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New AILD album commemorates band’s 10 years

News 19 Oct 11 By

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New AILD album commemorates band’s 10 years

News 19 Oct 11 By

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As I Lay Dying To Release
Decas Nov 8th Via

Metal Blade

Album Commemorates Band’s 10 Year Anniversary

A Decade of Destruction Headline Tour

Kicks Off Nov 30th in Long Island, NY and Winds Down

With a Hometown San Diego Show Dec 16th

Openers Include

Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis

Check Out the New Facebook App

To Find Out How Well You Know The Band

Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is pleased to announce the details of their upcoming release Decas and the “A Decade of Destruction” tour; both coinciding with the band’s 10-year anniversary. With over 1,000,000 units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, San Diego metal act AS I LAY DYING will celebrate this milestone with the very special release Decas, available November 8 in North America, November 7 in the UK and Europe, and November 4 in GAS. Decas celebrates the band’s accomplishments by offering three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM (Katy Perry, Ladyhawke, Thursday, Good Charlotte and many others), Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Kelly “Carnage” Cairns (Austrian Death Machine, War of Ages), and Big Chocolate (Asking Alexandria, iwrestledabearonce, Suicide Silence).

Head to www.decasalbum.com to check out a video of the band talking about the upcoming Decas release and A Decade of Destruction tour.

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 “Carnage” Cairns Remix)

12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)

In conjunction with the band’s 10th anniversary and the release of Decas, AS I LAY DYING will finish off 2011 with a national headlining tour that will include selections spanning the band’s career. Joining AS I LAY DYING on A Decade of Destruction tour are special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis. A Decade of Destruction kicks off on November 30 in Long Island, NY and wraps up in the band’s hometown, San Diego, on December 16.

AS I LAY DYING recently launched a Facebook app that lets fans gauge how well they know the band. Take the quiz at: http://apps.facebook.com/ailddecasquiz.

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A Decade of Destruction Tour Dates:

Nov 30           The Paramount Theater    New York, 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            Backstage Live         San Antonio, TX

Dec 11             Lonestar Center       Lubbock, TX

Dec 13            Sunshine Theater    Albuquerque, NM

Dec 14            Venue of Scotsdale  Phoenix, AZ

Dec 15             House of Blues         Las Vegas, NV

Dec 16            Soma  San Diego, CA

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