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metalcore band. They are currently signed to at the first annual "All That Rocks" special.http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=20524 HISTORY As I Lay Dying were formed in 2001 by vocalist band first took shape as a trio, with guitarist Evan White and drummer Jordan Mancino completing the lineup. They soon signed with Pluto Records and one month into the bands career, the group went into a recording studio to record their first album '' Beneath The Encasing Of Ashes '', released in June of 2001 . In 2002 , the band recorded five additional songs for a Split CD , also on Pluto Records, with fellow San Diego heavy metal band American Tragedy . After extensive touring and an increase in popularity, As I Lay Dying signed with of 2003 . In July 2003, the band's second full-length album, '' Frail Words Collapse '', produced by Tim Lambesis, was released. Extensive touring followed with the likes of Himsa , Shadows Fall , The Black Dahlia Murder , Killswitch Engage , In Flames , Hatebreed and other popular Heavy Metal bands. Their Videos for the songs of "94 Hours" and "Forever" got heavy rotation on the networks of FUSE and MTV2 's '' Headbanger's Ball ''. The band was also the No. 1 most-downloaded spot at the now-defunct MP3.com . In the beginning of January 2005, As I Lay Dying entered Big Fish Studio in 2005 alongside Rob Zombie , Killswitch Engage , Mastodon , The Haunted , Arch Enemy , Trivium , The Black Dahlia Murder , Bury Your Dead , It Dies Today , and Soilwork .http://www.ozzfest.com/static_content/view/alumni.html They said they were blessed to do this because they want to shed light on one of the darkest places and concerts. In May of 2006 both ''Beneath the Encasing of Ashes'' and the songs from their first and so far only Split Album (with the heavy metal band American Tragedy as the second band on the split album) were re-released through Metal Blade Records on one CD. The album contains the original and re-recordings of the songs from the split album. The CD was released because the band preferred to re-release it rather than have fans pay large sums of money to hear their early records. The band notably raised its profile in 2006 to that of a band on the verge of commercial success through their support slot on the Taste Of Chaos tour in the US alongside bands such as Deftones , Thrice , Dredg , Funeral For A Friend and Story Of The Year .http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=16667 In the summer of 2006 As I Lay Dying closed the Sounds Of The Underground Festival . The tour included In Flames , Cannibal Corpse , Trivium , Gwar , Evergreen Terrace , Chimaira , Unearth , The Black Dahlia Murder , The Chariot , It Dies Today , Still Remains , and Terror as supporting acts.http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/02/2106.cfm Bassist Clint Norris left the band on good terms during the winter of 2006, with the desire to focus on his marriage.http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=27991 In the beginning of 2007, As I Lay Dying started recording a new album titled '' An Ocean Between Us ''. The album was released on August 21 , 2007 . The entire new album was available for streaming via their myspace page on Aug. 17, 2007.http://www.myspace.com/asilaydyinghttp://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78971 |
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