Group

As I Lay Dying

American metalcore band

From: San Diego, United States
Since: 2000–present
Rating: ★ 4.3 (7 votes)
Releases: 29

metalcore
melodic metalcore
christian metal
metal
melodic death metal
death metal
thrash metal

About

As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2000 by vocalist Tim Lambesis, the band's first full lineup (including Lambesis' Point of Recognition bandmate Jordan Mancino) was completed in 2001. The band has released eight albums, one split album, and two compilation albums.

As I Lay Dying's fourth studio album, An Ocean Between Us, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Rock chart. 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 annual "All That Rocks" special; was named "Artist of the Year" at the San Diego Music Awards in 2005, 2007 and 2008; and was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for the song "Nothing Left". Their fifth studio album, The Powerless Rise, was written over a three-year period, and was released in May 2010 to critical acclaim. Their last studio album before their hiatus, Awakened, was released on September 25, 2012.
The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2014 when Lambesis was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for soliciting the murder of his estranged wife. The remaining members formed Wovenwar with vocalist Shane Blay.
In 2018, Lambesis reunited with Hipa, Sgrosso, Mancino and Gilbert. On June 8, 2018, the band released the song "My Own Grave", their first recording in six years. They released their seventh studio album, Shaped by Fire, on September 20, 2019. The band's lineup dissolved in the years following the album's release. Hipa departed the band in 2020, followed by Gilbert and Mancino in 2022, just over a month between each other. They were replaced with Ken Susi, Ryan Neff, and Nick Pierce, respectively in 2022; all three would leave the band in 2024, with Sgrosso's departure from the band following shortly, leaving Lambesis as the sole band member. The band released their eighth studio album, Through Storms Ahead, on November 15, 2024.

From As I Lay Dying (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Tim Lambesis 2001–2014, 2017–now · original member lead vocals
Jordan Mancino 2001–2014, 2018–now · original member drums (drum set)
Chris Clancy 2025–now lead vocals, electric bass guitar
Bill Hudson 2025–now electric guitar
Don Vedda 2025–now electric guitar
Tim Yeung 2025–now drums (drum set)
Chad Ackerman now guitar
Evan White 2001–2003 · former guitar
Tommy Garcia 2002–2003 · former
Jasun Krebs 2002–2003 · former guitar
Aaron Kennedy 2003–2003 · former bass guitar
Clint Norris 2003–2006 · former bass guitar
Phil Sgrosso 2003–2014, 2018–2024 · former background vocals, guitar, electric guitar
Nick Hipa 2004–2014, 2018–2020 · former background vocals, guitar, electric guitar
Josh Gilbert 2007–2014, 2018–2022 · former bass guitar, lead vocals, electric bass guitar
Ryan Neff 2022–2024 · former lead vocals, electric bass guitar
Nick Pierce 2022–2024 · former drums (drum set)
Ken Susi 2022–2024 · former electric guitar