The Grammy-nominated rock group AS I LAY DYING will release their sixth album, AWAKENED, September 25 on Metal Blade. The group has premiered a third studio update via The Gauntlet. The clip below shows guitarist PHIL SGROSSO working on the title track, “Awakened,” while recording the group’s latest release in Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO with renowned rock producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents) and mixer Colin Richardson. Fans can check out the first two “In the Studio” clips along with the band’s first single, “Cauterize,” at AsILayDying.com and MetalBlade.com/AsILayDying.com.
AWAKENED marks the follow-up to the Decas EP (2011) which reached #2 on the iTunes Rock Chart. The group’s last LP, 2010’s immensely successful The Powerless Rise, debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #10. The Powerless Rise also reached #2 on Billboard‘s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard‘s Hard Music Albums Chart. Pre-orders are available via: http://asilaydying.com/.
In touring news, AS I LAY DYING has just confirmed they will be performing at the California Metal Fest 6 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, November 24. This October, AS I LAY DYING will launch a European tour with Trivium, Caliban and Upon A Burning Body before returning to the U.S. in November for a nationwide tour. Expect AS I LAY DYING—NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)—to announce a full U.S. tour soon.
AS I LAY DYING Fall 2012 Tour dates are as follows:
Tour w/ Trivium, Caliban, Upon A Burning Body
DATE
CITY
VENUE
Mon
10/15
Manchester, UK
Ritz
Tue
10/16
Glasgow, UK
ABC
Wed
10/17
Birmingham, UK
Institute
Fri
10/19
Bristol, UK
Academy
Sat
10/20
Norwich, UK
UEA
Sun
10/21
London, UK
Shephards Bush Empire
Mon
10/22
Brussels, BE
AB
Tue
10/23
Paris, FR
La Bataclan
Thu
10/25
Tilburg, NL
13
Fri
10/26
Herford, DE
X
Sat
10/27
Stuttgart, DE
LKA
Sun
10/28
Köln, DE
Live Music Hall
Tue
10/30
Malmo, SE
Kulturbolaget
Wed
10/31
Stockholm, SE
Arenan
Fri
11/2
Helsinki, FI
The Circus
Sun
11/4
Oslo, NO
Centrum Scene
Mon
11/5
Gothenburg, SE
Tradgarn
Tue
11/6
Copenhagen, DK
Vega
Wed
11/7
Berlin, DE
Huxleys
Thu
11/8
Hamburg, DE
Docks
Sat
11/10
Chemnitz, DE
Südbahnhof
Sun
11/11
München, DE
Backstage Werk
Mon
11/12
Milan, IT
Live Club
Tue
11/13
Solothurn, CH
Kofmehl
Wed
11/14
Wien, AT
Gasometer
Fri
11/16
Barcelona, ES
Appolo
Sat
11/17
Bilbao, ES
Santana 27
Sun
11/18
Madrid, ES
Riviera
California Metalfest 6
Sat
11/24
San Bernardino, CA
California Metalfest 6 @ NOS Events Center
Following is the full track listing for AWAKENED, the new album from AS I LAY DYING out September 25 on Metal Blade: