29 | Tucson, AZ | Rialto Theatre |
| Fri | 4/30 | Albuquerque, NM | Sunshine Theatre |
| Sat | 5/1 | Lubbock, TX | Cactus Courtyard |
| Sun | 5/2 | Oklahoma City, OK | Diamond Ballroom |
| Mon | 5/3 | Des Moines, IA | Peoples Court |
| Tue | 5/4 | Springfield, MO | Remington’s Downtown |
| Wed | 5/5 | Louisville, KY | Headliners Music Hall |
| Thu | 5/6 | Richmond, VA | The National |
| Fri | 5/7 | Allentown, PA | Crocodile Rock |
| Sat | 5/8 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mr. Small’s Theatre |
| Sun | 5/9 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mr. Small’s Theatre |
| Mon | 5/10 | Nashville, TN | Cannery Ballroom |
| Tue | 5/11 | Chicago, IL | House Of Blues |
| Wed | 5/12 | Minneapolis, MN | The Cabooze |
| Thu | 5/13 | Kansas City, MO | Beaumont Club |
| Fri | 5/14 | Englewood, CO | Gothic Theatre |
| Sat | 5/15 | Magna, UT | The Great Salt Air |
| Sun | 5/16 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory |
| Mon | 5/17 | Spokane, WA | Knitting Factory |
| Tue | 5/18 | Eugene, OR | McDonald Theater |
| Thu | 5/20 | Reno, NV | Knitting Factory |
| Fri | 5/21 | San Diego, CA | SOMA |
| Sat | 5/22 | Las Vegas, NV | House Of Blues |
Cool Tour w/ Underoath, Between the Buried and Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages |
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| **Mon | 7/12 | Orlando, FL | House of Blues |
| Tue | 7/13 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle |
| Wed | 7/14 | N. Myrtle Beach, SC | House of Blues |
| Thu | 7/15 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore Charlotte |
| Fri | 7/16 | Baltimore, MD | Sonar |
| Sat | 7/17 | Toronto, ON | Sound Academy |
| Sun | 7/18 | Royal Oak, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre |
| Tue | 7/20 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| Wed | 7/21 | Sayreville, NJ | Starland Ballroom |
| Thu | 7/22 | Philadelphia, PA | Electric Factory |
| Fri | 7/23 | Columbus, OH | The LC Pavilion |
| Sat | 7/24 | Milwaukee, WI | Eagles Complex |
| Sun | 7/25 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |
| Mon | 7/27 | Houston, TX | Verizon Wireless Theater |
| Wed | 7/28 | Dallas, TX | The Palladium Ballroom |
| Fri | 7/30 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa Amphitheatre |
| Sat | 7/31 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Palladium |
| Sun | 8/1 | San Francisco, CA | The Warfield |
| ** denotes no Acacia Strain | |||
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